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Director:

Daniel, Pete  Search this

Interviewee:

Accardo, Paul  Search this

Aguirre, Gloria Olmos  Search this

Allen, David  Search this

Anderson, Adra  Search this

Anderson, Walter  Search this

Andrews, John William  Search this

Ardoin, Leslie  Search this

Bailey, Charles  Search this

Bailey, Howard Taft  Search this

Baird, George E., Jr.  Search this

Baronet, Joe  Search this

Bell, Walter M.  Search this

Bennett, Novella  Search this

Bennett, W.J.  Search this

Benson, Dick  Search this

Benton, Aubrey  Search this

Benton, Ina Belle  Search this

Blackstock, Tom  Search this

Blackstock, Velva  Search this

Blanchard, J.F.  Search this

Booth, Mrs. N.J.  Search this

Booth, N.J.  Search this

Bosselman, Willie  Search this

Bossleman, Norman  Search this

Bowman, Wilbert A.  Search this

Bradford, Nara N.  Search this

Bradford, Norwood)  Search this

Brantley, L.D.  Search this

Breaux, Jessie Al., Sr.  Search this

Brinkley, Johnnie  Search this

Brinkley, Lucile  Search this

Broussard, Sam  Search this

Brown, Gordon  Search this

Brown, Mamie  Search this

Bunting, Benny  Search this

Bunting, Joe  Search this

Burkett, Ben  Search this

Burkett, Bennie F.  Search this

Bush, Miller  Search this

Byers, Ruby  Search this

Byers, Sanford  Search this

Caesar, Clarence  Search this

Carline, Herman C.  Search this

Carnahan, Cotton  Search this

Carter, Ethel H.  Search this

Castleberry, Guy W.  Search this

Caughron, Kermit  Search this

Caughron, Rex  Search this

Caughron, Roy  Search this

Cazer, Garland  Search this

Ceras, Delfino  Search this

Claffery, Clegg, Sr.  Search this

Clapp, Clyde  Search this

Clark, Fletcher Talmadge  Search this

Clayton, WIlliam P.  Search this

Cockerham, Lester  Search this

Cockerham, Marie  Search this

Cole, Buster  Search this

Coleman, Harold  Search this

Coleman, Mrs. Harold  Search this

Colvin, R.C.  Search this

Comeaux, Lewis  Search this

Connell, Alton  Search this

Cromertie, John L.  Search this

Crosby, Ruth  Search this

Crosby, Victor  Search this

Cummins, Mary Lee  Search this

Cummins, W.R.  Search this

Cunningham, Tom  Search this

Daniel, Florentine  Search this

Davies, W. J. K.  Search this

Davis, Fredda  Search this

Davis, Otto  Search this

Davis, Pauline  Search this

Delasbour, Anna  Search this

Derbigney, Durrell  Search this

Dillard, John T.  Search this

Dorminy, Henry Clayton  Search this

Dove, Dorothy  Search this

Ducrest, Jesse  Search this

Dulaney, T.W.  Search this

Elam, Edward  Search this

Feilke, Mabel  Search this

Felknor, Jessie F.  Search this

Finchum, Amos  Search this

Finchum, Eva  Search this

Fleming, Arthur B.  Search this

Fletcher, Mrs. Merle Ford  Search this

Flores, Roque Olmos  Search this

Foster, Jim  Search this

Foster, Vergie  Search this

Friesen, Viola Liechty  Search this

Gardner, C.E.  Search this

Garrich, Carl  Search this

Gay, Andrew  Search this

George, Leler  Search this

Gosney, Jessie  Search this

Gosney, Kenneth  Search this

Gray, Leonard  Search this

Gray, Wardell  Search this

Green, Alone  Search this

Green, Clarence  Search this

Griffin, A.C.  Search this

Griffin, Grace  Search this

Hahn, E.L.  Search this

Hall, Joe  Search this

Haransky, Charlotte  Search this

Harper, Woodrow, Sr.  Search this

Harrington, A.M.  Search this

Harris, Edna  Search this

Harris, John, Rev.  Search this

Harris, Robert B.  Search this

Hawkins, Charlie  Search this

Hemphill, Elvin  Search this

Hemphill, Mattie  Search this

Hill, Frank  Search this

Jefcoat, Laz  Search this

Jensen, Olga B.  Search this

Johnson, Herbert  Search this

Kilby, T.H.  Search this

Knight, Martin  Search this

Koen, Eulah  Search this

Lamson, Alfred Ellis  Search this

Landry, Steve  Search this

Lane, Clyde D.  Search this

Laney, John B.  Search this

Langley, Nellie  Search this

Latoilas, Donald  Search this

Lawrimore, Rufus B.  Search this

Leary, Mrs. Stillman  Search this

Leary, Stillman  Search this

Legnon, Hilton  Search this

Legnon, Lena Porrier  Search this

Lenius, Jane  Search this

Lewis, Bobby  Search this

Lewis, Dorothy  Search this

Lewis, Ralph  Search this

Littlejohn, Andrew  Search this

Loewer, Arthur  Search this

Long, Welchel  Search this

Lowder, Clayton  Search this

Lowder, Kathy R.  Search this

Mangum, O.L.  Search this

Martin, Lillian  Search this

McBrayer, Loomis  Search this

McCarty, Ben  Search this

McGee, Dean  Search this

Mercer, Midi  Search this

Minchew, Edna  Search this

Mire, John  Search this

Mohamed, Ethel Wright  Search this

Moody, Edgar  Search this

Morris, Edward  Search this

Murphree, Leo  Search this

Murray, Lurline S.  Search this

Nacquin, Leo  Search this

Nix, Agnes  Search this

Nix, Joe  Search this

Parker, Jonah  Search this

Patout, William A.  Search this

Patterson, Vanona  Search this

Pender, Bessie  Search this

Petticrew, Donald  Search this

Player, C.B., Jr.  Search this

Porter, Virginia  Search this

Proffitt, Harry, Jr.  Search this

Purvis, Clyde  Search this

Redmond, Virgie  Search this

Reed, Bunice  Search this

Reed, Howard  Search this

Rice, Frank  Search this

Richardson, Rosetta  Search this

Rivers, Marion  Search this

Roberts, Gerti  Search this

Roberts, James  Search this

Rodriguez, Ignacio  Search this

Rountree, G. Emory  Search this

Rucker, William  Search this

Salas, Maria  Search this

Sarten, Della  Search this

Scoggins, Lillie  Search this

Scroggins, Alma M.  Search this

Seidenschwarz, Rosie  Search this

Seidenstricker, L.F.  Search this

Seidenstricker, Laverne  Search this

Serrano, Adolofo  Search this

Serrano, Edith  Search this

Serrano, Lidia  Search this

Shannon, Jack  Search this

Shepherd, Grady  Search this

Sims, Lavana  Search this

Sizemore, Martiel  Search this

Skinner, Annie  Search this

Skinner, Jarvis  Search this

Smith, Ethel  Search this

Smith, George  Search this

Soileau, Rouseb  Search this

Spicer, J.M.  Search this

Spivey, Wayland  Search this

Starke, Granville  Search this

Steen, Albert  Search this

Stowers, J.W.  Search this

Strange, Fred  Search this

Strohl, Carl  Search this

Strohl, Mary  Search this

Sumner, Ruby C.  Search this

Temple, Effie  Search this

Thomas, Lottie  Search this

Thompson, Mioma  Search this

Thresto, Chuck  Search this

Tomlinson, Clifton  Search this

Turner, Mrs. O.C.  Search this

Van Houten, Rosetta  Search this

Van Houten, Rudy  Search this

Vickers, Lloyd  Search this

Vidrine, Levie A.  Search this

Walton, W.W.  Search this

Watson, Mary  Search this

Welborn, S.L.  Search this

Wells, Arnalee  Search this

Wells, Homer, Dr.  Search this

White, Wallace  Search this

Wigley, Mabry  Search this

Willey, Gretchen  Search this

Willey, John F.  Search this

Winskie, Dent  Search this

Woodard, Henry  Search this

Yohe, Alma M.  Search this

Yohe, Perry  Search this

Young, Walter  Search this

Interviewer:

Jones, Lu Ann  Search this

Extent:

27.2 Cubic feet (83 boxes)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Project files

Questionnaires

Photographs

Place:

Arkansas -- Agriculture

Mississippi -- Agriculture

Georgia -- Agriculture

South Carolina -- Agriculture

Tennessee -- Agriculture

Virginia -- Agriculture

North Carolina -- Agriculture

Louisiana -- Agriculture

Date:

1986-1991, undated

Summary:

An extensive collection of oral histories conducted by Lu Ann Jones throughout the southern United States between 1985-1991. A few oral histories were conducted by Pete Daniel in the early 1980s. Subjects include all facets of agriculture in the south.

Scope and Contents note:

The collection is divided into four series. Series 1: Oral History Transcripts, 1982-1991 are transcribed versions of the oral interviews. Correspondence and/or notes pertaining to the interviewed individual collected or written by the interviewer are filed in this series following the transcription. The majority of the oral histories were done by Lu Ann Jones between1985-1991. There are a few interviews done by Pete Daniel in the early 1980s and some reference copies of oral histories done elsewhere. This series is divided into eight sub-series: Sub-series 1.1: Arkansas, Sub-series 1.2: Georgia, Sub-series 1.3: Louisiana, Sub-series 1.4: Mississippi, Sub-series 1.5: North Carolina (including transcripts of the Mexican Workers Project in English and Spanish), Sub-series 1.6: South Carolina, Sub-series 1.7: Tennessee, and Sub-series 1.8: Virginia. Files are arranged alphabetically by state and there under by name; within the file materials are arranged chronologically. Interview files may contain transcribed copies of the oral history interviews and subsequent draft copies with corrections by the interviewer or subject. The file also may contain distillations or edited versions of the interview done by the researcher for possible publication. Correspondence and notes files may include Life History Forms, correspondence, newspaper articles, interviewer's notes, business cards, and paper copies of photographs. Signed releases are on file in the registrar's office, NMAH, with copies in the control file of the Archives Center.

Series 2: Project Files and Reference Materials, 1928-2004 contain notes and correspondence kept by Jones in support of the oral history project. This series is divided into four sub-series: Sub-series 2.1: State Files, Sub-series 2.2: Project and Reference Files, 1985-1991, Sub-series 2.3: Reference Publications, Pamphlets and Articles, 1928-2004 and Sub-series 2d: Computer Floppy Disks, 1985 and undated. This series include bills, receipts, photo orders, travel brochures, reference materials, articles, correspondence, fundraising proposals and materials, USDA Extension Service bulletins, product cookbooks, and ephemera. These materials are valuable in documenting the methodology of the oral history project. They are also valuable in detailing the funding and maintenance of the project over its five-year lifespan. There is also a great deal of information on black farmers. This series is arranged alphabetically by state and county or by article/publication title and within the file chronologically.

Series 3: Photographic Prints and Slides, 1987-1991 documenting the individuals interviewed, their homes and businesses, and geographic locations that were studied as part of the oral history project. The series is arranged numerically then chronologically by year. This series is followed by detailed photographic descriptions arranged alphabetically by state then subject. Photograph files contain photographs taken by a Smithsonian photographer or Jones and any copies of photographs supplied by the subject. Most of the photographs are black and white.

Series 4: Original Interview Tapes and Reference Compact Discs (CD), 1986-1991 are the original tapes of the individual interviews conducted by Jones. This series is divided into eight sub-series. Reference numbers for CDs matching the original tapes are noted after the tapes. CDs 495-497 are for the Smithsonian Photographer's Show: Sub-series 4.1: Arkansas, Sub-series 4.2: Georgia, Sub-series 4.3: Louisiana, Sub-series 4.4: Mississippi, Sub-series 4.5: North Carolina (within this sub-series are the transcripts of the Mexican Workers Project there may be an English language transcription as well as one in Spanish), Sub-series 4.6: South Carolina, Sub-series 4.7: Tennessee and Sub-series 4.8: Virginia and Sub-series 4.9: Miscellaneous and Duplicates, within the sub-series tapes are arranged alphabetically by subject.

Arrangement:

The collection is divided into four series:

Series 1, Oral History Transcript

Series 2, Project Files

Series 3, Photographic Prints and Slides

Series 4, Original Oral History Interview Tapes and Reference Compact Discs (CDs) are the original interview tapes and the accompanying reference copy cds.

History:

The history of the American South is intricately entwined with the history of agriculture in North America. Until very recently, post 1950, the South was predominately rural and agricultural in both its production and culture. By the 1980s American agriculture, and particularly agriculture in the south, was under attack on various fronts especially cultural, financial, and technological. This assault threatened the very existence of the small and family farm. Many small farming operations went bankrupt and the face of American agriculture was becoming more corporate. It was amidst these troubling times that the Agricultural Division of the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History undertook a massive project to document southern agriculture through oral history.

Through the efforts of NMAH staff, Pete Daniel, curator and project director, LuAnn Jones, researcher, and with countless support from staff photographers and personnel, Jones conducted approximately 159 interviews of individual persons, couples and sometimes small groups, in eight southern states over a five year period, 1986-1991. The project was funded by a series of grants from various sources. Not only were oral histories taken but also substantial documentary photographs and slides of the many interviewees. The interviews ranged from individual farmers to individuals at companies and corporations involved with agriculture. The range of crops discussed included tobacco, cotton and rice. The project interviewed a wide range of subjects: male, female, black, white, and Mexican. The project has contributed to at least two books, Mama Learned Us to Work: Farm Women in the New South by LuAnn Jones and Like a Family: The Making of a Southern Cotton Mill World by Jacquelyn Dowd Hall and others of which Jones was a contributing author.

Related Collections:

Materials in the Archives Center

Warshaw Collection of Business Americana (NMAH.AC.0060)

Kulp Collection of Account Books, 1755-1904 (NMAH.AC.0149)

Robinson and Via Family Papers (NMAH.AC.0475)

William C. Kost Farm Records (NMAH.AC.0481)

Timothy B. Bladen, Southern Maryland Photoprints (NMAH.AC.0767)

Provenance:

A transfer from the Division of History of Technology (Agriculture), NMAH, July 2001

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research. Unprotected photographs must be handled with gloves.

Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Topic:

Farm life -- 20th century  Search this

Farmers -- Arkansas  Search this

Agricultural laborers  Search this

Agriculture -- History  Search this

Periodicals  Search this

Farmers -- Georgia  Search this

Farmers -- Louisiana  Search this

Farmers -- Mexico  Search this

Farmers -- Mississippi  Search this

Farmers -- North Carolina  Search this

Farmers -- South Carolina  Search this

Farmers -- Tennessee  Search this

Farmers -- Virginia  Search this

Genre/Form:

Project files

Questionnaires

Photographs -- Black-and-white photoprints -- Silver gelatin -- 1950-2000

Citation:

Southern Agriculture Oral History Project Records, 1985-1992, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.0773

See more items in:

Southern Agriculture Oral History Project Records

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8d5503365-fe60-4501-9a93-da8df9a4bb7e

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0773

Collection Director:

Daniel, Pete  Search this

Container:

Box 9, Folder 5

Type:

Archival materials

Collection Restrictions:

Collection is open for research. Unprotected photographs must be handled with gloves.

Collection Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Collection Citation:

Southern Agriculture Oral History Project Records, 1985-1992, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

See more items in:

Southern Agriculture Oral History Project Records

Southern Agriculture Oral History Project Records / Series 1: Oral History Transcripts / 1.4: Mississippi

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep85549afcc-64c3-4879-844d-7221fc126106

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0773-ref205

Collection Director:

Daniel, Pete  Search this

Container:

Box 9, Folder 6

Type:

Archival materials

Collection Restrictions:

Collection is open for research. Unprotected photographs must be handled with gloves.

Collection Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Collection Citation:

Southern Agriculture Oral History Project Records, 1985-1992, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

See more items in:

Southern Agriculture Oral History Project Records

Southern Agriculture Oral History Project Records / Series 1: Oral History Transcripts / 1.4: Mississippi

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep88c42b16c-61e5-4d7a-8925-999fccbd810a

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0773-ref206

Collection Director:

Daniel, Pete  Search this

Container:

Box 55

Type:

Archival materials

Scope and Contents note:

Three tapes: 1 of 3, 2 of 3, 3 of 3, CDs 280-282

Collection Restrictions:

Collection is open for research. Unprotected photographs must be handled with gloves.

Collection Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Collection Citation:

Southern Agriculture Oral History Project Records, 1985-1992, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

See more items in:

Southern Agriculture Oral History Project Records

Southern Agriculture Oral History Project Records / Series 4: Original Oral History Interview Tapes and Reference Compact Discs (CDs) / 4.4: Mississippi

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep85de82195-46bc-4b56-b925-d5855dfc7f9e

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0773-ref878