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Marion C. Bascom (1922-2012), 1974 November 5

 Item
Identifier: OH 8228

Summary

Priests, rabbis, and ministers who worked with him on civil rights and the Gwynn Oak demonstrations in 1963; pessimism on black unemployment in Baltimore and the influence of the media; the importance of strong leadership.

Dates

  • 1974 November 5

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use.

Biography

Pastor of the Douglas Community Church.

Extent

From the Collection: 23 Items : 23 oral histories

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

Includes 23 oral histories with various religious leaders in Baltimore, Maryland. Topics discussed in this series include: methods to achieve interfaith understanding; the role of politics and the media in interfaith activities; organization and goals of various religious and interfaith organizations including the Office of the Clergy Brotherhood of Maryland, Interfaith Council of Metropolitan Baltimore, Maryland Churches United, Associated Catholic Charities, and Associated Jewish Charities; the civil rights movement; 1963 Gwynn Oak Park demonstrations; Vietnam War protests; (Please see the interview summaries on the inventory page for more topics).

Materials available for this series include audio recordings for each interview and tape indexes for 21 of the interviews. There is a partial transcript available for OH 8231, Father Joseph Connolly.

OH 8071, which is not part of this series, consists of an interview with Lenora Nast in which she discusses her doctoral dissertation and the oral history interviews she conducted for it.

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the H. Furlong Baldwin Library Repository

Contact:
H. Furlong Baldwin Library
Maryland Center for History and Culture
610 Park Avenue
Baltimore MD 21201 United States
4106853750