Rondo Oral History Project: Interview with Ventress Laroe Jackson Roberson

Titles: Rondo Oral History Project: Interview with Ventress Laroe Jackson Roberson (Supplied title)

Description: BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: Ventress Roberson's childhood in the Rondo neighborhood consisted of a friendly atmosphere with various businesses in the area. Her father worked as a Pullman porter and her mother was very active in the community and in her church, Pilgrim Baptist. Ms. Roberson was a member of the Golden Agers club at the Hallie Q. Brown Community Center. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Her father's work as a Pullman porter; the activities at the Golden Agers club at the Hallie Q. Brown Community Center; the Rondo neighborhood of her childhood.

Dates

• 09/18/2003 (Creation)

Creation

• interviewer: Cavett, Kate
• interviewee: Roberson, Ventress Laroe Jackson

Identifiers

• Library Call Number: OH 110.26
• Accession Number: AV2007.22.26
• Link to Finding Aid

Holding Type: Oral History - Interview

Project

• Oral History - Project, MHS Collection, project: 'Rondo Oral History Project' <OH 110>

Quantity: 1 sound cassette 46 pages transcript 2 audio files

Format

• Content Category: sound recordings
• Content Category: text

Measurements

• 01:12:17 running time

Subjects

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