Oklahoma Writers' Project Ex-Slaves [Date stamp: NOV 5 1937] MATTIE HARDMAN Age 78 yrs. Oklahoma City, Okla. I was born January 2, 1859, at Gunalis, Texas. My father's name was Wil...
N.C. District: No. 2 Worker: Mary Hicks No. Words: 615 Subject: A SLAVE STORY, THE WOMAN OVERSEER Person Interviewed: Valley Perry Editor: George L. Andrews [TR: Date stamp: AUG 17...
PLANTATION LIFE AS VIEWED BY AN EX-SLAVE MINNIE DAVIS, Age 78 237 Billups St. Athens, Ga. Written By: Mrs. Sadie B. Hornsby Athens, Georgia Edited By: Mrs. Sarah H. Hall Athens, Ge...
K. Osthimer, Author Folklore: Stories From Ex-Slaves Lucas County, Dist. 9 Toledo, Ohio The Story of MRS. JULIA KING of Toledo, Ohio. Mrs. Julia King resides at 731 Oakwood Avenue,...
EX-SLAVE INTERVIEW WILLIS COFER, Age 78 548 Findley Street Athens, Georgia Written by: Grace McCune Federal Writers' Project Athens, Georgia Edited by: Sarah H. Hall Athens, Ga. an...
Project 1885-1 From Misc. Field Notes District No. 4 May 17, 1937 Edited by: Martha Ritter FOLKLORE: NEGRO SLAVE. SLAVE TIME CUSTOMS ON THE PLANTATION OF THOMAS ANDERSON CARLISLE....
Interviewer: Mrs. Bernice Bowden Person interviewed: Alice Davis 1700 Vaugine Street, Pine Bluff, Arkansas Age: 81 "I was born in Mississippi. My mistress was Jane Davis. She raise...
Interviewer: Samuel S. Taylor Person interviewed: Annie Parks 720 Pulaski Street, Little Rock, Arkansas Age: About 80 Occupation: Formerly house and field work "I was born and rais...
[HW: Dist. 1 Ex-Slave #91] SUBJECT: CHARLOTTE RAINES--OGLETHORPE CO. DISTRICT: W.P.A. NO. 1 RESEARCH WORKER: JOHN N. BOOTH DATE: JANUARY 18, 1937 [Date Stamp: JAN 26 1937] [Date St...
JOHN BARKER, age 84, Houston. 5 photographs marked Green Cumby have been assigned to this manuscript--the 'Green Cumby' photos are attached to the proper manuscript and the five re...
Archie Koritz, Field Worker Federal Writers' Project Porter County--District #1 Valparaiso, Indiana EX-SLAVES MRS. HOCKADAY 2581 Madison Street Gary, Indiana Mrs. Hockaday is the d...
FOLKLORE (Negro) Minnie B. Ross [MRS. CELESTIA AVERY] In a small house at 173 Phoenix Alley, N.E. lives a little old woman about 5 ft. 2 in. in height, who is an ex-slave. She gree...
[HW: Dist. 5 Ex Slave #1 Ross] "A FEW FACTS OF SLAVERY" As Told by CELESTIA AVERY--EX-SLAVE [MAY 8 1937] Mrs. Celestia Avery is a small mulatto woman about 5 ft. in height. She has...
450010 Autobiography of Elizabeth Sparks (Interviewed at Matthews Court House, Virginia January 13, 1937. By Claude W. Anderson.) Come in boys. Sure am glad ter see ya. You're look...
Project #1655 Augustus Ladson Charleston, S. C. EX-SLAVE BORN 1857 GRAND PARENTS CAME DIRECTLY FROM AFRICA I was nickname' durin' the days of slavery. My name was Henry but they ca...
STATE EDITORIAL IDENTIFICATION FORM [320002] STATE: North Carolina RECEIVED FROM: (State office) Asheville MS: Interview with W. L. Bost, Ex-Slave. WORDS: 2,000 DATE: Sept. 27, 193...
[HW: Dist. 1 Ex. Slave #21 (with Photograph)] [HW: "JOHN COLE"] Subject: A SLAVE REMEMBERS District: No. 1 W.P.A Editor: Edward Ficklen Supervisor: Joseph E. Jaffee [MAY 8 1937] A...
N.C. District: No. 2 Worker: Mary A. Hicks No. Words: 503 Subject: ANNIE TATE Person Interviewed: Annie Tate Editor: Daisy Bailey Waitt ANNIE TATE Ex-Slave Story An interview with...
Interviewer: Miss Irene Robertson Person interviewed: Barney A. Laird Brinkley, (near Moroe) Arkansas Age: 79 "I was born in Pinola County, Mississippi. I remembers one time soldie...
By Miss Nancy Watkins Madison, North Carolina Rockingham County BIOGRAPHY OF EX-SLAVE CATHERINE SCALES About ten years old at the "Srenduh", now quite feeble, but aristocratic in h...
Project 1885-1 FOLKLORE Spartanburg Dist. 4 Sept. 20, 1937 Edited by: Elmer Turnage REMINISCENCES "I was born July 16, 1852 at Jeter's old mill place in Santuc township. The Neal's...
Oklahoma Writers' Project Ex-Slaves MORRIS HILLYER Age 84 yrs. Alderson, Okla. My father was Gabe Hillyer and my mother was Clarisay Hillyer, and our home was in Rome, Georgia. Our...
Interviewer: Miss Irene Robertson Person interviewed: Dora Jerman, Forrest City, Arkansas Age: 60? "I was born at Bow-and-arrow, Arkansas. Sid McDaniel owned my father. Mother was...
N.C. District: No. 2 Worker: T. Pat Matthews No. Words: 1050 Subject: WILLIE McCULLOUGH Person Interviewed: Willie McCullough Editor: G.L. Andrews [TR: Date stamp: OCT 23 1937 (unc...
Interviewer: Miss Irene Robertson Person interviewed: Anna Hall (mulatto) Brinkley, Arkansas Age: 68 "I don't know nuthin' cept what I heard folks talk 'bout when I was a child. I...
Interviewer: Pernella Anderson Person Interviewed: Fannie Clemons 940 N. Washington El Dorado, Ark. Age: 78 "I was born down in Farmerville, Louisiana in the year of 1860. Now my m...
FOLK STUFF, FLORIDA Jules A. Frost Tampa, Florida October 20, 1937 JOSEPHINE ANDERSON HANTS "I kaint tell nothin bout slavery times cept what I heared folks talk about. I was too y...
[HW: Dist. 6 Ex-Slave #87] A FEW FACTS OF SLAVERY BY CHARLIE PYE--Ex-Slave [Date Stamp: MAY -- --] The writer was much surprised to learn that the person whom she was about to inte...
Interviewer: Samuel S. Taylor Person interviewed: Ella Johnson 913-1/2 Victory Street, Little Rock, Arkansas Age: About 85 "I was born in Helena, Arkansas. Not exactly in the town...
EX-SLAVE INTERVIEW ESTELLA JONES 1434 Wrightsboro Road Augusta, Georgia Written by: Louisa Oliphant Federal Writers' Project Augusta, Georgia. Edited by: John N. Booth District Sup...