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Title
A World War II journey : from Clarkesdale, Mississippi to Richmond, California, 1942 : oral history transcript / Lucille Preston
Creator
Preston, Lucille Marklin, Interviewee
Contributor
Preston, Lucille Marklin, Interviewee
Dunning, Judith K, Interviewer
Date Created and/or Issued
1992
Publication Information
The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-6000; http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/
Berkeley, Calif : Bancroft Library. Regional Oral History Office
Contributing Institution
UC Berkeley, Bancroft Library
Collection
California Cultures: selected documents from the Bancroft Library
Rights Information
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All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from, or otherwise use collection materials must be submitted in writing to the Head of Access Services, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley 94720-6000. Consent is given on behalf of The Bancroft Library as the owner of the physical items and does not constitute permission from the copyright owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright owner. See: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/reference/permissions.html
Description
Preston discusses her Mississippi childhood; move to Richmond, 1942; shipyard welder, 1942-1945: daily schedule, training program; press operator, Treasure Island, 1946-1966; North Richmond residence; North Richmond Baptist Church
Part of the Berkeley/Richmond Community Oral HIstory Collection from the Regional Oral History Office, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley
This manuscript is available for research purposes. Requests for permission to quote for publication should be addressed to the Regional Oral History Office, 486 Library, University of California, Berkeley 94720
Type
text
Format
48 p
Form/Genre
Oral Histories
Identifier
http://ark.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/hb4p30079b
BANC MSS 93/8
Language
English
Subject
World War, 1939-1945-Women-Personal Narratives
African American women--Interviews
Richmond (Calif.)--History

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