Manuscript/Mixed Material Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962
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Image 1 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 American Folklife Center Library of Congress Alan Lomax Collection AFC 2004004 folder 020218 field work Bessie Jones 1961 transcripts interviews Transcribed and reviewed by volunteers participating in the By The People project…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 2 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 5 NOTE RE REEL 3 This reel is fully transcribed with corrections and marginal headings and ages The tape has not been rewound as there is some question concerning what the charmers…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 3 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BESSIE JONES Reel 5 3 P 1 5 CHILD PUNISHMENT sack whipping BJ Thats why I know thats your other boss you see But you got down on the right wing now…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 4 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ R 3 P 2 5 day they kep worrin me so bad I was washin you know an I was workin an tired an from one thing to the other Mama…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 5 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ R 3 p 3 5 child memories so I had so they kep a worrin me so bad I had to do sumpin or other jus to make em break up…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 6 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ R 3 p 4 5 porch an play with me an I was I was curlin her hair jus curlin her jus pullin on it an we wasto the sawmill mockin…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 7 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ R 2 p4 5 SNAKE AT BREAST 13 snake milking BJ Well up in my thats been years ago over fortyfive years ago now I was weanin my chile I had…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 8 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ R 3 p 5 6 5 BABY DAUGHTER THE SNAKE 15 you see He was natchully get in him some milk He mus ha been enjoyin it right with his tail…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 9 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ R 3 p 6 7 5 CASSURS SNAKE FIGHT about a long timeSaid shes playin with the rats An so the rats eatin up her food I knowed the rat would…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 10 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ R 3 p 6 8 5 An they were wobblin An my daughter she run to me an grab me by my knees legs said Mama dont let Cassi kill my…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 11 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ R 3 p 7 9 5 BJ 1 FIRST MEMORY see I done weaned er She jus eatin An I have milk you know the cow milk plenty out there cause…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 12 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ R 3 p 8 10 5 ROCKING BABIES GEN BJ I suppose it does Cause Mama said one time they come home I just have had whoopin cough I think or…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 13 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ R 3 p 9 11 5 BABIES GEN Im glad of that I got em where I just put em in the bed So before they just sit there and rock…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 14 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ R 3 p 10 12 5 best thing to do is turn im on his stomach and pat im See how that work That work with some chilrun Then you try…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 15 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ R 3 P 11 13 5 self concept Mama BJ DAUGHTER EARLY LIFE Like me and my daughter was raised together See We was chilrun together You see She was born…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 16 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ R 3 p 12 14 5 1st PREGNANCY 12 AL Well tell me about that How did that all happen BJ What you mean AL Well how did it you how…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 17 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ R 3 p 13 15 5 Miss Melissa the woman that was stayin with her to help fasten the cosset on me Melissa musta hada wanted to tell her that already…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 18 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ R 3 p14 16 5 BETTY THE CHILD DESTROYER MEDICIN 1ST PREGCONT gonna do then You gonna have the baby or you gonna get rid of it I said Have a…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 19 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ r 3 P 15 17 5 the quilts cause I was gonna have a baby ysee That would be allowed to help the mama But he he was goin give Betty…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 20 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ R 3 p 16 18 5 he was talkin Just dont stay with you and all like that I didn know hear I didnt said to the man cause I sat…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 21 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ R 3 p 17 19 5 the stile You know they had used to have a fence An they had those steps come across that fence Mama an Leo was comin…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 22 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ R 3 P 18 20 5 Said She better not get sick Mama was a hard man So then Mama jus let me lay quiet in the bed cover me up…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 23 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ R 3 p 19 21 5 WHITE MEN NEGRO WOMENGEN That settle in her eye ya see An that what make her eyes red they red You look up in therean…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 24 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ R 3 p 20 22 5 1ST BIRTH 12 birth NEIGHBORS ATTITUDES TO 1ST BABY THE KAKS BJ Umm yeah it was I suppose You k now I didn unnerstan See…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 25 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ R 3 p 21 23 5 there an Ollie They was Ellen was supposed to be the highest kak around there Ellen Simon Sanders Ellen she was the highest falooted girl…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 26 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ R 3 P 22 24 5 CONTTHE HIGHEST KAK THE PREACHER Whatcha say Say I was tellin the girls dont go in there I believe You see they see her with…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 27 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ R 3 p 23 25 5 BJ MEETS 1ST HUSBAND 12 girl seducing preacher The highest kak yknow But you see what I mean Ha she was lookin ov she was…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 28 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ R 3 p 24 26 5 meeting Cassius AL And you met this cousin of John Daviss BJ Thas right Thas right An thas ony an that was the ony ya…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 29 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ R 3 p 5 27 5 1ST HUSBANDCOURTING see An thats the way that was At least thats how I met him Until ah an so cause we didn marry until…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 30 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ R 3 p 26 28 5 Sex Cont 1st HusbandSex 12 to do with him my daughter was got on a that yellow plum tree Ha ha ha ha ha I…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 31 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ R 3 p 27 29 5 looked at me Jus looked me up an down An he start from my feet an he didnt stop until he got to the top…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 32 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ R 3 p 28 30 5 gi it to them an wed order clos or sumpin like that Ha ha An doin it that way you see An I liked it…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 33 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ R 3 p 29 31 5 MARRIAGE TO 1ST HUSBAND 13 Cassius marriage BJ I was jus a lil chile yknow AL I know but you got pregnant how long after…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 34 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ R 3 p 30 32 5 DESCRIPTION OF 1ST HUSBAND 12 AL But I mean when you were a lil girl BJ Yeah He was a lil man too He was…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
About this Item
Title
- Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962
Names
- Lomax, Alan, 1915-2002 (Collector)
Created / Published
- 1961
Headings
- - Fieldwork
- - Transcripts
- - interviews
- - United States
Genre
- Transcripts
- interviews
Notes
- - Bessie Jones interview transcriptions (September and October, 1961, New York) - tape 5
Medium
- Manuscripts 8.5 x 14 in or smaller.
Call Number/Physical Location
- AFC 2004/004: MS 02.02.18
Source Collection
- Alan Lomax collection (AFC 2004/004)
Repository
- American Folklife Center
Online Format
- online text
- image