Interview with Roosevelt Collins

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Item NumberPPLDoh-iv-2_sideBDate1975-06-04DescriptionInterview 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. CreatorCollins, Roosevelt, 1904-1978ContributorsHawley, BrendaSheff, AlmaLocationColorado Springs (Colo.)CollectionPikes Peak Library District Oral History ProjectOral HistoriesLanguage enPublisher Pikes Peak Library DistrictRightshttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/Original Formattext

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