| Title: |
Brooks, Percy
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| Document type: |
Oral history
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| Accessibility: |
Free Only
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| Repository: |
University of Southern Mississippi. Center for Oral History and Cultural Heritage
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| Collection: |
Mississippi Oral History Project
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| Description: |
Percy Brooks was born on November 15, 1911 in Noxubee County. He is the only son of Walter Walker and Lillian Brooks. The Brooks' daughter passed away at a very early age. The family worked as farmers on land that they owned, and Mr. Brooks, a lifetime resident of Noxubee County, continued the family tradition of farming until his retirement.
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| URL: |
http://www.lib.usm.edu/~spcol/coh/cohbrooksp.html
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| Original Language: |
English
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| Time span: |
Not indicated ... to 1999 (Year of interview)
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| Speaker: |
Brooks, Percy, 1911-
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| Speaker gender: |
Male
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| Speaker date of birth: |
15-Nov-1911
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| Speaker place of birth: |
Noxubee County, MS; Mississippi; United States; North America
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| Speaker occupation: |
Factory employee; Farmer
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| Age at speaking: |
88
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| Document date: |
12-Dec-1999
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| Interviewer: |
Cotton, Rob
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| Locations discussed: |
Mississippi; North America; United States
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| Topics discussed - ASP terms: |
Agriculture; Cities and towns--Mississippi; City and town life--Mississippi; Community; Local history; Mississippi; Mississippi--History; North America; Oral history; United States
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| ASP release: |
2005-06
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| Document code: |
OHI0025615-27499
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