Claude Barnett and the Associated Negro Press, 1976-1977
A Guide to the Collection of Oral History Interviews at Indiana University
Bloomington
Finding aid prepared by the staff of the Center for
the Study of History and Memory with a grant from the National Endowment for the
Humanities Division of Preservation and Access, 2000-2002
Overview of the Collection
Repository
Indiana University Center for Documentary Research and Practice
Indiana University
Franklin Hall 0030B
601 E. Kirkwood Avenue
Bloomington, IN 47405
Phone: 812/855-2856
Fax: 812/855-0002
E-mail: ohrc@indiana.edu
https://cdrp.mediaschool.indiana.edu
Creator
Indiana University Center for the
Study of History and Memory
TitleClaude Barnett and the Associated Negro
Press, 1976-1977
Project No.
ohrc028
Interviews
8 interviews. Audiotapes, transcripts, and collateral
materials.
Physical Location
Interviews are housed in Franklin Hall, Room 0030B. Copies of interview transcripts are also held by the IU Libraries University
Archives.
Contact archives@indiana.edu for more information. For other locations housing the interviews
from this project, please contact the Center for Documentary Research and Practice office.
Language
Materials are in English
Abstract
These interviews consist primarily of interviewees discussing their relationships
with Claude Barnett, their work at the Associated Negro Press, and Barnett's ongoing
efforts at improving race relations. In addition, many interviewees comment on the
difficulties they encountered while working for the Press and its impact on the
Civil Rights Movement.
Scope and Content Note
This collection contains eight interviews over the course of four years, ranging from forty minutes to one hundred-eighty
minutes. All interviews consist of typed transcripts and audio reels.
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
Oral history interviews conducted by the Indiana University Center for the
Study of History and Memory from 1968 to the present, with particular focus on the
history of twentieth-century America and the Midwest.
Usage Restrictions
The archive of the Center for Documentary Research and Practice at Indiana University is open
to the use of researchers. Copies of transcript pages are available only when such copies
are permitted by the deed of gift. Scholars must honor any
restrictions the interviewee placed on the use of the interview. Since some of our earlier
(pre-computer) transcripts do not exist in final form, any editing marks in a transcript
(deletions, additions, corrections) are to be quoted as marked. Audio files may not be copied for
patrons unless the deed of gift permits it, and a transcript is unavailable for that
interview. The same rules of use that apply to a transcript apply to the audio interview.
Interviews may not be reproduced in full for any public use, but excerpted quotes may be
used as long as researchers fully cite the data in their research, including accession
number, interview date, interviewee's and interviewer's name, and page(s).
Preferred Citation
[interviewee first name last name] interview, by [interviewer first name last
name], [interview date(s)], [call number], [project name], Center for Documentary Research and Practice, Indiana University,
Bloomington, [page number(s) or tape
number and side if no transcript; if digital audio and no transcript, cite time when quote occurs].
Interview List
Interviewee
Davis, Frank Marshall January 2, 1977
Call Number
77-001
Physical Description
27 pages; 1 reel, 1 7/8 ips, 60 minutes; no index
Interviewer
Hogan, Lawrence D.
Scope and Content Note
Frank Marshall Davis, born in 1905, describes his education, early work
experience and how he came to work for the Associated Negro Press. He talks
about Claude Barnett and their relationship over the years. He also talks
about multiple organizations that he came in contact with for work.
Access Status
Open
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Keywords
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Corporation Names
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Atlanta Daily World
- American Negro Exposition
- Associated Negro Press
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Chicago Defender
- FBI
- Friends University
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Gary American
- Julius Rosenwald Fund
- Kansas State College
- NAACP
- National Negro Newspaper Publishers Association
- Republican National Committee
- Tuskegee Institute
- United States Commerce Department
- United States Department of Agriculture
- W.B. Ziff Advertising Agency
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Occupation Names
- journalist
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Personal Names
- Abbott, Robert S.
- Anderson, Marian
- Barnett, Albert
- Barnett, Claude
- Brascher, Naham Daniel
- Gordon, Eugene
- Hoover, Herbert C.
- Jackson, James "Billboard"
- Jones, Dewey
- Louis, Joe
- Moton, Etta
- Pickens, William
- Prattis, Percival L.
- Reynolds, Hatty
- Reynolds, C.W.
- Roosevelt, Franklin Delano
- Scott, William A.
- Vann, Robert
- Walker, William O.
- Walton, Lester
- White, Alvin E.
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Place Names
- Atlanta, Georgia
- Chicago, Illinois
- Gary, Indiana
- Manhattan, Kansas
- Wichita, Kansas
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Subjects
- Black newspapers
- funding issues
- integration
- newspapers
- racial bias
- Scottsboro Boys
Interviewee
Johnson, Ernest E. December 2, 1976-December
3, 1976
Call Number
76-068
Physical Description
77 pages; 3 reels, 1 7/8 ips, 180 minutes; appendix, newspaper
clipping
Interviewer
Hogan, Lawrence D.
Access Status
Open
Scope and Content Note
Ernest E. Johnson, born in 1913, talkis about his experience working for the
Associated Negro Press. He chronicles the difficulties he encountered. He
spends a substantial amount of time talking about the people he worked with.
Also included are 77 pages of correspondence Mr. Johnson kept over the
years. These letters span his career.
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Keywords
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Corporation Names
- Amalgamated Publishers
- American Newspaper Guild
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American West Indian News
- Associated Negro Press
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Black Dispatch
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Chicago Defender
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Eagle
- Fair Employment Practices Committee
- Long Island University
- NAACP
- National Baptist Convention
- National Negro Business League
- United Negro College Fund
- National Urban League
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Negro Digest
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New York Amsterdam News
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New York Times
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People's Voice
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P.M.
- Tuskegee Institute
- United Nations
- United Nations Economic and Social Council
- United States Department of Agriculture
- Voice of America
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Occupation Names
- newspaper columnist
- newspaper reporter
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Personal Names
- Adams, Julius
- Anderson, Trez
- Bancroft, Griffin
- Barnett, Claude
- Bolton, Frances
- Brown, Heywood
- Brown, Mattie Julian
- Brown, Warren
- Browning, Charlie
- Burley, Dan
- Chase, Bill
- Clark, Conrad
- Craig, Mae
- Cunard, Nancy
- Daniels, Jonathan
- Davidson, Eugene
- Davis, Frank Marshall
- Davis, John W.
- Dougherty, Romeo
- Field, Marshall
- Forrestal, James
- Gibson, Truman K. Jr.
- Giles, Grace
- Gordon, Eugene
- Granger, Lester
- Gruson, Sidney
- Hall, Chatwood
- Hicks, Jimmy
- Holsey, Albon L.
- Jackson, Fay
- Lacour, Joseph
- Lautier, Louis
- Lawson, Edward
- Lewis, Flora
- Lewis, Ira
- McAlpin, Harry
- Moses, Alvin
- Murphy, Carl
- Nunn, Bill
- Patterson, Frederick Douglass, II
- Pierrepointe, Reggie
- Poston, Ted
- Powell, Adam C.
- Powell, C.B.
- Prattis, Percival L.
- Randolph, Phil
- Rowe, Billy
- Sengstacke, John
- Smith, Mersiman
- Stanley, Frank
- Timberlake, Clair
- Walker, William O.
- Washington, Booker T.
- Wesley, Carter
- White, Alvin E.
- White, Walter
- Wilkins, Roy
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Place Names
- Chicago, Illinois
- Dallas, Texas
- Houston, Texas
- India
- London, England
- New York, New York
- Walterboro, South Carolina
- Washington, DC
- West Indies
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Subjects
- communists
- Negro Press
- newspapers
Interviewee
Patterson, Frederick Douglass, II June 17, 1977
Call Number
77-017
Physical Description
25 pages; 1 reel, 1 7/8 ips, 60 minutes; no index
Interviewer
Hogan, Lawrence D.
Access Status
Open
Scope and Content Note
Frederick Douglass Patterson II, born on October 10, 1901, discusses Claude
Barnett, especially their relationship regarding the Tuskegee Institute.
Patterson tells about Barnetts' work to improve race relations between
blacks and whites and also to improve education possibilites for
African-Americans. Patterson tells about the people who Barnett worked with
both in the newspaper business and in his political maneuvering.
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Keywords
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Corporation Names
- American Red Cross
- Associated Negro Press
- Colored Merchants Association
- Hampton Institute
- National Negro Business League
- Robert R. Moton Institute
- Tuskegee Institute
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Negro Farmer
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Occupation Names
- author
- chief executive officer
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Personal Names
- Alexander, Archie
- Atkins, Russell
- Baker, Newton C.
- Barnett, Claude
- Barnett, Etta Moton
- Bolton, Frances
- Brooks, Mamie
- Gibson, Truman K. Jr.
- Holsey, Albon L.
- Hoover, Herbert C.
- Jackson, James "Billboard"
- Moton, Catherine
- Moton, Robert R.
- Patterson, Frederick Douglass, II
- Patterson, William Ross
- Prattis, Prentice
- Scott, Emmet
- Washington, Booker T.
- Vann, Robert
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Place Names
- Africa
- Chicago, Illinois
- New York, New York
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Subjects
- African-Americans
- funding colleges
- race relations
- New Deal
Interviewee
Richardson, Harry V. April 7, 1977
Call Number
77-012
Physical Description
31 pages; 1 reel, 1 7/8 ips, 70 minutes
Interviewer
Hogan, Lawrence D.
Access Status
Open
Scope and Content Note
Harry Richardson talks about his knowledge of Claude Barnett and the black
press. He also talks about race relations, religion, and the Back to Africa
movement
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Keywords
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Corporation Names
- Associated Negro Press
- Associated Press
- Chase National Bank
- Colored Merchants Association
- Gannon Seminary
- NAACP
- National Negro Business League
- Phelps Stokes Foundation
- Supreme Liberty Life Insurance
- Tuskegee Institute
- United States Department of Agriculture
- United States Department of Commerce
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Chicago Defender
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Occupation Names
- chaplain
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Personal Names
- Barnett, Claude
- Camon, Thomas Monroe
- Davis, John P.
- Holsey, Albon L.
- Hoover, Herbert C.
- Moton, Robert R.
- Patterson, Frederick Douglass, II
- Rosenwald, Julius
- Washington, Booker T.
- Wilkins, Roy
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Place Names
- Alabama
- Africa
- Atlanta, Georgia
- Birmingham, Alabama
- Chicago, Illinois
- Liberia
- Washington, DC
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Subjects
- Back to Africa movement
- Black press
- desegregation
- Freemasonry
- New Deal
- politics
- race relations
- segregation
- World War II
Interviewee
Scott, C.A. April 8, 1977
Call Number
77-011
Physical Description
30 pages; 1 reel, 1 7/8ips, 70 minutes; no index
Interviewer
Hogan, Lawrence D.
Access Status
Open
Scope and Content Note
C.A. Scott, born in 1908, discusses running a black newspaper. He talks about
difficulties between blacks and whites and changes in race relations over
the years. He talks about changes in publishing and acceptance of black
reporters and newspapers. He also talks about howblack newspapers affected
the Civil Rights Movement.
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Keywords
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Corporation Names
- Associated Negro Press
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Atlanta Daily World
- Atlanta School of Social Work
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Chicago Defender
- Cleveland
Call and Post
- Hiram College
- National Negro Press Association
- White House Correspondents Association
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Personal Names
- Barnett, Claude
- Davis, Benjamin
- Davis, Frank Marshall
- Dunnigan, Alice
- King, Martin Luther, Jr.
- McAlpin, Harry
- Prattis, Percival L.
- Roosevelt, Franklin Delano
- Thomas, Jessie O.
- Walker, William O.
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Place Names
- Africa
- Atlanta, Georgia
- Fuers, Mississippi
- Hiram, Ohio
- Washington, DC
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Subjects
- Civil Rights Movement
- discrimination
- Great Depression
- politics
- religion
- segregation
- voting
Interviewee
Walker, William O. April 18, 1980
Call Number
80-042
Physical Description
18 pages; 1 reel, 1 7/8 ips, 40 minutes; 6 page article: "Don't Order
the Coffin Yet...The Corpse is Still Alive"
Interviewer
Hogan, Lawrence D.
Access Status
Open
Scope and Content Note
William O. Walker tells about his experiences as a black newspaper reporter
and owner during the nineteen twenties, nineteen thirties, and nineteen
forties. He talks about Claude Barnett's influence on breaking down the
barriers between blacks and whites. He tells about different newpapers and
the types of news they covered as well as other influential men and women
both in the newspaper business and in politics.
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Keywords
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Corporation Names
- Associated Negro Press
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Black Tribune
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Chicago Defender
- Cleveland
Call and Post
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Courier
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Indianapolis Freeman
- NAACP
- Tuskegee Institute
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Personal Names
- Barnett, Claude
- Davidson, Eugene
- DePriest, Oscar
- Johnson, Earnest
- Mitchell, Arthur
- Prattis, Percival L.
- Scott, C.A.
- Wallace, Henry A.
- White, Alvin E.
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Place Names
- Alabama
- New York, New York
- Washington, DC
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Subjects
- Black news organizations
- Black theater
- Black war correspondents
- journalism
- New Deal
- politics
- segregation
- World War II
Interviewee
Waters, Enoc P. July 19, 1976
Call Number
76-053
Physical Description
36 pages; 1 reel, 1 7/8 ips, 65 minutes
Interviewer
Hogan, Lawrence D.
Access Status
Open
Scope and Content Note
Enoc P. Waters talks about his relationship with Claude Barnett and the
Associated Negro Press. He tells about his experiences as a black reporter
and the difficulties he encountered. He also talks about difficulties in
general for both blacks and the black press in the nineteen thirties and
nineteen forties. At the end of his interview he mentions the names of a
number of people who were prominant in the black press during those
years.
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Keywords
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Corporation Names
- Associated Negro Press
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Chicago Defender
- National Airman's Association
- Tuskegee Institute
- United States Air Force
- United States Department of Agriculture
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Personal Names
- Abbott, Robert S.
- Barnett, Claude
- Drake, St. Clair
- Dunnigan, Alice
- Forrestal, James
- Murrow, Edward R.
- White, Alvin E.
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Place Names
- Africa
- Washington, DC
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Subjects
- Black newspapers
- journalism
- politics
- sports reporting
Interviewee
Wilkins, Roy December 2, 1976
Call Number
76-069
Physical Description
20 pages; 1 reel, 1 7/8 ips, 50 minutes
Interviewer
Hogan, Lawrence D.
Access Status
Open
Scope and Content Note
Roy Wilkins tells about his experiences working in the black press. He talks
about the financial difficulties they faced as well as the problems of
segregation and discrimination. He also talks about Claude Barnett and the
impact he had in the Associated Negro Press and in politics.
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Keywords
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Corporation Names
- Associated Negro Press
- Associated Press
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Chicago Defender
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Kansas City Call
- NAACP
- Tuskegee Institute
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Personal Names
- Barnett, Claude
- Beckwith, Carl
- Lacour, Joseph
- Lewis, Ira
- Murphy, Carl
- Parker, Judge
- Rhodes, E. Washington
- Roosevelt, Franklin Delano
- Seligmann, Herbert
- White, Walter
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Subjects
- advertising
- Black press
- journalism
- politics
- segregation
