Beverly Sheffield interviewed on April 9, 1986

Beverly Sheffield interviewed on April 9, 1986 by Julie Strong for the “Sixth Street: The Image of the Black Entrepreneur” exhibit.
This interview is part of a series of oral histories conducted for the “Sixth Street: The Image of the Black Entrepreneur” exhibit that ran at the Carver Museum in Austin, Texas from November 14, 1986 to May 31, 1987. From the exhibit brochure:
“Sixth Street: The Image of the Black Entrepreneur” is a comprehensive study of Austin’s Black business and professional elite. The exhibit was coordinated as part of the Sesquicentennial celebration marking Texas’ independence from Mexico. It examines the success, stability and independence of the founding generation of business men and women who operated on a section of Austin’s East Sixth Street corridor between 1890 and 1920.
The exhibition offers a review of the city’s first wave of black entrepreneurs as depicted in illustrations, books, manuscripts, public records, oral testimonies, artifacts and memorabilia. Through these items, the museum was able to examine the role the black entrepreneur and professional played in the evolution of Austin’s business sector.
Collection: AHC Oral History Collection
Recording number: 3150
Original format: Audio Cassette
Digital File Name: ahc-3150-side-a-sheffield-beverly-1986-04-09; ahc-3150-side-b-sheffield-beverly-1986-04-09
Multiple digital files were edited together for this presentation on KZbin
Additional materials related to the exhibit are available in the Austin (Tex.) Parks and Recreation Department Records - AR.Z.025