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Interview with Charles H. Tilghman, printer and owner of Tilghman Press
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Title
Interview with Charles H. Tilghman, printer and owner of Tilghman Press
Collection Guide (External)
Created Date
Maybe 1971 (date is uncertain)
Description
Introduction [00:00]
Spelling of last name [00:24]
Start of printing business [00:39]
Arrival in Oakland in 1904 [01:00]
Learning the printing trade in the Oakland public schools [01:20]
Bridges Printing [01:50]
Original location of printing business on 13th St. and Willow St. [02:07]
No other employees initially [02:55]
Extending credit to customers [03:21]
Competition from other printers [03:52]
Advertising [04:30]
No business permits needed [05:32]
Opened business in 1913 [05:50]
Discrimination from other businesses [06:16]
School and working at same time [06:54]
Son in printing business [07:36]
Customers from San Francisco [08:02]
1915 Directory of Negroes in Bay Area [08:36]
Mother Hettie B. Tilghman work with women’s clubs [10:32]
Mother helped him to go into printing business [11:43]
Family from San Francisco [12:38]
Learning the printing trade [13:26]
Printing Bay Area newspapers [14:01]
One of largest African American printers in California [15:32]
One of only African American union printers in California [16:08]
Spelling of last name [00:24]
Start of printing business [00:39]
Arrival in Oakland in 1904 [01:00]
Learning the printing trade in the Oakland public schools [01:20]
Bridges Printing [01:50]
Original location of printing business on 13th St. and Willow St. [02:07]
No other employees initially [02:55]
Extending credit to customers [03:21]
Competition from other printers [03:52]
Advertising [04:30]
No business permits needed [05:32]
Opened business in 1913 [05:50]
Discrimination from other businesses [06:16]
School and working at same time [06:54]
Son in printing business [07:36]
Customers from San Francisco [08:02]
1915 Directory of Negroes in Bay Area [08:36]
Mother Hettie B. Tilghman work with women’s clubs [10:32]
Mother helped him to go into printing business [11:43]
Family from San Francisco [12:38]
Learning the printing trade [13:26]
Printing Bay Area newspapers [14:01]
One of largest African American printers in California [15:32]
One of only African American union printers in California [16:08]
Creators and Contributors
Genre
Language
Media Type
Format
Audio cassette
Extent
1
Tape
Generation
Master
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Country of Creation
United States
Contributing Organization
Contributing Organization Contact Information
Email: aamlo@oaklandlibrary.org
Phone: (510) 637-0198
Phone: (510) 637-0198
Organization Websites
Link to Internet Archive
Duration
0:35:03