South Carolina, Fairmont, United States
· 1939-01-02
· 18 pages
Recorded by: Collins, Jim, Collins, Jules, Henderson, Ruth D.
SOUTH CAROLTSA WR/THRS* PROJECT LIPS HISTORY TITLE, TH1 COLLINS FAMILY. Date of First ftiting Name of Personsinteriewed Street Address Place Oecupation MO* of Writer lime ef Menieor TM! COLLINS FAXILY. January 2, 1939 Jules Collins and eon, Jim (Colored) 82 Collins Street Fairmont, S. C. Mill worker (picker roam) Ruth D. Henderson District Office Jules Collins lives in one of the little four -room "negro houses" provided for the colored help of the Fairmont Mill. Fragments of deep red paint…
South Carolina, Columbia, United States
· 1939-03-02
· 10 pages
Recorded by: Lea, Verner, Squire, Annie
Approximately 3,200 words TITLE: SOUTH CAROLINA. WRITERS' PROJECT LIFE HISTORY MISS SALLIE'S COOK Date of First Writing March 2, 1939 Name of Person Interviewed Annie Squire (Negro) Fictitious Name Ruby Childs Street Address 1222 Barnwell Street Place Columbia, S. C. Occupation Cook Name of Writer Verner Lea Name of Reviser State Office On approaching my destination, I heard a conversation taking place between Ruby and her neighbor, which ran something like this: "Sister Jasper, was you at the…
United States, Columbia, South Carolina
· 1939-01-05
· 11 pages
Recorded by: Lea, Verner, Williams, Estelle
A,-,roximately 3,500 words C S( 1.11,A0 1 HISTORY SALLY'S PRE-0171A_CH )ate of .irst ::lame of l'erson Interviewed Flo bitious lame .'..3treet Address siaLce Occupation Name of ;:riter January 5, 1939 Estelle fillias Eally Jones 1706 'fholsoii Etrcet Sol.lth Carolina ferrer Lea of deviser tate Office "Liss iolly, you. 'member dab boy I told 'bout dot was so nice to me durin' de Fair? -jell, on my way home yesterday, I met hir, up to de fillin' station. `:aid he was on his way down here to see…
Columbia, United States, South Carolina
· 1939-01-07
· 8 pages
Recorded by: Brown, David, Lea, Verner
Approximately 2,600 words TITLE: SOUTH CAROLINA WRITERS' PROJECT LIFE HISTORY A BELATED REST Date of First Writing February 7, 1939 Name of Person Interviewed David Brawn (Negro) Fictitious Name Dave Thomas Street Address 810 Tree Street Place Columbia, S. C. Occupation Farmer Nam of Writer Verner Lea Name of Reviser State Office The house was law and rambling. Along the front ran a law veranda, with a trellis of wistaria proudly displaying the purple clusters that the spring -like February…
Columbia, United States, South Carolina
· 1939-01-20
· 11 pages
Recorded by: Holmes, Leila, Lea, Verner
Approximately 3,500 words 54 B TITLE: SOUTH CAROLINA WRITERS' PROJECT LIFE HISTORY A HOLINESS PREACHER Date of First Writing January 20, 1939 Name of Person Interviewed Leila Holmes (Negro) Fictitious Name Lily White Street Address 921 Divine Street Place Columbia, S.C. Occupation Preacher of the Gospel Name of ariter Verner Lea Name of Reviser State Office "This wind will blow you down, child. Let's get in the house. But its frame gets a little shaky, too, in weather such as this. "We've had…
Columbia, South Carolina, United States
· 1938-11-10
· 7 pages
Recorded by: Gunnaway, Mary, Lea, Verner
Project A613 Verner Lea Columbia. S. C. Wip/se LIFE STOAIES OUNNAWNY 2715 BILLWOoD AVENUE COLUMBIA, S. C. ecalIMINMOUSIOIMMIS Nary Gunnamw. a Negro octogenarian.lives in a renovated outhouse an the grounds of Mrs. F. C. Hoofer at 2725 MillwoodAimmme. ColuMbia, South Carolina. Her little one -roam cabin nestles in the spaeious backyard of a big, 'hit, old- fashioned home, and gives a pleasing rustics effect to the grounds. A L;entle tap on the door brought the sound of a ',reeking °hair, then…
United States, South Carolina, Charleston
· 9 pages
Recorded by: Allan, Madaline, Mann, Muriel A.
Approximately 2100 wird. SOUTH CAhINA 'OJECT Life History TITLE MI E 1.3i.i.ON Date of First ,iriting January lIth,1939 Name of Person Interviewed Madeline iillen(colored) ?ictitious Name Mamie Brown Street Addreds 4 Norman Street Place Charleston,S.C. Occupation School Teacher Name of riter Muriel A.Mann 1 Name of keviser Office Charleston Project uriel k.,Aann, Charleston,.C. Mit MI .11 No.of words 2100 LIFEHITOiY It WkS 4 right sunny morning out of doors. Tho city was baskin8 in a warm mid…
Charleston, United States, South Carolina
· 1939-02-10
· 10 pages
Recorded by: Herbert, Mrs. Walter W., Mann, Muriel A.
Approximately 2200 Words. SOUTH CAROLINA WORKERS' PROJECT CHARLESTON, S. C. LIFE HISTORY:, TITTE: MRS. MARTIN, PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE. Date of First Writing February 10, 1939 Name of Person Interviewed Mrs. Walter W, Herbert (White) Fictitious Name Urs, H. N. Martin Street Address 14 ColleL-,e Street Place Charleston, S. C. Occupation public Health Nurse Name of '!,riter tiriel A. ,iann Name of Reviser :-,tate Office Pro,'ectfia165' Murl.e3 A. Mann Charler7tr:no LIFE HISTORY. MR!'1. MAhTI} P…
South Carolina, Charleston, United States
· 1939-12-21
· 10 pages
Recorded by: Fickling, Mary Lousie, Mann, Muriel A.
Project #-165.5 Muriel A. Mann Charleston, S. C. December 21, 1938. No. of Words 2650 LIFE HISTORY THE COFFEE GRUNDS WOAN "Turn the cup three times and make a wish* Your last days are your best." My fortune in a coffee cup! It seamed incredible how much this little woman could see in a few coffee grounds. How had it started? What had been her story? Impatiently I waited for her to finish, for it was really her life in which I was interested not my own and she had readily agreed to satisfy my…
Charleston, United States, South Carolina
· 1939-03-07
· 11 pages
Recorded by: Mann, Muriel A., Remington, Mrs. Roe
Approxinately 2250 d rds. SOUTH CAR,,LINA WRITERS' PROJECT LIFE HISTORY TITLE: THE HARDY F.AMILY. Date of First Writinc March 7th, 1939 Name of Person Interviewed Mrs. Roo Remington (White) Fictitious Name Mrs. Hardy Street Address Windermere Place Charleston, S. C. Occupation Housewife Name of Writer Muriel A. Mann Name of Reviser State Office. Project #-1655 Muriel A. Mann Charleston, S. C. March 21, 1939 THE HARDY FAMILY. LIFE HISTORY. Facing the highway, just outside an old southern city,…
Beaufort, United States, South Carolina
· 1939-01-31
· 17 pages
Recorded by: Ingram, Miss Mattie, Martin, Chlotilde R.
33B TITLE: sovru CAROUNAWRITERS' PROJECT HISTM THE COUNTY TTRALTH ICTSE Date of First writing January 31, 1939 Name of Person Interviewed Miss Mattie Ingram Piotitious Name Mies Brunson Street Address Port Reptile Plate Beaufort, S. C. Occupation County nealth Nurse Name of Writer Chlotilde R. rtin 'Vent to ooze with no for a trip into the country? :laking the rounds of my colored pre-natals this afternoca." Miss ron t..o 1)111-4 little blue -uniformed county health nurse smiled and held open…
Beaufort, South Carolina, United States
· 1939-01-13
· 18 pages
Recorded by: Martin, Chlotilde R., Martin, Mrs, H. D.
Approximately 3750 words SOUTH CAROLINA WRITERS' PROJECT LIFE HIST)RY TITLE s THE JOHNSONS BUILD A HOUSE Date of First Writing Name of Person Interviewed Fictitious Name Street Address January 13, 1939 Mrs. H. D. Martin Mrs. Johnson Lady's Island, Boaufort, S. C. Place Lady's Island, Beaufort, S. C. Occupation WPA worker farmer Name of Writer Chlotilde R. Martin Name of Reviser State Office Project 1656 Chlotilde R. Martin Beaufort, S. C. THE JOHNSONS BUILD A ausE Approximately 3750 words…
South Carolina, Beaufort County, United States
· 1938
· 11 pages
Recorded by: Doane, Mrs. I. E., Martin, Chlotilde R.
Accession .no. V10040 -thi4L144i. Writers UNIT Form --.3 Folklore Collection (or Type) Date received TftleSookal_ouetoms_of_the_peet. 10/10/40 Consignment no. Ie1n 1,1.. Doane. of ..Peaufor.t. 1 Shipped from Place of origin Be aufor t Co t SA. Date 61211138_ Wash. Office r. D. C. Label Project workerChlOtild.W..R......MartillA Amount 10p. Project editor Remarks Project #-1655 ahlotilde R. Martin Beaufort County 37a5106=7" Social Customs SOCIAL CUSTOMS OF TIE PAST Mrs. I. B. Doane of Beaufort,…
United States, South Carolina
· 1938
· 14 pages
Recorded by: Martin, Chlotilde R., Richardson, Mrs. C. G.
Accession no. W10041 Date received 10/10/40 Consignment no. 1 Shipped from Wash. Office Label Amount 13p. .hrt- A L. C. PROJECT Writers' UNIT Form -3 Folklore Collection (or Type) Title Social...customs of the...past.. W.r.s.. C.. .G......Riaharsison Place of origin Project worker Project editor Remarks Project #-1655 Chlotilde R. Martin Beaufort County 31V56 Records of the Past SOCIAL CUSTOMS OF THE PAST Mrs. C. G. Ridkardpen was born near what is now Brunson, Hampton County, but than old…
Edisto Island, United States, South Carolina
· 1939-03-03
· 22 pages
Recorded by: Murray, Chalmers S., Stoney, Maulsey
Aivroximately 4,280 SOUTH CAROLINA WRITERS' PROJECT LIFE HISTORY TITLE: MARTHA JOINT, OCCASic AL SERVANT. Date of First Writinc rams of Person Interviewed FictitiouS Name Place Occupation Name of Writer Name of Reviser March 3, 1939 Maulsoy Stoney (Negro) Martha Joint Edisto Island, S. C. Occasional Servant. Chalmers S. Murray stets Office Project -16&') Chalmers S. Murray Edisto Island, March 3* 1939 Life History Approximately 4,250 ords. MARTHA JOINT OCCASIONAL SERVANT. Martha Joint first…
Edisto Island, United States, South Carolina
· 1939-02-08
· 20 pages
Recorded by: Murray, Chalmers S., Simmons, Edward
Approximately 4,000 Gorda 13'A SOUTH CAROLINA WRITERS' PROJECT LIFE HISTORY TITLE: GOT TO GO CRIX. Date of First Writing February 8, 1939 Name of Person Interviewed Edward Simmons Fictitious Name Edward Bowles Address Edisto Island, S. C. Occupation Fisherman Name of Reviser &talcs Office Name of Writer Chalmers S. Murray Revision No, 13 0, A Project #-1655 Chalmers S. Murray Edisto Island, S. C. GOT TO GO CRIX. „LIFE HISTORY. Edward Bowles is scratching the ground now that the fish are not…
South Carolina, Edisto Island, United States
· 1939-01-31
· 13 pages
Recorded by: Bailey, Arthur W, Johnston, F.w., Murray, Chalmers S.
Revision No. 79 B. Approx. 2500 words SOUTH CAROLINA WRITERS' PROJECT LIFE HISTORY TITLE: WPA ROAD Date of First iiriting Jan.31,1939 Name of Persons Interviewed Charles Seabrook Arthur W.Bailey F.W.Johnston (white) Fictitious Names (Not necessary) Place Edisto Island,S.C. Occupation WPA Workers Name of Writer Chalmers S.Murray Name of Reviser State Office and Author Project 1655 Chalmers S.Murray Edisto Island,S.C. WPA ROAD LIFE HISTORY The men who work on the Etiwan WPA road project.…
Edisto Island, United States, South Carolina
· 1939-02-05
· 32 pages
Recorded by: Laroche, Julia, Murray, Chalmers S.
Project P•1655 ClIalmere S. Nurray Edisto Island,. :1. O. lanT X= OF LAGNOLIA Ful4LA AJJ STORY. EverythinL was quiet when I drove up. A few Ne6roes were m -vin listlessly about the cotton arbor, and a mangy mouse. colored hound lay like dead an the ground by the whitewashed barn. I took my eyes from the dog lying there 'in the dust and looked in. steae at the tall pines, the treat laurel tree and the grove of live oaks. Then my eyes refreshed, wandered in a semi..cirele and rested an the…
Edisto Island, United States, South Carolina
· 1939-02-05
· 21 pages
Recorded by: Laroche, Julia, Murray, Chalmers S.
Revision No. 17 A SOUTH CAROLINA WRITER'S PROJECT LIFE HISTORY TITLE* MISTRESS OF EACVOLIA HALL Date of First Writing Name of Person Interviewed Fictitious Nam* Plaoe Oeoupation Name of Witer Name of Reviser Approximately 3,600 words January 5, 1939 Mrs. Julia LaRoche, 82 (White) Mrs. Devereux Edisto Island, S. C. Retired business manager of Cotton Plantation Chalmers S. Murray State Off toe and Author. Frojeet 1665 Chalmers N. Murray Bdisto Wand, S. C. MI6TRESS OF MAGR0LIA 6ALL Lux HISTORY…
Edisto Island, United States, South Carolina
· 1939-01-13
· 20 pages
Recorded by: Brown, George, Murray, Chalmers S.
Approximately 58000 Words. SOUTH CAROLINA WRITERS' PROJECT LIFE HI:TORY TITLE: FISH. HOMINY AND COTTON Or JULY GEDIES, NEGRO OF ETIWAN Date of Filet Jan, 138 1939 Name of Person Interviewed George Brotm (FeLyo) Fictitious Name jul-,; Geddes Street Address Edisto Island, South Carolina Occupation Farmer and Day Laborer. Name of Writer Name of Reviser Chalmers S. Murray State Office. Project #.4655 Chalmers S. Murray Edisto Island, S. C. LIFE_ HISTORY FISH, HOMINY AND COTTON Or JULY GEDDES,…