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Hollins, Hugh

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Barbering from the age of 8, Hollins moved to Oklahoma in 1946, where he established a business in the Greenwood District. Husband to Naomi Hollins.

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Hugh and Naomi Hollins, barbers of Greenwood in Tulsa, 1900 - 2010

 Item — Box: 3
Identifier: 4327.10368
Scope and Contents Inscribed by hand in red ink, "#34 p. 131" in upper right on verso; Inscribed by hand in blue ink, "Right. Hugh Hollins, retired barber, with his late wife Naomi Hollins who was also a barber. Hugh Hollins - 7 decades of barbing...[arrow drawn to point to space between "barber." and "Hugh"] Gave first haircut, for a nickel, when he was 8 years old." in center on verso; Curatorial Remarks Naomi Hollins, Hugh HollinsCommunity Elder...
Dates: 1900 - 2010

Red Photo Album, 1900 - 2010

 Sub-Series — Box: 3
Identifier: 3
Scope and Contents Sub-series is comprised of 80 photographs from a red covered photo album. Dates range from the 1920s to 2008. The photographs consist of portraits and snapshots of various survivors of the Tulsa Race Massacre and descendants of survivors, photographs from Eddie Faye Gates' trip to the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., the 75th Riot Commemoration Program at Mt. Zion Baptist Church gymnasium in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and two scrapbook pages of miscellaneous people. Notable people are Cathryn...
Dates: 1900 - 2010

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