Craft, Simeka, 2007
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Oral history interviews describe the experiences and reflections of survivors displaced to Houston by hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005. Interview summaries/logs are available for research use, and interview recordings may be accessed on-site in the University of Houston Libraries Special Collections Reading Room. Please contact the library for more information.
Dates
- 2007
Creator
- Jones, Chantell (Interviewer, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Oral history recordings are currently only available on site in the University of Houston Libraries Special Collections. For questions about oral history transcripts and other project documentation, please contact collection curator Mary Manning at [email protected].
Extent
From the Collection: 6 linear feet
Additional Description
Summary
Simeka Craft, [SC], age 20 is a Hurricane Katrina evacuee from New Orleans East, LA. SC lived in the East her entire life in one home. SC Attended Abramson high school and the University of Houston. SC and her family evacuated early from New Orleans to Houston, TX. SC lost everything in the storm but believes that if she could have taken one thing with her it would have been her pictures because without them SC believes that her past has been erased. SC now resides in Houston and is going back and forth trying to get back to New Orleans but the process has been slow.
Related Names
Creator
- Jones, Chantell (Interviewer, Person)
Physical Storage Information
Repository Details
Repository Details
Part of the University of Houston Libraries Special Collections Repository
University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
MD Anderson Library
4333 University Drive
Houston TX 77204-2000 USA
713-743-9750