Wiregrass Black History Project – Dr. Myland Brown Interview, September 23, 2024
Record Group 298
Date Span: September 23, 2024
Description: Interview 36:29 min. (4.98 GB) ; Transcript = 11 pages.
Biographical Sketch: Myland Brown was born (1933) and reared in Dothan, Alabama. He grew up in poverty but took an opportunity to attend Alabama State College where he earned his bachelor's and master's degrees. In 1968, he graduated as the first African American to earn a doctorate (Ed.D) from Ball State University. Brown served in the US Army, 1953-1955, then had a 45 year career in educational leadership. He authored the book about pedagogy and student motivation, Pure Butter, in 2006.
Organizational Sketch: The Wiregrass Black History Project is a collaboration between the Wiregrass Black History Channel on YouTube (by David "Mit" Kirkland) and the Wiregrass Archives. Funded in 2024- 25 by Troy University and the Society of American Archivists Foundation through its Catalyst Grant, the Project's goal is to produce nine video recordings of African American elders in the Wiregrass.
The Wiregrass Black History Channel will host edited versions of the interviews. The Wiregrass Archives will make the raw interviews available on its YouTube channel and create metadata records and finding aids that link to the project and to individual video interviews.
Scope / Content Note: Video interview and transcript in which Dr. Brown discusses his childhood in Dothan, Alabama. He also discusses his memories of the Five Points and Baptist Bottom districts in Dothan and entertainments provided in both. He also muses on his life and on life in general.
Provenance: Interview conducted by Mit Kirkland, who provided it to the Wiregrass Archives as part of the grant-funded Wiregrass Black History Project.
Processing Notes: Transcription made by MS Word AI, then edited by Dr. Martin T. Olliff. Revisions planned to update and correct transcriptions.
Cite as: Dr. Myland Brown Interview, The Wiregrass Black History Project, RG 298, Wiregrass Archives, Troy University Dothan Campus, Dothan, AL.
Acquisition Method: Gift
Donor Name: Wiregrass Black History Project
Proc Date: 7/4/2025
Access / Use: Open
Processor: MTO
CALENDAR:
298-25-0704-Intv-001 Dr. Myland Brown Interview, September 23, 2024 (Five Points and Baptist Bottom)
Click here for transcript of the unedited video provided below. (PDF)
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