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Sound / Interview with Willete Smith, St. Augustine Church (Oakland, California)

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Title
Interview with Willete Smith, St. Augustine Church (Oakland, California)
Creator
Beckford, Ruth
Date Created and/or Issued
1971-09-19
Contributing Institution
Oakland Public Library, African American Museum and Library at Oakland
Collection
California Revealed from African American Museum and Library at Oakland
Rights Information
Copyrighted. Rights are owned by the African American Museum and Library at Oakland. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the Copyright Holder. In addition, the reproduction of some materials may be restricted by terms of gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions, privacy and publicity rights, licensing and trademarks. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owner. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Description
Clicking noises and testing [00:00]; Creation of the St. Augustine Church of Oakland, California [00:29]; Early buildings and services [03:04]; Church fundraising bazaar [04:46]; St. Cyprian's Episcopal Church of San Francisco [06:44]; Church guilds and men’s club [09:33]; Function of the altar guild [11:10]; Fathers Wallace, Lewis Austin Baskerville, Richard Young, and Earl Neal [12:00]; Fiftieth anniversary celebration [13:25]; St. Augustine Church (Oakland, California) fiftieth anniversary memorial book [15:30]; Grandmother’s conversion to the Episcopal church [16:50]; Her work with the church guilds and Sunday school [18:46]; Reason for holding Sunday school on Saturdays [19:45]; Husband and family members involvement in St. Augustine Church [21:12]; Vestry of other churches [22:16]; Church donations in honor of family members [22:44]; Testing [24:20]
Type
sound
Format
Master
Audio cassette
Form/Genre
Oral histories
Extent
1 Tape of 1
Identifier
caolaam_000038
Language
English
Provenance
African American Museum and Library at Oakland
California Revealed is supported by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian.

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