Lucy Simms: Oral History Interview 

Lucy Simms: Oral History Interview 

Creator James Madison University Libraries. Special Collections
Description Background paper includes a brief biography of Lucy Simms, African American educator, from Harrisonburg, Virginia. Sets of oral history transcripts include the recollections of Mrs. Carlotta Harris, Mr. Edgar Johnson and wife, Mrs. Wilhelmina Johnson, Louise Winston, and Mr. Elon Rhodes, former students of Lucy Simms, and Ellen Walker, current owner of the Lucy Simms house.
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Date from 2000
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Geographic school Harrisonburg, VA
Size 1 photograph;  4 audio cassettes; 4 transcripts
Access restrictions yes/no
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Part Of larger collection yes/no
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URL http://www.lib.jmu.edu/special/OralHistory/ListofOralHistoryCollections.aspx
Repository James Madison University Libraries, Special Collections
Repository address Carrier Library Second Floor, Room 207, MSC 1704, James Madison University, 880 Madison Drive, Harrisonburg, VA 22807
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Repository contact title James Madison University Libraries. Special Collections
Repository contact email library-special@jmu.edu
Repository contact phone (540) 568-3612
DoveRegion region7
Subjects o    African American educators

o    African American politicians

o    School integration

o    Segregation in education

o    Race relations

Types o    Interviews

o    Manuscripts

o    Sound recordings

o    Transcripts