Series 3. Fisherman's Hall Oral History Project, 1994/2000
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Fisherman's Hall is an oral history project conducted by the Jefferson County Black History Preservation Society in collaboration with students and faculty from the history department at Shepherd College. African American participants were asked about their experiences living and working in the Charles Town, WV area and any experiences they had at Fisherman's Hall. Fisherman's Hall served as an African American community center in Charles Town since the 1880s. It was established by the Grand United Order of the Galilean Fisherman, a Black fraternal and benevolent organization. Because this building was so near to Shepherd College and the former Storer College, many participants also shared their experience as students of those schools, before and after they were integrated and consolidated. Most of the interview tapes are stored with their related transcripts.
Access and use
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West Virginia & Regional History CenterWest Virginia UniversityP.O. Box 60691549 University AvenueMorgantown, WV 26506
- Contact for questions and access:
- POC: Lori HostuttlerEmail: lori.hostuttler@mail.wvu.eduPhone: (304) 293-3536Web: wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu
- Restrictions:
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Researchers may access born digital materials by requesting to view them in person by appointment or remotely by contacting the West Virginia Regional History Center reference department at https://westvirginia.libanswers.com/wvrhc.
- Parent restrictions:
- Researchers may access born digital or digitized materials by requesting to view them in person by appointment or remotely by contacting the West Virginia Regional History Center reference department at https://westvirginia.libanswers.com/wvrhc.
- Parent terms of access:
- Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. Please note that we have only some release forms for the oral history interviews conducted for the Storer College and "Reminiscences" projects, and no release forms for the Brown v. Board project. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.