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Interview with Tom W. Anderson, Dining Car Cooks' and Waiters' Union Local 456
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Title
Interview with Tom W. Anderson, Dining Car Cooks' and Waiters' Union Local 456
Collection Guide (External)
Created Date
Maybe 1971 (date is uncertain)
Description
Birth in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands [00:00]
Move to California in 1922 [00:55]
Life in San Francisco [01:12]
West Indians in San Francisco [01:39]
Ambition to become an artist and musician [02:18]
Marriage to Mr. Cummings and children [03:17]
Social life in San Francisco [3:37]
Cosmo debutante ball and Cricket Club [04:21]
Early West Indians in San Francisco [5:25]
Mrs. LaSalle, ancestor of Mr. Lasartemay, and the Cochran family [06:45]
Pharmacist Dr. McLean [07:56]
West Indian employment in San Francisco [08:59]
Husband worked as a printer for Mr. Watson's California Voice [09:33]
West Indian churches in San Francisco [10:20]
No discrimination against African Americans in San Francisco schools [12:05]
Living in Berkeley [14:00]
Passion for music and art [14:27]
Patch houses and art exhibit in Virgin Islands [15:57]
Memories of reciting George Pope Morris' poem "Woodman, Spare That Tree" [17:34]
Art exhibits in Bay Area [18:40]
Subjects for artwork [20:37]
Callaloo and calabash bowls [22:12]
Returning to school [24:49]
Private exhibition of artwork [27:53]
Three generations of artists [29:30]
Social clubs in San Francisco [31:20]
Marcus Garvey Club meetings at Hamilton Hall [33:14]
Cosmo ball at Scottish Rite Hall [34:07]
Social gatherings in homes and Golden Gate Park [35:47]
Taking Parson's Ferry to Oakland [36:30]
Move to California in 1922 [00:55]
Life in San Francisco [01:12]
West Indians in San Francisco [01:39]
Ambition to become an artist and musician [02:18]
Marriage to Mr. Cummings and children [03:17]
Social life in San Francisco [3:37]
Cosmo debutante ball and Cricket Club [04:21]
Early West Indians in San Francisco [5:25]
Mrs. LaSalle, ancestor of Mr. Lasartemay, and the Cochran family [06:45]
Pharmacist Dr. McLean [07:56]
West Indian employment in San Francisco [08:59]
Husband worked as a printer for Mr. Watson's California Voice [09:33]
West Indian churches in San Francisco [10:20]
No discrimination against African Americans in San Francisco schools [12:05]
Living in Berkeley [14:00]
Passion for music and art [14:27]
Patch houses and art exhibit in Virgin Islands [15:57]
Memories of reciting George Pope Morris' poem "Woodman, Spare That Tree" [17:34]
Art exhibits in Bay Area [18:40]
Subjects for artwork [20:37]
Callaloo and calabash bowls [22:12]
Returning to school [24:49]
Private exhibition of artwork [27:53]
Three generations of artists [29:30]
Social clubs in San Francisco [31:20]
Marcus Garvey Club meetings at Hamilton Hall [33:14]
Cosmo ball at Scottish Rite Hall [34:07]
Social gatherings in homes and Golden Gate Park [35:47]
Taking Parson's Ferry to Oakland [36:30]
Creators and Contributors
Subject Topic
Genre
Spatial Coverage
Media Type
Format
Unknown
Extent
1
Unknown
Generation
Master
Copyright Statement
Copyright is held by the African American Museum & Library at Oakland
Country of Creation
United States
Contributing Organization
Contributing Organization Contact Information
Email: aamlo@oaklandlibrary.org
Phone: (510) 637-0198
Phone: (510) 637-0198
Organization Websites
Link to Internet Archive
Duration
0:35:53