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The Sunny South and the Georgia Recorder, Vol. III. No. 3, Georgia Agrirama, Tifton, GA. Summer 1978 newspaper

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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.

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