Guide to the Santa Barbara Afro-American oral history project collection CEMA 42
Callie Bowdish and Mari Khasmanyan
UC Santa Barbara Library, Department of Special Research Collections
University of California, Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara 93106-9010
Phone Number: (805) 893-3062
special@library.ucsb.edu
Contributing Institution:
UC Santa Barbara Library, Department of Special Research Collections
Title: Santa Barbara Afro-American oral history project collection
Identifier/Call Number: CEMA 42
Physical Description:
0.5 Linear Feet
2 document boxes and 11 cassette tapes
Date (inclusive): 1982-1989
Abstract: This collection consists of 27 recorded interviews of prominent Santa Barbara African Americans done by interviewee Ranford
Hopkins. The interviews were later transcribed into audio tapes.
General Physical Description Note: 2 document boxes and 11 cassette tapes.
Physical Location: Del Norte.
Language of Material:
English
.
Conditions Governing Access Note
none
Biographical Information
This collection, the Santa Barbara African American oral history project, consisted of Ranford Hopkins' recorded interviews
for his dissertations research. These tapes were later transcribed. The interviewees were prominent African Americans in Santa
Barbara, spanning 1982-1989. There were nine sessions with Horace McMillan; of which seven are included here (sessions 6 and
8 were never received). In addition, there are three sessions with L.S. Spencer, one session with Dorothy Wright, and one
session with Eugenia Thomas (the Dorothy Wright and Eugenia Thomas tapes are not available).
Acquisition information
Acquisition Information: The Santa Barbara Afro-American Oral History Project was donated by Ranford
Hopkins on January 25, 1994.
Preferred Citation Note
Santa Barbara Afro-American oral history project collection, CEMA 42, Department of Special Collections, University Library,
University of California, Santa Barbara.
Processing Information Note
Processing Information: Processed by Michelle Wilder, Alexander Hauschild October 8, 2007, Callie Bowdish 2008, Mari Khasmanyan
2011.
Related Collections
Horace James McMillan Papers (CEMA 7); Anita Mackey Papers (CEMA 57); William Downey Papers (CEMA 32); The Santa Barbara African
American Local History Collection (CEMA 99); Grover C. Barnes Papers (CEMA 115)
Scope Note
Taped interviews and transcriptions contains 27 tapes of interviews with prominent members of the Santa Barbara African American
community, including L.S. Spencer, Dorothy Wright, Eugenia Thomas and Horace James McMillan (Horace James McMillan Papers,
CEMA 7) whose papers are housed here.
Series Description
Series I Transcriptions Series I lists the transcriptions from the audio interviews ranging from dates 1982-1989. Included are Spencer Transcriptions,
Wright and Thomas Transcriptions, and McMillan Transcriptions. They are organized in two document boxes.
Series II Audio-Recordings This series lists the audio-recordings from the Santa Barbara Afro-American oral history project. The interviews were done
by Ranford Hopkins under the date range 1982-1989.
Conditions Governing Use Note
Copyright has not been assigned to the Department of Special Collections, UCSB. All requests for permission to publish or
quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission for publication is given
on behalf of the Department of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply
permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained.
box 1, folder 1
Spencer Transcriptions, session 1 third draft
box 1, folder 2
Spencer Transcriptions, session 2 second draft/third draft
box 1, folder 3
Spencer Transcriptions, session 3 third draft
box 1, folder 4
Wright and Thomas, session 2 second draft
box 1, folder 5
Wright and Thomas, session 3 second draft
box 1, folder 6
McMillan Transcriptions, session 1
box 1, folder 7
McMillan Transcriptions, session 2
box 1, folder 8
McMillan Transcriptions, session 3
box 1, folder 9
McMillan Transcriptions, session 4
box 1, folder 10
McMillan Transcriptions, session 5
box 1, folder 11
McMillan Transcriptions, session 7
box 1, folder 12
McMillan Transcriptions, session 9
box 2, folder 1-21
Additional Drafts of Spencer, Wright and Thomas, and McMillan Transcriptions
box 1, folder 10-13
Additional Drafts of McMillan Transcriptions
Audio-Recordings
1982-1989
item A13537/CS
McMillan, Horace, tape 1, session 1
11/29/88
item A13538/CS
McMillan, Horace, tape 1, session 2
12/6/88
item A13539/CS
M.D. McMillan, Horace, tape 2, session 2
12/6/88
item A13540/CS
McMillan, Horace, tape 4, session 3
2/7/89
item A13541/CS
McMillan, Horace, tape 6, session 5
2/21/89
item A13542/CS
McMillan, tape 5, session 4
undated
item A13543/CS
McMillan, Horace, session 7
4/4/89
item A13544/CS
McMillan Horace, session 9
4/11/89
item A14149/CS
Spencer, L.S. tape 1, session 1
10/22/82
item A14150/CS
Spencer, L.S. tape 2, session 2
11/10/82
item A14151/CS
Spencer, L.S. tape 3, session 3
2/10/83
