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Contains 9 Results:
James H. Buchanan, Jr.: Narrator’s Addendum with note (2 pp.), Transcript (21 pp.). Buchanan’s family moved to 4717 Lewis Place about 1947 when he was approximately 4.5 years old. He explained why his family moved there and what the neighborhood was like during his childhood. Buchanan named many of his neighbors including Fredda and Robert Witherspoon, Dr. Ruth Harris, Dr. Massey, and Bob Harris. He discussed the Lewis Place Improvement Association which maintains Lewis Place, his job with Mayor Freeman Bosley, Jr. and the St. Louis Community Development Agency, the neighborhood’s relationship with Ranken Technical College, and the legacy of Lewis Place. Interview and release signed., 2008 Oct 14
File — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection is comprised of ten oral history interview transcripts for interviews with nine individuals conducted by historian Gwen Moore of the Missouri Historical Society for the Lewis Place Oral History Project. The video interviews were conducted between September 2008 and January 2009. The transcripts are arranged alphabetically by name of interviewee.
Moore began each interview with questions about the interviewees’ backgrounds (family...
Dates:
2008 Oct 14
Charles Goldston: Transcript (19 pp.). Goldston recalled the neighborhood being Jewish when his sister and his mother first purchased their Lewis Place homes. Soon, the white neighbors moved out, leaving black professionals. He lived at 4535 Lewis Place as an adult. Goldston talked about Jordan Chambers, Austin Wight, and Bennie Goins; his brother, Sam Goldston, took Chambers’ seat as committeeman after Chamber’s death. Goldston felt Ranken, which did not allow Black students until 1963, was not a benefit to the neighborhood; he thought Lewis Place should become public so the city would fix the street lights and similar maintenance; and tells of its deterioration over the decades. Interview and release signed., 2008 Sept 11
File — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection is comprised of ten oral history interview transcripts for interviews with nine individuals conducted by historian Gwen Moore of the Missouri Historical Society for the Lewis Place Oral History Project. The video interviews were conducted between September 2008 and January 2009. The transcripts are arranged alphabetically by name of interviewee.
Moore began each interview with questions about the interviewees’ backgrounds (family...
Dates:
2008 Sept 11
Ernestine Hill (1923-2012): Transcript DVD 1 (17 pp.), Transcript DVD 2 (17 pp.). Hills’ family moved to East St. Louis and then to St. Louis in the 1940s. She and her husband moved their family to Newberry Terrace, which is parallel to Lewis Place, about 1959 and remained for approximately 18 years. Hill discussed her parents and their backgrounds; described her husband’s work on the railroad (a painter); the neighborhoods they lived in prior to Newberry Terrace including Pruitt Igoe; how the neighborhood has changed; how Fred Weathers encouraged her to become a committeewoman in the Eighteenth Ward; her duties as a committeewoman; and her duties as chair of the First Congressional District in the Missouri Federation of Democratic Women. Interview and release signed., 2008 Nov 20
File — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection is comprised of ten oral history interview transcripts for interviews with nine individuals conducted by historian Gwen Moore of the Missouri Historical Society for the Lewis Place Oral History Project. The video interviews were conducted between September 2008 and January 2009. The transcripts are arranged alphabetically by name of interviewee.
Moore began each interview with questions about the interviewees’ backgrounds (family...
Dates:
2008 Nov 20
Carole Johnson (1946- ): Biographical Information and Family History, Transcript (18 pp.). The Johnsons purchased 24 Lewis Place in the fall of 1977 from Iola Fiddler-Reed whose aunt and uncle were among the first African American residents to move to the street in the 1940s. Their daughter’s family also resides on Lewis Place. Johnson recalled neighbors who lived on the street when she moved; explained that her husband grew up nearby on Fountain Avenue; how the difference in size among the homes might affect the socioeconomic make-up of the neighborhood; her work with the Lewis Place Association and the St. Louis Association of Community Organizations (SLACO); the neighborhood’s relationship with Ranken Technical College and the Ranken Community Development Association (RCDC); and advantages and disadvantages of retaining Lewis Place as a private street with no city services. Interview and release signed., 2008 Sept 30
File — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection is comprised of ten oral history interview transcripts for interviews with nine individuals conducted by historian Gwen Moore of the Missouri Historical Society for the Lewis Place Oral History Project. The video interviews were conducted between September 2008 and January 2009. The transcripts are arranged alphabetically by name of interviewee.
Moore began each interview with questions about the interviewees’ backgrounds (family...
Dates:
2008 Sept 30
Terry Kennedy: Transcript (22 pp.). Kennedy was the 18th Ward Alderman and he shared how he became involved in politics. His father, Samuel M. Kennedy, held the same office and worked with the Sarah Economic Development Corporation to develop declining areas. Kennedy’s family moved from The Ville to 4190 Enright in the Vandeventer neighborhood, which borders Lewis Place, and it “was a fully engaged black community.” His four grandparents were freed slaves and he shared family stories such as how his father, a young boy during the 1917 East St. Louis race riots, was among a group of children paddled to safety across the Mississippi River when the bridges were closed to St. Louis. He explained his childhood impression of Lewis place as an affluent black community; it was private street that only certain people could walk in; the decline of the 18th ward neighborhoods; and the relationship with Ranken Technical College. Interview and release signed., 2008 Nov 15
File — Box: 1, Folder: 5
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection is comprised of ten oral history interview transcripts for interviews with nine individuals conducted by historian Gwen Moore of the Missouri Historical Society for the Lewis Place Oral History Project. The video interviews were conducted between September 2008 and January 2009. The transcripts are arranged alphabetically by name of interviewee.
Moore began each interview with questions about the interviewees’ backgrounds (family...
Dates:
2008 Nov 15
Tony Renner: Transcript (22 pp.). Renner purchased 4735 Lewis Place in 2005 and became involved with Lewis Place Preservation, Inc. He discussed why he purchased the home and what is like to live in Lewis Place and walk to other neighborhoods. Interview and release signed., 2009 Jan 3
File — Box: 1, Folder: 6
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection is comprised of ten oral history interview transcripts for interviews with nine individuals conducted by historian Gwen Moore of the Missouri Historical Society for the Lewis Place Oral History Project. The video interviews were conducted between September 2008 and January 2009. The transcripts are arranged alphabetically by name of interviewee.
Moore began each interview with questions about the interviewees’ backgrounds (family...
Dates:
2009 Jan 3
Anna Mae Sampson (1923-2017): Biographical Information and Family History, Transcript 8/27/08 (26 pp.), Transcript 11/15/08 (21 pp.). The August transcript is edited with handwritten notes. Sampson lived at 4550 Newberry Terrace; her parents purchased the home in 1947 after living at 4025 Enright. Her brother, Robert Harris ( -2006), owner of Harris Cab Company, married a white woman in Illinois and purchased 41 Lewis Place in 1943. In the August interview, she described the neighborhood in the 1940s, noticed changes around 1965, named prominent residents, discussed Ranken’s role in the neighborhood, explained her community activities, and provided background on her parents. In the November interview, Sampson explained her personal history including her birth at the family home on Enright Avenue; the racial climate when she attended Sumner High School; growing up on Enright; more information about her family members; her community activism beginning with the PTA, block units, the board of the Union Sarah Economic Development Corporation, Weed and Seed; and her hopes for the neighborhood and why she stayed for over 60 years. Interviews and releases signed., 2008 Aug 27, Nov 15
File — Box: 1, Folder: 7
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection is comprised of ten oral history interview transcripts for interviews with nine individuals conducted by historian Gwen Moore of the Missouri Historical Society for the Lewis Place Oral History Project. The video interviews were conducted between September 2008 and January 2009. The transcripts are arranged alphabetically by name of interviewee.
Moore began each interview with questions about the interviewees’ backgrounds (family...
Dates:
2008 Aug 27, Nov 15
Pamela Talley: Biographical Information (p.1), Transcript DVD 1 (18 pp.), Transcript DVD 2 (6 pp.). Talley lived at 4527 Lewis Place for 25 years and was head of the Lewis Place Historical Preservation, Inc. at the time of the interview. She began the interview by explaining the differences between Lewis Place the street and Lewis Place the neighborhood and the significance of the 1980 National Register of Historic Places listing. Talley told the history of breaking the racial barrier at Lewis Place; the circumstances leading to the formation of Preservation, Inc., the nonprofit housing and neighborhood development corporation, in 2000 and its goals; the decline of Lewis Place after the dissolution of the Union Sarah Economic Development Corporation; the relationship with Ranken Technical College; and background on some of the earliest homes. Interview and release signed., 2008 Sept 5
File — Box: 1, Folder: 8
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection is comprised of ten oral history interview transcripts for interviews with nine individuals conducted by historian Gwen Moore of the Missouri Historical Society for the Lewis Place Oral History Project. The video interviews were conducted between September 2008 and January 2009. The transcripts are arranged alphabetically by name of interviewee.
Moore began each interview with questions about the interviewees’ backgrounds (family...
Dates:
2008 Sept 5
John Wood: Letter with Transcript Addendum, 12 Nov 2008; Transcript (24pp.). Wood was vice president for education at Ranken Technical College. He discussed the formation (1993) and work by the Ranken Community Development Corporation in the Corridor Project and the role played by St. Louis Association of Community Organizations (SLACO). Wood also explained past, present, and future Ranken projects; the degree of community involvement in the projects; and partnerships with local schools. Interview and release signed., 2008 Oct 6
File — Box: 1, Folder: 9
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection is comprised of ten oral history interview transcripts for interviews with nine individuals conducted by historian Gwen Moore of the Missouri Historical Society for the Lewis Place Oral History Project. The video interviews were conducted between September 2008 and January 2009. The transcripts are arranged alphabetically by name of interviewee.
Moore began each interview with questions about the interviewees’ backgrounds (family...
Dates:
2008 Oct 6