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Freedom on Film Oral History Collection

Freedom on Film Oral History Collection

Descriptive Summary

Title: Freedom on Film Oral History Collection
Creator: McCaskill, Barbara
Creator: Digital Library of Georgia
Creator: McCommons, Pete
Creator: Roberts-Bailey, Mary
Creator: Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies
Creator: Wyms, Joe Willie
Inclusive Dates: 2007
Language(s): English
Extent: 3 item(s)
Collection Number: RBRL221FOF
Repository: Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies
Abstract: Freedom on Film Oral History Collection includes three miniDV videocassettes containing interviews from 2007 with Mary Roberts-Bailey, Pete McCommons, and Joe Willie Wyms, who discuss their experiences in the desegregation of Georgia.

Collection Description

Biographical Note

Freedom on Film was a sub-project of the Digital Library of Georgia's Civil Rights Digital Library. Barbara McCaskill, English professor at the University of Georgia, directed the project, collecting oral history narratives of the Civil Rights movement in Georgia.

Scope and Content

Freedom on Film Oral History Collection includes three miniDV videocassettes containing interviews from 2007 with Mary Roberts-Bailey, Pete McCommons, and Joe Willie Wyms, who discuss their experiences in the desegregation of Georgia.

Organization and Arrangement

Freedom on Film Oral History Collection is arranged chronologically.


Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

Though the collection is open for research, reference copies of the audiovisual recordings are available upon request. Research requests will be filled as soon as possible and will be dependent upon the condition of the recordings.

Preferred Citation

Freedom on Film Oral History Collection, Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies, University of Georgia Libraries, Athens, Georgia, 30602-1641.

Copyright Information

It is the particular responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission to reproduce material for publication. Persons wishing to reproduce materials in the Russell Library collections should consult the Director. Reproduction or quotation of any item must contain a complete citation to the original.

Finding Aid Publication

Finding Aid prepared by Mat Darby, 2014.


Related Materials and Subjects

Subject Terms

Civil rights movements -- Georgia.
McCommons, Pete
Roberts-Bailey, Mary
Wyms, Joe Willie

Related Collections in this Repository

Foot Soldier Project for Civil Rights Studies and Research Collection

Related Collections in Other Repositories

Civil Rights Digital Library, Digital Library of Georgia


Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 

Oral Histories

3 item(s)
Freedom On Film Oral History Collection includes three miniDV videocassettes containing interviews from 2007 with Mary Roberts-Bailey, Pete McCommons, and Joe Willie Wyms, who discuss their experiences in the desegregation of Georgia.
boxitem
MiniDV 0006FOF MDV 0001Freedom on Film: Mary Roberts-Bailey, 2007 April 17
Moving image.
Resource may be used under the guidelines described by the U.S. Copyright Office in Section 107, Title 17, United States Code (Fair use). Parties interested in production or commercial use of the resources should contact the Russell Library for a fee schedule.
MiniDV 0006FOF MDV 0002Freedom on Film: Pete McCommons, 2007 May 24
Moving image.
Resource may be used under the guidelines described by the U.S. Copyright Office in Section 107, Title 17, United States Code (Fair use). Parties interested in production or commercial use of the resources should contact the Russell Library for a fee schedule.
MiniDV 0006FOF MDV 0003Freedom on Film: Joe Willie Wyms, 2007 August 2
Moving image.
Resource may be used under the guidelines described by the U.S. Copyright Office in Section 107, Title 17, United States Code (Fair use). Parties interested in production or commercial use of the resources should contact the Russell Library for a fee schedule.