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Laurie Khan, civil rights movement interviews

 Unprocessed — Box: 1
Identifier: Z21-023

Content Description

Laurie Kahn is a print journalist and filmmaker who contributed to three documentary film series based in Boston: Eyes on the Prize, Frontline, and American Experience. In the mid-1980s, Ms. Kahn served as the Senior Researcher for the initial six episodes of Eyes on the Prize, a series focused on the Civil Rights Movement, spanning the years 1954 to 1965. The collection includes interviews with Sam Allen, Ruth Batson, Nathan Higgings, Glenn Loury, Jack Mendelsonn, Pixie Palladino, and Paul Parks.

Acquisition Type

Gift

Provenance

Gifted by Laurie Kahn, Founder, Blueberry Hill Productions on 2021 May 7.

Restrictions Apply

No

Use Restrictions

Requests for permission to publish material from this collection should be discussed with the University Archivist.

Dates

  • Creation: 1986

Extent

1 cubic feet (1 record center carton)

Inventory

Sam Allen (1 1/4" open reel audiotape), 1986 December 4; Ruth Batson #1-2 (2 1/4" open reel audiotape), 1986 December 5; Nathan Higgings #1-3 (3 1/4" open reel audiotape), 1986 December 3; Glenn Loury (1 1/4" open reel audiotape), 1986 December 9; Jack Mendelsonn (1 1/4" open reel audiotape), 1986 December 8; Pixie Palladino #1-2 (2 1/4" open reel audiotape), 1986 December 6, 9; Paul Parks #1-2 (2 1/4" open reel audiotape), 1986 December 5.