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Lois Fernandez Oral History

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Held at: Temple University Libraries: Special Collections Research Center [Contact Us]

This is a finding aid. It is a description of archival material held at the Temple University Libraries: Special Collections Research Center. Unless otherwise noted, the materials described below are physically available in their reading room, and not digitally available through the web.

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Call Number:
SCRC 285
Repository:
Temple University Libraries: Special Collections Research Center
Extent:
5.58 linear feet (7 boxes)
Language:
English
Preferred Citation:
[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Lois Fernandez Oral History, Acc. 936, Special Collections Research Center, Temple University Libraries, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Date:
1969-1999 (inclusive) and 1999 (bulk)
Creator:
Fernandez, Lois
Form:
Audiocassettes, Clippings, Manuscripts, Oral histories, Sound recordings, and VHS (TM)
Abstract:

Lois Fernandez is a community activist, entrepreneur and co-founder of ODUNDE. Initiated in 1979, ODUNDE is the oldest continuously running African-American community festival in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Tapes, transcripts, and background information for an oral history with Lois Fernandez conducted by the Head of the Urban Archives at Temple University. Interview was conducted between December 8-10, 1999.

Acquired on January 9, 2001.

Original audiovisual materials, as well as preservation and duplicating masters, may not be played. Researchers must consult use copies, or if none exist must pay for a use copy. Certain digital files may also be inaccessible. Please contact the Special Collections Research Center for more information.

Finding aid revised according to contemporary archival standards in July 2015. Finding aid revised to include box list in June 2017 by Katy Rawdon, Coordinator of Technical Services.

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Publisher
Temple University Libraries: Special Collections Research Center
Finding Aid Author
Machine-readable finding aid created by: Rajkumar Natarajan, Sky Global Services India (P) Ltd.
Finding Aid Date
February 2024
Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research. Materials in Box 2: notes, drafts, and floppy disks of oral history, may not be used. Researchers must use the final, bound copy of the transcript.

Use Restrictions

The Lois Fernandez Oral History are the physical property of the Special Collections Research Center, Temple University Libraries. Intellectual property rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. Researchers are responsible for determining the identity of rights holders and obtaining their permission for publication and for other purposes where stated.

Collection Inventory

Background information, biographical statements, and newspaper clippings on Lois Fernandez, 1969-1993, undated.
Box 1 Folder 1
Bound copy of oral history transcript, 1999.
Box 1 Folder 2
Notes, drafts, and floppy disks of oral history (RESTRICTED), 1999.
Box 2
Unbound copies of draft and final transcript, with floppy disks, 1999.
Box 3
Original, backup, and copies of oral history cassette tapes, 1999.
Box 4
Backup and copies of oral history cassette tapes, 1999.
Box 5
VHS videotapes of oral history, 1999.
Box 6
VHS videotapes of oral history, 1999.
Box 7

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