DAT-1002.14 Acline Melton interview, January 6, 2005
Scope and Contents
id: DAT-1002.14
item_title: Acline Melton interview
call_number: PRJ-1002
project_title: Turpentine
informant_name: Acline Melton
fieldworker: Laurie Kay Sommers
recording_engineer: Laurie Kay Sommers
date: 06-Jan-05
recording_location: Fruitland
content_summary: Two tapes (second quite short) of interview with Acline Melton 'rambling' about his lifetime experience working in the woods, including turpentining. Transcript/summary of interview with Acline Melton, includes consent form and copy of thank you note
notes: Location of interview was Melton home in Fruitland. Contact made via Billy Rowe, grandson, who works at D & A Photo in Valdosta.;
Occupation: worked in woods.
technical_summary: good
genre: personal experience narrative, oral history, naval stores, turpentine, family narratives
places: Dupont/Fruitland, GA;
people: Acline Melton
keywords: American Indians, narratives
Dates
- January 6, 2005
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
- Sommers, Laurie Kay, 1955- (Interviewer, Person)
- Melton, Acline, Sr., 1919-2013 (Interviewee, 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