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Interview with Urania P. Cummings, artist and West Indian community in San Francisco
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Interview with Urania P. Cummings, artist and West Indian community in San Francisco
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Created Date
Circa 1971 (date is approximate)
January 1972
January 1972
Description
Birth in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands [00:00]
Move to California in 1922 [00:55]
Life in San Francisco [01:12]
West Indians in San Francisco [01:39]
Ambition to become an artist and musician [02:18]
Marriage to Mr. Cummings and children [03:17]
Social life in San Francisco [3:37]
Cosmo debutante ball and Cricket Club [04:21]
Early West Indians in San Francisco [5:25]
Mrs. LaSalle, ancestor of Mr. Lasartemay, and the Cochran family [06:45]
Pharmacist Dr. McLean [07:56]
West Indian employment in San Francisco [08:59]
Husband worked as a printer for Mr. Watson's California Voice [09:33]
West Indian churches in San Francisco [10:20]
No discrimination against African Americans in San Francisco schools [12:05]
Living in Berkeley [14:00]
Passion for music and art [14:27]
Patch houses and art exhibit in Virgin Islands [15:57]
Memories of reciting George Pope Morris' poem "Woodman, Spare That Tree" [17:34]
Art exhibits in Bay Area [18:40]
Subjects for artwork [20:37]
Callaloo and calabash bowls [22:12]
Returning to school [24:49]
Private exhibition of artwork [27:53]
Three generations of artists [29:30]
Social clubs in San Francisco [31:20]
Marcus Garvey Club meetings at Hamilton Hall [33:14]
Cosmo ball at Scottish Rite Hall [34:07]
Social gatherings in homes and Golden Gate Park [35:47]
Taking Parson's Ferry to Oakland [36:30].
Move to California in 1922 [00:55]
Life in San Francisco [01:12]
West Indians in San Francisco [01:39]
Ambition to become an artist and musician [02:18]
Marriage to Mr. Cummings and children [03:17]
Social life in San Francisco [3:37]
Cosmo debutante ball and Cricket Club [04:21]
Early West Indians in San Francisco [5:25]
Mrs. LaSalle, ancestor of Mr. Lasartemay, and the Cochran family [06:45]
Pharmacist Dr. McLean [07:56]
West Indian employment in San Francisco [08:59]
Husband worked as a printer for Mr. Watson's California Voice [09:33]
West Indian churches in San Francisco [10:20]
No discrimination against African Americans in San Francisco schools [12:05]
Living in Berkeley [14:00]
Passion for music and art [14:27]
Patch houses and art exhibit in Virgin Islands [15:57]
Memories of reciting George Pope Morris' poem "Woodman, Spare That Tree" [17:34]
Art exhibits in Bay Area [18:40]
Subjects for artwork [20:37]
Callaloo and calabash bowls [22:12]
Returning to school [24:49]
Private exhibition of artwork [27:53]
Three generations of artists [29:30]
Social clubs in San Francisco [31:20]
Marcus Garvey Club meetings at Hamilton Hall [33:14]
Cosmo ball at Scottish Rite Hall [34:07]
Social gatherings in homes and Golden Gate Park [35:47]
Taking Parson's Ferry to Oakland [36:30].
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Format
Audio cassette
Extent
1
Tape
Generation
Master
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United States
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