| Description |
1 streaming sound file (1 hr., 18 min.) : digital, MP3 file + 1 transcript |
| Series |
Cass Corridor Documentation Project.
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| Note |
Interview conducted by Timothy J. Fritz in Dearborn, Mi., for the Cass Corridor Documentation Project, 25 March 2011. |
| Summary |
An oral history created as part of a Wayne State University Libraries project, to document Cass Corridor culture during the 1960s-1980s. The interviews were conducted by graduate students in an oral history methods course within the Archives Program of the School of Library and Information Science under the direction of Dr. Joseph Turrini. Russ Gibb talks about his life growing up in the Detroit area, his education, his involvement in radio, and the Grande Ballroom. |
| Note |
Russ Gibb is a retired teacher, concert promoter, and was creator of the popular music venue, the Grande Ballroom. |
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Biographical data provided by the interviewer, with summary and edits by Project Coordinator, Diane Sybeldon. |
| Subject |
Gibb, Russ -- Interviews
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Oral history -- Michigan -- Detroit
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Dance halls -- Michigan -- Detroit
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Cass Corridor (Detroit, Mich.)
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| Added Author |
Fritz, Timothy J. Interviewer
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Wayne State University. School of Library and Information Science .
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Wayne State University. Library System.
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| Added Title |
Cass Corridor Documentation Project.
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| Related To |
Forms part of: Cass Corridor Documentation Project.
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| OCLC # |
768244527 |
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