Bessie Funches interviewed by Lavaree Jones, Audio and Transcript.

Title: Bessie Funches interviewed by Lavaree Jones, Audio and Transcript.
Date: 1990-06-05
Creator: Bessie Funches See all items with this value
Contributor: Lavaree Jones
Description: Bessie Funches began work as a teacher at the first Head Start in Gulfport, Mississippi (Harrison County Head Start) in 1966 and worked as a resource teacher for that summer. In 1973, Ms. Funches became Special Service Director of Harrison County Head Start. She talks about her experiences in the classrooms with the students and other workers.
Primary Subject: 1900-1999 See all items with this value; Education See all items with this value; Health See all items with this value; Economics See all items with this value
Location: Gulfport; Harrison County; Mississippi; United States
Type: Audio; Textual document
Medium: Audiocassettes - 1/8 inch (standard)
Measurements: 68 min
Format: PDF; MP4
HBCU Identifier: mwchcac.oh.2022.hs.aud1
HCAC Identifier: HCAC.JSU.0044
Rights: All rights held by the Margaret Walker Center. For permission to publish, distribute, or use this image for any other purpose, please contact Margaret Walker Center, Jackson State University, 601-979-3935 Attn: Center Director
Contributing Institution: Jackson State University
Collection: Head Start Oral History Collection See all items with this value
Language: English
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