Francis Foster interview 1 (2006-01-20)

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Abstract/Description: In this interview, Dr. Francis M. Foster, Sr. discusses his early background in Jackson Ward, influences on his career, his experiences in the U.S. Army in the Philippines and Guam in World War II, and his education at Virginia Union University and the College of Dentistry at Howard University.
Subject(s): Foster, Francis M.
Title: Francis Foster interview 1 (2006-01-20).
Name(s): James Branch Cabell Library. Special Collections and Archives, contributor
VCU Libraries, publisher
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Abstract/Description: In this interview, Dr. Francis M. Foster, Sr. discusses his early background in Jackson Ward, influences on his career, his experiences in the U.S. Army in the Philippines and Guam in World War II, and his education at Virginia Union University and the College of Dentistry at Howard University.
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About the interviewee: Dr. Francis Merrill Foster, Sr. is known as the historian of Jackson Ward, the historically African-American Richmond neighborhood where he had a successful dental practice over 40 years. A graduate of Virginia Union University and Howard University, his relationship with VCU began as a post-retirement volunteer with VCU's dental clinic and he became an assistant professor and admissions advisor.
Subject(s): Foster, Francis M.
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Is Part Of: Collection: VCU Oral History Archive.
Title: Francis Foster interview 1 (2006-01-20).
Name(s): Foster, Francis M., interviewee
Hill, Kathryn Colwell, interviewer
James Branch Cabell Library. Special Collections and Archives, contributor
VCU Libraries, publisher
Type of Resource: text
sound recording-nonmusical
Genre: Text
Sound recording
Oral history
Date Created: 2006-01-20
Extent: Interview 1, Track 1: 1.81 MB (1 minute, 17 seconds); Interview 1, Track 2: 110.55 MB (1 hour, 18 minutes, 36 seconds); Interview 1, Track 3: 63.32 MB (45 minutes, 1 second)
Includes transcription of entire interview in PDF format (49 pages).
Digitization Process: Recorded with Marantz CDR300; WAV files (96 kHz/24 bit) and mp3 files (192 kb/sec) created using Sound Forge 8.
Abstract/Description: In this interview, Dr. Francis M. Foster, Sr. discusses his early background in Jackson Ward, influences on his career, his experiences in the U.S. Army in the Philippines and Guam in World War II, and his education at Virginia Union University and the College of Dentistry at Howard University.
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About the interviewee: Dr. Francis Merrill Foster, Sr. is known as the historian of Jackson Ward, the historically African-American Richmond neighborhood where he had a successful dental practice over 40 years. A graduate of Virginia Union University and Howard University, his relationship with VCU began as a post-retirement volunteer with VCU's dental clinic and he became an assistant professor and admissions advisor.
Subject(s): City/State: Richmond (Va.)
Jackson Ward Historic District (Richmond, Va.) -- Social conditions
World War, 1939-1945 -- African Americans -- Personal narratives
Public schools -- Virginia -- Richmond -- History
Foster, Francis M. -- Knowledge and learning
Foster, Francis M. -- Anecdotes
Foster, Francis M. -- Homes and haunts
Foster, Francis M. -- Interviews
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Rights Statement: In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted
Rights: This material is protected by copyright, and copyright is held by VCU. You are permitted to use this material in any way that is permitted by copyright. In addition, this material is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 4.0 International license (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/). Acknowledgment of Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries as a source is required.
Is Part Of: Collection: VCU Oral History Archive.
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