Reggie Melonson oral history - March 11, 2024
Date of Interview
3-11-2024
Contributor
Richardson-King, Leonard [interviewer]
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Description
This interview with Reggie Melonson (he/his/him) on March 11, 2024 discusses the impact of a Jesuit education, recalls the challenges of navigating higher education at Loyola Marymount University (LMU) to build an inclusive and diverse campus, and reflects on their career training students while working at the LMU library for 40 years. At the time of this interview, Reggie was 67 years old, identified as French Louisiana Creole and understood that to be a mixture of French, African, Spaniard, and Indigenous American (paternal Cherokee and maternal Arapaho), and resided in Culver City, California. Reggie attended Loyola Marymount University (LMU) from 1971-1980, majoring in Communication Arts, and worked at the LMU library from June 1981 to April 2023. Reggie Melonson retired from Loyola Marymount University in 2023. The Black Cinema Collection at LMU's William H. Hannon Library was established in recognition of his 40 years of dedicated service. Reggie was originally from Los Angeles, California.
Subject
California--Ballona Wetlands; Jesuits--Education; Jesuit universities and colleges; Library employees; Loyola Law School (Loyola Marymount University); Universities and colleges--United States--History
Keywords
Activism; Black filmmakers; Early Black Cinema; Campus housing; Communications students; Film and television students; Mentorship; Retirees; Student supervisors
Project
Inclusive History and Images Project
Geographic Location
Los Angeles (Calif.)
Language
eng
Source
Department of Archives and Special Collections, William H. Hannon Library, Loyola Marymount University
Format
video/mp4
Format Extent
1 video; 01:41:40
Type Value
Moving Images
Transcription
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Sponsor
Bill Hannon Foundation
Recommended Citation
Melonson [narrator], Reggie, "Reggie Melonson oral history - March 11, 2024" (2024). Oral Histories Collection. 23.
https://digitalcommons.lmu.edu/oral_histories/23
Notes
At the time of this interview, Leonard Richardson-King was the student representative sitting on the Inclusive Histories and Images Project (IHIP) committee at Loyola Marymount University.