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Social life and customs -- Omaha (Neb.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 15 Collections and/or Records:

Oral History Interview with Mary Young and Bessie Chism, 1981 May 10, 2006 June 13

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Identifier: NSHS-RG4795AU-26
Abstract

Ms. Young and Ms. Chism recount their experiences growing up in Paris, TX, and their lives in Omaha, NE, starting in about 1945.

Dates: 1981 May 10; Digitization: 2006 June 13

Oral History Interview with Rodney Mullen, 1982 November 11, 2006 June 28

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Identifier: NSHS-RG4795AU-39
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Mr. Mullen was born in Hastings, Nebraska in 1934. He recounts his experiences growing up in Hastings and living in Omaha, starting in 1954.

Dates: 1982 November 11; Digitization: 2006 June 28

Oral History Interview with Rowena Moore, 1982 June 22, 2006 June 19

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Identifier: NSHS-RG4795AU-32
Abstract

Ms. Moore was born in Oklahoma in 1910. She recounts her experiences growing up in Oklahoma and Omaha, NE, and her involvement with the Packinghouse Workers Union.

Dates: 1982 June 22; Digitization: 2006 June 19

Oral History Interview with the Douglas Family, 1980 December 18, 2006 May 30

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Identifier: NSHS-RG4795AU-16
Abstract

Ms. Izora Douglas recounts her experiences growing up in Missouri and in Omaha, NE, starting in about 1958. Her husband Earl and daughter Ruby also reminisce.

Dates: 1980 December 18; Digitization: 2006 May 30

Oral History Interview with Wayne Lowden, 1982 March 18, 2006 June 14

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Identifier: NSHS-RG4795AU-28
Abstract

Mr. Lowden recounts growing up in Glenwood, IA, and living in Omaha, NE, starting in the 1940s. He tells his experiences as a white realtor working in a segregated housing market, and Omaha civil rights activities in the 1960s.

Dates: 1982 March 18; Digitization: 2006 June 14