Code No. Project, 1885-(1) Prepared by Annie Ruth Davis Place, Marion, S. C. Date, December 21, 1937 No. Words ---- Reduced from ---- words Rewritten by ---- LIZZIE DAVIS Ex-Slave,...
Interviewer: Miss Irene Robertson Person interviewed: Peter Brown. Helena, Arkansas Age: 86 "I was born on the Woodlawn place. It was owned by David and Ann Hunt. I was born a slav...
FEDERAL WRITERS' PROJECT American Guide, (Negro Writers' Unit) Rachel Austin, Field Worker Jacksonville, Florida YOUNG WINSTON DAVIS Young Winston Davis states that he was born in...
N.C. District: No. 2 Worker: T. Pat Matthews No. Words: 1177 Subject: ELIAS THOMAS Person Interviewed: Elias Thomas Editor: G.L. Andrews [TR: Date stamp: AUG 6 1937] ELIAS THOMAS 8...
Interviewer: Miss Irene Robertson Person interviewed: Arzella Smallwood Hazen R.F.D., Green Grove, Arkansas Age: 60 Doesn't know exact age "I was born about eight miles from Willis...
Circumstances of Interview STATE--Arkansas NAME OF WORKER--Bernice Bowden ADDRESS--1006 Oak Street, Pine Bluff, Arkansas DATE--November 4, 1938 SUBJECT--Ex-slaves [TR: Repetitive i...
Ex-Slave Stories District No. 5 Vanderburgh County Lauana Creel AN UNHAPPY EXPERIENCE [GEORGE W. ARNOLD] This is written from an interview with each of the following: George W. Arn...
450014 Duplicate--Copy #1 Interview of Mrs. Georgina Giwbs, Ex-slave By--Thelma Dunston Portsmouth, Virginia January 15, 1937 Mrs. Georgina Giwbs, an ex-slave, resides at 707 Linds...
AN OPINION OF SLAVERY BY ISAIAH GREEN--EX SLAVE Submitted by Minnie B. Ross Typed by J.C. Russell 1-25-37 An opinion of Slavery By Isaiah Green--Ex-Slave AN EX-SLAVES OPINION OF SL...
Project 1655 Genevieve W. Chandler Georgetown County, S.C. FOLKLORE. (MOM ELLEN SINGS * * *) BONE BAGGUM (Bag o' bones?) Send Tom Taggum (a man) To drive Bone Baggum (a boney critt...
Special Assignment Walter R. Harris District #3 Clay County LIFE STORY OF EX-SLAVE MRS. EDNA BOYSAW Mrs. Boysaw has been a citizen of this community about sixty-five years. She res...
Interviewer: Mrs. Bernice Bowden Person interviewed: George Benson, Ezell Quarters, Pine Bluff, Arkansas Age: 80 Occupation: Cotton Farmer "I was here in slavery days--yes ma'm, I...
Project 1655 Genevieve W. Chandler Georgetown County, S.C. FOLKLORE MOM ELLEN GODFREY (Ex-slave--Age 100) "I'm waitin' on the leese (RELIEF). He was to have my birthday the seven o...
Oklahoma Writers' Project Ex-Slaves [Date stamp: AUG 19 1937] WILLIAM CURTIS Age 93 yrs. McAlester, Oklahoma "Run Nigger, run, De Patteroll git ye! Run Nigger, run, He's almost her...
Interviewer: Mrs. Bernice Bowden Person Interviewed: Henry Smith 702 Virginia, Pine Bluff, Arkansas Age: 79 Occupation: Odd jobs "Yes mam, I was here in slavery times. I was born i...
FEDERAL WRITERS' PROJECT American Guide, (Negro Writers' Unit) Alfred Farrell, Field Worker John A. Simms, Editor Titusville, Florida September 25, 1936 TITUS I. BYNES Titus B. [TR...
FEDERAL WRITERS' PROJECT American Guide, (Negro Writers' Unit) Martin Richardson, Field Worker Saint Augustine, Florida November 10, 1936 CHRISTINE MITCHELL An interesting descript...
Texarkana District FOLKLORE SUBJECTS Name of Interviewer: Mrs. W.M. Ball Subject: Anecdotes of an Aged Ex-Slave. Subject: Superstitious Beliefs Among Negroes. (Negro lore) Story:--...
Texarkana District FOLKLORE SUBJECTS Name of Interviewer: Cecil Copeland Subject: Social Customs--Reminiscences of an Ex-Slave Subject: Foods This Information given by: Doc Quinn P...
Interviewer: Pernella Anderson, colored. El Dorado Division Federal Writers' Project Union County. Arkansas EX-SLAVE AND RIDDLES "I was born in the Junction city community and belo...
Interviewer: Mary D. Hudgins Person interviewed: Fanny Johnson Aged: 76 Home: Palmetto (lives with daughter who owns a comfortable, well furnished home) As told by: Mrs. Fanny John...
Archie Koritz, Field Worker Federal Writers' Project Lake County--District #1 Gary, Indiana EX-SLAVES JOHN EUBANKS & FAMILY Gary, Indiana Gary's only surviving Civil War veteran wa...
Archie Koritz, Field Worker 816 Mound Street, Valparaiso, Indiana Federal Writers' Project Lake County, District #1 Gary, Indiana EX-SLAVES INTERVIEW WITH JOHN EUBANKS, EX-SLAVE Jo...
JULIA BLANKS was born of a slave mother and a three-quarter Indian father, in San Antonio, in the second year of the Civil War. Her mother, part French and part Negro, was owned by...
Project #-1655 Mrs. Chlotilde R. Martin Beaufort County Approx. 530 Words FOLKLORE FOLKLORE Stories from Ex-slaves Lucretia Heyward Ex-slave Age - 96 W'en gun fust shoot on Hilton...
INTERVIEW NAISY REECE 710 Overton St. Nashville, Tennessee "I wuz bawn in slavery, in Williamson County, guess I'se 'bout 80 y'ars ole. Think I wuz fou' w'en de wah started." "Mah...
Oklahoma Writers' Project Ex-Slaves [Date stamp: AUG 16 1937] KIZIAH LOVE Age 93 Colbert, Okla. Lawd help us, I sho' remembers all about slavery times for I was a grown woman, marr...
Oklahoma Writers' Project Ex-Slaves [HW: (photo)] [Date stamp: AUG 16 1937] LUCINDA DAVIS Age (about) 89 yrs. Tulsa, Okla. "What yo' gwine do when de meat give out? What yo' gwine...
El Dorado District FOLKLORE SUBJECTS Name of Interviewer: Pernella Anderson Subject: Slavery Customs Story:--Information Information given by: Mose Minser--Farmer--Age--78 Place of...
N. C. District: No. 2 [320195] Worker: Mrs. Edith S. Hibbs and Mrs. W. N. Harriss No. Words: 795 Subject: Alex Huggins' Story Interviewed: Alex Huggins, 920 Dawson St, Wilmington,...