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Found in 110 Collections and/or Records:

Interview with Jack Vinson, November 15, 2000

 File — Bag \folklife\prj1014\: Series PRJ1014, Folder: 036_vinson-jack
Collection number: PRJ1014-036
Scope and Contents

Oral history interview with Jack Vinson, November 15, 2000. Valdosta (Ga.). Fieldworker: Resa West. Audio file digitized from cassette tape. Part of the South Georgia Folklife Project at Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections. Topics include jazz, Rhythm and blues music and trumpet.

Dates: November 15, 2000

Interview with James A. Morgan Jr., November 8, 2000

 File — Bag \folklife\prj1014\: Series PRJ1014, Folder: 027_morgan-james
Collection number: PRJ1014-027
Scope and Contents From the Series:

PRJ 1014 Online Oral Histories (Electronic Records) includes the digitized audio, artist data sheets, and tapelogs of the South Georgia Folklife Project oral histories. These interviews were originally recorded on cassette or DAT tapes. Many of these were recorded by the students of Laurie Sommers at Valdosta State University, circa 1999-2001.

Dates: November 8, 2000

Interview with James Copeland, October 19, 2000

 File — Bag \folklife\prj1014\: Series PRJ1014, Folder: 022_copeland-james
Collection number: PRJ1014-022
Scope and Contents

Oral history interview with James Copeland, October 19, 2000. Valdosta (Ga.). Fieldworker: Ruth Burkhalter. Audio file from cassette tape. Part of the South Georgia Folklife Project at Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections. Topics includes country music.

Dates: October 19, 2000

Interview with Janet Harper Sumner, November 20, 1995

 File — Bag \folklife\prj1014\: Series PRJ1014, Folder: 049_sumner-janet
Collection number: PRJ1014-049
Scope and Contents Oral history interview with Janet Harper Sumner, November 20, 1995. Fitzgerald (Ga.). Fieldworker: Linda J. Star. Audio file digitized from cassette tape. Part of the South Georgia Folklife Project at Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections. Topics include Gospel music and gospel band Heaven's Echoes.Fieldworker notes: Tape is two sided, with performance and group interviews on one side, followed by 14 minutes of silence on second side, then interview with...
Dates: November 20, 1995

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 Jimmy Franklin Johnson, April 12, 2001

 File — Bag \folklife\prj1014\: Series PRJ1014, Folder: 031_johnson-jimmy-franklin
Collection number: PRJ1014-031
Scope and Contents

Oral history interview with Jimmy Franklin Johnson March 29, 2001 and April 12, 2001. Hahira (Ga.). Fieldworker: Karrie Kirkland. Audio file digitized from cassette tape. Part of the South Georgia Folklife Project at Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections. Topics include hunting and country music. Includes musical performance of Johnny Cash songs.

Dates: April 12, 2001

Interview with Jo Webb, January 30, 1999

 File — Bag \folklife\prj1014\: Series PRJ1014, Folder: 013_webb-jo
Collection number: PRJ1014-013
Scope and Contents

Oral history interview with Jo Smith Webb, January 30, 1999. Jakin, Georgia. Recorded in Donalsonville, Georgia. Fieldworker: Gretchen Geisinger. Audio file. Part of the South Georgia Folklife Project at Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections. From Gretchen Geisinger's independent study (ENG) "On Solomon's Porch" on culture and social life in her hometown of Jakin, spring 1999. Interviewed in a retirement home where Gretchen's great-grandmother also lived.

Dates: January 30, 1999

Interview with Johnny (David Jonathan) Lee and Delores Lee, November 20, 1999

 File — Bag \folklife\prj1014\: Series PRJ1014, Folder: 089_lee-johnny
Collection number: PRK1014-089
Scope and Contents

Oral history interview with Johnny (David Jonathan) Lee and Delores Lee, November 20, 1999. Hoboken (Ga.). Fieldworker: Laurie K. Sommers. Audio file digitized from DAT tape. Part of the Sacred Harp Series: South Georgia Folklife Project at Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections.

This recording highlights the Hoboken Style of Sacred Harp. The sing uses the Brown edition of the Sacred Harp.

Dates: November 20, 1999

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 J.W. Miller, March 17, 1999

 File — Bag \folklife\prj1014\: Series PRJ1014, Folder: 009_miller-jw
Collection number: PRJ1014-009
Scope and Contents Oral history interview with J.W. Miller [Joel Willie Miller], March 17, 1999. Jakin, Georgia. Fieldworker: Gretchen Geisinger. Audio file. Part of the South Georgia Folklife Project at Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections.TAPELOGid: CAS-1012.15item_title: "Miller, J.W."call_number: PRJ-1012project_title: Student Projectequipment_used: Wollensakinformant_name: J. W. Miller...
Dates: March 17, 1999

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 Lottie Mae Carter, May 10, 2001

 File — Bag \folklife\prj1014\: Series PRJ1014, Folder: 088_carter-lottie
Collection number: PRJ1014-088
Scope and Contents

Oral history interview with Lottie Mae Carter, May 10, 2001. Hoboken (Ga.). Fieldworker: Laurie Kay Sommers. Audio file digitized from DAT tape. Part of the Sacred Harp Series, South Georgia Folklife Project at Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections.

Growing up in High Bluff church community, singing schools with Martin Dowling at Cascade school, Sacred Harp. Tape not indexed.

Dates: May 10, 2001

Interview with Louis Schmier, March 4, 2004

 File — Bag \folklife\prj1014\: Series PRJ1014, Folder: 047_schmier-louis
Collection number: PRJ1014-047
Scope and Contents Oral history interview with Louis Schmier, March 4, 2004. Valdosta (Ga.). Fieldworker: Jenna Switzer. Audio file digitized from cassette tape. Part of the South Georgia Folklife Project at Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections. Discussion about Dr. Schmier's life and his religious, ethnic, and cultural practices.Semester project for HON 3990B, Folklore and Fieldwork, spring 2004, Laurie Sommers. Schmier is also included in PRJ 1010 as part of Sounds of South...
Dates: March 4, 2004

Interview with Lucille Dutton, March 5, 1999

 File — Bag \folklife\prj1014\: Series PRJ1014, Folder: 007_dutton-lucille
Collection number: PRJ1014-007
Scope and Contents

Interview with Lucille Spooner Dutton, Seminole County, Donalsonville (Ga.), March 5, 1999. Blanch Williams present. Fieldworker: Gretchen Geisinger. From the South Georgia Folklife Collection at Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections.

Dates: March 5, 1999

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 Mac Tedder, February 13, 1999

 File — Bag \folklife\prj1014\: Series PRJ1014, Folder: 005_tedder-mac
Collection number: PRJ1014-005
Scope and Contents

Interview with Mac Tedder, February 13, 1999. Jakin, Georgia [Early County]. Excerpts from On Solomon’s Porch, an oral history of cultural life in Jakin, Georgia by Gretchen Geisinger, Independent Study, 1999, Laurie Kay Sommers, Instructor.

Dates: February 13, 1999

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 Marty F. Broome, November 12, 2000

 File — Bag \folklife\prj1014\: Series PRJ1014, Folder: 051_broome-marty
Collection number: PRJ1014-051
Scope and Contents Oral history interview with Marty F. Broome, November 12, 2000. Dasher (Ga.). Dasher Church of Christ. Fieldworker: Billy Ezra. Audio file digitized from cassette tape. Part of the South Georgia Folklife Project at Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections. Note: Song leader for Dasher Church of Christ, has sung in gospel quartets; Church of God has a seven-shape hymnal. Leads choir as Georgia Christian School in Dasher. Interviewed as part of class project for...
Dates: November 12, 2000

Interview with Marvin J. McConnell, November 23, 1999

 File — Bag \folklife\prj1014\: Series PRJ1014, Folder: 038_mcconnell-marvin
Collection number: PRJ1014-038
Scope and Contents

Oral history interview with Marvin J. McConnell, November 23, 1999. Albany (Ga.). Fieldworker: Peter Young. Audio file digitized from cassette tape. Part of the South Georgia Folklife Project at Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections. Topics include music, bluegrass, fiddles, and the Agrirama.

Dates: November 23, 1999