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OH 0808

About the Interviewee

IntervieweeROHLOFF, Vincent L. (b. 1914)
ProfessionsBusinessman, Contractor

About this oral history

Interview ID #OH 0808
Date(s) of interview
DescriptionBusinessman, contractor. His role in the development of Hamilton Park, Texas, during the 1950s. Efforts of Dallas Home Builders Association to establish residential neighborhoods for African Americans; role of Karl Hoblitzelle and Hoblitzelle Foundation; Dallas Citizens Interracial Association; selection of Hamilton Park site; role of Jerome Crossman; T. J. Hayman and Associated Construction Company; role of Carr P. Collins and Fidelity Union Life Insurance Company in furnishing mortgage money.
Interviewer(s)William Wilson
Physical Description39 pp.
Terms of UseOpen