Everett R. Cook Oral History Collection
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The Everett R. Cook Collection includes interviews conducted from 1979-2004 as part of the Everett R. Cook Oral History Collection on Civil Rights, made available through a partnership with the Memphis Public Library. The interviews describe the Vollintine-Evergreen neighborhood and surrounding areas, civil rights work in Memphis, and the Mid-Memphis Improvement Association (MMIA). Interviewees discuss their personal experiences with different civil rights groups, such as the NAACP, as well as working with notable civil rights figures for civil rights advancement in Memphis.
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Collection's Items (Sorted by Submit Date in Descending order): 41 to 60 of 91
Preview Issue Date Title Author(s) 2004-06-28 Jennie Betts discusses the Russell Sugarmon campaign, 2004 Betts, Jennie ; Gritter, Elizabeth 1979-04-17 Mrs. Robert Williams, Evergreen resident, 1979 Williams, Mrs. Robert K. ; Tilly, Bette ; Faudree, Pat 1905-06-01 David Hilliard, reverend, 1979 Hilliard, David M. ; Faudree, Pat ; Tilly, Bette 1979-05-01 Charles "Emmie Lee" Wadlington, wife of Evergreen developer, 1979 Wadlington, Charles T. (Emmie Lee) ; Tilly, Bette ; Williams, Barbara 1979-06-01 Connie Star, Evergreen resident, 1979 Starr, Connie ; Tilly, Bette ; Cates, Bena 1979-06-11 Margaret and Frances Johnson, 1979 Johnson, Margaret ; Johnson, Frances ; Faudree, Pat ; Tilly, Bette 1979 Virginia Busby, Evergreen resident, c.1979 Busby, Virginia ; Faudree, Pat ; Cates, Bena 1979-06-12 Frances Rosenstein, Evergreen resident, 1979 Rosenstein, Frances ; Faudree, Pat ; Tilly, Bette ; Belle, Eva 1979-04-26 Charles Drake and Lucy Collins, Evergreen residents, 1979 Drake, Charles F. ; Collins, Lucy J. ; Faudree, Pat ; Tilly, Bette 1979 Sam Seessel, Evergreen resident, c.1979 Seessel, Sam ; Faudree, Pat ; Tilly, Bette 1979-06-05 Interview with Camille Sparks, Midtown Memphis resident, 1979 Sparks, Camille ; Faudree, Pat ; Cates, Bena 1979-06-21 John Canale, Southwester alumnus, 1979 Canale, John F. ; Tilly, Bette ; Cates, Bena 1979-03-28 Jessie Perkins, Evergreen resident, 1979 Perkins, Jessie L. ; Faudree, Pat ; Tilly, Bette 1979-04-17 Jim Wood, 1979 Wood, Jim ; Faudree, Pat ; Tilly, Bette 1979-04-24 Annah Early, member of Evergreen Presbyterian Church, 1979 Early, Annah L. ; Faudree, Pat ; Tilly, Bette 1979-05-24 Kay Portman, MMIA president, 1979 Portman, Kay ; Faudree, Pat ; Cates, Bena 1979-05-11 Eleanor Richmond, school teacher, 1979 Richmond, Eleanor ; Faudree, Pat 1979-06-20 Jeff Marmon, Evergreen resident, 1979 Marmon, Jeff A., Jr. ; Faudree, Pat ; Cates, Bena 1979-06-22 Grace Rudisell-Holt, Evergreen resident, 1979 Rudisell-Holt, Grace ; Faudree, Pat ; Cates, Bena 1979-06-28 Jameson Jones, Academic Dean at Southwestern, 1979 Jones, Jameson M. ; Jones, Sophie ; Faudree, Pat ; Cates, Bena
Collection's Items (Sorted by Submit Date in Descending order): 41 to 60 of 91
