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Richard Kelleher Oral History Collection, 1983-1989

 

Summary

Extent:
1 Hollinger Box
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Richard Kelleher Oral History Collection, Broward County Historical Archives, Broward County Library.

Background

Scope and content:

The Richard Kelleher Oral History Collection contains transcripts of 20 oral history interviews that Dick Kelleher conducted with 18 South Florida political activists and Civil Rights leaders between 1983 and 1989. It also contains a transcript of a radio show broadcast on February 8, 1989 by Radio Station WJNO hosted by Jeff Charles with guests Percy Lee, Sylvia Portier, and George Allen discussing South Florida and segregation.

Biographical / historical:

Richard V. Kelleher is the author of "The Black Struggle for Political and Civil Rights in Broward County, 1943-1989," (Florida Atlantic University, 1990). The thesis was submitted to the faculty of the FAU College of Arts and Humanities and accepted in fufullment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in History.

The interviews in this collection were conducted by Kelleher between 1983 and 1989. They served as primary sources in Kelleher's 1990 thesis.

Acquisition information:
Richard "Dick" V. Kelleher donated the materials to the Broward County Historical Commission on May 11, 1990 (Accession BCHA-1990.18).
Processing information:

This collection received file level processing. This finding aid may be updated to reflect new descriptions as well as acquisitions to the collection.

Arrangement:

The materials are arranged in thier original order.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

The Richard Kelleher Oral History Collection is open for research.

Preferred citation:

Richard Kelleher Oral History Collection, Broward County Historical Archives, Broward County Library.

Location of this collection:
Broward County Historical Archives, Broward County Library
100 S. Andrews Avenue
Fort Lauderdale
FL
33301
USA