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Oral History Interviews with Vivian T. Starks, 1991

Description: Interview with Vivian Starks, a schoolteacher, concerning her experiences as a resident of Hamilton Park, Texas from 1954 to 1991. Starks discusses her segregated education in Bryan, Texas, Wiley College, her teaching career in segregated Dallas schools, her decision to buy a home in Hamilton Park, transportation problems, home improvements, church activities, Civic League, the "Buy Out," zoning problems, Interorganizational Council and political activities, employment at Hamilton Park School, … more
Date: {1991-04-23,1991-05-08}
Creator: Wilson, William H. & Starks, Vivian T.
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interviews with Eiland Collins, 1991

Description: Interview with Eiland Collins, a community leader, concerning his experiences as a resident of Hamilton Park, Texas from 1962 to 1991. Collins discusses his childhood in East Texas, his segregated education, Civic League and its activities, property violations, home improvements, his presidency of the Civic League, zoning problems, the "Buy Out," and current neighborhood problems.
Date: {1991-01-18,1991-03-12}
Creator: Wilson, William H. & Collins, Eiland
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interviews with Sheila R. Allen, 1991

Description: Interview with Sheila Allen concerning her experiences as a resident of Hamilton Park, Texas from 1958 to 1991. Allen discusses her education at Hamilton Park School, the desegregation of Hamilton Park School, her experiences at Richardson Junior High, her experiences in law school at the University of Texas, the relationships between Hamilton Park and other African-American communities, school activities as a teenager, and the "Buy Out."
Date: {1991-06-21,1991-09-04}
Creator: Wilson, William H. & Allen, Sheila R.
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interviews with Zan W. Holmes Jr., 1991

Description: Interview with Zan W. Holmes, Jr., a clergyman and community leader, concerning his experiences as a resident of Hamilton Park, Texas during the 1950s and 1960s. Holmes discusses his youth and adolescent years in Waco, segregated education, college at Huston-Tillotson (1952-1956), entry to Perkins School of Theology at Southern Methodist University (1956), organizing the Hamilton Park Methodist Church and his partnership there, his home in Hamilton Park, his political activities, church youth p… more
Date: {1991-09-19,1991-11-05}
Creator: Wilson, William H. & Holmes, Zan W., Jr.
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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