Identifier
LPR233 (local)
Date
2006 (Date created)
Summary
This collection is composed of oral history interviews conducted by the community scholars on July 19, 2006. Topics covered include the W.C. Handy Music Festival, radio broadcasting, music industry, traditional old-time music, basket making, knife making, blacksmithing, purple martin gourd birdhouses, Native American culture, herbal medicine, log cabins, and fishing culture. The interviews are in various formats: cassette, audio CD, MiniDV, and DVD.
Creator and/or Contributor
Alabama Community Scholars Institute (creator),
Latimore, Mary (interviewer),
Johnson, Marcus (interviewer),
Hickman, Donna (interviewer),
Bailey, Tori (interviewee),
Buckins, Mickey (interviewee),
Clemmons, Jerry (interviewee),
Taylor, Dwight (interviewee),
Durham, J. H. (interviewee),
Durham, Lillie May (interviewee),
Durham, Ken (interviewee),
Moore, Ray (interviewee),
Hester, Wayne (interviewee),
Hendrix, Tom (interviewee),
Jones, George (interviewee),
McGee, Terry (interviewee),
Wright, Milly (interviewee),
Gifford, Gene Anne (interviewee),
Haggard, Wayne (interviewee)
General Note
The Alabama Community Scholars Institute (ACSI) was started in 2004 by the Alabama Folklife Association (AFA) to teach amateur folklorists how to conduct fieldwork by interviewing folk artists in a given area. The AFA sponsors the institute every two years in a different location in Alabama. The 2006 ACSI was held in Florence, Ala. The interviews were conducted in the region of North Ala. known as Muscle Shoals, which consists of four closely linked cities: Florence, Sheffield, Tuscumbia, and Muscle Shoals. Muscle Shoals is best known for its ties to the popular music industry, as many famous artists have recorded hit songs in the area.
Conditions Governing Access
Ray Moore and Wayne Hester interview restricted. All other interviews unrestricted.
Extent
2 (archives boxes)
Language
English (Languages)
Other Subject Headings
Festivals--Alabama (Local)
Basket makers--Alabama (Local)
Yuchi Indians--Alabama (Local)
Trail of Tears, 1838-1839 (Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH))
Indians of North America--Alabama (Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH))
Radio broadcasting (Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH))
Music trade (Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH))
Folk music--Alabama (Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH))
Knifesmiths--Alabama (Local)
Blacksmiths--Alabama (Local)
Purple martin (Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH))
Birds--Housing--Alabama (Local)
Birdhouses--Alabama (Local)
Birdhouses in art (Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH))
Aquaculture--Alabama (Local)
Herbs--Therapeutic use (Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH))
Log cabins--Alabama (Local)
Alabama Folklife Association (Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH))
audiocassettes (Art & Architecture Thesaurus (AAT))
CD-ROMs (Art & Architecture Thesaurus (AAT))
Mini-DV (Art & Architecture Thesaurus (AAT))
DVDs (Art & Architecture Thesaurus (AAT))
Preferred Citation
Alabama Community Scholars Institute interviews, LPR233, Alabama Dept. of Archives and History.
