New York, United States, Florida
· 1939-12-06
· 5 pages
Recorded by: Arends, M.h., Erickson, John
As Told to M.H.A. by Jahn Eriolson, derelict at city mission. 12-6-39. Erickson Recalls windJammer DM. Anyone could tell from the cut of his clothes and the gnarled, seawater -hardened hands that he is an old ',canvas man“ of the old school When ",iron men sailed wooden ships". Down and out and on the beach as the old familiar sailors' saying goes, he nevertheless hopes to some day get another berth and again do his trick at the wheel or go aloft to furl sail. Speaking with an aceant that…
Florida, United States, Tampa
· 1938-02-15
· 11 pages
Recorded by: Atkins, Birdie Lee, Atkins, J. B., Bryan, Lindsay K.
fehrmary /5, 153t 34, 5. and Birdie Lee Atkin (reel manse) Manieipal Trailer Gimp Tampa, Florida Lindsey 1. Bryan, writer unedited .!:1,17C11!E On the mixed fringe of the trailer sump as aged and battered Meyer eoegbed and messed to stop. It settled dejectedly in the sand, with flabby tires and drooping feeders. httaohed to its roar was a mall howeseade house treilor, armors accurately, a rourh tin shanty an wh,Alls. 7he driver, an angular and weathur.boaton man of perhaps 3h, in faded blue…
United States, Florida, Miami
· 1939-01-30
· 18 pages
Recorded by: Burnell, Elvira B., Stembler, Minnie
4;250 Words TRX STUMM FAMILY January 30, 1939 The Blake Family(whits) 348 W. W. 35th Street Florida Oollester Zlyira Z. 5urnell, Wftter The long, narrow frame house occupied by the Stembler family is built on the rear of the lot and can scarcely be seen from the street because of a row of tall Australian pine trees planted closely together across the front of the lot. Just enough open- ing is left to walk thru on a stone walk whioh leads straight to the house. It has always been the desire of…
Florida, Miami, United States
· 1939-03-23
· 16 pages
Recorded by: Burnell, Elvira S., Manning, A. J.
Mareh 23, 1939 Charles Mdward Matteson (White) 1792 N.J. 15th Street Miami, Florida Real rotate Dealer, Boon Period Blvira B. Burnell, Writer A. J. MAMBO'S REMIN/903NORO Boom of the 20's One of the most active real estate dealers in Miami and viol. nity luring the 20's was A. J. Manning, who was known to all of his friends as eA.J.° He opened his Miami office during 1924, his business reaching its highest peak during the fall of 1925 and spring of 1936. At that time, during a period of 27…
Florida, Miami, United States
· 1939-02-16
· 27 pages
Recorded by: [Werner?], Evelyn, Alden, Anne, Burnell, Elvira [W?]
?ebruary 16, 1939 Anna Alden (white) (fietitious name) 5230 U.W. 24th Court Miami, Florida Divorced Burnell, Ilter erner Aevieer ANTIA ALDEN As I drive up to the Alden home I notice the large one- story stucco house has been freshly painted in cream eolor, new French windows are set in frnmes painted dark green, and I wonder if the Aldens ptill live here. The place looks immaculate frJm outside. It is built on the front of the lot, and a short side -walk lined with well kept flowers and…
Sebring, United States, Florida
· 38 pages
Recorded by: Darsey, Barbara B., Lassiter, Ella
IPA WRITERS PROJEOT OF FLORIDA FOLKLORS las FOLELORE.FLORIDA INFORMANT'S NAME Alla LassiterAsententEpn.coL INFORMANT'S ADDRESS Unwiring, Sta SOnago,Fla, DATE OF INTERVIEtw March if Sk iPri141v4.0 NAME or INTERV/EWER Barbara B.Dwrsey /024. 6-7/S TAIT oy IFTARTLEW(pEpITAD FORM 0 STATE FOR/DA NAME OF W0f,;LAi Ilarboqa Bilareer ••••••••••••..ouqmsir.....N.OIMIIIM ADDSS Bentn 02.442X11-AISA-a-A2ULA44-0.Aridn DATE April _Lc_ L:3, ma" ft. 611 SUBJECT bin Op tamp xn Amp IMIE AND ADDBS8 OF INFORMANT…
Thomaston, United States, Connecticut
· 1938-12-30
· 7 pages
Recorded by: Donovan, Francis, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Ryan
ORIGINAL MSS. OR FIELD NOTES (Check one) Pup.-.14xlas.laca.LalajlikARA (Crineeticut) TITLE Connecticut caselowaker Clifetrirititu.) WRITER Francis Regren DATE 12/308'. iirit• Pr. 6 CHECKER SOURCES GIVEN 01_ Interview COMMENTS' "Living Lore" Series THE LAW Francis Donovan Thomaston, Connecticut-- December 30, 1938 There is a flurry of excitement at the Fire House today, for we are honored with a visit from the Press. A Waterbury paper has sent cameraman and reporter on some sort of special…
Connecticut, United States
· 5 pages
Recorded by: Mr. Richmond
Mr. George Richmond; "Se, -ms to me people paid a.great deal more attention to the 1.r religion xixx a few years ago then they do now. My folks was kind of taken with Spirit- ualism. I ruess that's kind of dvinI out. I had an aunt vent in for it. She wns kind of an upstandinl,independent sort of woman,didn't know whether to bellve in it or not,but'she went to a meetinl one time. "The medium tried to ret in touch with my Auffit'S husband. Finally she says,2X 'Is they anybody here named Marthy?'…
United States, Connecticut
· 1 page
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Connecticut, United States
· 1 page
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Connecticut, United States
· 1938-12-29
· 2 pages
nr ri ep rt in rIc r J.:1st cd 12/Z /36 •I• -r r rt °s t 17, 1r.'3" 7 arrle-.. twice, at tiL-1, 1.c ecueatec at ,s1 ar hlel In 1..,ricit;ep.,,rt, resides 102 wino t. i%r-ter.der. and ;I:pervia r L.stallation. I was born in Velfart in 1L.W. Al). my v, r at'..er Un all to x‘.1. Jrt Ir 1LC5, wtro t:e 'era r a car-1-1.:110.cr at t' e .t .)f 7otfor rt. A hewn fell hen ant Injure' hi- se--erely, k.seV or wo all wet f3 Fellart, bocaure fat.er could rt v r. at wan in 1LCG• A ar-builder was ,,-:$911…
United States, Illinois
· 1938-12-20
· 4 pages
Recorded by: Spencer, Onah
Accession no. WPA L.C.PROJECT Writers' uraT Form —3 W3683 Date received 10/10/40 Consignment no. 1 Shipped from Wash. off. Label Amount 3 D. Folklore Collection (or Type) Title Philosophy of Negro laborers and other examples of unpublished folklore Place of origin Date 12/20/38 Project worker One Spencer? Project editor Remarks A letter from Ona Spencer to Dr. -WI Frederick. 4006 So. Parkway, December 201 1938 ,C Dear Dr. Frederick: )(i-// Concerning the folk lore survey: if this sort of…
Chicago, Illinois, United States
· 1939-05-02
· 2 pages
Recorded by: Dill, Walter, Stradling, J.d.
1 FORM C TEXT -2 CHICAGO FOLKSTUFF It wqs about two weeks later when I was with another young fellow on the walk along the beach. As squirts of that age will, we decided to pick up a couple of girls. So we did. We took them up to the promenade on the beach house and sat down over- looking the lake. I don't remember haw the subject of devils came up but one of the girls said, 'Yes, I believe in devils. My. mother saw one right here on this beach. A red devil came up out of the water and chased…
United States, Illinois
· 1939
· 14 pages
Recorded by: Stradling, J.d.
ICAN STUFF 6tv TB LETTZR J.D.Stradling 826 S. Wabas Chicago. "Broke? No. They aint all broke on Madison Street. ,Maybe you're the kind that thinks because a guy's panhandlin' he aint got nothin'. There's lots of money been made by the ones who know how. And dont blow it for booze, see? It's the booze that gets the money away from fem. No, thanks. I aint drinkint tonight. Mostly they panhandle because they are broke, I admit. But them's just amateurs. I was goin' to tell you about the real old…
Thomaston, United States, Connecticut
· 1 page
Recorded by: Donovan, Francis
Francis Donovan Thomaston, Conn. Dear rr Donovan: &-1 n/1 Several of the stories you have sent in are exactly whet 1 want most but the record of how men lived when they were not workinE>is still cloudy. -an you not find one particular informant with an active mind and a sense of proportion who will consent to an interview t at will give us more of the personal side of the clockmakers and their lives? Ilut I would like to know more about the reason behind the frequent assertion that "the old…
United States, New Haven, Connecticut
· 1 page
Recorded by: Botkin, B.a., Sullivan, Vincent J.
VINCENTJ. SULLIVAN ADMINISTRATOR WORKS PROGRESS ADMINWTRATION FOR CONNECTICUT 212=242IMIOMMUCIEgx NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT Federal Writers' Project 63 Dwight Street New Haven, Connecticut Dr. B. A. Botkin, Folklore Editor Federal Writers' Project Ouray Bldg., 8th and G Sts., Washington, D. C. Dear Dr. Botkin:- Tune 26, 1939 4 I am enclosing material gathered by Mr. Francis Donovan of Thomaston. This is a third installment of such material concerning clock makers, knife makers, brass workers, and…
Connecticut, United States, Thomaston
· 1938-11-15
· 8 pages
Recorded by: Botsford, Art, Donovan, Francis
F/Donovan, Thomaston 7ov.15,'38 Art flotsford speaking: "Now I 7ot a letter here just the other day --I'll tell you about it-- use1 to be a couple of fellows w.-mrk here named Daniels --twins they was Nathan and Elnathan--Nathan came up to town visitin' not long ago and I met him while he was waitint for his bus --he lives down in New Haven now and I says to him: 'Get in my cr. 1'17 get you down in time fr your bus.' "So I took him all around town,up through High street and Ialnut street where…
Thomaston, United States, Connecticut
· 1938-11-16
· 8 pages
Recorded by: Donovan, Francis, Kaiser, E.r.
Francis Donovan r"homaston,Conn Wodnesday,Nov. 16,'38 E.R. Kaiser, Former Supertntendent,leth Thomas Clock Co. "Yes,T remember the old Criterion cluboand Iremen'ber the incident you speak of,hut I'm not sure of some of the details. But her;e it isonear's can remer,:cer. *Seoms old John Gross,who had the first car town,took the bat ery out one nipht and brought it down to tie club. left it lying in a corn9r-- and whether he did this with malice aforethou t or not I can't saysbut he certainly…
Connecticut, United States, Thomaston
· 3 pages
Recorded by: Donovan, Francis, Kaiser, E.r.
"Thourht of Francis Donovan Thomaston —Nov. 21 138 another story about the Cr erion club since the last time I saw you. I'm not going to givd you some/of the details,but I'll tell you the most important facts and let you piece it together. Ie used to have a man here in town was always trying to nrcmote stock deals. -11Ilm not saying they weren't onest,but it's 1iy that he was misled on scme of them. One of his p s was a gold -we stock issue that he tried to peddle. "He wanted to inter,st the…
Thomaston, United States, Connecticut
· 1938-12-06
· 5 pages
Recorded by: Botsford, Arthur, Donovan, Francis
.TTINTWq- Francis Donovan Thomaston, Tuesday,Dec. 6 '38 A-ct notsford: of the year was circus day. Along in June I' T Barnum would 'at come to irs,ter1+,ury. 'Veld all go down on the morning train,and spend the day -there. Shops W15 shut down tight. If they didn't nobody would have t'le farmers fran the sur,-sourding towns,they drove worked anyway. 1_077n with their teams. You'd see rigs from all over. Some from the back troads you'd swear never gct. dovn to the city but that Once, all year…