DAT-1002.17 Interview with Anthrom Green, January 19, 2004
Scope and Contents
id: DAT-1002.17
item_title: Interview with Anthrom Green
call_number: PRJ-1002
project_title: Turpentine
informant_name: Anthrom Green
fieldworker: LeRoy Henderson
recording_engineer: LeRoy Henderson
date: 19-Jan-04
recording_location: Jacksonville, FL
content_summary: Interview is a description of the life and times of Mr. Anthrom L. Green as a worker in the turpentine camps in and around Soperton, GA. Mr. Green is 85 years old and has a very active recollection of his experiences: work and seasons of work, terminology, games, church, school, camp life.
notes: Recorded for Faces of the Piney woods project. Note portion of this tape is restricted.
technical_summary: Green is a soft spoken but well spoken man throughout the interview. There is very little background noise on the tape--good quality.
genre: naval stores, games, religion, work, occupational folklife, turpentine, personal experience narratives
places: Swainsboro, Soperton, Gillis Plantation, Phillips Settlement
people: Anthrom Green, Gillis, Coleman, Randolph
groups: African American
keywords: juke joints, turpentine camps
Dates
- January 19, 2004
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
- Green, Anthrom L., Jr., 1918-2020 (Interviewee, Person)
- Henderson, LeRoy (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