Videotape collection of Georgiana Farr Sibley, 1971
Overview
Videotaped interviews of Georgiana Farr Sibley, church woman and civil rights activist.
Dates
- Creation: 1971
Language of Materials
Materials in English.
Access Restrictions:
Access. Collection is open for research. An appointment is necessary to use any audiovisual material.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright. Copyright in the Georgiana Farr Sibley Videotape collection is held by the Rochester Museum & Science Center.
Copying. Videotapes may be copied in accordance with the library's usual procedures.
Extent
2 videotapesThe following are compilations of interviews with Georgiana Farr Sibley, in which she discusses her childhood, marriage, church activities, travels, family, and meetings with national leaders.. Reel descriptions were taken verbatim from list on tape label.
BIOGRAPHY
Georgiana Farr Sibley, church woman and civil rights activist, was board member of the national Young Women's Christian Association and president of the United Council of Church Women. As a lay preacher, she preached against racial prejudice. She held 13 honorary doctorates and was chosen as "American Mother of 1945."
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Accession number: 87-M189
These videotapes were given to the Schlesinger Library in November 1987 by Georgiana Farr Sibley's children: Jane Auchincloss, Anne Cannon, Georgiana Hardy, Harper Sibley, and Hiram Sibley.
Processing Information
Processed: March 1995
By: Katherine Herrlich
- Title
- Sibley, Georgiana Farr, 1887-1980. Videotape collection of Georgiana Farr Sibley, 1971: A Finding Aid
- Author
- Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America
- Language of description
- eng
- EAD ID
- sch00905
Repository Details
Part of the Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute Repository
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