Jackson State University

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• Newt Dallas interviewed by Shawn Knox, Transcript.
  Newt Dallas moved to Jackson in 1926 at the age of 18 to work for the city and talks about some of the other jobs he had over the years. He talks about his family and the different places in Jackson he has lived as well as some Black owned businesses he remembered. He remembers the "Good Old Days" as those days he did nothing but work every day.
• Betty Gray interviewed by Deborah Denard, Transcript.
  Betty Gray was born in Jackson, Mississippi, in 1903. She remembers the "Good Old Days" as a child growing up in Jackson when school days, games, and family all made for pleasant times. She also talks about her memories of the Farish Street District as well as Emmett Till and Martin Luther King, Jr. The transcript is edited with handwritten notes.
• Henry White Madison interviewed by Dr. Alferdteen Harrison, Transcript.
  Henry White Madison was born in Jackson, Mississippi, in 1892. Mr. Madison talks about his first voting experience and recalls the "Good Old Days" when he was a youth with his own band (Madison Band), playing baseball, and working for Pridgeon's Grocery Store in Jackson, Mississippi. The transcript is heavily edited with handwritten notes.
• Lizzie Garner interviewed by Shawn Knox, Transcript.
  Lizzie Garner was born in 1903 and moved to Jackson, Mississippi in 1940. She talks about her education, church life, and marriage and family. She recounts stories of experiences with segregation and talks about some of the changes in Jackson over the years. Her ideas about the "Good Old Days" of her childhood center around fun at school.
• Alphonso Alexander Barron interviewed by Deborah Denard, Transcript.
  Alphonso Alexander Barron was born in Mt. Olive, MS in 1905. He talks about what he considers the "good old days," the years from his childhood through the early years of his marriage. He discusses family, his education, his church life, his marriage, his career as an educator, and his experiences living in Jackson, Mississippi.
• Oral History Study Of: Senior Citizen’s Recollections of the ‘Good Old Days’ Bibliography
  A List of interviews conducted as part of the "Good Old Days" Oral History Project. Each entry in the bibliography includes the name of the interviewee as well as biographical information, interview date, interviewer name, length of interview, and catalog number.
• Final report on the Good Old Days Project to the Bicentennial Commission, with a cover letter.
  The final report on the Good Old Days Oral History project prepared by members of the Jackson State University History department and Center for Urban Affairs. The report was given to the sponsors of the project, the Mississippi American Revolution Bicentennial Commission and the Mississippi Department of Archives and History.
• Data sheet for the National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections at the Library of Congress.
  A list of questions to establish the procedures for cataloging the Good Old Days Oral History Project into the Library of Congress. Details include description and scope of the project, the size of the collection, research restrictions, and proper citation.
• Jackson State University American Revolution Bicentennial Project 1776-1976 Oral history Program Questionnaire for Oral History Project Senior Citizens’ Recollection of Good Old Days in Jackson and Vicinity.
  A list of questions to guide the interviewer’s through the recording of oral histories in the Good Old Days project, a series of interviews with senior citizens who talk about their lives, times, achievements, and challenges from their early childhood through the various stages of life. The questions cover topics such as religion, education, etc.
• A House and Front Yard on Blair Street.
  A photograph of a house and front yard on Blair Street in the Farish Street Historic District.
• Front Porch of a House on N. Farish Street.
  A photograph of the front porch of a house on N. Farish Street in the Farish Street Historic District.
• Richard J. Cawthon's Sketches of House Types in The Farish Street Neighborhood Historic District.
  A photocopy of a collection of sketches of the different architectural styles of houses in the Farish Street Historic District.
• A House on the corner Cohea Street and Blair Street, (Front View).
  A photograph of the front-view of a house on the corner Cohea Street and Blair Street in the Farish Street Historic District.
• A House on E Cohea Street, (Side View).
  A photograph of side-view of a home on E Cohea Street in the Farish Street Historic District.
• Front Porch and Side-View of a House on Cohea Street.
  Front porch and side-view of a house on Cohea Street in the Farish Street Historic District.
• A House on Cohea Street, (Side View).
  A side-view photograph of the house at 143 E Cohea Street in the Farish Street Historic District.
• A House on Cohea Street, (Front View).
  A front-view photograph of a house on E Cohea Street in the Farish Street Historic District.
• Front Porch and Driveway of a House on Cohea Street.
  A photograph of the front porch and driveway of house on Cohea Street in the Farish Street Historic District.
• A House on the corner of Blair Street and Cohea Street.
  A photograph of a house on the corner of Blair Street and Cohea Street in the Farish Street Historic District.
• Front porch of a House on Cohea Street.
  A photograph the front porch of a house on Cohea Street in the Farish Street Historic District.
• Three Houses on George Street.
  A photograph of three houses on George Street in the Farish Street Historic District.
• A House on George Street.
  A photograph of a house on George Street in the Farish Street Historic District.
• A House undergoing renovations on N. Farish Street.
  A photograph of a house undergoing renovations on N. Farish Street in the Farish Street Historic District.
• A House on Farish Street, (Front-View).
  A front-view photograph of a house on Farish Street in the Farish Street Historic District.
• Rufus Lounge on N. Farish Street.
  A photograph of Rufus Lounge on N. Farish Street in the Farish Street Historic District. At the time of the photograph, the business was closed and the building was in disrepair.