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Interview with Acline Melton, January 6, 2005
File — Bag: \folklife\prj1014\, Folder: 078_melton-acline
Collection number: PRJ1014-078
Scope and Contents
Oral history interview with Acline Melton, January 6, 2005. Echols County (Ga.). Fieldworker: Laurie Kay Sommers. Audio file digitized from DAT tape. Part of the South Georgia Folklife Project at Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections.
Two tapes (second quite short) of interview with Acline Melton 'rambling' about his lifetime experience working in the woods, including turpentining.
Dates:
January 6, 2005
Interview with Alton Carter and Elliot West, February 1, 1998, April 18, 1998
File — Bag: \folklife\prj1014\, Folder: 084_carter-alton_west-elliot
Collection number: PRJ1014-084
Scope and Contents
Oral history interviews with Alton Carter and Elliot West, February 1, 1998 and April 18, 1998. Folkston (Ga.). Eddie B. Robinson also interviewed. Fieldworker: Laurie Kay Sommers. Audio files digitized from DAT tapes. Part of the South Georgia Folklife Project at Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections.
DAT-1002.01: Alton Carter and Elliott West Interview, February 1, 1998....
Dates:
February 1, 1998; April 18, 1998
Interview with Anthrom L. Green Jr., January 19, 2004
File — Bag: \folklife\prj1014\, Folder: 061_green-anthrom
Collection number: PRJ1014-061
Scope and Contents
Oral history interview with Anthrom L. Green Jr., January 19, 2004. Jacksonville (Fl.). Fieldworker: LeRoy Henderson. Audio file digitized from DAT tape [DAT-1002.17]. Part of the South Georgia Folklife Project at Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections. Topics include turpentining and the turpentine industry and trade. Includes transcript, 2 photos, and a biography.This interview is a description of the life and times of Mr. Anthrom L. Green as a worker in the...
Dates:
January 19, 2004
Interview with Bessie Kincade Smith, December 6, 2004
File — Bag: \folklife\prj1014\, Folder: 080_smith-bessie
Collection number: PRJ1014-080
Scope and Contents
Oral history interview with Bessie Kincade Smith, December 6, 2004. Hahira (Ga.). Fieldworker: Laurie Kay Sommers. Audio file digitized from DAT tape. Part of the South Georgia Folklife Project at Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections.
Interviewed on the front porch of Ms. Smith's home. Role of women for Faces of Piney Woods project. No transcript on file.
Dates:
December 6, 2004
Interview with C.J. Taylor, July 14, 2002
File — Bag: \folklife\prj1014\, Folder: 059_taylor-cj
Collection number: PRJ1014-059
Scope and Contents
Oral history interview with C.J. Taylor, July 14, 2002. Blackshear (Ga.). Fieldworker: Timothy C. Prizer. Audio file digitized from cassette tape. Part of the South Georgia Folklife Project at Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections.The contents are an occupational folklife analysis on C.J. Taylor’s life living and working in numerous turpentine camps. The interview focuses on several aspects of life in the camp, predominately on the sometimes harsh...
Dates:
July 14, 2002
Interview with Elliot West and Eddie Lee Scipp, July 15, 2003
File — Bag: \folklife\prj1014\, Bag: 069_west-elliot_scipp-eddie
Collection number: PRJ1014-069
Scope and Contents
Oral history interview with Elliot West and Eddie Lee Scipp, July 15, 2003. Folkston (Ga.). Fieldworker: Timothy C. Prizer. Audio file digitized from 3 cassette tapes. Part of the South Georgia Folklife Project at Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections. Topics include turpentining and the turpentine industry and trade.
Dates:
July 15, 2003
Interview with Era Gillis Carter, November 2, 2003
File — Bag: \folklife\prj1014\, Folder: 060_carter-gillis
Collection number: PRJ1014-060
Scope and Contents
Oral history interview with Era Gillis Carter, November 2, 2003. Willacoochee (Ga.). Fieldworker: Tim Prizer. Audio file digitized from 2 cassette tapes. Part of the Turpentine Series: South Georgia Folklife Project at Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections. Includes transcript and photographs. Topics include the turpentine trade and industry.Fieldworker notes: Interview took place in the carport of Mr. Carter's home in Willacoochee, GA. Part of Faces of Piney...
Dates:
November 2, 2003
Interview with George E. Music Jr., July 12, 2002
File — Bag: \folklife\prj1014\, Folder: 064_music-george
Collection number: PRJ1014-064
Scope and Contents
Oral history interview with George E. Music Jr., July 12, 2002. Waycross (Ga.). Fieldworker: Timothy C. Prizer. Audio file digitized from 2 cassette tapes. Part of the South Georgia Folklife Project at Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections. Topics include Turpentining and the turpentine industry and trade.Fieldworker notes: Music's voice recorded much quieter than that of the fieldworker. The interview took place on the porch of Music's mother's home, and the...
Dates:
July 12, 2002
Interview with J.F. Jr., and Bernice Wilcox, January 28, 2004
File — Bag: \folklife\prj1014\, Folder: 071_wilcox-jf_bernice
Collection number: PRJ1014-071
Scope and Contents
Oral history interview with John Frank "J.F." Wilcox Jr., and Bernice Wilcox, January 28, 2004. Ludowici (Ga.). Fieldworker: Timothy C. Prizer. Audio file digitized from cassette tape. Part of the South Georgia Folklife Project at Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections. J.F. and Bernice Wilcox, an elderly African American married couple in Ludowici, GA with a long history of involvement in the turpentine industry, speak about their lives living and working in...
Dates:
January 28, 2004
Interview with L.A. "Stick" Nelson, July 10, 2003
File — Bag: \folklife\prj1014\, Folder: 065_nelson-la
Collection number: PRJ1014-065
Scope and Contents
Oral history interview with L.A. "Stick" Nelson, July 10, 2003. Nashville (Ga.). Fieldworker: LeRoy Henderson. Audio file digitized from cassette tape. Part of the South Georgia Folklife Project at Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections. Topics include family history and turpentining.Subjects: Georgia; Oral histories; Sound recordings; African Americans; Turpentine; Naval Stores; Turpentining; Turpentine industry and trade; Nelson, L.A. (1905-2004); Nashville...
Dates:
July 10, 2003
Interview with Major Phillips, January 25, 2004
File — Bag: \folklife\prj1014\, Folder: 066_phillips-major
Collection number: PRJ1014-066
Scope and Contents
Oral history interview with Major Phillips, January 25, 2004. Adrian (Ga.). Fieldworker: Le Roy Henderson. Audio file digitized from cassette tape. Part of the South Georgia Folklife Project at Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections. Topics include Turpentining.
Subjects: Georgia; Oral histories; Sound recordings; Phillips, Major (1945-2010); Turpentine; Turpentine industry and trade; Adrian (Ga.); African Americans;
Dates:
January 25, 2004
Interview with Patricia Wetherington Brockinton, September 4, 2003
File — Bag: \folklife\prj1014\, Folder: 063_brockinton-patricia
Collection number: PRJ1014-063
Scope and Contents
Oral history interview with Patricia "Pat" Wetherington Brockinton, September 4, 2003. Fargo (Ga.), Dayton Turpentine Camp site. Fieldworker: Laurie Sommers. Audio file digitized from cassette tape. Part of the South Georgia Folklife Project at Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections. Topics include Turpentine and Turpentine industry and trade.
Dates:
September 4, 2003
Interview with Ralph Wilkerson, February 22, 2004
File — Bag: \folklife\prj1014\, Folder: 072_wilkerson-ralph
Collection number: PRJ1014-072
Scope and Contents
Oral history interview with Ralph Wilkerson, February 22, 2004. Waycross (Ga.). Fieldworker: Timothy C. Prizer. Audio file digitized from cassette tape. Part of the South Georgia Folklife Project at Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections. Mr. Wilkerson speaks of his life working in the turpentine woods and stills of south Georgia. He worked from childhood to adulthood in the woods and then worked at the turpentine still in Hoboken, GA until 1982, when he left...
Dates:
February 22, 2004
Interview with Wilburt Johnson, February 21, 2004
File — Bag: \folklife\prj1014\, Folder: 062_johnson-wilburt
Collection number: PRJ1014-062
Scope and Contents
Oral history interview with Wilburt Johnson, February 21, 2004. Willacoochee (Ga.). Fieldworker: Tim Prizer. Audio file digitized from cassette tape. Part of the South Georgia Folklife Project at Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections. Topics include Turpentining and the Turpentine industry and trade.Mr. Wilburt Johnson speaks of his life working in the turpentine woods of south Georgia. Mr. Johnson worked for a number of people throughout his career in...
Dates:
February 21, 2004
Interview with William Candler Tomlinson, July 15, 2003
File — Bag: \folklife\prj1014\, Folder: 068_tomlinson-william
Collection number: PRJ1014-068
Scope and Contents
Oral history interview with William Candler Tomlinson, "Dub," July 15, 2003. Statenville (Ga.). Fieldworker: Laurie Kay Sommers. Audio file digitized from cassette tape. Part of the South Georgia Folklife Project at Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections. Topics include
Includes song performance of "Turpentine Blues," by Dub Tomlinson.
Dates:
July 15, 2003
Interview with Willie White, Jr., July 6, 2003 , July 15, 2003
File — Bag: \folklife\prj1014\, Folder: 070_white-willie
Collection number: PRJ1014-070
Scope and Contents
Oral history interview with Willie White, Jr., July 6, 2003 and July 15, 2003. Hoboken (Ga.). Fieldworker: Timothy C. Prizer. Audio file digitized from 3 cassette tapes. Part of the South Georgia Folklife Project at Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections. Topics include gospel music, blues (music), and turpentining. The July 15, 2003 audio file includes song performances by Willie White Jr., accompanied by guitar.Willie White talks at length about his life...
Dates:
July 6, 2003 ; July 15, 2003
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