New York, New York City, United States
· 16 pages
STATE NAME OF tORKER ADDRESS DATE SUBJECT cdo r'c 5 /kin R 0 hi 5) Forms to be Filled out for Each Interview FORM 4 Circumstances of Interview New York William Wood 7012 67th Place, Glendale, L. I. January 10, 1939 °BOILED HAM FOR THE STARBOARD MATCH* 1. Date and time cf. interview January 4, 1939 800 p.m. January 5, 1939 1100 pais 2. Place of interview 38 West 70th Street, WC 3. Name and address of Informant Harry W. Garfield, 38 W. 70th St., NYC 4. Name and address of person, if any, who put…
United States, New York City, New York
· 5 pages
Recorded by: Kemp, Harry
-413.0 PART 111 THE POETRY THEATRE The love of aotion which made a glorified tramp of Harry 4emp the poet, found other avenues of expression in the writing and acting of poetic drama. He spent a year as a member of the Provinootown Players in the company of Euguene O'Neil, Clifford Odets and other soon -famous young playwrights who had their first tryouts in Provinoetomn, before returning to Greenwich Village where he established a one -act theatre of his awn in 1921. The idea was to produce…
United States, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
· 1938-10-12
· 16 pages
Recorded by: Alsberg, Henry S., Couch, William T.
WORKS PROGRESS ADMINISTRATION OF NORTH CAROLINA Federal Writers' Project Chapel Hill, N. C. October 12, 1938 Mr. Henry G. Alsberg Federal Writers' Project gth and G Streets, N. W. Washington, D. C. Dear Mr. Alsberg: illeT11311133 I am sending you herewith all the stories we have collected to date except for the following which have been sent under separate cover for possible use in a manual. The Dunnes The HaithcoCks Josephine Wallace Jones I. Freeze John Rogers, Produce Trucker A Day on…
North Carolina, United States
· 1939-01-23
· 8 pages
Recorded by: Abbit, Louisa L., Dunnagan, Claude V., Mabe, Mrs. Mabe
Date of ;iriting: January 23, 1939 Person Interviewed: Mrs. Mac Maim (White) Address: Walnut Cove, N.C. Occupation: Widow Writer: Louise L. Abbitt Revisor: Claude V. Dunnagan LIM HIC:CORY OF M4S. JIM 6113LTON Within the city limits of Walnut Cove stands an isolated two room shaok. In it lives an old woman made a widow by the suicide of her husband, and what is left of her family. The shack is located a short distance from the hard -surface road, and sits on a hill overlooking a creek. It is…
United States, New Bern, North Carolina
· 1939-07-18
· 13 pages
Recorded by: Beaman, James S., Massengill, Edwin, Smith, Ed
FISHERMAN'S PARADISE Original Names Changed Names Ed Smith Ben Cathern Robert Samuel Mollie Nancy Bill Tim Eddie Nathan Father Irvin Father Judson Tom Lonnie Date of first writing: Name of person interviewed: Address: Occupation: Name of writer: Reviser: No. of words: July 18, 1939 Ed Smith (Obite) I. Front St. Extension, New Bern, N.C. Retired seaman James S. Beaman Edwin Massengill About 2,750 FISHERMAN'S PARADISE At a point where the elsewhere busy, well -kept thorough- fare gives up all…
New Mexico, United States, Carrizozo
· 4 pages
Recorded by: Burleson, Mrs. Mary E., Crawford, Edith L.
Edith L. Crawford Carrizozo, N. Mex. 1090 -words. PIONEER STORY. By Mrs. Mary E. Burleson. The Government train we came to New Mexico in had about one hundred prairie schooners in it. Of this number four belong- ed to my family. My grandfather and grandmother Searcy, with six girls and one boy and my father, O. K. Chittenden, with my moth- er brother Tom and myself. I was five years old and my brother was about one year old. My grandfather and my father sold their farms in West Port, Missouri.…
New Mexico, Carrizozo, United States
· 1933-03-07
· 1 page
Recorded by: Burleson, Mrs. Mary E., Crawford, Edith L.
Edith L.Crawford Carrisoao,N.Mex, INDIAN smr Words -E60, \1 MAR 7 193 3 I had to ttAce some money to my Uncle She'e71 who lived on a ranon about thirty miles from Cimarron, New Mexico. My brother who was younger than I, and my girl chum Annie Croaker went with me. In those days we rode side saddles. We stayed all night at my Unole's ranch. The next morning when we were getting ready to leave we round my brother's horse was lame and he couldn't go back with us. So my girl chum nd I started out…
Carrizozo, New Mexico, United States
· 5 pages
Recorded by: Crawford, Edith L., Reily, Nellie B.
7.7dith L. Crawford, OarrizozotaN. Mex. PIONEER STORY Pat Garrett -Billy the Kid. 1525 words. I was born in Grapevine, Texas, in 1577. I was six years old when we left grapevine in April 1583. My father, Seaborn T. Gray, alother, four children, to boys and two girls, my father's two sisters and their husbands, Mr. and Mrs. John Lowery and Mr. and "rs. Henry !Tanning and three cowboys, Henry Pruitt, Jim Carlisle and Johnnie 7icker were in the party. Pat Garret was a cousin of my father. He came…
New Mexico, United States, Carrizozo
· 1938-09-15
· 8 pages
Recorded by: Crawford, Edith L., Vanwinkel, Alice J.
Edith L. Crawford, Carrizozo, N. Mex. Date: September 15,1938 Words: 2431 Subject: Pioneer Story Source of Information: Mrs. Alice Z.VanWinkel. sEp I was born in Carlinville, Illinois, August 26,1857, in a three room log cabin, on my grandfather Bill Whitney's farm. My mother was Mary Whitney. She was married to my father, John Collins, about the year 1855, in Carlinville Illinois. My maiden name was Alice J. Collins. I was married to John H. Shears in Carlinville, Illinois, in 1876. (I do not…
New Mexico, Carrizozo, United States
· 8 pages
Recorded by: Crawford, Edith L., Mayer, Mrs. Ina W.
tdith L. Crawford, 2125 words. Carrizozo, i. Mex. PIONELR STORY was born in tne state of Illinois in 1866. In the spring of 1873 my father, W. J. Wauchope, went to Kansas and bought a farm in Sumner County, eight miles from Wellington and twenty-five miles from Wichita, Kansas. In the fall of thir same year he sent back to Lealle, Illinois for my moth- er and the five children, three girls and two boys. We went by train. We lived on this farm for six years, raising wheat and corn mostly. In…
United States, New Mexico, Carrizozo
· 1938-08-15
· 4 pages
Recorded by: Crawford, Edith L., Gomez, Francisco
Edith L. Crawford, Francisco Gomes. Carrizozo, N. Mex. Lincoln, N. Max. Words 1362. PION= STORY I was born at Merman°, Valencia County, New Mexico, on September 17, 1854. My father was Guadalupe Gomez and my mother was Susanita Serne. Both my father and my mother were born near what is now Bolen, New Mexico. mr father worked for a man named Jose Seim at Menzeno end was foremen of his sheep ranch. Once when I was about seven years old my father sent ms out to find the oxen and drive them to the…
United States, New Mexico, Carrizozo
· 1938-09-07
· 7 pages
Recorded by: Crawford, Edith L., Lesnett, Mrs. Annie E.
Edith L. Crawford, Carrizozo, U. max. Mrs. Annie E. Losnett, Carrizaso, New 4exico. FIONA= STORY Words 1395 sEp 7 -1938 I have lived in the State of Mew Mexioo for sixty-one years. I lived in Roswell, Chaves County, for twenty-five years and in Lincoln County far thirtp.six years. I mst my husband, Frank Lesnett„ in Chisego, Illmats, when I was eixtoen years oli. He was born in ths Stet* of Ohio. Re joined the regular army at Fort Solid= Ohio. in 1870„ far a period of five years and was sent…
United States, New Mexico, Carrizozo
· 1937-09-30
· 7 pages
Recorded by: Crawford, Edith L., Lesnett, Mrs. A. E.
Edith L. Crawford Words -US° Carrizozo, New Mexico Sep. 50, 1957 EARLY DAYS IN LINCOLN COUNTY Early in the spring of 1876, Frank Lesnett, and I were united in marriage in the city of Chicago Lainois, after a joyous honeymoon, my husband left me in Chicago, he came west and settled on the Ruidoso, located at the foot of the White Mountains, he bought a half interest in the Dowlin Mill, and sent for me. I came by train to LaJunta Colorado, and from there by stage to Fort Stanton, where my…
New Mexico, Carrizozo, United States
· 1938-04-11
· 7 pages
Recorded by: Cravens, Mrs. Florence, Crawford, Edith L.
2dith L.Crawford :arrizozo,K.rex. PIONEER STORX Words 2205 2-P' APR 1 1 1938 I was born in Austin Texas* in 1E74* and live there until i was twelve years old* I have lived in the state of New Y:oxico, for fifty one yeere, and in Lincoln County thirty three yeers. ley father, W. V. Watson, my mother, one ulster, two brothers and myself, left Austin Texas, in October 1866 in en immigrent trein consisting of seven covered wagons. Bach wagon was drawn by four horses. There was the Johnson family,…
United States, New Mexico
· 1936-07-06
· 4 pages
Recorded by: [Emery?], W. M., Potter, Jack
JUL-6 1936 S. it.Emery 866 words. TH.suzneaD 01 1889 The wore, blizzard I was ever in? I'll toll yoa about it. It happened in 1889. 1 was working for the New tmgland Live 31.00X ComPLAY, :his VW a big outfit eosa by Ft. Samar. %ben the 3overnment had moved the the Indians away from Ft. Summer and abandoned the Fort in 1868, they sold t the improvemeats to Fo1411 Maxwell. Then in 1682 they divided the land in forty acre plots and pat it a? for sale. Through a man by be name of Lennon, who…
Niobrara, New Mexico, United States
· 3 pages
Ct."54< EC= 0 Sant of Vtorview OftedAtedi NAIL OF MONENR.........M0.101,0C. OOOOO GINO 4o DATEs• 0000000 41,411•Itokossolososeofaitooketvireosooses 00000 iesoIRMACTA01104•4103% es This is a tale of hew a pioneor immunity fought a nightly railroad amiimmal Niobrara wanted a railroad in the year 1000. vantsd it siiy. Virdignis twelve silos scAll of Niobrara ass rails end for the Etymon% Klkhorn and Missouri Valley R.Y. They wuldnet some a foot further. So Niobrara roes., olved to build the…
New Mexico, United States
· 1937-04-05
· 4 pages
Recorded by: Boyce, Mary, Harvey, Grace, Hodges, Mrs. A. M.
APR 5 1937 Mrs. A. M. Hedges 7/0 WOrt1.4 banal(' Valley Iben lufus and Mary F. Borne reached Buffalo Valley in the spring of 1908 it was an attractive looking pleats, but seemed very lonely tho there were several settlers there be- fore then. Their son Mark had gone there the year before and had some plowing done on his homestead. Alfred Jay had been there since 1902 and John S. Matt, Jesse Assn, the Bonine fem.. ily, and a confederate soldier, rearnot, were there. Mr. Boyee put in the first…
New Mexico, Silver City, United States
· 1936-09-04
· 4 pages
Recorded by: Eisele, William H., Jordan, Mildred
N:L'14tatr:/, Jordan; Mrs. Mildred lea. 1* el. 679 words. 9.11.36. ale'ORIPTIOr OF A nolarnp EXPTInfEtt wurI TRAIN NYS OF TRAM. Some hair raising stories of experience with the Indians as told by Mr. William H. Steele in hie travels by wagon train, when Indians were plentiful and the train with tisele wee con. neoted had many thrilling encounters with them, but no serious trouble. Perhaps the most exciting one when they reached the trkanvls River and were preparing to ford it. Pomo fieroe…
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
· 1938-07-07
· 10 pages
Albuquerque, N. a ,bou 2,700 words SIDELIGHTS ON EVENTS AND PEOPLE OF ALbUt.OJER,.',UE IN THE OLD DAYS (continued) JUL 7 -19V3 *;,2 -AN (Being a compilation of material gathered from time to tie from various sold -timers" of Albuquerque. The following material was obtained from Mrs, A. P. Keith, a long+time resident of the City.). Fortunately we have some of the older business n:en left. Fortunately we have some of the women of other days left here, and I would like to pay tribute to such…
Wichita County, United States, Texas, Wichita Falls
· 7 pages
Recorded by: Ervin, William V., Henderson, Nat
miohita Palls, Texas Page 1 tbr3s ?,,15C0 INTERVI N. T drIDEPSON, EAPL: SETTLED, WIC:IITA PALLS; 907 lanilton Viichlta Falls, Temaa. "1 eame to liehita Fells in 1883 from Seguin, in South Texes. Where, in a new town, I had opportunity that I wouldn't hove had down there. There I would hove had to *it until the old or died off. "When I came here Seventh Street nea the main street of the town. There were only two or three brick buildings, which were on Seventh street, tetseen Ohio end Indiana…