T. Harry Williams Center for Oral History Collection

ABSTRACT

INTERVIEWEE NAME:    Frederrick Hatter                         COLLECTION:    4700.0712

IDENTIFICATION:    South Baton Rouge resident since 1960

INTERVIEWERS:    Rudolph Henry, Michael Goods

PROJECT:    McKinley High Oral History Project; African-American owned businesses

INTERVIEW DATES:    July 15, 1996     

FOCUS DATES:    1960s

ABSTRACT:

Tape 1039, Side A

Hatter born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana December 7, 1960; attended McKinley High School 1975 through 1978; has worked on custodial staff at McKinley for fifteen years; parents are Mr. and Mrs. Albert C. Hatter, Jr.; mother has been a gospel worker since childhood; has six brothers and one sister; all his brothers attended McKinley between 1960 and 1978; names neighborhood grocery stores from his childhood; mother’s fine cooking; Joe Delpit bought motorbikes for use of neighborhood kids; hanging out at City Park swimming pool; McKinley picnics with tennis, volleyball and baseball; recent additions to BREC; computer age in business; emulating Evil Knievel on a bicycle; racing bikes with friends and relatives; kids in the neighborhood have grown up to be teachers, lawyers, custodians, mechanics; advice for youth; filling stations in neighborhood; Howard Marsellus’ scam; growth of churches in community; recommends other interviewees.

TAPES:    1 (T1039)                                      TOTAL PLAYING TIME:    18 minutes

# PAGES TRANSCRIPT:    9 pages

OTHER MATERIALS:    Correspondence, Interview Data Sheet

RESTRICTIONS:    None