California, San Diego, Georgia, Atlanta, United States
· 28 pages
Recorded by: Trout, Mr[?]
MOM L., PIM lat Zanier if lipmate. reerapi, 'Tell yes my lire aleiery? SW% Idean earo. metier at test I've beea tiailkime *bird settle it up myself. Is ambealittle bit or warrtasii tag iliime$ think Its bemegim° •aw bell, ft's imieweslie• Poe elremly *Atte* sr ease or it; Womb* It/ male* story or it gems &Ky. vela veal es to tail it law eels owes mum+ JIMA libe I talk? asil. yes. I geese you're apt. I emillbet very eel/ tell it Seem bet, *Lee'. worae, emeld It Mr. Treat leased *ere** tobe…
United States, Georgia, Augusta
· 1940-03-07
· 11 pages
Recorded by: [Radford?], Ada, Bridges, Maude Pate, Harris, Leila R.
WA14T 1%) AAA a PAC. 14pressiou Victim story Research by: Mrs. Ada Radford Augusta adited by: Mrs. A.eila h. harris Suporvising Satter Georgia Writers' Project Area 7 Wm JO* "hell, yes' i did everytning %nese was to do on a farm from plowing to building fences. The whole damn burden of ths place was on my older sister and myself. "We bore it as long as we could and after a great deal of per- suasion my fattier agreed to sell the plaee and move to Augusta. This was in 1806 and in a very short…
United States, Georgia, Augusta
· 1940-03-22
· 12 pages
Recorded by: [O'keefe, Mary Louise?], [Radford?], Ada, Harris, Leila H.
1 R4AeDike Ih. TAAAd tollAT 1 JOWAD YU* A Depression Violas: Awry itten by: ers• Ada Aadtord Augusta Sditbd by: ere. stis ii.iserris :AlposevisIng editor Giorgio iiriters' Project Area Auguste, aloorea te -.411 lLfl hOWI ',:ktortija AA.i...414(..i iclai "hit, again .a)J1't, tninx you saould drink so muck'. wine. .ihy aren't you at work'r" "i worr,ea last nigut; SOW.0 new gurts oi the macninery had to be installed aka l'm off today.' a home and go to bed, boyt You look like a ,ae foragoiug…
Georgia, Augusta, United States
· 1940-07-17
· 10 pages
Recorded by: Farr, Clifford C., Harris, Leila H., Redford, Ada
121 SUSIOSICIN WAS A asruaLzaAs WRICK 11,1110401. by* Mesp. 444 2414$494 AmOulta, 044,04 salted bp Mrs. 1.411a MA MArris abporvialiss 14104, Osergis 11191$4,01 Prejost 01401,144 Aisk7 0, 1940. Air. Clifford C. Farr 83 Broad St., Augusta1.0a. A. R. DAPRZSSION AS A RAPUBLICAN TRICK The Skinner Glotning Company, boosted it 663 Broad stroet, all old established business, is one of Augusta's row remaining home -owned stores. Whoa I walked in Mr. Sklamor was plaoing pries tags on brilliantly…
United States, Georgia, Augusta
· 1940-02-16
· 12 pages
Recorded by: Harris, Leila H., Redford, Ada, Wilson, William Iverson
HONAjTY AND FAIENA6S T0 TEA ITT AR AND Depression Victim Story) Written by: Ars. Ada Radford Augusta, Georgia 4dited by: Ars. Leila U. Uarria Supervisin ditor Georgia Writers' Pro.ieot Area 7 Jugusta, Georgia February 16, 1440 Ailliam Iverson Xilaon 8 6th Street Augusta, Georgia Yeb. 16, 1940 ATY Ai iaktibliaJ TO Th4 4ITTLE Nb Henry Iverson Johnson, at one time Augusta's leading undertaker, stenos today still bewildered by the onrush of the groat eeonomic depression that has reduced him…
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
· 13 pages
Recorded by: Whelchel, Mrs. Sam E.
LII4 HISTUta 6ubjeot: Ars* Sam X. Whelehel, 1391 Uiller Heed AVG., Atlanta, Georgia. hrs. Whelchel might be described as "good stable peasant stock". "Neliable" would express her in a word. She is tall, large -boned, and has a definite tandem toward "heftiness". Though her unooreeted figure is well under *antral at present, one can see that her firmly -bulging salves are but a prelude to ultimate general massiveness. we found her seated in a rocker on the front porch, comb in hand, finger…
Georgia, United States, Atlanta
· 14 pages
Recorded by: [Carrie?] [Sroh?], Mrs. Joe P.
kir*, Joio P. (-rrie) '.,trob* 114 Parker 4treet, Oecrgta. The apartment was swat to the last is the briok building* 0010 of a aarlas of duplex units while aateidad up the hill like a huge set prattlers*** Aar. blasts, &limed *timely togpther but oa cowls' lere104 1 seas the bell and, while welting, looted bast over atallar groups of buildings spread out is the hallow and up the far hill. This was the Warsrowil HanalmgDevolopasat, a goveraseat. elummelearesee projeet of tooati-taro buildiaga…
Georgia, United States, Washington
· 1939-12-01
· 11 pages
Recorded by: Kensey, Molly, Tonsil, Geneva
Mollie Kenos,' (Iftro) RestanMant Operator, Nurse as Washerwoman, 610 Pair Street, S. I. 27 Geneva Tonsill, December 1, 1939. I GOT A MMOORD. wfou say you want no to talk to you 'bout the experiences uv my life, is this somethial 'bout 'Gone With The Wind'? Oh, I thought maybe it was, I've heard so much 'boat the Premiere of 'Gone With The Wind, I jest know'd when you axed me to talk with you it was somethial 'bout that. W411, that's alright, I wouldn't have mind UMW you nohow ef it was for I…
Georgia, United States
· 1938
· 11 pages
Recorded by: Henry Jr., Thomas J.
Thomas J. henry, Jr. 250 Auburn Ave., N. S. Lawyer. By Geneva -entail, October, 1939. The interview took place in ittr. H's law office which consists of two rooms, simply furnished but attractive. am a child of the late Flora (Thompson) and Thomas J. Henry, Sr. My mother moved to Georgia from South Carolina a few years after the War Between the itates. She was a very ambitious woman and took advantage of the meager opportunities offered for study and imnrovemant. She was among the first…
Georgia, United States
· 12 pages
Recorded by: Littlejohn, Jilson
Jilson Littlejohn 950 Fiar StreA, Preacher by Geneva Tonsill THE VOICE OF GOD SPOY-F, TO LIE II can recollect before the Wrr with the states. I have r good me-Aory. I can remember far back, even when I -Tis four years old. I 7`1S M7 mother's third child. She was the mother of thirteen children, tnree girls and ten boys. My mother was a half Indian. c. -v father was mixed with Caucasian and Spanish. He didn't have much hnglo-African blood in him. remember seeing nis mother one time and this w…
Georgia, United States, Atlanta
· 8 pages
Recorded by: Whelchel, Mrs. Sam [?]
Mrs. sm A. Whelc*.eA 1391 Miller toed Ave., 6..A. Atlanta, Ga. The Family of an Automobile Worker A few months ago the Chevrolet plant in Atlanta was abut down, and all the workers were idle for several weeks. But now the labor troubles are over, and the plant is working five days a week. The *hangs in the outlook of the employee was typified in the expression of Lir. WI:slobs' when he same into the labor union office with a broad grin on his false, to get the lunch that his oldest son had…
United States, Indiana, Indianapolis
· 1939-04-10
· 4 pages
Recorded by: Millholland, Charles Bruce
Accession no. V\O"A.0 L. C. OJECT LL2&dL V5 UNIT Form -3 W 371T Date received I Consignment no. Shipped from ritfia -64, If Label Amount op L.r. Collection (or Type) Title 50.C.tal— faf faZidfaril ettli.a.:11.ac) crIzr Jag Place of originaLcit:a_nsp2118•12.1Date 4//c/3 Project worker eia.1" 5. I Etkilt.1 Project editor Remarks FORMS FOR INTERVIEWS (Original and one carbon required) FORMA CIRCUMSTANCES OF INTERVIEW STATE Indiana NAME OF WORKER Charles Bruce Millholland ADDRESS 2821 N. New…
United States, Indiana, Scott County
· 1938
· 2 pages
Recorded by: Cook, Iris
lief:, ct.-44 Accession no: 12657 Date received /olio IlLo Consignment no. Shipped from Label Amount et WPA L. C. PROJECT tj UNIT Form -3 Collection (or Type) Title... "vv.\ -ctsti Place of origin D.4...14.1 J-",..44/ Date I .a1/2) Project worker 0-4.4.di C-0.-14-1 Project editor Remarks Iris Cook Di s4. 4 Scott County UORGANIS MIT AT 111E1EIL !MORGAN STORY al.., et Ref: Observation of E. A. Gladden, Scottsburg, whose groat -grandfather was first settler of Scott County. News reached…
United States, Indiana, Batesville
· 1938
· 8 pages
Recorded by: Mchenry, Lawrence
rc_ F, Accession no. Ucr-7) etc 14 e'cm. UNIT W -PA L. C. PROJECT Form -3 12664 Date received /0//0 If Consigninent no. Shipped from D _ A) a4.1.I. Label Amount 7-11) Title f Collection (or Type) Place of origine11.6.44friavAvild• Date.LaJf .v) Project worker .Z...46.4.4etelaesrs.tc...../. 1 Project editor Remarks eawerence ecEenry iiipley County District f 5 44 tePietek,o(e klorgan's Raid Throucal Ripley County. -oeference---Mrs. M nnie Wycloff, Batesville, Indiana. Morgan's Raid 44 Morgan…
Lafayette, Indiana, United States
· 1938
· 9 pages
Recorded by: Miller, Cici C.
!nit )s Accession no. u-stom s- k-k.\1ch.A9. WPA L. C. PROJECT Form -3 -Arall1.4) UNIT 12643 Date received /0//0 fahie) Consignent no. Shipped from &di). Label Amount 43-fv. Collection (or Type) Place of originLiZ ng/• Dated-U.5/kt_ „.1,iA.I. Project worker C/. 14/nalleti Project editor Remarks Tippecanoe County Special Assignment Cecil C. biller District i 3. Porgetten Chapter in Lafayette's Civil War History Drought to Light References Laffootte Journal Courier, April 23* 1938 Rebel…
United States, Louisiana
· 4 pages
Recorded by: Parker, Melinda
Louisiana Folklore MS1e7YEA PAPKER I ain't in service now because I had pneumenia of the heart two years ago an' I can only do light work. That's why I'm living in this house because it's law on the ground an' don't have many steps to go up. l'ved in a nice raised cottae,e. The girl that stays here, Emily, she's French an' she's light-colored so she gets good jobs. They don't last long because they're usually with people that come down for a few weeks but while they do, she gets good money an'…
United States, Maine
· 4 pages
Recorded by: Grady, Robert F., Morin, Ovide
ORIGINAL MSS. OR FIELD NOTES (Check one) PUB. Living i,ore in iewEni,;1wd (Maine) TITLE Ovide Iorin, French Canadian WRITER hobert Grady DATE WDS. PP. 24 to 26 CHECKER DATE SOURCES GIVEN Interview COMMENTS Maine Living Lore Old Town (The Life of Ovide Morin, French Canadian) (As told by himself to Robert F. Grady) Ovide: "This pace has changed a lot since I CIAMe here from Saint Epphane. They didn't used ,c,o have any lights, wat, sewers, telephones, or anything like dat. (Mr. Morin ;urnished…
United States, Maine
· 9 pages
Recorded by: Morin, Mrs. Ovide
'L 60,,,,L /NA," cf: t cr-vuy, ORIGINAL MSS. OR FIELD NOTES (Cheek one) PUB. Living Lore in New Englapd (Maine) TITLE Ovide Morin (French songs) WRITER Robert Grady DATE YIDS. PP. 7 COCKER DATE SOURCES GIVEN Interview COMMENTS Maine Living Lore Old Town 1 EXTRA COMMENT ON THE LIFE OF OVIDE MORIN 1 4;4, :7) Several days ago I let Mrs. Morin take a book of famous Canadian folk songs, Mantes La Bonne Chanson, by Charles Emile Gadbois, ptre. This work, first of a series of books to be brought…
Maine, United States, Old Town
· 1938
· 10 pages
Recorded by: Grady, Robert, Morin, Ovide
ORIGINAL MSS. OR FIELD NOTES (Check one) PUB. Living Lore in New Enjland (Maine) TITLE Ovide Morin, French Canadian WRITER Robert Grady NCB 1ES. PP. 7 CHECKER DATE SOURCES GIVEN Interview COMMENTS Maine Living Lore Old Town 1 /9:3 3%-? PERSONAL HISTORY OF OVIDE MORIN, FRENCH CANADIAN Ovide Morin, Sr. 224 Bosworth Street, Old Town, Maine. (Bos- worth Street is on Treat and Webster Island, popularly known as "French Island." because the population is almost exclusively French.) Mr. Morin, a…
Maine, Old Town, United States
· 1938
· 9 pages
Recorded by: Morin, Ovide
AD ilTzAL HiOFT OF OVI PREEN CANADIAN Destro brotheriOvides said be cnie here in j1-:;1 althouEb he. eane when David did: o wls nineteen than an4 is seveaty six now: he set:, tbat be tout rizbt to vork in a luvelll at a laborer When be et bere. The mill ens 41 XlIford. Be hasn't wotked anysiberc since abut 1924. That lar,wes-4:0• years unaecounte0 or but I think be did as Aoil a ic could in telling about that periled Be said be worked in es tla, L. the woodz„,_ on tbe boom, and as a…