An Interview With Ollie W. Gates

Interviewer: Edward Scott. Interview recorded April 20, 1976. 1 sound cassette (ca. 60 minutes): analog, stereo.; 5 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape; 1 sound disc; digital; 4 3/4 in. Has printed guide to contents.

1976-04-20

Gates Bar-B-Q
Barbecue
Oral History
Gates, Ollie Walter, Sr.
African Americans
Restaurants

In the interview, Mr. Gates discusses primarily the family barbecue business including the start of Gates & Sons at 18th and Vine.

Archival Material

Kansas City Public Library; Black Archives of Mid-America, Inc.

SC69-2, Tape 27, CD 27

You may come to the Missouri Valley Room to listen to the interview.