Mamie Burkes oral history interview

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unitid

{"value"=>"20977", "type"=>"local_mss"}

{"value"=>"Sc MG 672", "type"=>"local_call"}

unitdate

{"value"=>"1983-1997", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1983/1997"}

unittitle

{"value"=>"Mamie Burkes oral history interview"}

physdesc

{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"1 folder", "unit"=>"folders"}]}

repository

{"value"=>"<span class=\"corpname\">Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division</span>"}

langmaterial

{"value"=>"English"}

origination

{"value"=>"Burkes, Mamie", "type"=>"persname"}

bioghist

{"value"=>"<p>Mamie Burkes was most likely raised by parents who were formerly enslaved; however, information on her background is scant. Regardless, she was impacted by slavery; a letter to her interviewer mentions Burkes's mother working for $1.25 a week and frequently being away from home in order to earn money.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}

scopecontent

{"value"=>"<p>This collection contains a transcript of an interview with Mamie Burkes by Lairold M. Street; the interview was recorded in 1983, and transcribed in 1997.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}

acqinfo

{"value"=>"<p>Received in 1999, unknown donor.</p>"}

note

{"value"=>"Shares a box with other oral history transcripts so folder number is listed accordingly."}

date_start

1983

keydate

1983

date_end

1997

date_inclusive_start

1983

date_inclusive_end

1997

prefercite

{"value"=>"[Item], Mamie Burkes oral history interview, Sc MG 672, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library"}

abstract

{"value"=>"Mamie Burkes was most likely raised by parents who were formerly enslaved; however, information on her background is scant. Regardless, she was impacted by slavery; a letter to her interviewer mentions Burkes's mother working for $1.25 a week and frequently being away from home in order to earn money. This collection contains a transcript of an interview with Mamie Burkes by Lairold M. Street; the interview was recorded in 1983, and transcribed in 1997.", "generated"=>true}

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