DAT-1002.01 Alton Carter and Elliott West Interview, February 1, 1998
Scope and Contents
item_title: Alton Carter and Elliott West Interview
call_number: PRJ-1002
project_title:
equipment_used:
informant_name:
fieldworker: Laurie Kay Sommers
recording_engineer: Laurie Kay Sommers
date: 02/01/98
recording_location: Folkston
content_summary: "Interview with Alton Carter, boss, and Elliott West, his worker for many years, on West's front porch. The two reminisce about the turpentine industry, work, the camp quarters, entertainment, the demise of the industry."
notes: Excerpts from this interview included in Wiregrass Ways turpentine radio program.
technical_summary: "Good, but ambient sounds include cars going by on nearby road, etc."
genre: "personal experience narrative, occupational folklife, naval stores, turpentine, food, natural medicine"
places: "Waynesville, Baxley, Brantley County"
people: "Elliott West, Alton Carter, Harley Landale"
groups: "African American, European American"
keywords: "quarters, juke, commissary, Georgia Forestry Commission"
Dates
- February 1, 1998
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Series 8: PRJ-1010 Sounds of South Georgia
Box 19
Folder 70: VHS-1010.06 The McIntosh County Shouters may not be copied
Extent
From the Collection: 40 Boxes
From the Collection: 3 items
From the Collection: 205 Cassettes
From the Collection: 29 Reels
From the Collection: 183 DVDs
From the Collection: 31 Video cassette
From the Collection: 41 Compact Disc
Language
From the Collection: English
Source
- Carter, Alton John Baptist, 1917-2008 (Interviewee, Person)
- West, Elliot, 1920-2012 (Interviewee, Person)
- Sommers, Laurie Kay, 1955- (Interviewer, Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections Repository
Valdosta State University Archives, Odum Library
1500 N. Patterson St.
Valdosta GA 30601 United States
7063728116
229-259-5055 (Fax)
archives@valdosta.edu