Chicago, Illinois, United States
· 1939-05-18
· 13 pages
Recorded by: Ross, Sam, Spanier, Muggsy
Forms to be Filled out for Each Interview -ICAO i;'0I,TU1.1' FORM A Circumstances of Interview STATE Illinois NAME OF WORKER Sam Ross ADDRESS 713 Ruth Street DATE May 18, 1939 SUBJECT Jazz music (Chicago) 1. Date and time of interview Ole April 28th May 4.9 2. Place of interview.. Town Room Hotel Sherman Panther Loom hotel Sherman 3. Name and address of informant Muggsy Spanier hotel Sherman 4. Name and address of person, if any, who put you in touch with informant. i4ODO 5. Name and address…
United States, Chicago, Illinois
· 1939-03-30
· 10 pages
Recorded by: Freeman, Arnold, Ross, Sam
r INPA.L.C. PROJECT EtittIle UNIT Form --3 Acceusion no. 3663 Date received 10/10/40 Consignment no. Shipped from Wash. Officio Label Amount Bp iiaklor.e....Collection (or Type) Titleamake, Chiugc sty1A0 ...31409 Place of origin Chigaii,P., Illinois Date Project worker gas Ross Project editor Remarks FOLKLORE FORM D Extra Comment CHICAGO FOLKSTUFF STATE Illinois NAME OF WORKER Sam Ross ADDRESS 713 Rush Street DATE March 30, 1939 SUBJECT Jazz music, Chicago style NAME OF INFORMANT Arnold…
Chicago, Illinois, United States
· 1939-04-03
· 6 pages
Recorded by: Ross, Sam, Walton, Nelson
7.91 3S61 WPA L. C. PROJECT Form -3 WriterelUNIT .121,livre Collection (or Type) Date received Title Stalla tBagin4; The 141,4611 in the 10/1C/40 Consignment no. pits are big. 1 Shipped from Place of originehicsat9/ Illinois Wash. Date Office OM Label Project worker Um Ross Amount Project editor 5p Remarks Forms to be Filled out for Each Intervie CHICAGO FOLKS TUFF FORM A Circumstances of Interview STATE Illinois NAME OF WORKER Sant Rosa ADDRESS 713 Rush Street DATE April 3, 1939 SUBJECT…
United States, Florida, Miami
· 1939-01-11
· 9 pages
Recorded by: Comstock, Bertha R., Pharr, Kelsey L.
F LIFE HI3TORY, FEDERAL WRITERS' PROJECT MiaMi, Florida January 11, 1939 Kelsey L. Pharr (Negro) 1025 N.W. 2nd Ave Miami, Fla (Undertaker) Bertha R. Comstock, Writer KELSEY L. PHARR, NEGRO UNDERTAKER Kelsey L. Pharr, Miami's Negro undertaker and welfare worker, disclaims all credit for anything he has achieved, individually, or as a factor in racial uplift., On May 30, 1939 he will have been a resident of Miami for twenty-five years, all of which have been spent in working for his people.…
Florida, Miami, United States
· 20 pages
Recorded by: Comstock, Bertha R., Francis, Mabel B.
PRITAOL: The story of Immokalse, as given to Me by Mrs. Platt, had special intorost.'71WEI-boon interned. when I first came here, by Dean Wolin eponeer..who was the Milted Rtatoo Oommissioner to the fleminolo Indians* that Immokalso was an old Seminole camping ground as 0048 in the literature gligh out by tourist offices. Dean Sp:0mM said that it was originally just a cattle grasing and grow* **Moment started by some settlers from Tort Myers., Port *Ars Chamber of Comoros said he was wrong,…
United States, Illinois, Chicago
· 1939-06-14
· 5 pages
Recorded by: Ross, Sam
Accessions no. i 'I 3884 Date received 10/10/40 Consignment no. A Shipped from lash. Off los Label Amount 4p WPA L. C. PROJECT Iriterill UNIT Form -3 E-01.0.0.reCollection (or Type) Titie_._3excip_ballroaa Place of origin_Chia&gar....111,Laiga Date..4/1.4/49 (r.D.C. Project worker___Zaa...ROILS Project editor Remarks 40 9.4 i; axm BALLRoom Sam Ross No. Words The Savoy ballroom was jammed. The hall was large but there didn't seem to be any roam for any one. The ceiling was high but it seemed…
United States, Illinois, Chicago
· 1939-04-19
· 9 pages
Recorded by: Colnon, John, Stradling, J. D.
4 Accession no. .367 Date received lu Consignment no. 1 Shipped from Label Amount 10p WPA L. C. PROJECT 7,r.""c1-0 UNIT Form —3 L.S.J..ka.c.rCollection (or Type) Title Illinois Date 4;1`a:/ 9 Place of orighi;"•1' Project worker CtradliAg. Project editor Remarks STATE NAME OF WORKER ADDRESS DATE SUBJECT FORM C Text of Interview (Unsdited) CHICAGO FOLKS TUFF Illinois J. D. Stradling 553, South State Street April 19, 1939 Hank's Specials NAME OF INFORMANT- John Colnon HANK'S SPECILLS (The…
United States, Illinois, Chicago
· 5 pages
Recorded by: Walker, Margaret
Margaret Walker 6337 Evans Avenue Chicago, Illinois \cl/ ehMJcN CL --ru--)1N-q_ YALLIIH HAMNIIR Is ah evah tolled you bout mah cousin, Yallah Hammuh? Well, man dat vim one moah bad guy. Dat guy so bad de sharef scairt ta go nigh his house. Yalluh Hammuh do all his devilment an den go home an pretty soon de share cum up cloat es he are off in de trees summereswid bofe his guns drawed an he say, "Yalluh Hammuh4" an Yalluh liammuh say, "Whut?" an de aharef say, "Day wants you in town," an Yalluh…
United States, Florida, South Carolina, Bishopville, Lueklow
· 1939-06-23
· 3 pages
Recorded by: Bolton, Ruth D., Stucky, Harden W.
Molton, Ruth D 6-23-39 Rev. Harden V. Stuekey, was born in Sishopville, g. g. 43 years ago, one of o f,-,taly of thirteen. Althoush this family was lens, it had no effect upon the financial status, as his parents were prosperous farmers. However, Rev. Stuekey, would not like to have a large family, because he feels that it requires more to rear children now. He is rather proud of his ancestry, as his mother was of Indian damson*, and a look at him, makes this statement obvious. At the age of…
South Carolina, Priceville, Florida, Columbia, United States
· 1939-06-27
· 4 pages
Recorded by: Bolton, Ruth D., Lyttle, Maggie Mae
Bolton, Ruth D 6-27-39 Maggio MAO Lyttle (Mrs. Pulton) born Prieeville, South Oarolina. Fther went to work at 16 At a saw -mill. He was a sawyer and later became foreman. Worked for the same man all his life. He was a deasAl and Sunday Sehool Superintendent. (Missionary Baptist.) Two children In family, a sister. We had plenty if good, isomaion food but no whole lot of enjoyment. They eould not give ms tht. There were wine Negro families around who had everytLing and the used to feel…
Jacksonville, Florida, United States
· 1939-07-21
· 10 pages
Recorded by: Bolton, Ruth D., Jackson, Irene
-2 the teaches for the children looked up to as a lot. Singing was alivis Where I wuJuld etAne AN1 I did pretty good when it come to reciting. AO bud a swimning hole out there in South J-oksonville and even after 1 got grown I hated to see it filled, up and houses built on it. I 11A a hxd time learning to swim but the kids kept razzing ma ufitil I decided I would le,411 tht day. wells 1 went in with them and nearly drowned, but I have Awl, been a determined auss Aid when I found out that had…
United States, Tampa, Florida
· 1939-08-22
· 10 pages
Recorded by: Bryan, Lindsay M., Wimster, C. W.
tifo Histories History of R. W. Wilbert Ofe let* 1208 1411 Avemne 2 words Tampa, Florida August 22, 1239 Lindsay M. Bryan Lin HISTORY OF O. W. WIMSTHR„ TURPHITINZ MAX "Yeah, man. I was boon in a turpentine *aap. spout near about forty years in the business, an would& been in it yet if the bottom: hadn't...a dropped out of it. I've soaked up so mueh turpentine in my life that if you run as through a still right now, I reckon you'd A git about ten gallon outs. me." The speaker, a 40..year old…
United States, Florida, Miami
· 1938-11-28
· 6 pages
Recorded by: Buck, Gladys, Francis, Mabel B., Jones, Sarah
FEDERAL WRITERS' PROJECT Miami, Florida Gladys Buck 1,368 Words 8 Pages f".(q/} it` -7-CA Folk Lore Nov. 28, 1938 Mabel B. Francis Editor In a shack on Cocoanut Palm Drive, Princeton, Florida lives' the NJones" family. I have chosen this family for my work on the new project and will try to present them to you as they really are. The house has been condemned and is in very poor condition. The main advantage in these people living here is that the owner can charge them no rent. The nouse leans…
Miami, Florida, United States
· 1938-12-02
· 7 pages
Recorded by: Buck, Gladys, Francis, Mabel B., Jones, Sarah
FEDERAL WRITERS' PROJECT Miami, Florida Gladys Buck 1,300 Words 7 Pages Folk Lore (Cont.) Dec. 2, 1938 Mabel B. Francis Editor SARAH JONES As I stepped on the improvised porch at the Jones house one of the boards turned, my foot rent through and I had a fall. Virginia called to John, who, it seems, is the builder of this addition and told him that he would have to tsar the thing off the house or some one would get killed, aint goinl to tear it down," whined John, "I'll get some nails and fix…
United States, Princeton, Florida, Miami
· 1938-12-13
· 7 pages
Recorded by: Buck, Gladys, Francis, Mabel B., Jones, Sarah
FEDERAL WRITERS' PROJEOT Liami, Florida Mabel B. Francis Editor 1,650 Words 7 Pages SARAH JONES Mrs. J.J.Fales Princeton, Fla. Dec. 13, 1938 Gladys Buck "If any —body's ever knowed the Lord and then went out in sin again they's sure to come back to Him sometime," declared 3arah„ "that's what Pa always preached and I believe he was right." "But Mama I don't believe every thing they call sin is sin," argued Virginia. "You take the pitcher shows now, I don't believe there's no sin them, and…
United States, Atlanta, Georgia
· 10 pages
Recorded by: Hodge, F., Tonsill, Geneva
F. Hodge 610 Parsons' Street, S.V. VfPA worker -Librarian, GoVernment Hollsing Project' A-OLE: 76 a ezIMS/Yfritk "My early education was done at li-tlanta University when they used to have a kindergarten there/ and I stayed in that school until I reached the fifth g,'ade. This was at the time that Atlanta University was an undergraduate school. The grades were not offered end_ I finished the rest of my elementary edu- cation at the Mitchell StreetjublicXchool. The old building that hoilsed…
Georgia, Atlanta, United States
· 1939-12-03
· 15 pages
Recorded by: Dobbs, John Wesley, Tonsill, Geneva
John Watley Dobbs (Negro) Gr. Maxtor, Prins* Hall Masons Pres., Atl. Civic -Political League Retired Railway Mail Clerk Of. 252 Auburn Ave. RI Res. 540 Houston St., NI By Geneva Tensill Deeember 2, 1939 I SAW MR STABS eWhen I was two years old my father and mother *operated. There were two ahildren, my sister, four years old, and myself. We went to live with our grandparents while my mother went to Savannah, Georgia, to work. My father went away too. Smattered in another direction. *I was born…
Atlanta, United States, Georgia
· 8 pages
Recorded by: Evans, E. W., Tonsill, Geneva
E. Evans (Negro) 610 Parsons Street, S.W. Brick Layer Plasterer by -eneva Tonsill The place I'm talkin' about, when I wuz sent for the tryout, wuz on the outskirts of chilluns out ole 'nough guess you'd call it the near ten years ole they town. It wuz a house where they sent to work for a sort of trainin'. I trainin' period. When the chiiluns wuz had this week's trial to get them used to the work they'd have to do when they reached ten years. At the age of ten years they wuz then sent to .the…
United States, Jackson, Georgia
· 1939
· 20 pages
Recorded by: Dempsey, Elam Franklin, Upshaw, Jacques
e- Jeiques Upshaw Page le rAM FRANKLIN DIQIPSEIr I was born this is Elsa Franklin Dempsey as Benjamin Franklin, that great old sage of America. As for the Dempsey part, I always say that it is the sane as Jack Dempsey, spelled the same may, so there is no further difficulty there. Elam Franklin Dempsey. I was born duly 6, 1878, in Atlanta, Georgia, Tattnall Street, the Peachtree of that day, in my grandfather's houss. my grandfather's name was John Durant Smith. My parents lived in Dodge…
Indiana, United States, Jefferson County
· 1938
· 3 pages
Recorded by: Monroe, Grace
I e. Accession no. „cc 0 L- 1 WPA L. C PROJECT lt..)b. UNIT Form -3 12646 Date received Consignment no. Shipped from Labet4i414 (142) Amount Collection (or Type) "4' Place of origin. Datelf /gin ‘41•Atte..) Project worker....eta..i.eal 41,1rAxi-l"M-40/ Project editor Remarks Grace Monroe, Distriet Jefferson Co. organ's Raid INCIDENTS OF MORGAN'S RAID IN JEFFERSOE COUNTY References A- G.R. BurdsalomAged 64 tr. Li. H. irlook was born in Franklin County near Frankfort Kertudky April 14, 1844. Lc…