Gillespie, Bettye OH9_018

Title Gillespie, Bettye OH9_018
Creator Weber State University, Stewart Library: Oral History Program
Contributors Rebecca Ory Hernandez
Collection Name Weber and Davis County Community Oral Histories
Description The Weber and Davis County Communities Oral History Collection include interviews of citizens from several different walks of life. These interviews were conducted by Stewart Library personnel, WeberState University faculty and students, and other members of the community. The histories cover various topics and chronicle the personal everyday life experiences and other recollections regarding the history of the Weber and Davis County areas.
Abstract Bettye Gillespie met with Rebecca Ory Hernandez from Weber State University's development office to talk about her life and education, along with the life and activism within the NAACP of her husband, James Harding Gillespie. James Harding Gillespie was the chair of the Ogden, Utah NAACP chapter for over 30 years. Bettye joined "Jim" in his work as a civil rights leader. Bettye also speaks of attending Ogden High School, then continuing her education in politics and later at the University of Utah in the Human Resources Management master's level program. Bettye served and retired as the first female Equal Opportunity Director at Hill Air Force Base.
Image Captions Bettye B. Gillespie
Subject NAACP (Organization); African Americans; Hill Air Force Base (Utah)
Digital Publisher Stewart Library, Weber State University, Ogden, Utah, USA
Date 2012
Date Digital 2013
Temporal Coverage 1970; 1971; 1972; 1973; 1974; 1975; 1976; 1977; 1978; 1979; 1980; 1981; 1982; 1983; 1984; 1985; 1986; 1987; 1988; 1989; 1990; 1991; 1992; 1993; 1994; 1995; 1996; 1997; 1998; 1999; 2000; 2001; 2002; 2003; 2004; 2005; 2006; 2007; 2008; 2009; 2010; 2011; 2012; 2013
Item Size 17p.; 29cm.; 2 bound transcripts; 4 file folders. 1 video disc: digital; 4 3/4 in.
Medium Oral History
Type Text
Conversion Specifications Video was recorded with a Sony DCR-SX45 Handycam Video Recorder. Transcribed using WAVpedal 5 Copyrighted by The Programmers' Consortium Inc. Digitally reformatted.
Language eng
Rights Materials may be used for non-profit and educational purposes; please credit University Archives, Stewart Library, Weber State University.
Source Gillespie, Bettye OH9_018; University Archives, Stewart Library, Weber State University
OCR Text Show
Format application/pdf
ARK ark:/87278/s6be15x1
Setname wsu_webda_oh
ID 104099
Reference URL https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6be15x1
Back to Search Results