Day, Phoebe Mitchell (1895-1985): Interview and memoir
Collection — Container: Tape et al
Identifier: O-D333
Scope and Contents
BLACK COMMUNITY PROJECT
Phoebe Day discusses her life in Springfield: her neighbors and neighborhood, her beauty shop business, marriages, and her husband's furniture refinishing business. She recalls her treatment as an office building matron at the Centennial Building under the administrations of Secretaries of State Edward Barnett and Paul Powell. She recalls the 1908 Springfield race riot and the destruction it caused, invasion of her home by soldiers, and efforts to protect the Governor's Mansion.
1 tape, 90 mins., 40 pp.
Interview by Reverend Negil L. McPherson, 1974
OPEN
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Dates
- Other: Dummy Date
Creator
- Day, Phoebe Mitchell (Person)
Extent
2.00 items
Language of Materials
English
Creator
- Day, Phoebe Mitchell (Person)
- McPherson, Negil L. (Reverend) (Person)
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- Archon Finding Aid Title
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- Other Unmapped
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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
archives@uis.libanswers.com
Archives/Special Collections LIB 144
One University Plaza, MS BRK 140
Springfield IL 62703-5407 US
217-206-6520
archives@uis.libanswers.com