Sandra G. Bailey oral history interview 2, 2018 January 22

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In this second of three interviews, Sandra Bailey discusses her childhood and college years in Jackson Mississippi and Memphis Tennessee, her adjustment to her sexual orientation during her adolescence, her experiences living as a lesbian in Las Vegas, Los Angeles, and Charlotte, North Carolina, and her parents' profound influence on her life. She reflects significantly on her mother and father, Nila and Stokley Bailey, who were founders of the Charlotte chapter of PFLAG (Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays). Ms. Bailey also talks extensively about her Hollywood experience in Las Vegas and Los Angeles and her singing career.

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Title: Sandra G. Bailey oral history interview 2, 2018 January 22
Interviewee: Bailey, Sandra, 1940-
Interviewer: Wright, Christina
Place of Publication: Charlotte, North Carolina
Publisher: J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections & University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Date of Interview: 2018-01-22
Physical Description: 1 audio file (1:37:38) : digital, MP3
Object Type: sound recording-nonmusical
Genre: spoken word
Language: eng
Interviewee Biography: Sandra Bailey was a 77-year-old woman at the time of interview, which took place in her home in Charlotte, North Carolina. She was born in Montgomery, Alabama in 1940. She was educated at Millsaps Methodist College and Memphis State University and was employed as a professional singer as well as a production assistant with Quinn Martin Productions, and she wrote the book, "The Naturally Healthy Dog: Real Dogs Don’t Eat Kibble," published in 2007.
Abstract: In this second of three interviews, Sandra Bailey discusses her childhood and college years in Jackson Mississippi and Memphis Tennessee, her adjustment to her sexual orientation during her adolescence, her experiences living as a lesbian in Las Vegas, Los Angeles, and Charlotte, North Carolina, and her parents' profound influence on her life. She reflects significantly on her mother and father, Nila and Stokley Bailey, who were founders of the Charlotte chapter of PFLAG (Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays). Ms. Bailey also talks extensively about her Hollywood experience in Las Vegas and Los Angeles and her singing career.
Digital Object Notes: MP3 access copy created on ingest from WAV preservation master. Interview originally recorded on a Zoom H5 Handy Recorder with XY modular mic.
Interviewee Occupations: Singers
Women singers
Office workers
Authors
Subjects--Names: Bailey, Sandra, 1940-
Bailey, Stokley E.
Subjects--Organizations: One Voice
Subjects--Topics: LGBTQ+ people
Women's rights
Lesbians
LGBTQ+ culture
Subjects--Geographic: North Carolina--Charlotte
Mississippi--Jackson
California--Los Angeles
Nevada--Las Vegas
Subjects--Genre: Interviews
Oral histories
Subjects--Titles: Q-notes (Charlotte, N.C. : 1986)
Coverage--Dates: 1920-2020
Digital Collection Title: Charlotte LGBTQ+ oral histories
Rights: This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s).
This material is protected by copyright. Copyright is held by the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
Internet Media Type: audio/mpeg
Related Interviews: Sandra Bailey oral history interview 1, November 10, 2017; Sandra Bailey oral history interview 3, March 15, 2018, J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
Related Materials: Sandra Bailey papers, J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
Identifier: QH-BA0047
Handle URL: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13093/uncc:2349

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