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An oral history interview with Forrest Dowden, February 28, 2012

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Abstract/Description:	In this interview, Forrest Dowden discusses what it was like to grow up in the Historic Fulton neighborhood of Richmond, Va.; his early home life and his family's house; Historic Fulton residents and businesses; helping his father with his residential properties; his feelings about the Historic Fulton urban renewal project; the effect the project had on the community; and what he would like to see for Historic Fulton in the future.
Subject(s):	City/State: Richmond (Va.) Time Period: Twentieth century Richmond (Va.) -- Social conditions Urban renewal -- Virginia -- Richmond Neighborhoods -- Virginia -- Richmond -- Social conditions Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority Dowden, Forrest -- Childhood and youth -- Anecdotes Dowden, Forrest -- Interviews
Date Created:	2012-02-28

Title:	An oral history interview with Forrest Dowden, February 28, 2012.
Name(s):	Dowden, Forrest, 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:	2012-02-28
Extent:	Includes transcription of entire interview in PDF format (19 pages).
Digitization Process:	Microsoft Word 97-03 document converted to PDF.
Abstract/Description:	In this interview, Forrest Dowden discusses what it was like to grow up in the Historic Fulton neighborhood of Richmond, Va.; his early home life and his family's house; Historic Fulton residents and businesses; helping his father with his residential properties; his feelings about the Historic Fulton urban renewal project; the effect the project had on the community; and what he would like to see for Historic Fulton in the future.
Identifier(s):	CONTENTdm ID: ful/id/84 (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 Neighborhoods -- Virginia -- Richmond -- Social conditions Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority Dowden, Forrest -- Childhood and youth -- Anecdotes Dowden, Forrest -- 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 Forrest Dowden, February 28, 2012, Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, Virginia Commonwealth University.

Title:	An oral history interview with Forrest Dowden, February 28, 2012.
Name(s):	Dowden, Forrest, 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:	2012-02-28
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, Forrest Dowden discusses what it was like to grow up in the Historic Fulton neighborhood of Richmond, Va.; his early home life and his family's house; Historic Fulton residents and businesses; helping his father with his residential properties; his feelings about the Historic Fulton urban renewal project; the effect the project had on the community; and what he would like to see for Historic Fulton in the future.
Identifier(s):	CONTENTdm ID: ful/id/86 (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 Neighborhoods -- Virginia -- Richmond -- Social conditions Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority Dowden, Forrest -- Childhood and youth -- Anecdotes Dowden, Forrest -- 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 Forrest Dowden, February 28, 2012, Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, Virginia Commonwealth University.
In Collections:	Historic Fulton Oral History Project

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