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History of Quitman and Pavo, Georgia Binder, circa 1895-1999

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Collection number: ca009-002-001
Scope and Contents This document provides a comprehensive history of Quitman and Pavo, Georgia, highlighting their development from early settlements to thriving communities. It includes photographs, essays, newspaper clippings, and oral histories, covering key topics such as local industries like turpentine production, significant businesses like the Orange Squeeze Bottling Works, and landmarks such as the Hotel Pavo and Quitman's West End Cemetery. The influence of the Savannah, Albany, and Gulf Railroad on...
Dates: circa 1895-1999
Found in: Community Archives Digitization, Access, and Preservation Program / CA-009, Quitman Brooks County Museum and Cultural Center Collection

Interview with Acline Melton, January 6, 2005

 File — Bag \folklife\prj1014\: Series PRJ1014, Folder: 078_melton-acline
Collection number: PRJ1014-078
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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
Found in: Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections / UA-22-12, South Georgia Folklife Collection / Series 14: PRJ 1014 Online Oral Histories (Electronic Records)

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
Found in: Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections / UA-22-12, South Georgia Folklife Collection / Series 14: PRJ 1014 Online Oral Histories (Electronic Records)

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
Found in: Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections / UA-22-12, South Georgia Folklife Collection / Series 14: PRJ 1014 Online Oral Histories (Electronic Records)

Interview with Bessie Kincade Smith, December 6, 2004

 File — Bag \folklife\prj1014\: Series PRJ1014, Folder: 080_smith-bessie
Collection number: PRJ1014-080
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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
Found in: Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections / UA-22-12, South Georgia Folklife Collection / Series 14: PRJ 1014 Online Oral Histories (Electronic Records)

Interview with Bill Smith, March 23, 2000

 File — Bag \folklife\prj1014\: Series PRJ1014, Folder: 050_smith-bill
Collection number: PRJ1014-050
Scope and Contents Oral history interview with Bill (William Lawrence) Smith, March 23, 2000. Valdosta (Ga.). Fieldworker: Marneth Andagan. Audio file digitized from cassette tape. Part of the South Georgia Folklife Project at Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections. Topics include music and Civil War reenactments.Notes: Student paper for spring 2000, Laurie Sommers, instructor. Student paper on file. Also a member of the Rebelaires which plays for Civil War re-enactments and...
Dates: March 23, 2000
Found in: Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections / UA-22-12, South Georgia Folklife Collection / Series 14: PRJ 1014 Online Oral Histories (Electronic Records)

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
Found in: Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections / UA-22-12, South Georgia Folklife Collection / Series 14: PRJ 1014 Online Oral Histories (Electronic Records)

Interview with Clarence Taylor, September 12, 1999

 File — Bag \folklife\prj1014\: Series PRJ1014, Folder: 082_taylor-clarence
Collection number: PRJ1014-082
Scope and Contents Part of Taylor Brothers Interview, September 12, 1999. See PRJ1014-067Oral history interview with Clarence James "CJ" Taylor and Brothers, September 12, 1999. Blackshear (Ga.). Fieldworker: Laurie Kay Sommers. Audio file digitized from cassette tape. Part of the South Georgia Folklife Project at Valdosta State University Archives and Special...
Dates: September 12, 1999
Found in: Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections / UA-22-12, South Georgia Folklife Collection / Series 14: PRJ 1014 Online Oral Histories (Electronic Records)

Interview with Clarke Lee, February 15, 1997, June 20, 2005

 File — Bag \folklife\prj1014\: Series PRJ1014, Folder: 086_lee-clarke
Collection number: PRJ1014-086
Scope and Contents Oral history interviews with Wilbur Clarke Lee, February 15, 1997 and June 20, 2005. Hoboken (Ga.). Fieldworker: Laurie Kay Sommers. Audio files digitized from DAT or cassette tape. Part of the Sacred Harp Series: South Georgia Folklife Project at Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections. Includes: Interview with David Lee and Clarke Lee, Hoboken (Ga.), February 15, 1997. Home of David and Cathy Lee, Hoboken. Includes transcript. CAS-1004.06...
Dates: February 15, 1997; June 20, 2005
Found in: Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections / UA-22-12, South Georgia Folklife Collection / Series 14: PRJ 1014 Online Oral Histories (Electronic Records)

Interview with Curly Bear McCurlay, March 6, 2004

 File — Bag \folklife\prj1014\: Series PRJ1014, Folder: 057_mccurlay-curly
Collection number: PRJ1014-057
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McCurlay, March 6, 2004. Saint George (Ga.). Fieldworker: Forrest Maddox. Audio file digitized from cassette tape. Part of the South Georgia Folklife Project at Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections. Topics include the Cherokee of Georgia 2004 Spring Powwow, St. George, Georgia, March 4-6, 2004.

Dates: March 6, 2004
Found in: Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections / UA-22-12, South Georgia Folklife Collection / Series 14: PRJ 1014 Online Oral Histories (Electronic Records)

Interview with Devin McGlamery, November 14, 2000

 File — Bag \folklife\prj1014\: Series PRJ1014, Folder: 016_mcglamery-devin
Collection number: PRJ1014-016
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Oral history interview with Devin McGlamery (1982-), November 14, 2000. Valdosta (Ga.). Fieldworker: Brooke Nichols. Audio file from cassette tape. Part of the South Georgia Folklife Project at Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections. Topics include gospel music.

Dates: November 14, 2000
Found in: Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections / UA-22-12, South Georgia Folklife Collection / Series 14: PRJ 1014 Online Oral Histories (Electronic Records)

Interview with Diana Bennett Jones, April 7, 2003

 File — Bag \folklife\prj1014\: Series PRJ1014, Folder: 004_jones-diana
Collection number: PRJ1014-004
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Interview with Diana Bennett Jones, Randolph County, Georgia, April 7, 2003. Fieldworker: Kuanita E. Murphy. From the South Georgia Folklife Collection at Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections.

Dates: April 7, 2003
Found in: Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections / UA-22-12, South Georgia Folklife Collection / Series 14: PRJ 1014 Online Oral Histories (Electronic Records)

Interview with Donald Jerome Mason, November 15, 2000

 File — Bag \folklife\prj1014\: Series PRJ1014, Folder: 032_mason-donald
Collection number: PRJ1014-032
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Oral history interview with Donald Jerome Mason, November 15, 2000. Valdosta (Ga.). Fieldworker: Jessica Stasalovich. Audio file digitized from cassette tape. Part of the South Georgia Folklife Project at Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections. Topics include Country and Bluegrass music.

Dates: November 15, 2000
Found in: Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections / UA-22-12, South Georgia Folklife Collection / Series 14: PRJ 1014 Online Oral Histories (Electronic Records)

Interview with Elder Troy Jackson Jr., April 22, 2001

 File — Bag \folklife\prj1014\: Series PRJ1014, Folder: 053_jackson-troy
Collection number: PRJ1014-053
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Oral history interview with Elder Troy Jackson Jr., April 22, 2001. Willacoochee (Ga.). Fieldworker: Sandy Robinson. Audio file digitized from cassette tape. Part of the South Georgia Folklife Project at Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections. Topics include singing, gospel music and the gospel group Brothers and Sisters.

Dates: April 22, 2001
Found in: Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections / UA-22-12, South Georgia Folklife Collection / Series 14: PRJ 1014 Online Oral Histories (Electronic Records)

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
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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
Found in: Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections / UA-22-12, South Georgia Folklife Collection / Series 14: PRJ 1014 Online Oral Histories (Electronic Records)

Interview with Elvera Dowling Lee, June 26, 1997

 File — Bag \folklife\prj1014\: Series PRJ1014, Folder: 090_lee-elvera
Collection number: PRJ1014-090
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Oral history interview with Elvera Dowling Lee, June 26, 1997. Waycross (Ga.). Fieldworker: Laurie K. Sommers. Audio file digitized from DAT and cassette tape. Part of the Sacred Harp Series, South Georgia Folklife Project at Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections.

Dates: June 26, 1997
Found in: Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections / UA-22-12, South Georgia Folklife Collection / Series 14: PRJ 1014 Online Oral Histories (Electronic Records)

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
Found in: Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections / UA-22-12, South Georgia Folklife Collection / Series 14: PRJ 1014 Online Oral Histories (Electronic Records)

Interview with Ethel Ruth Baldwin, April 15, 2003

 File — Bag \folklife\prj1014\: Series PRJ1014, Folder: 001_baldwin-ethel
Collection number: PRJ1014-001
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Interview with Ethel Ruth Baldwin, April 15, 2003. 00:31:53. Randolf County, Georgia. Fieldworker: Kuanita Murphey. Topics: Shape-note singing, Sacred Harp.

Dates: April 15, 2003
Found in: Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections / UA-22-12, South Georgia Folklife Collection / Series 14: PRJ 1014 Online Oral Histories (Electronic Records)

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
Found in: Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections / UA-22-12, South Georgia Folklife Collection / Series 14: PRJ 1014 Online Oral Histories (Electronic Records)

Interview with Evelyn Strickland Wilson, November 12, 1999

 File — Bag \folklife\prj1014\: Series PRJ1014, Folder: 024_wilson-evelyn
Collection number: PRJ1014-024
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Oral history interview with Evelyn Strickland Wilson, November 12, 1999. Valdosta (Ga.). Fieldworker: Nichole Douglas. Audio file from cassette tape. Part of the South Georgia Folklife Project at Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections. Topics includes gospel music.

Dates: November 12, 1999
Found in: Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections / UA-22-12, South Georgia Folklife Collection / Series 14: PRJ 1014 Online Oral Histories (Electronic Records)