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An Oral History with Bert Fells
Funding for this project provided by The Mississippi State Legislature, The Mississippi Humanities Council, The Mississippi Department of Archives and History, and the Center for Oral History and Cultural Heritage at the University of Southern Mississippi.
This transcription of an oral history by the Center for Oral History and Cultural Heritage of The University of Southern Mississippi may not be reproduced or published in any form except that quotation of short excerpts of unrestricted transcripts and the associated tape recordings is permissible providing written consent is obtained from the Center for Oral History and Cultural Heritage. When literary rights have been retained by the interviewee, written permission to use the material must be obtained from both the interviewee and the Center for Oral History and Cultural Heritage. Please call ( 601) 266- 4574 for more information.
Biography
Mr. Bert Fells was born in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. His father farmed, operated his own trucks, and worked at odd jobs. Mr. Fells finished high school in Hattiesburg, from where he went to Alcorn A and M College and on to Chicago City College, Chicago State University, and University of Illinois, Circle Campus, taking degrees in mathematics. From January 1966 through 1969, Mr. Fells served in the Air Force, including service in the Vietnam War. Upon returning to the United States after his Vietnam experience, Mr. Fells returned to the University of Illinois and to his job at the Sherwin- Williams Company as a laboratory supervisor. He returned to Mississippi to live in 1972, and he became the executive director of Forrest- Stone Area Opportunity, Inc., which included his working with the Head Start program.
Topics Discussed
Childhood High school education College education Alcorn A and M College, 1961 to 1963 Air Force service in Vietnam, 1966 through 1969 Head Start Community Action Agency Community Service Administration Office of Economic Opportunity ( OEO) Elderly feeding program Forrest- Stone Area Opportunity, Inc. Local and state government
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Object Description
| Title | Oral history with Bert Fells |
| Description | Oral history.; Interview conducted on October 25, 1976 with Bert Fells, a Hattiesburg native. Mr. Fells served in the Air Force from 1966 to 1969, including a tour in Vietnam. In 1972, he returned to Mississippi to live and became director of Forrest Stone Area Opportunity, Inc. At the time of this interview, he was the Executive Director of the Head Start Program. |
| Date of interview | 25 October 1976 |
| Interviewer | Garvey, Mike. |
| Coverage (time period) | Primarily 1960s-1976 |
| Resource type | Text |
| Format | Digital reproduction of a 19-page document. |
| Language | English |
| Publisher |
University of Southern Mississippi. Center for Oral History and Cultural Heritage. University of Southern Mississippi Libraries. (electronic version) |
| Contributors | Electronic version made available through a National Leadership Grant for Libraries from the Institute for Museum and Library Services to the University of Southern Mississippi. |
| Notes | This item is part of the Civil Rights in Mississippi Digital Archive. |
| Rights | Copyright protected. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required. |
| Contributing institution | Mississippi Oral History Program of the University of Southern Mississippi. |
| Digital repository | University of Southern Mississippi Digital Collections. |
| Digital collection | Oral History. |
| File size | 251.288 KB |
| File extension | |
| Identifier | mus-coh.fellsb |
| File name | mus-coh.fellsb.pdf |
