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Title |
Charles West, Lillie West, and family reminiscing, 1969-04-24 |
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Identifier |
L2001-05_AV0013 |
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Date of original |
1969-04-24 |
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Decade |
1960s |
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Creator |
West, Lillie
West, Charles |
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Contributors |
Ross, M. H. |
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Abstract |
This recording begins with M. H. Ross interviewing Charles West. Charles West, with input from his sister, Anne West Ross, shares memories of his childhood, his parents, his work experiences, serving in the army, and being a hobo. The bulk of the recording is an interview by M. H. Ross with his mother-in-law Lillie West. Lillie West discusses her aunt Easter, her son Don, Don's education, and traditional practices for keeping livestock in Gilmer County, Ga. Lillie discusses several of her other children, including one daughter who got sick and died as a very young woman. She describes various extended family members and the relationships between them. Several unnamed family members are present and speak during these interviews. |
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Biographical or historical note |
Lillie Mulkey West, the mother-in-law of M. H. Ross, was a fourth generation North Georgian and an early ballad singer and worker-musician. In his book Roots of a Region, Georgia State University Professor John A. Burrison describes Lillie as: …a singer, quilter, and family herbal doctor…she was a true traditionalist, but something in her genes or upbringing (perhaps that independent spirit said to be a trait of mountain folk) made her unconventional, too: she read the New York Times under a huge magnifying glass, didn’t share many of her neighbors’ and kinfolks’ superstitions (but enjoyed talking about them), and reared some very progressive offspring…she had one foot in the past, but the other firmly planted in the modern world." |
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Language |
English |
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Subject |
Rural conditions
Farm life
Soldiers
Tramps
Swine
Children |
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Subject (names) |
West, Don, 1906-1992 |
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Location depicted |
Gilmer County (Ga.) |
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Extent |
01:36:08 |
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Series |
SERIES VII: Personal and Family History |
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Collection |
M. H. Ross Papers |
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Curatorial Area |
Southern Labor Archives |
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Digital publisher |
Georgia State University Library |
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Finding aid |
https://archivesspace.library.gsu.edu/repositories/2/resources/1 |
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Rights information |
This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. In addition, no permission is required from the rights-holder(s) for educational uses. For other uses, you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s). |
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Citation |
West, Charles, and Lillie West, interviewed by M. H. Ross, April 24, 1969, M. H. Ross Papers, Southern Labor Archives. Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University. |
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Source format |
oral histories (document genres)
audiocassettes
interviews |
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Format |
audio/mpeg |
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Type |
Sound |
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Funding note |
Digitization of the M. H. Ross Papers was funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission. |
