McKey, Betty

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Dr. Richard Mudd was the grandson of Dr. Samuel Mudd, the doctor who was implicated in the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. In this oral history interview, he discusses the Mudd family and his own motivation for working to clear his grandfather's name. Dr. Mudd also speaks about his attempts for Congressional pardon for Dr. Samuel Mudd and expands on a hearing in Key West, Florida, for Doctor Mudd's release from prison there.

Abstract Edith Claude Jarvis was the great-great granddaughter of Francis Scott Key and founder of the Francis Scott Key Bookshop in Georgetown. In this interview, she discusses: Formation of the Society of the Descendants of Francis Scott Key by Arthur Brice in 1963 and its present inactive state; the file of descendants star​ted in 1966 when nuclear submarine Francis Scott Key was christened; the christening ceremony; some early history of Chevy Chase Village and of her father, Herbert Claude; her...

Abstract Frances Morton Froelicher was the Executive Director of the Citizens Planning and Housing Association, 1945-1969. In this interview, she discusses: people and events in Baltimore civil rights history; development of the Citizens Planning and Housing Association and its emphasis from the first on biracial activity and how this was done; importance of CPHA as a training phase for future activists in civic affairs; the Urban League as another effective biracial organization; CPHA's biracial...

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Paul Fenchak was a teacher and secondary school coordinator for the Association for the Study of the Nationalities (Russia and Eastern Europe), Inc. In this oral history interview, he discusses recommendations on resource material for research in Russian and Eastern European groups and discusses efforts to improve the level of education concerning this research.