| Title: |
Reminiscences of Etta Moten Barnett
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| RLIN number: |
NXCP89-A19
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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: |
Black Women Oral History Project
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| Description: |
Family background, childhood, education; travel with Jackson Jubilee Singers, marriage, children, divorce; singer in films and on Broadway, especially as Bess in revival of PORGY AND BESS, 1942-45; travel on vaudeville circuit, touring as concert singer; marriage to Claude A. Barnett, his family background and career; role of Black press in building her career; travels to Africa; civic and volunteer work; relations between United States and Africa, international trends; delegate to International Women's Year (1975) and International Decade of Women (1985) meetings.
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| Extent: |
Transcript: 92 leaves
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| Restrictions: |
Access: Open. Permission required to cite, quote, and reproduce. Contact Schlesinger Library for information. Original oral history held by: Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe College, Cambridge, MA 02138.
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| Original Language: |
English
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| Time span: |
Not indicated ... to 1985 (Year of interview)
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| Speaker: |
Barnett, Etta Moten, 1902-
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| Speaker gender: |
Female
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| Speaker date of birth: |
1902
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| Speaker occupation: |
Singer
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| Age at speaking: |
83
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| Document date: |
1985
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| Interviewer: |
Hill, Ruth Edmonds
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| Locations discussed: |
North America; United States
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| Topics discussed - ASP terms: |
Africa--Description and travel; African American singers; African Americans--Songs and music; Feminism; North America; Oral history; United States; Vaudeville--United States
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| Topics discussed - Other terms: |
Barnett, Etta Moten, 1902-
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| ASP release: |
2005-06
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| Document code: |
OHI0020693-16134
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