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Summary:

Interview with Vincent L. Rohloff, a businessman and contractor, concerning his role in the development of Hamilton Park, Texas, as a residential area for African Americans during the 1950s. Rohloff discusses the efforts of the Dallas Home Builders Association to establish residential neighborhoods for African Americans, the role of Karl Hoblitzelle and the Hoblitzelle Foundation, the Dallas Citizens Interracial Association, the selection of the Hamilton Park site, the role of Jerome Crossman, T.J. Hayman and the Associated Construction Company, and the role of Carr P. Collins and Fidelity Union Life Insurance Company in furnishing mortgage money.

Author/Creator:

Rohloff, Vincent L., 1914-

Contributors:

Wilson, William H. (William Henry), 1935-

Texas Community History Oral History Project

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

Oral history interview with Vincent L. Rohloff, 1989 October 31 [by Rohloff, V.L.]

Related Works:

University of North Texas oral history collection

Related Series:

Oral History; [volume] 808

Subjects:

Rohloff, Vincent L., 1914- — Oral history

African American neighborhoods — Texas — Dallas — Oral history

Hamilton Park (Dallas, Tex.) — Oral history

Genres:

Oral history — Examples

Hamilton Park oral history — Examples

General Notes:

Interview conducted in 1989 for the Texas Community History (Hamilton Park) Oral History Project. Interviewer: Dr. William Wilson.

Physical Description:

39 leaves ; 29 cm

Call Numbers:

OH 808

OCLC Numbers:

229899574