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Wiregrass Country (Ga.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2017003661.html

Found in 55 Collections and/or Records:

Interview with the Taylor Brothers, September 12, 1999

 File — Bag \folklife\prj1014\: Series PRJ1014, Folder: 067_taylor-brothers
Collection number: PRJ1014-067
Scope and Contents Oral history interview with the Taylor Brothers: Clarence Taylor, CJ Taylor, Willie Taylor and Junior Taylor, September 12, 1999. Blackshear (Ga.). Fieldworker: Laurie Sommers. Audio file digitized from DAT tape(s). Part of the South Georgia Folklife Project at Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections.Interview with the Taylor Brothers, home of Junior Taylor 9-12-99. Originally taped for the Okefenokee Music Survey, on Junior Taylor’s front porch, various...
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 Thelma Singletary, March 5, 1999

 File — Bag \folklife\prj1014\: Series PRJ1014, Folder: 008_singletary-thelma
Collection number: PRJ1014-008
Scope and Contents

Interview with Thelma Singletary, March 5, 1999. Donalsonville, Georgia. From the South Georgia Folklife Collection at Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections.

Dates: March 5, 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 Tracy Jones, April 20, 2001

 File — Bag \folklife\prj1014\: Series PRJ1014, Folder: 028_jones-tracy
Collection number: PRJ1014-028
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: April 20, 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 Virginia Harvey, February 20, 1999

 File — Bag \folklife\prj1014\: Series PRJ1014, Folder: 006_harvey-virginia
Collection number: PRJ1014-006
Scope and Contents

Interview with Virginia Harvey, February 20, 1999. Jakin, Early County, Georgia. Fieldworker: Gretchen Geisinger. Topics: Personal narrative. Fieldworker: Gretchen Geisinger. From the South Georgia Folklife Collection at Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections.

Dates: February 20, 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 Wilburt Johnson, February 21, 2004

 File — Bag \folklife\prj1014\: Series PRJ1014, Folder: 062_johnson-wilburt
Collection number: PRJ1014-062
Scope and Contents Oral history interview with Wilburt Johnson, February 21, 2004. Willacoochee (Ga.). Fieldworker: Tim Prizer. Audio file digitized from cassette tape. Part of the South Georgia Folklife Project at Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections. Topics include Turpentining and the Turpentine industry and trade.Mr. Wilburt Johnson speaks of his life working in the turpentine woods of south Georgia. Mr. Johnson worked for a number of people throughout his career in...
Dates: February 21, 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 William Candler Tomlinson, July 15, 2003

 File — Bag \folklife\prj1014\: Series PRJ1014, Folder: 068_tomlinson-william
Collection number: PRJ1014-068
Scope and Contents

Oral history interview with William Candler Tomlinson, "Dub," July 15, 2003. Statenville (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 Collections. Topics include

Includes song performance of "Turpentine Blues," by Dub Tomlinson.

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 Willie White, Jr., July 6, 2003 , July 15, 2003

 File — Bag \folklife\prj1014\: Series PRJ1014, Folder: 070_white-willie
Collection number: PRJ1014-070
Scope and Contents Oral history interview with Willie White, Jr., July 6, 2003 and July 15, 2003. Hoboken (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 gospel music, blues (music), and turpentining. The July 15, 2003 audio file includes song performances by Willie White Jr., accompanied by guitar.Willie White talks at length about his life...
Dates: July 6, 2003 ; 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 Willis Lopez, April 24, 2001

 File — Bag \folklife\prj1014\: Series PRJ1014, Folder: 014_lopez-willis
Collection number: PRJ1014-014
Scope and Contents

Oral history interview with Willis Lopez, April 24, 2001. Valdosta (Ga.). Fieldworker: Suzanne North. Audio file. Part of the South Georgia Folklife Project at Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections. Topics include Latin dance clubs.

Dates: April 24, 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)

Interviews with David I. Lee, February 15, 1997, June 19, 1999, July 15, 2000, November 16, 2002

 File — Bag \folklife\prj1014\: Series PRJ1014, Folder: 085_lee-david
Collection number: PRJ1014-085
Scope and Contents Oral history interview(s) with David Irwin Lee, Hoboken (Ga.), February 15, 1997; June 19, 1999; July 15, 2000; November 16, 2002. 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. CAS-1004.06: Interview with David Lee and Clarke Lee, Hoboken...
Dates: February 15, 1997; June 19, 1999; July 15, 2000; November 16, 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)

Interviews with Henry Rutland, bulk: 1995 - 2003

 File — Bag \folklife\prj1014\: Series PRJ1014, Folder: 048_rutland-henry
Collection number: PRJ1014-048
Scope and Contents

Oral history interviews with Henry Rutland, "Fiddlin' Henry Rutland," 1995-2003. Dates: October 21, 1995; October 1, 1997; February 24, 1998 with Paul Massey; September 17, 1999; October 19, 2003. Moultrie (Ga.). Fieldworkers: Kristin Olson, Laurie Sommers. 6 Audio files digitized from cassette and DAT tapes. Part of the South Georgia Folklife Project at Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1995 - 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)

Interviews with Johnnie B. Jones, February 2, 2003, April 14, 2003

 File — Bag \folklife\prj1014\: Series PRJ1014, Folder: 003_jones-johnnie
Collection number: PRJ1014-003
Scope and Contents Oral history interview with Johnnie B. Jones, aka Man Jones regarding Shape note singing and Sacred Harp music. Cuthbert, Georgia. Recorded February 2, 2003 and April 14, 2003. Fieldworker: Kuanita E. Murphy. From the South Georgia Folklife Collection at Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections. Interview with Johnnie B. Jones, February 2, 2003. At the home of Mr. Johnnie B. Jones...
Dates: February 2, 2003; April 14, 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)

Interviews with Tollie Lee, January 31, 1998, May 18, 2005

 File — Bag \folklife\prj1014\: Series PRJ1014, Folder: 087_lee-tollie
Collection number: PRJ1014-087
Scope and Contents Oral history interviews with Tollie Lee, January 31, 1998 and May 18, 2005. Fieldworker: Laurie Kay Sommers. Audio file digitized from DAT and cassette tape. Part of the South Georgia Folklife Project at Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections. 3 interviews: DAT-1004.10 Tollie Lee Interview, January 31, 1998. Hilliard (Fla.); Fieldworker: Laurie Kay Sommers. Interview with Tollie...
Dates: January 31, 1998; May 18, 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)

Series 14: PRJ 1014 Online Oral Histories (Electronic Records), 1999 - 2001

 Series
Collection number: PRJ1014
Scope and Contents

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: 1999 - 2001
Found in: Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections / UA-22-12, South Georgia Folklife Collection

The History of Alma and Bacon County [PDF], 1984

 File
Collection number: 51932a70-de2c-4dba-abb1-ead1c3d2103c
Overview In 1914, Bacon County was created, and named for Senator Augustus O. Bacon, a distinguished politician of Georgia birth. In 1914 this newly created 'piney woods’ county and a handfull of pioneer settlers joined together to begin a long journey into history. Its destiny is interrupted now only long enough to record between the covers of this book the progression of past events out of which has come the Bacon County of today’s modern living. Bacon County, unlike Williamsburg, is not rich in...
Dates: 1984
Found in: Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections / MS-28, Wiregrass History

Wiregrass History

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Collection number: MS-28
Scope and Contents This collection contains information about the history of Lowndes County. It has Lowndes County Historical Society Newsletters, as well as maps, phone books, and guides. It also has information about points of interest such as local events, the Crescent, Valdosta Schools, and Sunset Cemetery. It has Statistical (1944), Economic (1950s & 1960s), and Sanitation (1967) Information. It also contains photographs, and news articles concerning the county.  An 1851 Alapaha Store manifest, very...
Dates: 1800-1980
Found in: Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections / Wiregrass History