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#2564 Oral histories of the 1908 Race Riot

 other level — Box: 2
Identifier: Videotape 2

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

Production Tapes for a television documentary on the 1908 Springfield Race Riot, produced by the UIS Television Office. The collection consists of 45 3/4" U-matic video cassettes containing interviews, and period music, still photographs and newspaper articles and headlines. Historic photographs were taken from collections at the Illinois State Library, James Woodruff and the UIS Archives/Special Collections. Newspaper articles were taken from the Illinois State Register, Illinois State Journal, Chicago Tribune, and the Chicago Daily News. Interviewees include Dr. Cullom Davis, Dr. Rachel Senechal, Ed Russo, and Pearl Brown. The collection also contains 1 submaster of the completed documentary, "Springfield Had No Shame" which aired in 1996 and a DAT (digital audio tape) recording of William Warfield's narration. A completed script for the production can be found with the box list.

Dates

  • Created: 1995 - 1996
  • Other: Date acquired: 03/01/2002

Extent

From the Collection: 3.00 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the UIS Archives/Special Collections Repository

Contact:
Archives/Special Collections LIB 144
One University Plaza, MS BRK 140
Springfield IL 62703-5407 US
217-206-6520