| Collection Name: |
Slave Narratives |
| Repository Name: |
Texas A&M University, College Station. Cushing Memorial Library and Archives. Special Collections [Repository Details] |
| Repository Location: |
College Station, Texas, United States |
| URL: |
http://library.tamu.edu/portal/site/Library/menuitem.2d2523c97cb4262ebd078f3019008a0c/?vgnextoid=ffc4c35b248c0010VgnVCM1000007800a8c0RCRD |
| Dates Spanned: |
1930-1939 |
| Description: |
During the 1930s, the federal government commissioned interviewing former slaves. It was a project of the Works Progress Administration. The Collection acquired sixteen recordings which are in poor condition. All are open. |
| Estimated Total of Interviews: |
16 |
| Broad Subjects: |
Rural Life; Ethnic groups; Economics |
| ASP Subjects: |
Africa; African American cowboys; African Americans; Charlottesville, VA; Cotton picking; Gees Bend, AL; Georgia; Hempstead, TX; History; Jasper, TX; Livingston, AL; Oral history; Slavery--United States; Slaves--Emancipation--United States; Tyler, TX; United States |
| Collection Code: |
OHC0000585 |
