African Americans Affected by the East Bay Hills Fire Collection

Historic image of Oakland Fire Department's new weather monitoring system for the Oakland Hills
Oakland Fire Department's new weather monitoring system for the Oakland Hills, circa 1990s, Oakland Post Photograph collection, MS 169, African American Museum & Library at Oakland, Oakland Public Library.

The African Americans Affected by the East Bay Hills Fire Collection was an oral history project undertaken by the African American Museum & Library at Oakland. The African Americans Affected by the East Bay Hills Fire Collection consists of 10 interviews conducted from 1993 to 1995 with African Americans who were living in the East Bay during the Oakland hills firestorm of October 1991.

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Dates: 1993-1995
 
Collection number: MS184
 
Creator: African American Museum & Library at Oakland
 
Creator: Atkinson, Nicole C.
 
Collection Size: .75 linear feet (1 box)
 

Guide to the African Americans Affected by the East Bay Hills Fire Oral History Collection

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