LG118 Interviews and Recording: Jean Childers; Laurraine Goreau; Allen Clark, Jr.; Alice Lawson (LG118Goreau_Side1)

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Side 1 and 2: Interview with Jean Childers at Jackson's condominium on 1972-11-01. Interview with with Allen Clark, Jr. at his home. Goreau reviews her notes. Interview with Alice Stamps Lawson on 1972-11-02. Abstract for Childers: [00:00–07:28] Interview with Jean Childers, Mahalia Jackson's secretary, begins mid-conversation on LG118Goreau_Side1. She speaks about Jackson's various doctors' drug prescriptions and medical issues, including angina pains. She also talks about Jackson campaigning for U.S. presidential candidate Hubert Humphrey, mentioning that she "always worked for the Democratic candidate" – 05:27. The conversation continues at Jackson's condominium, where Goreau describes what remains of the interior contents, including furnishings and correspondence. Childers is heard commenting in the background.

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Laurraine Goreau Interviews and Recordings

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Title: LG118 Interviews and Recording: Jean Childers; Laurraine Goreau; Allen Clark, Jr.; Alice Lawson (LG118Goreau_Side1)
Part Name: LG118Goreau_Side1
Interviewer: Goreau, Laurraine
Interviewee(s): Childers, Jean
Clark, Allen, Jr.
Goreau, Laurraine
Lawson, Alice Stamps
Date Created: 1972-11-01
Date Captured: 2020-03-14
2020-03-14
Description: Side 1 and 2: Interview with Jean Childers at Jackson's condominium on 1972-11-01. Interview with with Allen Clark, Jr. at his home. Goreau reviews her notes. Interview with Alice Stamps Lawson on 1972-11-02. Abstract for Childers: [00:00–07:28] Interview with Jean Childers, Mahalia Jackson's secretary, begins mid-conversation on LG118Goreau_Side1. She speaks about Jackson's various doctors' drug prescriptions and medical issues, including angina pains. She also talks about Jackson campaigning for U.S. presidential candidate Hubert Humphrey, mentioning that she "always worked for the Democratic candidate" – 05:27. The conversation continues at Jackson's condominium, where Goreau describes what remains of the interior contents, including furnishings and correspondence. Childers is heard commenting in the background.
Extent: 1 hr., 0 min., 20 sec.
Form: sound recording
Marks: Notation on tape: [Side 1] A TRD {0-50} At condominium 11/1/72 w/ Jean Childers {50- LG At Allen Clark res 11/12/72 w/ " " (contd)" (over) [Side 2] B cont'd 11/2/72 at Allen Clark res. ADD #B SCRAPBOOKS QUOTES 11/2/72 TRD Aunt Alice LAWSON
Genre: interviews
Physical Location: Hogan Archive of New Orleans Music and New Orleans Jazz, Tulane University Special Collections
Sublocation: Laurraine Goreau collection, HJA-059
URL: https://archives.tulane.edu/
Name Subject(s): Humphrey, Hubert H. (Hubert Horatio), 1911-1978
Childers, Jean
Goreau, Laurraine
Clark, Allen, Jr.
Lawson, Alice Stamps
Jackson, Mahalia, 1911-1972
Publisher: Tulane University Digital Library
Language: eng
Identifier (Local): HJA059_LG118_1.mp3
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Type of Resource: Audio
Source Note: This recording was digitized in 2020 as part of a Recordings at Risk grant funded project administered by CLIR, "Tell the real story of me": Mahalia Jackson and Black Gospel Quartets in the South.
Preferred Citation: LG118 Interviews and Recording: Jean Childers; Laurraine Goreau; Allen Clark, Jr.; Alice Lawson, Laurraine Goreau collection, HJA-059, Tulane University Special Collections, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA.
Contact: specialcollections@tulane.edu