Atkinson, Mary Jourdan
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Atkinson , Mary Jourdan
Abstract
Born in Austin in 1898 , Mary Jourdan Atkinson had home schooling . At the age of 21 , she enrolled in the University of Texas , where she received her Bachelor of Science and MB degree in Education . She taught at the Texas Southern University as a Cultural Anthropologist . She speaks of the integration of the Blacks in her neighborhood , and how it has affected those who live there.
Title-Alternative
HMRC Oral History Collection
Date of Interview
October 1, 1974
Subjects
Atkinson , Mary Jourdan--Interviews ; African-Americans--Texas--Houston ; Educators--Houston Texas--Oral histories .
Interviewee
Atkinson , Mary Jourdan
Interviewers
Henson , Margaret
Original Format
Audio tape
Oral History Number
OH 003
Language
English
Ownership Notice
The Houston Public Library retains the literary and publishing rights of its oral histories. No part of the interviews or transcripts may be published without the written permission of the Houston Oral History Project.
Coverage-Spatial
Houston (Tex.)
Related Resources
A Guide to the Mary Jourdan Atkinson Papers , 1922 , 1930-1931 - Briscoe Center for American History , UT Austin ; <http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/utcah/00805/cah-00805.html>
Length of Interview
33 min, 12 sec
Type
Sound; Text
Format-Medium
Flash Video (FLV); Text
Relation-Is Part Of
HMRC Oral History Collection
Funding provided by
TexTreasures Grant
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