Interview with Roosevelt Collins

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Item NumberPPLDoh-iv-2_sideBTime Coverage1935-1975Date Interview6/5/1975DescriptionInterview with Roosevelt Collins, Colorado Springs, Colorado, by Brenda Hawley and Alma Sheff. Mr. Collins was born August 25, 1904 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He moved to Colorado Springs in 1935 to take a job as trainer for the football team at Colorado College. Topics include race relations and segregation in Colorado Springs|working in the Colorado College athletics department|the Urban League and the NAACP in Colorado Springs|a trip to Africa. Collins died March 1978 in Colorado Springs. NarratorCollins, Roosevelt, 1904-1978InterviewerHawley, BrendaSheff, AlmaGeographic CoverageColorado Springs (Colo.)SubjectAfrican American coachesAfrican Americans--Civil rights--ColoradoColorado Springs (Colo.)--Race relationsNational Association for the Advancement of Colored PeopleNational Urban LeagueCollectionOral HistoriesPikes Peak Library District Oral History ProjectLanguageenPublisherPikes Peak Library DistrictRightshttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/Original Format1/4-inch reel to reel tape

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Date Digital10/18/2010Formataudiomp3Duration0:59:18Resource Typesound

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