Bogan, Ella Bush, 2006
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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
- 2006
Creator
- Harris, Glenda Jones (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
The following is a catalog of a tape-recorded interview with 66-year-old Ella Bush Bogan at her apartment home in Cornerstone Village Apartments – 3133 Cornerstone Park Drive in Houston, Texas. The interview is focused on her memories of an eastern New Orleans Community, “The Lower Ninth Ward”, and their evacuation from New Orleans during the Katrina Disaster and her family’s journey to Houston. Mrs. Bogan’s candid account of the community’s worthiness of restoration because of its rich family culture is referred to repeatedly throughout the recorded account. Her husband Ersel Bogan is present during the recording.
Related Names
Creator
- Harris, Glenda Jones (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