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Ellen Dionna Oral History

Audio oral history interview with Ellen Dionna. A 1960 Kennedy campaign volunteer, Dionna was an early civil rights and peace movement activist. She participated in the March on Washington on August 28, 1963. Her late father, Sherrod E. East, was a longtime archivist and administrator at the National Archives and was wrongfully accused of being a Communist in the 1950s during the Joseph McCarthy era. Interview conducted by telephone on January 28, 2015 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is one hour and five minutes long.

Object Details

Object title:

Ellen Dionna Oral History

Date:

01/28/2015

Medium:

Born digital (.wav file)

Dimensions:

Duration: 65 Minutes

Credit line:

Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2015.001.0023

Curatorial Note:

Ellen Dionna's late father, Sherrod E. East (1910-1999), retired in 1966 from the National Archives as the assistant archivist of the United States for military archives. In 1976, he participated in the National Archives Oral History Project. A thirteen-page transcript of his interview may be found here: Sherrod East Statement (archives.gov). -- Stephen Fagin, Curator

Ellen Dionna Oral History

Audio oral history interview with Ellen Dionna. A 1960 Kennedy campaign volunteer, Dionna was an early civil rights and peace movement activist. She participated in the March on Washington on August 28, 1963. Her late father, Sherrod E. East, was a longtime archivist and administrator at the National Archives and was wrongfully accused of being a Communist in the 1950s during the Joseph McCarthy era. Interview conducted by telephone on January 28, 2015 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is one hour and five minutes long.

Object Details

Object title:

Ellen Dionna Oral History

Date:

01/28/2015

Terms:

Oral histories

Kennedy supporter

1960 presidential election

1960s

Civil rights

Peace

Protests

Communism

Kennedy campaign

Presidential campaign

March on Washington

McCarthy, Joseph

National Archives and Records Administration

Washington, D.C.

1960 Campaign (OHC)

Dallas and 1960s History and Culture (OHC)

Civil Rights and Social Activism (OHC)

White House and State Officials (OHC)

Cold War and Communism (OHC)

Vietnam (OHC)

Medium:

Born digital (.wav file)

Dimensions:

Duration: 65 Minutes

Credit line:

Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2015.001.0023

Curatorial Note:

Ellen Dionna's late father, Sherrod E. East (1910-1999), retired in 1966 from the National Archives as the assistant archivist of the United States for military archives. In 1976, he participated in the National Archives Oral History Project. A thirteen-page transcript of his interview may be found here: Sherrod East Statement (archives.gov). -- Stephen Fagin, Curator