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Grayson, Clydia, Bronx African American History Project

Oral Histories

Interviewee: Clydia Grayson

Interviewers: Mark Naison, Patricia Wright, Daniel Wright, Mary Ward

Summarized By: Eddie Mikus

Clydia Grayson is a former employee from the beauty business who moved to the Bronx from Louisville, Kentucky. In her interview, she discussed some of her experiences running a business as well as her life as an African-American woman.

Grayson graduated from beauty school in 1932 after training under Madam CJ Walker. After moving to New York upon her marriage in 1944, she worked for a beautician on Madison Avenue and then operated two stores in New York City. She said that she worked …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 86, No. 9, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• Rutledge, Chris. Music Festival Mixes Local, National Acts – Starry Nights Music Festival
• Duvall, Tessa. Junlian Zhang Lawsuit Against WKU in Court Today
• Carter, Caitlin. Sun’s Energy to Heat Pool in Preston Health & Activities Center – Sustainability
• Aulbach, Lucas. Having a Ball – Schleuderball
• Davis, Leslye. A Thousand Words – Susan Hull, Lillie Remour
• Snyder, Kristen. Fifth-week Assessments Taking Place This Week
• Vogt, Darren. Editorial Cartoon re: Big Red Dollars
• Too Many Options – Big Red Dollars, Dining Services
• Carter, Caitlin. Packages Must Be Sent Through Campus Mail …

Ua12/2/1 Topper Extra - Trial By Fire, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

Special edition of the College Heights Herald featuring athletics.

• Robinson, Andrew. Kelly Potts, Emily Teegarden Finding Way as Leaders – Volleyball
• Greenwell, Zach. University of South Florida’s B.J. Daniels Latest Test for Toppers – Football
• WKU Hall of Fame Inductees Announced – Chuck Durrant, Tellis Frank, Al Ellison, Bill Powell, Joey Stockton
• Patton, Emily. Freshman Melanie Stutsman Settling in as Starter – Volleyball
• Greenwell, Zach. True Freshmen Earning Playing Time for WKU – Football
• Lintner, Jonathan. Three Keys to WKU Beating University of South Florida – Football
• Harrison, Blake. WKU Opens Conference Play with Weekend Double – Soccer
• Claybourn, Cole. …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 86, No. 8, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• Snyder, Kristen. New Majors, Minors See Growth – Curriculum
• Jenkins, Spencer. A Fallen Hero – Eric Yates, Afghan War, 2001-2021
• McCrarey, Magen. Cyclists Promote Biking in Bowling Green – Bicycles
• Aulbach, Lucas. Local Woman Shares Her Love of Her Heritage – International Festival, Nellie Cornett
• Stunson, Mike. Faculty Question Benefits Committee Make-up
• Oliver, Angela. Ladies, Keep Clothing Appropriate
• Erskine, Anne. Editorial Cartoon re: Big Red vs AT&T
• Beasley, Paul. College Heights Herald Stories Not Eye-catching
• Stacy, Stephani. D is for Diver: Student Dives Into Competition – Jim Ritter, Swimming …

Hines, Thomas Collier, Jr. (Fa 7), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 7. Interviews conducted by Thomas Hines. Includes intervewis with Sarah Alice (Marcum) Roemer. The interviews include information about Alice Roemer's life, inlcuding her childhood, education, work and family experiences, with special emphasis on Thanksgiving customs.

President Barack Obama, Un General Assembly Nyc, Republic Of Palau Postal Service

Rodney Lawrence Hurst, Sr. Stamp Collection

Palau, sheet of 4 stamps, The President Obama International Stamp Collection.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 86, No. 7, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• Kriz, Lindsay. Hooked on Hookah – Student Health Services
• Duvall, Tessa. AT&T Working to Fix Service Problems – Cell Phones
• Stunson, Mike. WKU Students Network with Alumni at Event – Career Services
• Ryan, Jacob. Couple Offers Carriage Rides Downtown – Jimmy Beckner
• Stevens, Jake. A Thousand Words – Al Bailey, Fishing
• Bushon, Hannah. Tailgating Season Opens to Mixed Reviews – Football
• Stunson, Mike. Student Government Association Senate Elections Begin Today
• Vogt, Darren. Editorial Cartoon re: Cell Phones
• Disconnected: Students Shouldn’t Forget How to Interact without Cell Phones, Facebook
• Bryan, …

Ua12/2/1 Topper Extra - Home Improvement, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

Special edition of the College Heights Herald featuring athletics.

• Robinson, Andrew. Remembering Third Down Thunder – Football
• 2010-2011 Women’s Hoops Schedule – Basketball
• Greenwell, Zach. WKU Defense Trying to Correct the Little Things – Football
• Lintner, Jonathan. Friday Pep Rally Kicks Off Weekend
• Greenwell, Zach. Willie Taggart Eager for First Home Game as Head Coach – Football
• Greenwell, Zach. Big Ten Foe Indiana Poses Another Challenge for WKU – Football
• Harrison, Blake. Coach Jason Neidell Overhauls Lady Toppers’ Starting Lineup – Soccer
• Patton, Emily. Former Starter Lauren Stuckel Alleviating WKU’s Service-error Woes – Volleyball
• Extra Questions with Paula Davids – …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 86, No. 5, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• Stunson, Mike. Student Government Association Increases Scholarship Budget
• Whitaker, Ross. Students Explore for Majors
• Snyder, Kristen. Constitution Week Kicks Off with Voter Registration Drive
• Aulbach, Lucas. Festival Battles Weather – Balloons, Tunes & BBQ
• Edwards, Dorothy. A Thousand Words – Chelsee Haber, Tattoos
• Erskine, Anne. Editorial Cartoon re: Provide-A-Ride
• Hand Over the Keys – Provide-A-Ride
• Obama, Barack. Supporting Our Students, Strengthening Our Country
• Duvall, Tessa. Gatton Academy of Math & Science Students Seek Careers in Health Care
• Jenkins, Spencer. WKU Police: E-phones Useful, Despite False Activations
• Carter, Caitlin. WKU’s …

Ua12/2/1 Topper Extra - Sister Act, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

Special edition of the College Heights Herald featuring athletics.

• Robinson, Andrew. WKU Has More to Prove This Time Around – University of Kentucky, Football
• Greenwell, Zach. WKU Hoping to Seize Opportunity in Lexington – Football
• Lintner, Jonathan. Three Keys to WKU Winning at University of Kentucky – Football
• Patton, Emily. Sisters Stay Close as Unlikely Teammates, Starters at WKU – Volleyball, Kelly Potts, Ashley Potts
• Greenwell, Zach. Tops Ready to Tackle Kentucky Playmaker Randall Cobb – Football
• Lintner, Jonathan. WKU Spreading Red, Coping with Kentucky Blue – Football
• 2010-2011 Men’s Basketball Schedule
• Extra Questions with Phillip Hatchett – Golf
• Harrison, …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 86, No. 3, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• Wilson, Laurel. Work Brings Detours to Transit Routes – Parking & Transportation
• Duvall, Tessa. Student Health Services to Add Doctor
• Rutledge, Chris. Big Wheels on Campus – Bicycles, Ben Rogers
• Carter, Caitlin. Historic Spoonholder Making Campus Comeback Near Grise Hall
• Rodman, Pete. A Thousand Words – Ramadan
• Erskine, Anne. Editorial Cartoon re: Textbooks
• Death & Textbooks – Bookstore
• Hale, Marianne. I Get By with a Little Help from My Nan – Food
• Aulbach, Lucas. Balloons, Tunes & BBQ Festival Begins This Week
• Osborne, Sam. Lady Tops Finish Runner-up at …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 86, No. 2, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Articles:

• Duvall, Tessa. Diversity Plan to Expand Focus – Council on Postsecondary Education, Richard Miller, Diversity Programs
• Ahmetovic, Amira. A Is for Artist – Kaie Kinder
• Duvall, Tessa. WKU Students Left Without Grant Money – College Access Program, Student Financial Aid
• Friddell, Cristen. Local Woman Shares Her Sweet Expertise – Mary Meszaros, Mary Jane’s Chocolates
• Carter, Caitlin. Campus Becomes More Pedestrian-friendly
• Wilson, Laurel. Karl Laves: Counseling Fee Not Deterring Students – Counseling & Testing Center
• Oliver, Angela. Hip-hop Lyrics Provide Entertainment, Insight
• Ogden, Stephen. Letter to the Editor re: …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 86, No. 1, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Articles:

• Carter, Caitlin. On-campus Housing Near Limit – Housing & Residence Life
• Wade, Katherine. Gone Greek – Rush
• Duvall, Tessa. Administrative Changes Bring New Day – Gary Ransdell Administration
• Snyder, Kristen. WKU Confucius Institute Brings Chinese Teachers to Area
• Harris, Tim. A Thousand Words – Eldon Foley, John Tutino, Friends
• Erskine, Anne. Editorial Cartoon: The Spirited Freshman
• Stand Up & Cheer: Class of 2014 Should Embrace WKU Traditions, Get Involved
• Day, Michelle. College Heights Hearld Welcomes Students Back with New Features
• Duvall, Tessa. Cash Donations to WKU Reach Record-breaking …

Walking On The Red Brick Path: A Portrait Of African-American Women's Experiences With The Built Environment Of A Predominantly White Institution, Stephanie L. Krusemark

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

“Space, like language, is socially constructed; and like the syntax of language, the spatial arrangements of our buildings and communities reflect and reinforce the nature of gender, race, and class relations in society” (Weisman, 1992, p. 2). While institutions of higher education have granted physical access to African-American women over the last 150 years, their presence on American campuses has not been readily reflected in the physical design of the walls within which they learn. In examining the historical foundations of institutions of higher education, we cannot deny institutions consciously embed their values and basic assumptions within their physical manifestation …

Multiform Segregation In The Context Of The Urban Crises In Las Vegas And Los Angeles, 1930 - 1980, Colin M. Fitzgerald

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

Multiform segregation in the context of the urban crises was a complex socio-historical phenomenon. The primary focus of this study addresses racial segregation in at least three basic societal areas: housing, employment, and education. Through the spatial separation of multiple ethnoracial groups such as African Americans and Mexican Americans, multiform segregation precipitated the urban crises. In the 50-year period this study covers, Las Vegas and Los Angeles sustained a two-tiered class system according to the prevailing racial attitudes of each city's business elite. As a resort city, Las Vegas could not endure ethnoracial tensions while Los Angeles' industrial base provided …

Beef, Mutton, Pork, And A Taste Of Turtle: Zooarchaeology And Nineteenth-Century African American Foodways At The Boston-Higginbotham House, Nantucket, Massachusetts, Michael Andrew Way

Graduate Masters Theses

In 1774, nearly ten years before slavery was abolished in Massachusetts, an emancipated African American weaver named Seneca Boston purchased a tract of land in the Newtown section of Nantucket, Massachusetts. It is here that over the next thirty years Seneca Boston and his Wampanoag wife, Thankful Micah, would build a house, now known as the Boston-Higginbotham House, and raise six children. The Boston-Higginbotham House was home to the descendents of Seneca Boston and Thankful Micah for over one hundred years. Throughout the 19th century a vibrant and active African American community was developing in Newtown, and several generations of …

Harrell, Zainabu, Bronx African American History Project

Oral Histories

Interviewee: Zainabu Sesay-Harrell

Interviewers: Dr. Mark Naison, Dr. Jane Edward, Dr. Bernard Hayford, and Kojo Happa

July 21st, 2010

Summarized by Andrea Benintendi

Zainabu Sesay-Harrell is an African American nurse who was born in Sierra Leone, West Africa, in 1977. As a young child, Zainabu’s family came to America and settled on Long Island, in the town of Roosevelt. Her family strove to combine the new American culture with their Sierra Leonean culture through food, festivities, and language, and would often travel back to their home country to visit with family and friends. Zainabu’s mother would prove to be extremely …

Porter, Ora Frances, 1880-1970 (Sc 2291), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2291. Letter, 6 November 1966, from Ora Frances Porter, Bowling Green, Kentucky, to her nephew Robert Earl Whitney and his wife Verla; correspondence with Verla Whitney relating to Porter after her death; undated photo of Porter; 1968 letter to the editor of the "Daily News" from Margie Helm reviewing Porter's career as a registered nurse; two books from Porter's library.

44-Cent Commemorative Stamp: Negro Leagues Baseball, United States Postal Service. Stamp Division

Rodney Lawrence Hurst, Sr. Stamp Collection

Negro Leagues Baseball Commemorative Stamp – 44-cent Commemorative Stamps, sheet of 20 stamps, biographical information on the back of the stamps. First issued July 15, 2010.

Porter, Otho Dandrith, 1867-1936 (Sc 2292), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2292. Receipt for $1.00 to Banks Lovell signed by Otho Dandrith Porter, an African-American physician in Bowling Green, Kentucky.