An oral history interview with Raymond Jones, March 8, 2012 - An oral history interview with Raymond Jones, March 8, 2012

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Abstract/Description: In this interview, Raymond Jones discusses his upbringing in the Historic Fulton neighborhood of Richmond, Va., in the 1930s and 1940s; members of his family living in Historic Fulton; starting his own business; schools and businesses in Historic Fulton; his involvement with the Bel-Airs Club; his memory of and reaction to the Historic Fulton urban renewal process; what he would like to see for Historic Fulton; and how he has maintained contact with friends from Historic Fulton.
Subject(s): City/State: Richmond (Va.)
Time Period: Twentieth century
Richmond (Va.) -- Social conditions
Urban renewal -- Virginia -- Richmond
African American self-employed -- Virginia -- Richmond -- Interviews
Neighborhoods -- Virginia -- Richmond -- Social conditions
Jones, Raymond -- Childhood and youth -- Anecdotes
Jones, Raymond -- Interviews
Date Created: 2012-03-08
Title: An oral history interview with Raymond Jones, March 8, 2012.
Name(s): Jones, Raymond, interviewee
Morris, Caroline Chandler, 1980-, interviewer
Johnson, Corliss Freda, contributor
James Branch Cabell Library Special Collections and Archives.
Greater Fulton's Future (Project). Legacy Committee
Virginia Local Initiatives Support Corporation
Neighborhood Resource Center (Richmond, Va.)
The Valentine
VCU Libraries, publisher
Type of Resource: text
Genre: Oral histories
Text
Oral history
Date Created: 2012-03-08
Extent: Includes transcription of entire interview in PDF format (21 pages).
Digitization Process: Microsoft Word 97-03 document converted to PDF.
Abstract/Description: In this interview, Raymond Jones discusses his upbringing in the Historic Fulton neighborhood of Richmond, Va., in the 1930s and 1940s; members of his family living in Historic Fulton; starting his own business; schools and businesses in Historic Fulton; his involvement with the Bel-Airs Club; his memory of and reaction to the Historic Fulton urban renewal process; what he would like to see for Historic Fulton; and how he has maintained contact with friends from Historic Fulton.
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About the Interview: An interview conducted as part of the Historic Fulton Oral History Project documenting life in the Historic Fulton community in the East End of Richmond, Virginia.
Subject(s): City/State: Richmond (Va.)
Time Period: Twentieth century
Richmond (Va.) -- Social conditions
Urban renewal -- Virginia -- Richmond
African American self-employed -- Virginia -- Richmond -- Interviews
Neighborhoods -- Virginia -- Richmond -- Social conditions
Jones, Raymond -- Childhood and youth -- Anecdotes
Jones, Raymond -- Interviews
LC Classification: F234.R56
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Rights: This material is protected by copyright, and the copyright is held by The Valentine. You are permitted to use this material in any way that is permitted by copyright. In addition, non-commercial use of this material is permitted. For any commercial uses, permission is required.
Is Part Of: Collection: Historic Fulton Oral History Project.
Original Title: Source: Original oral history: An oral history interview with Raymond Jones, March 8, 2012, Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, Virginia Commonwealth University.
Title: An oral history interview with Raymond Jones, March 8, 2012.
Name(s): Jones, Raymond, interviewee
Morris, Caroline Chandler, 1980-, interviewer
Johnson, Corliss Freda, contributor
James Branch Cabell Library Special Collections and Archives.
Greater Fulton's Future (Project). Legacy Committee
Virginia Local Initiatives Support Corporation
Neighborhood Resource Center (Richmond, Va.)
The Valentine
VCU Libraries, publisher
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
text
Genre: Oral histories
Text
Sound recording
Oral history
Date Created: 2012-03-08
Digitization Process: Originally recorded with an ICDU Digital Voice recorder as MP3 files (192 kbps). MP3 files processed for distribution with Audacity version 2.0.2.
Abstract/Description: In this interview, Raymond Jones discusses his upbringing in the Historic Fulton neighborhood of Richmond, Va., in the 1930s and 1940s; members of his family living in Historic Fulton; starting his own business; schools and businesses in Historic Fulton; his involvement with the Bel-Airs Club; his memory of and reaction to the Historic Fulton urban renewal process; what he would like to see for Historic Fulton; and how he has maintained contact with friends from Historic Fulton.
Identifier(s): CONTENTdm ID: ful/id/95 (CONTENTdm ID)
Note(s):

About the Interview: An interview conducted as part of the Historic Fulton Oral History Project documenting life in the Historic Fulton community in the East End of Richmond, Virginia.
Subject(s): City/State: Richmond (Va.)
Time Period: Twentieth century
Richmond (Va.) -- Social conditions
Urban renewal -- Virginia -- Richmond
African American self-employed -- Virginia -- Richmond -- Interviews
Neighborhoods -- Virginia -- Richmond -- Social conditions
Jones, Raymond -- Childhood and youth -- Anecdotes
Jones, Raymond -- Interviews
LC Classification: F234.R56
Rights Statement URL: https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-NC/1.0/
Rights Statement: In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted
Rights: This material is protected by copyright, and the copyright is held by The Valentine. You are permitted to use this material in any way that is permitted by copyright. In addition, non-commercial use of this material is permitted. For any commercial uses, permission is required.
Is Part Of: Collection: Historic Fulton Oral History Project.
Original Title: Source: Original oral history: An oral history interview with Raymond Jones, March 8, 2012, Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, Virginia Commonwealth University.
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