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Interview with Sydney James Scott, barber

African American Museum and Library at Oakland
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Title

Interview with Sydney James Scott, barber

Finding Aid Title

Ruth Beckford Papers

Date Created

1971?

Description

Testing [00:00]; Introduction [00:12]; Start as a barber in Oakland, California [00:25]; Attended Moler Barber College in Oakland in 1934-1936 [00:59]; Apprenticed and purchased barbershop [01:54]; Changes in barbers’ equipment [04:25]; Requirements to become a barber [05:49]; Cost of a haircut and shave during the 1920s-1930s [06:49]; Class preferences for shaves [08:15]; Barber poles and medical services provided by barbers [09:10]; Barbers known as ‘tonsorial artists’ [10:51]; Barber prices and Barbers’ Journal [11:57]; First black female barbers during World War II [13:21]; Golf and bowling as hobbies [14:44]; President of the California Barbers Association [16:38]; Discrimination against African American barbers by local unions [18:00]; Love of music and travel [19:27]; Cutting hair of Paul Robeson, Count Basie, and celebrities staying at the California Hotel [20:15]; Trainee shop for young black barbers [21:20]; Appointment and work on the State Board of Barber Examiners [22:00]; Hairstyles over the years [27:00]

Creator

Beckford, Ruth

Interviewer

Beckford, Ruth

Genre

Oral histories

Language

eng

Media Type

Sound

Format

Audio cassette

Number of Parts

1 Tape of 1

Generation

Master

Copyright Statement

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Country of Creation

US

Source Institution

African American Museum and Library at Oakland

Source Institution Contact Information

African American Museum and Library at Oakland, 659 14th Street, Oakland, CA, 94612, US, Telephone: (510) 637-0198, email: aamlo@oaklandlibrary.org, http://www.oaklandlibrary.org/locations/african-american-museum-library-...

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