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Interview with George Spain on Pearl City – ca. 1984 - 1985
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| Title: | Interview with George Spain on Pearl City – ca. 1984 - 1985. |
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| Name(s): |
Spain, George (Interviewee) Evans, Arthur S. (Interviewer) Boca Raton Historical Society |
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| Type of Resource: | sound recording | |
| Genre: |
Interview Oral Histories |
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| Issuance: | single unit | |
| Date Created: | 1984-1985 | |
| Date Issued: | 1984-1985 | |
| Publisher: | Florida Atlantic University Digital Library | |
| Physical Form: | audio/mp3 | |
| Extent: | 01:08:19 | |
| Language(s): | English | |
| Identifier: | FA00000604 (IID) | |
| Note(s): | Pearl City is an African American Community located in Boca Raton between Northeast Tenth Street to north of Glades Road between Dixie and Federal Highways. Today, Pearl City is one of Boca Raton’s designated historic districts. This interview is one in a series conducted from 1984-85 by sociologist Dr. Arthur Evans of Florida Atlantic University. The information gathered from these interviews was used for the compilation of “Pearl City, An Analysis of the Folk History,” by Sharon Wells, The Spanish River Papers, v. XV (1986-87) and the book Pearl City, Florida: A Black Community Remembers, by Dr. Arthur S. Evans, Jr. and David Lee (1990). George Spain was born in Boca Raton in 1926. His parents came to this area from Georgia via Melbourne, FL about 1920. George’s stepfather, Alex Hughes, arrived in Boca Raton in 1914 and was the first person to build a house on a lot in Pearl City. For additional information concerning Pearl City go the Boca Raton Historical Society’s website www.bocahistory.org. | |
| Subject(s): |
Oral histories -- Florida Pearl City (Boca Raton, Fla.) -- History Oral history Culture -- Study and teaching -- Interviews African Americans -- Florida -- History |
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| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00000604 | |
| Use and Reproduction: | All rights reserved by the source institution | |
| Host Institution: | FAU |
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| Title: | Interview with George Spain on Pearl City – ca. 1984 - 1985. |
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| Name(s): |
Spain, George (Interviewee) Evans, Arthur S. (Interviewer) Boca Raton Historical Society |
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| Type of Resource: | mixed material | |
| Genre: |
Interview Oral Histories |
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| Issuance: | single unit | |
| Date Created: | 1984-1985 | |
| Date Issued: | 1984-1985 | |
| Publisher: | Florida Atlantic University Digital Library | |
| Physical Form: | mp3/pdf | |
| Extent: | 01:08:19 : 24 p. | |
| Language(s): | English | |
| Identifier: | 53689 (digitool), FAU53689 (IID) | |
| Note(s): | Pearl City is an African American Community located in Boca Raton between Northeast Tenth Street to north of Glades Road between Dixie and Federal Highways. Today, Pearl City is one of Boca Raton’s designated historic districts. This interview is one in a series conducted from 1984-85 by sociologist Dr. Arthur Evans of Florida Atlantic University. The information gathered from these interviews was used for the compilation of “Pearl City, An Analysis of the Folk History,” by Sharon Wells, The Spanish River Papers, v. XV (1986-87) and the book Pearl City, Florida: A Black Community Remembers, by Dr. Arthur S. Evans, Jr. and David Lee (1990). George Spain was born in Boca Raton in 1926. His parents came to this area from Georgia via Melbourne, FL about 1920. George’s stepfather, Alex Hughes, arrived in Boca Raton in 1914 and was the first person to build a house on a lot in Pearl City. For additional information concerning Pearl City go the Boca Raton Historical Society’s website www.bocahistory.org. | |
| Subject(s): |
Oral histories -- Florida Pearl City (Boca Raton, Fla.) -- History Oral history Culture -- Study and teaching -- Interviews African Americans -- Florida -- History |
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| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAU53689 | |
| Use and Reproduction: | All rights reserved by the source institution | |
| Host Institution: | FAU |
