Frank Rollins, November 16, 2009
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Title
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Frank Rollins, November 16, 2009
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interviewee
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Frank Rollins
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interviewer
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Geoffrey Woodcox
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Date
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2009-11-16
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Subject
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New York State
Syracuse, New York
State University of New York at Potsdam
World War II
The Great Depression
Music
Jazz
Swing
Percussion
Cooperstown, New York
Photography
Teaching
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Description
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Frank Rollins has been a local resident of Cooperstown, New York since 1957. In that time, he was a teacher and photographer, in a unique position to document life in the village for over 50 years. He was born near Syracuse, New York on November 13, 1917 and remained in upstate New York for the rest of his life.
A music teacher and band director, Frank earned a bachelor's degree in music from the State University of New York at Potsdam in 1941 and later went on to earn a master's degree in music. Frank began photographing at the age of eight, and never stopped. By the time he came to teach music at the high school in Cooperstown, he began photographing for class pictures, school events, weddings and even Baseball Hall of Fame events. This dual role in the community gives Frank a unique insight into the history of the village of Cooperstown.
Frank's recollections mostly center on community life in Cooperstown, family, his music career and photography. Some the most interesting material concerns life during the Great Depression and World War II, as well as stories from Frank's early years in Cooperstown.
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Creator
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Geoffrey Woodcox
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Publisher
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Cooperstown Graduate Program, State University of New York-College at Oneonta
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Rights
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New York State Historical Association Library, Cooperstown, NY
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Language
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en-US
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Identifier
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10-097
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