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 020239 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 BESSIE JONES TAPE 25 Interview of October 31 1961 by Antoinette Lomax in New York City Onesided tape at 7 12 IPS Transcribed by Dena Hirsch HERBS ROOTS AND NUTSFOR MEDICINES AND…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 3 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ TAPE 25 p 1 HERBS ROOTS BLACK SNAKE ROOT TL Snake root what do you use snake root for BJ What kinda snake root TL All kind Is there BJ No…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 4 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ TAPE 25 p 2 might be eatin sumpin that not good for em You know I I dont mean just the food is poisoned poison ya I mean when somebody calls…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 5 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ TAPE 25 p 3 TL Bessie where did you find out about black snake root BJ I learnt it from my grandfather an that As I tol ya they made medicine…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 6 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ TAPE 25 p 4 monster Period An I dont TL no copy BJ No But I Because I ah yet it could be good to take I dont know see I…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 7 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ TAPE 25 p 5 say or what they do with it but I know they carry it in they pocket But I mean I mean some real rich white folks Yeah…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 8 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ TAPE 25 p 6 it but hits ah King of the EarthUmhum TL Did your grandfather us it BJ Umhum Yeah they knowed about it umhum King of TL Did they…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 9 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ TAPE 25 p 7 the peoples ah they caint work their Wheel of Fortune At Nohow be cause all You you you know what Im talkin about cant work that lodestone…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 10 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ TAPE 25 p 8 BJ Umhum Its a TL Lodestone BJ Lodestone umhum TL The lodestone is the thing that makes the Wheel of Fortune stop BJ Oh well they got…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 11 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ TAPE 25 p 9 good for strength SASSAFRAS LIFE EVERLASTING GINSENG TL What do you do to it BJ Hum TL What do you mix it with BJ Oh Well jus…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 12 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ TAPE 25 p 10 to be sourgood from ours keep it from sourin TL Did you ever hear of Diniana BJ I dont know a thing diniana lessen its an herb…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 13 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ TAPE 25 p11 OYSTER SHELLS jus you know I mean suffer with it They can stop it easily by you know ya take the tonic all right but you can jus…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 14 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ TAPE 25 p 12 BJ Yeah stronger the better with all roots Cause you got the natchul herb then ya see It aint like when a doctor gi it An doctor…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 15 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ TAPE 25 p13 an drink it Its good for TL Well they used to have a kind of rock candy a long time ago BJ Oh yeah Havin rock candy since…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 16 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ TAPE 25 p 14 shoemake sh ah shoemake TL Shoeman BJ ShoemakeYeah it grows to be a tree umhum An it ya jus take a lil bark foff that an chew…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 17 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ TAPE 25 p 15 TL I think what you call shoemak BJ Shoemake not TL Shoemake tree is the same that we call the sumac BJ Yeah TL I think its…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 18 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ TAPE 25 p 16 chilren for worms When chilren be wormy umhum Cause thats good for chilren when they have TL The berries TL Well the berries are good too See…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 19 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ TAPE 25 p 17 BJ Thats the same thing for worms Ya cut em up Umhum Thats for wormy chilren Or wormy grown folks ary one An jus cut em up…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 20 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ TAPE 25 p 18 He come up He come to the house one day an an tol Mama ta come out there Sh Wanna show ya sumpthin So I didnt see…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 21 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ TAPE 25 p 19 some called one One is the bleedin piles where they bleeds all the time you know TL Now Ive heard of those But I didnt ever hear…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 22 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ TAPE 25 p 20 BJ I dont know whats the causin of piles Some folks say its too much of pepper an some say its one thing an some say its…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 23 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ TAPE 25 p 21 TL Chinkey pin I dont know what that is BJ Well thats a nut you eats in the woods An it grows up an you an you…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 24 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BJ TAPE 25 p 22 down on the groun Every lil spring a rootll go out an make another chewfer jus jus see You they used to take that didn you think…- 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 25
Medium
- Manuscripts 8.5 x 14 in or smaller.
Call Number/Physical Location
- AFC 2004/004: MS 02.02.39
Source Collection
- Alan Lomax collection (AFC 2004/004)
Repository
- American Folklife Center
Online Format
- online text
- image