Oral history interview with Ralph Wilkerson, February 22, 2004
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Authors
Wilkerson, Ralph
Issue Date
2004-02-22
Type
Text
Sound
Sound
Language
en_US
Keywords
Georgia , Oral histories , Sound recordings , Wilkerson, Ralph (1949-) , Waycross (Ga.) , Ware County (Ga.) , Hoboken (Ga.) , Turpentine , Turpentining , Turpentine industry and trade , African Americans
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Abstract
Oral history interview with Ralph Wilkerson, February 22, 2004. Waycross (Ga.). Fieldworker: Timothy C. Prizer. Audio file digitized from cassette tape. Part of the South Georgia Folklife Project at Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections.
Mr. Wilkerson speaks of his life working in the turpentine woods and stills of south Georgia. He worked from childhood to adulthood in the woods and then worked at the turpentine still in Hoboken, GA until 1982, when he left the turpentine industry for good. He now works at the sawmill at Varn Wood Products in Hoboken, GA.
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1 electronic record(s) and derivatives. 2 audio file (wav, mp3) 865470588 bytes. 01:21:25. 4 PDF documents (3 scans, jp2). 961 MB (1,007,966,659 bytes).
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Publisher
Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections
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IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED