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Our Gathering Places Oral History Project: Interview with Eric Mosley and Yvette Pye

Titles: Our Gathering Places Oral History Project: Interview with Eric Mosley and Yvette Pye (Supplied title)

Description: BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: Eric Mosley, a ten year old, was born in Chicago, Illinois. He and his family moved to Minnesota a year ago and are living in a family student housing complex, while his mother attends school. He is a fifth grader at a local elementary school. Yvette Pye, Eric's mother, was born and educated in Chicago. She is currently pursing a graduate degree in Minnesota. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Eric Mosley: Grade school classroom; his teachers; favorite subjects of gym and art; his best friends; after-school activities in Chicago; chores; the move in Minnesota; his home in Minnesota and how that differs from Chicago; differences in people; his grade school experiences in Minnesota; differences in Minnesota classrooms; Minnesota friends; desire to own his own business when he grows up. Yvette Pye: slower and safer pace of Minnesota; the potential for better opportunities for her son; ethnic variety in their housing and Eric's class; Eric's hobbies; thoughts on Eric's future; her early days in Chicago.

Dates

  • 08/25/1998 (Creation)

Creation

Identifiers

  • Library Call Number: OH 100
  • Accession Number: AV2003.65.10

Holding Type: Oral History - Interview

Project

Quantity: 1 hour sound cassette 20 pages transcript

Format

  • Content Category: sound recordings
  • Content Category: text

Measurements

  • 00:28:36 running time

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