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 020236 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 22 BESSIE JONES INTERVIEW Reel of October 24 25 1961 Transcribed by Dena Hirsch BJ is Bessie Jones TL is Antoinette Lomax TRACK 1 completely transcribed corrected with marginal notes and ages…- 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 Tape of Oct 24 25 1961 p1 TRACK 2 22 OLD HENRY CONT TL Then when Henry died Henry was crippled BJ Umhum TL What did he die from Bessie…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 4 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 22 BJ 1025 T2 p 2 wouldnt marry amarried you Ha Dora nearly fell out The whole company near could hear what hes sayin Ho that thing jus tickle me so bad…- 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 1024 25 T 2 p 3 22 dancing nobody to dance with me Period You know I never would do that especially If they dont ask me I sure wont…- 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 102425 T 2 p 4 22 she had to step on his toes An tell im Excuse me So I mean never touch it Uhhuh never touch it I jus…- 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 10242561 T 2 p 5 22 lady fainting Besss love store there the grocery store and the drugstore almost com bined they brought her to the next store there Well…- 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 10242561 T2 p 6 22 An one day we was in the Silver Moon An we was all havin different kinds of drinks ya know Wasnt no whiskey just different…- 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 1024 T 2 p 7 22 22 LOVING HUSBANDS TL How old were you then BJ Umm I was about twentyfour five Maybe TL About 24 BJ Reckon I was…- 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 1024 T2 p 8 22 getting a husband murder em ya Then whatll ya do Ya can never tell An so I say theres plenty a folks in this worl…- 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 1024 T 2 p 9 22 BJS TOO WEALTHY SUITOR I coulda been married time and aftertimesince my husban died I coulda been sure enough married I mean to a…- 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 1024 T 2 p10 22 say he got That why he got tractors He hires the work done by the now with tractors The last time I was there he…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 13 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ 102461 T 2 p 11 22 Cassius courting 1ST HUSBAND MAMA 12 BJ Umhum yeah ha ha umhum TL About how he you know made love to you And how he…- 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 1024 T 2 p 12 22 1ST HUSBANDS WORKINGCOTTON FIELDS 12 they had never worked in a field befo You know it was on St Simons jus like it is…- 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 1024 T 2 p 13 22 cotton an stayed on there The first time we passed I see he like me Then he come to be a at Willbanks place…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 16 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 Dont talk About It Maybe better the story of the white mens women in common Sad story Transcribed and reviewed by volunteers participating in the By The People project at crowdlocgov- 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 1024 T 2 p 14 22 Thas what that is They calls least it leased it A whole lot of em call it ya see An so they didn like…- 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 1024 T 2 p 15 22 Robert They dont know who it was Son told em he was workin he was workin So one white man told them that he…- 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 1024 T 2 p 16 22 TL On the tree BJ Yessuh I got it home now TL Was he hangin BJ Uhhuh hangin on the tree An I went…- 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 1024 T 2 p 17 22 TL What was he goin on there for BJ Goin to Benevista Thas home He See Cuspeth not home TL How come he was…- 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 1024 T 2 p 18 22 An turned an went back town in that devlish place Thas why I say I dont work for no party that come from Randolph…- 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 1024 T 2 p 19 22 BJ An Mama got that card TL Is that when your family found out BJ Oh yeah but we had heard about it Uncle…- 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 1024 T 2 p 20 22 tree An his haid layin agains the tree Its Mama and myself so much that I hate to look at it An he ah…- 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 1024 T 2 p 21 22 big batch of ah rememberin things I got in there She always says my special papers an like that in there I got it…- 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 1024 T 2 p 22 22 Dawson I went there to see Sister So then I could sit around at the fire feet in the fire an with all of…- 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 1024 T 2 p 23 22 BJ No they didn bother him They was warnded not to bother him The whole of the town you know all the law in…- 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 1024 T 2 p 24 22 big farm an eggs Jus didn like the colored folks to live that way that was all So he ony stayed there till that…- 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 1024 t 2 p 25 22 TL Did you dry it in a loft first BJ No you dont has to it already dry before ya pull it From the…- 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 1024 T 2 p 26 22 make no difference cause that there sours the silo takes care it ya know So thas the difference thas the modern thas jus coming…- 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 1024 T 2 p 27 22 ol field crowders An them Black Some of um real black Yeah theyre still takin care of it home that way Cause when 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 1024 T 2 p 28 22 BJ Oh theyd talk different talk Had lots of fun but they certainly didn tell me any business about any one of um what…- 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 10242561 T 2 p 29 22 I could be wrong but to my idea they be all that way Ya see I mean jealousy Don want no Yeah jealous and…- 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 10242561 T 2 p 30 22 he would whup me or hurt me or sumpin see Every other ol folk that around there was white or every ol folk right…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 34 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 22 NOTE ON TAPE DATED OCT 24 25 1961 Side 1 of this tape is designated Track 2 throughout the notes It ends with a story that is continued in more or…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 35 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BESSIE JONES Reel of 10242561 Side 2 Page 1 22 THE FLIGHT FROM THE LIGHTSKINNED LOVER CONT FROM SIDE 1 Willard turp camp TL So the guy told you you had five…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 36 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ R 1024 S 2 p 2 22 FOR AFTERMATH OF WILLARD STORY SEE BOTTOM P 26 THIS SIDE WEST GREEN CONT Catherine An so I made up my min I got…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 37 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ R 1024 S 2 p 3 22 would be from her house to Catherine I stayed with that lady An that lady was a wonnerful ol oh she was wunnerful She…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 38 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ R 1024 Side 2 p 4 22 BJ This was Ol Man Lot that was Ol Man Lot Not the folks I worked with that was Ol Man Lot Jus ah…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 39 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ R 1024 S 2 p 5 22 found out Lon Dicken was in it I knew him he come down you know to look over the mill an everything an I…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 40 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ R 1024 S 2 P 6 22 on over there some time I said Me and Catherine belong to the same church at home I said An she know I said…- 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 22
Medium
- Manuscripts 8.5 x 14 in or smaller.
Call Number/Physical Location
- AFC 2004/004: MS 02.02.36
Source Collection
- Alan Lomax collection (AFC 2004/004)
Repository
- American Folklife Center
Online Format
- online text
- image