- Collection:
- African American Oral History Collection
- Title:
- Oral history interview with D. W. Beard
- Creator:
- Beard, D. W. (DesMoines W.), 1914-2004
Frederick, Olivia M. - Publisher:
- Audiocassette tape number 794, African American Oral History Collection, Oral History Center, University of Louisville Archives and Records Center.
- Date of Original:
- 1979-11-29
- Subject:
- Segregation--Kentucky--Louisville
African Americans--Segregation--Kentucky--Louisville
Race discrimination--Kentucky--Louisville
Race relations
Louisville (Ky.)--Race relations--History--20th century
African Americans--Kentucky--Louisville
Hospitals--Kentucky--Louisville
Red Cross Hospital (Louisville, Ky.)
Red Cross Hospital (Louisville, Ky.)--Public opinion
Public opinion--Kentucky--Louisville
Hospital trustees--Kentucky--Louisville
Hospital administrators--Kentucky--Louisville
African American men--Kentucky--Louisville
African American civic leaders--Kentucky--Louisville
Discrimination in medical care--Kentucky--Louisville
African Americans--Medical care--Kentucky--Louisville
Hospital closures--Kentucky--Louisville
African Americans in medicine--Kentucky--Louisville
African Americans--Hospitals--Kentucky--Louisville - People:
- Johnson, Waverley, 1917-
Beard, D. W. (DesMoines W.), 1914-2004 - Location:
- United States, Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, 38.25424, -85.75941
- Medium:
- transcripts
sound recordings
oral histories (literary works) - Type:
- Sound
Text - Description:
- D.W. Beard was interviewed on November 29, 1979 about the Red Cross Hospital. He was a member of the board of the Red Cross Hospital, which was known previously as Community Hospital. He discusses public perception of the hospital and the reasons for its demise. He discusses the challenges of integration. He describes the role of Waverley Johnson and the issues within the board, as well.
Created as Microsoft Word document (version unknown); converted to PDF with Adobe Acrobat 8 Standard. File size: 52,668 bytes.
The Civil Rights Digital Library received support from a National Leadership Grant for Libraries awarded to the University of Georgia by the Institute of Museum and Library Services for the aggregation and enhancement of partner metadata. - Metadata URL:
- https://ohc.library.louisville.edu/interviews/record.php?q=Beard%2C%20D.%20W.
- Language:
- eng
- Rights Holder:
- To inquire about reproductions, permissions, or for information about prices see: http://library.louisville.edu/uarc/digicollorder.html; please cite the Interview Number when ordering.
- Extent:
- application/pdf;
21 p.; 01:00:00 - Original Collection:
- African American Community Interviews Collection (William F. Ekstrom Library. University Archives and Records Center)
- Contributing Institution:
- University of Louisville. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections
- Rights:
-
