| Title: |
Reminiscences of Willis N. Cummings
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| RLIN number: |
NXCP87-A58
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| Document type: |
Oral history
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| Accessibility: |
Free Only
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| Repository: |
Columbia University. Oral History Research Office
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| Collection: |
Individual Interview List Oral History Project
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| Description: |
Black and white genealogy; college years at Fisk and the University of Pennsylvania, in particular as a member of the latter's cross country and track teams, 1917-19, vs. Columbia, the Naval Academy, others; experiences as first Black captain of an Ivy League varsity team.
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| Extent: |
Transcript: 57 leaves, Tape: 1 reel1 cassette, Miscellaneous papers relating to oral history
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| Restrictions: |
Access: Open. Permission required to cite, quote, and reproduce. Contact repository for information.
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| Original Language: |
English
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| Time span: |
Not indicated ... to 1974 (Year of interview)
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| Speaker: |
Cummings, Willis N., 1894-
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| Speaker gender: |
Male
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| Speaker date of birth: |
1894
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| Speaker occupation: |
Harlem dentist
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| Age at speaking: |
80
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| Document date: |
1974
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| Interviewer: |
Johnson, Glenderlyn Fahnbulleh
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| Locations discussed: |
North America; Pennsylvania; United States
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| Topics discussed - ASP terms: |
African American athletes; African Americans--Segregation; African Americans--Social conditions; Dentistry; North America; Oral history; Pennsylvania; Track and field; Track and field athletes; United States
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| Topics discussed - Other terms: |
Cummings, Willis N., 1894-; University of Pennsylvania--Athletics
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| ASP release: |
2005-06
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| Document code: |
OHI0018355-13798
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