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Turpentine Industry and Trade

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 32 Collections and/or Records:

Bud Williams Oral History Interview, Turpentine Camps and Naval Stores, September 20, 1983

 Digital Work
Collection number: 5F1A5552-FEE1-BDAF-4D4D-B0464385171E

DVD 1002.55c: White 5, 1983-09-20

 Item
Collection number:  DVD1002.55c
Scope and Contents White 5 2 copiesSummary: Mr. Williams answers more questions about his experiences in the Turpentine industry. A woman also talks about growing up in a turpentine camp and folk treatments used in the camp she lived in as a child.People in Video: Mr. WilliamsSubjects: turpentine camps; folk remediesWhite 5: Uncle Bud interview about (John J. Williams) about conditions in camp, change of management and new rules. What went on in other camps...
Dates: 1983-09-20

Folder 4: Carl Van Ness

 File — Box 40: Series Series 13, Folder: 4
Collection number: Folder 4
Scope and Contents

Correspondence relating to UF Turpentine Videos

Dates: 1996 - 2006

Interview with Acline Melton, January 6, 2005

 File — Bag \folklife\prj1014\: Series 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\: Series 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\: Series 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\: Series 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\: Series 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\: Series 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\: Series 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 Eula Lee Watkins Arnold, November 30, 2004

 File — Bag \folklife\prj1014\: Series PRJ1014, Folder: 074_watkins-arnold-eula
Collection number: PRJ1014-074
Scope and Contents Oral history interview with Eula Lee Watkins Arnold, November 30, 2004. Valdosta (Ga.). Fieldworker: Laurie Sommers. Audio file digitized from DAT tape. Part of the South Georgia Folklife Project at Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections.Interview by Laurie Sommers, done after Faces of Piney Woods project, as part of effort to get more on life of women in turpentine quarters.Bag includes audio recording, tape log and transcript, artist data sheet,...
Dates: November 30, 2004

Interview with George E. Music Jr., July 12, 2002

 File — Bag \folklife\prj1014\: Series 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\: Series 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 Joseph F. "Cayoni" Johns, February 28, 2005

 File — Bag \folklife\prj1014\: Series PRJ1014, Folder: 076_johns-joseph
Collection number: PRJ1014-076
Scope and Contents Oral history interview with Joseph F. Johns "Cayoni," February 28, 2005. Peabody (Mass.). Fieldworker: Laurie Sommers. Audio file digitized from cassette tape. Part of the South Georgia Folklife Project at Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections.Fieldworker note: Contacted Joseph Johns by phone through referral from his younger brother, Bobby Johns, initially in reference to turpentine research. Conducted interviews by phone and then received handwritten...
Dates: February 28, 2005

Interview with Junior Taylor, July 14, 2002

 File — Bag \folklife\prj1014\: Series PRJ1014, Folder: 073_taylor-junior
Collection number: PRJ1014-073
Scope and Contents Oral history interview with Junior 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 (or folklore) analysis on Junior Taylor’s life living and working in numerous turpentine camps. The interview focuses on all aspects of life in the camp, including child recreation and...
Dates: July 14, 2002

Interview with L.A. "Stick" Nelson, July 10, 2003

 File — Bag \folklife\prj1014\: Series 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 Luella Ross, December 11, 2006

 File — Bag \folklife\prj1014\: Series PRJ1014, Folder: 081_ross-luella
Collection number: PRJ1014-081
Scope and Contents

Oral history interview with Luella Ross, December 11, 2006. Barberville Pioneer Settlement, Volusia County (Fla.). Fieldworker: Sid Taylor. Audio file digitized from cassette tape. Part of the South Georgia Folklife Project at Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections.

Fieldworker note: Works at the Barberville Pioneer Settlement in Volusia County, interviewed by Sid Taylor with questions provided by Laurie Sommers.

No tapelog or transcript on file.

Dates: December 11, 2006

Interview with Major Phillips, January 25, 2004

 File — Bag \folklife\prj1014\: Series 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\: Series 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