Short Oral history with Perry Smith; 2023-09-16 [Transcript and Audio]

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Title Short Oral history with Perry Smith; 2023-09-16 [Transcript and Audio]
Creator Smith, Perry; Davila, Monique
Extent 5 leaves; 11:01 minutes
Date 2023-09-16
Description Perry talks about his time spent at the NGC as a young child with his two brothers. He remembers getting involved with the Center when he started running track and then playing in the band, which helped him find his career as he was in a band that played in Las Vegas. Perry also remembers the great dances the Center used to host. Perry named mentors, leaders, and friends he made at the Center, including Daley Oliver, who recruited him to run track for the Center.
Collection Peoples of Utah Revisited (POUR)
Identifier POUR23_0101_001_Smith_Perry.pdf
Contributing Institution Nettie Gregory Center
Publisher Utah Historical Society
Subject Civic centers; Community centers; Community resources; Community Service Organization; Community service for teens; African American youth; Youth Project (U.S.); After-school programs; Memories; Reminiscing; Brothers; Low-income housing; Track; Competition; All Star Band; Musicians; Singers; Bands (Music); Las Vegas (Nev.); Arts and crafts; Games; 1960s; Family; Parents; Dance parties; Soul train (Television program); Dancing; Foosball (Game); Community activists; Railroad tracks; Military; Police forces; Law enforcement; Picketing; Civil rights; Divorce; Mentorship; Safe spaces; Belonging; Salt Lake City (Utah)
Genre oral histories (literary works)
Spatial Coverage Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County Utah, United States https://www.geonames.org/5780993/salt-lake-city.html
Rights Management Utah Historical Society
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Language eng
Type Text; Sound
Format application/pdf
Scanned By Michelle Gollehon
Metadata Cataloger Amy Green Larsen
ARK ark:/87278/s6ff11w3
Setname dha_pour
ID 2533713
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6ff11w3
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