Digital folder MSP00311 Mary O'Hara papers on Helen Bass Williams
Contains 33 Results:
"Miss Helen and Ramsey", undated
Interview with Helen Bass Williams about her experience working with white and Black faculty, backlash for her work in the civil rights movement, and receiving a large grant for a Head Start program in Mississippi. Recording is on Side B from 0:00-16:09.
"Cage", September 1990
Interview with Helen Bass Williams about Williams' experience getting pulled over and put in jail while driving in the South. Also titled, "Jail Story." Recording starts on Side A from 21:25-24:28 and continues on Side B from 17:30-21:25.
"Notes on Helen Bass Williams", June 1995
Recording of Mary O'Hara's notes on Helen Bass Williams. Recording is on Side A. Side B is blank.
"The tooth pick", June 5, 1989
Interview with Helen Bass Williams where Williams retells a story about an encounter with a white waitress during a lunch counter sit-in. Recording is on Side A from 5:58-9:45. Unrelated content from 0:00-2:13 and from 9:45-40:17.
"The house beshitted", June 1989
Interview with Helen Bass Williams about a Head Start/Map employee moving into a white neighborhood and the intimidation and property damage that ensues. This recording includes mentions of suicide. Also titled "Moving to a white neighborhood." Recording starts on Side B from 39:08-44:47 and continues on Side A from 2:15-5:28.
"Blue Goose", June 1989
Interview with Helen Bass Williams about an experience during her time at Tougaloo College. Williams retells a story how a Black community acquired their own form of transportation, a bus, called the Blue Goose. Recording is on Side B from 0:00-23:50. Leads into "Annie."
"Annie", June 1989
Interview with Helen Bass Williams about working with Head Start teachers and an altercation with a woman who wasn't hired. Recording is on Side B from 23:50-39:08. The end is a conversation between Williams and O'Hara.
Mary O'Hara papers on Helen Bass Williams
This collection documents Dr. Mary O'Hara's research into and relationship with Helen Bass Williams and includes research notes, correspondence, oral history recordings, interview transcripts, and published materials.