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Interviewees
Ellis, Alice N.; Lanthrip, Dudley R.
Accessibility Note
Content is digitally accessible 2015.
Interviewer
Morris, Caroline Chandler, 1980-
Additional Individuals Present
Fralin, Rebecca; Ellis, Donald
Description
An interview conducted as part of the Historic Fulton Oral History Project documenting life in the Historic Fulton community in the East End of Richmond, Virginia. In this interview, Alice N. Ellis and Dudley R. Lanthrip discuss what it was like to grow up in the Historic Fulton neighborhood of Richmond, Va., during the 1930s and 1940s. Alice N. Ellis describes her early home life, friends in the community, jobs held by her and her family members, and social activities in the neighborhood. Dudley R. Lanthrip describes growing up in Historic Fulton, church activities and events, and trips that he took with his family. Both Alice N. Ellis and Dudley R. Lanthrip reminisce about local businesses and houses in Historic Fulton, working for the Millhiser Bag Company, the influence their upbringings in Historic Fulton had on their lives, and the closeness of the neighborhood in Historic Fulton.
Personal Name Subject
Ellis, Alice N. -- Interviews; Ellis, Alice N. -- Childhood and youth -- Anecdotes; Lanthrip, Dudley R. -- Interviews; Lanthrip, Dudley R. -- Childhood and youth -- Anecdotes
Topical Subject
Neighborhoods -- Virginia -- Richmond -- Social conditions; Tobacco industry -- Virginia -- Richmond -- Employees
Geographic Subject
Richmond (Va.) -- Social conditions
City/Location
Richmond (Va.)
Genre
oral histories (literary genre)
Local Genre
oral history; sound recording
Type
Sound; Text
Digital Format
audio/mp3
Language
eng
Rights Statement URL
Rights
This material is protected by copyright, and the copyright is held by The Valentine. You are permitted to use this material in any way that is permitted by copyright. In addition, non-commercial use of this material is permitted. For any commercial uses, permission is required.
Collection
Historic Fulton Oral History Project
Contributors
The Valentine; Neighborhood Resource Center (Richmond, Va.); Virginia Local Initiatives Support Corporation; Greater Fulton's Future (Project). Legacy Committee; James Branch Cabell Library Special Collections and Archives.
Source
Original oral history: An oral history interview with Alice N. Ellis and Dudley R. Lanthrip, March 27, 2012, Historic Fulton Oral History Project, M 540, Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, Virginia Commonwealth University.
File Name
ful_ellisalice_lanthripdudley_interview.mp3
Disciplines
African American Studies | Social History | United States History