[United States, Sea Islands, Gullah, 1932-1933] / collected by Lorenzo D. Turner.
Sections
- 1. Song. "What am I going to do with my old cow [beg]?" [Part 2 of 3, continued from 12-3269 Side 1 Segment 1]. Baalam Walker - vocals. August 12, 1933, United States, Georgia, Sapelo Island, [unidentified location]. (00:22)
- 2. Song. "What am I going to do with my old cow [beg]?" [Part 3 of 3, continued on 12-3269 Side 2 Segment 1]. Baalam Walker - vocals. August 12, 1933, United States, Georgia, Sapelo Island, [unidentified location]. (00:30)
- 1. Recollections about the Civil War and life after slavery. Sackie Sweetwine - speaker. May 4, 1932, United States, South Carolina, Wadmalaw Island, [unidentified location]. (04:02)
- 2. Announces name, home. Sackie Sweetwine - speaker. May 4, 1932, United States, South Carolina, Wadmalaw Island, [unidentified location]. (00:14)
- 1. Comments about Dr. Turner's expedition. [unidentified speaker]. ca. 1932 - ca. 1933, United States, [unidentified state/province]. (00:54)
- 2. [Unidentified content. Does not seem to be a part of the collection]. [unidentified speaker]. ca. 1932 - ca. 1933, United States, [unidentified state/province]. (00:45)
- 3. [Unidentified content. Does not seem to be a part of the collection]. [unidentified speaker]. ca. 1932 - ca. 1933, United States, [unidentified state/province]. (00:58)
- 4. [Unidentified content. Does not seem to be a part of the collection]. [unidentified speaker]. ca. 1932 - ca. 1933, United States, [unidentified state/province]. (00:57)
- 1. Prayer. Hannah Jenkins - speaker. May 26, 1932, United States, South Carolina, Waccamaw Island, H--caw. (01:58)
- 2. [Unidentified content]. Hannah Jenkins - speaker. May 26, 1932, United States, South Carolina, Waccamaw Island, H--caw. (01:11)
- 3. [Unidentified content]. Hannah Jenkins - speaker. May 26, 1932, United States, South Carolina, Waccamaw Island, H--caw. (00:16)
- 1. Song [Copy of 12-3398 side 1 segment 1. Part 1 of 2 continued on 12-3316 side 1 segment 2]. Amelia Dawley - vocals. July 31, 1933, United States, Georgia, Harris Neck, [unidentified location]. (00:52)
- 2. Song [Copy of 12-3398 side 1 segment 1. Part 2 of 2 continued from 12-3316 side 1 segment 1]. Amelia Dawley - vocals. July 31, 1933, United States, Georgia, Harris Neck, [unidentified location]. (00:51)
- 1. Story about Brer Rabbit and Brer Wolf. Shadrack Hall - speaker. July 29, 1933, United States, Georgia, Sapelo Island, [unidentified location]. (01:37)
- 2. Recollections about slavery days and name and birthplace. Shadrack Hall - speaker. July 29, 1933, United States, Georgia, Sapelo Island, [unidentified location]. (02:13)
- 1. Sermon "Repentance". Prince Smith - speaker. May 2, 1932, United States, South Carolina, Wadmalaw Island, [unidentified location]. (03:20)
- 2. Sermon. Prince Smith - speaker. May 2, 1932, United States, South Carolina, Wadmalaw Island, [unidentified location]. (00:38)
- 3. Provides names. Prince Smith - speaker. May 2, 1932, United States, South Carolina, Wadmalaw Island, [unidentified location]. (00:24)
- 4. [unidentified content]. Prince Smith - speaker. May 2, 1932. [unidentified location]. (00:19)
- 1. Recollections about slavery days. Isaac Smalls - speaker. May 13, 1932, United States, South Carolina, Mt. Pleasant, [unidentified location]. (01:10)
- 2. Story about father. Isaac Smalls - speaker. May 13, 1932, United States, South Carolina, Mt. Pleasant, [unidentified location]. (01:07)
- 3. Story about mother. Isaac Smalls - speaker. May 13, 1932, United States, South Carolina, Mt. Pleasant, [unidentified location]. (02:16)
- 1. Recollections about slavery days. Isaac Smalls - speaker. May 13, 1932, United States, South Carolina, Mt. Pleasant, [unidentified location]. (01:58)
- 2. Recollections about hypnotism and religion. Isaac Smalls - speaker. May 13, 1932, United States, South Carolina, Mt. Pleasant, [unidentified location]. (01:56)
- 1. Prayer. Hester Fludd - speaker. ca. 1932 - ca. 1933, United States, South Carolina, James Island, [unidentified location]. (02:05)
- 2. Personal information, such as name, home, and age. Hester Fludd - speaker. ca. 1932 - ca. 1933, United States, South Carolina, James Island, [unidentified location]. (00:21)
- 1. [Unidentified content. All of side B are test strips?]. [unidentified speaker]. ca. 1932 - ca. 1933, United States, [unidentified state/province]. (00:17)
- 2. [Unidentified content. All of side B are test strips?]. [unidentified speaker]. ca. 1932 - ca. 1933, United States, [unidentified state/province]. (00:15)
- 3. [Unidentified content. All of side B are test strips?]. [unidentified speaker]. ca. 1932 - ca. 1933, United States, [unidentified state/province]. (00:11)
- 4. [Unidentified content. All of side B are test strips?]. [unidentified speaker]. ca. 1932 - ca. 1933, United States, [unidentified state/province]. (00:13)
- 5. [Unidentified content. All of side B are test strips?]. [unidentified speaker]. ca. 1932 - ca. 1933, United States, [unidentified state/province]. (00:17)
- 6. [Unidentified content. All of side B are test strips?]. [unidentified speaker]. ca. 1932 - ca. 1933, United States, [unidentified state/province]. (00:34)
- 7. [Unidentified content. All of side B are test strips?]. [unidentified speaker]. ca. 1932 - ca. 1933, United States, [unidentified state/province]. (00:25)
- 8. [Unidentified content. All of side B are test strips?]. [unidentified speaker]. ca. 1932 - ca. 1933, United States, [unidentified state/province]. (00:59)
- 9. [Unidentified content. All of side B are test strips?]. [unidentified speaker]. ca. 1932 - ca. 1933, United States, [unidentified state/province]. (00:09)
- 10. [Unidentified content. All of side B are test strips?]. [Lorenzo Turner - speaker?]. ca. 1932 - ca. 1933, United States, [unidentified state/province]. (00:29)
- 1. "Prodigal Son" [Part 2 of 3, continued from 12-3356 side 1 segment 1]. Prince Smith - speaker. May 2, 1932, United States, South Carolina, Wadmalaw Island, [unidentified location]. (00:12)
- 2. "Prodigal Son" [Part 3 of 3, continued from 12-3356 side 2 segment 1]. Prince Smith - speaker. May 2, 1932, United States, South Carolina, Wadmalaw Island, [unidentified location]. (01:58)
- 1. Automobile accident [Part 2 of 2, continued from 12-3361 side 1 segment 1]. Sanchu Singleton - speaker. May 16, 1932, United States, South Carolina, Johns Island, [unidentified location]. (01:59)
- 2. Narrative of a game. Sanchu Singleton - speaker. May 16, 1932, United States, South Carolina, Johns Island, [unidentified location]. (02:34)
- 1. Discussion about farming. Hannah Jenkins - speaker. May 26, 1932, United States, South Carolina, Waccamaw Island, Hobcaw. (02:30)
- 2. Discussion of prayer meetings. Hannah Jenkins - speaker. May 26, 1932, United States, South Carolina, Waccamaw Island, Hobcaw. (00:31)
- 3. About crows [?]. Hannah Jenkins - speaker. May 26, 1932, United States, South Carolina, Waccamaw Island, Hobcaw. (01:03)
- 1. Sermon "Sodom and Gomorrah" [Part 2 of 2, continued from 12-3386 side 1 segment 1]. Rev. July C. Brown - speaker. May 19, 1932, United States, South Carolina, Edisto Island, [unidentified location]. (01:55)
- 2. Personal history. Rev. July C. Brown - speaker. May 19, 1932, United States, South Carolina, Edisto Island, [unidentified location]. (01:46)
- 1. Discussion about the supernatural and hags. Susan A. Quall - speaker. May 16, 1932, United States, South Carolina, Johns Island, [unidentified location]. (01:58)
- 2. About a doctor. Susan A. Quall - speaker. May 16, 1932, United States, South Carolina, Johns Island, [unidentified location]. (01:15)
- 1. Brer Rabbit and Brer Wolf. Paris Capers - speaker. June 27, 1932, United States, South Carolina, St. Helena Island, [unidentified location]. (01:53)
- 2. "The Hag". Paris Capers - speaker. June 27, 1932, United States, South Carolina, St. Helena Island, [unidentified location]. (01:19)
- 3. Personal information: name and home town. Paris Capers - speaker. June 27, 1932, United States, South Carolina, St. Helena Island, [unidentified location]. (00:12)
- 1. A prayer. Diana Brown - speaker. July 6, 1932, United States, South Carolina, Edisto Island, [unidentified location]. (02:48)
- 2. [Unidentified content]. Diana Brown - speaker. July 6, 1932, United States, South Carolina, Edisto Island, [unidentified location]. (00:07)
- 3. Personal information: name and home. Diana Brown - speaker. July 6, 1932, United States, South Carolina, Edisto Island, [unidentified location]. (00:09)
- 1. Song [Copy of song from 12-3316 side 1 segment 1]. Amelia Dawley - vocals. July 31, 1933, United States, Georgia, Harris Neck, [unidentified location]. (00:48)
- 2. Song [Copy of song from 12-3316 side 1 segment 1]. Amelia Dawley - vocals. July 31, 1933, United States, Georgia, Harris Neck, [unidentified location]. (01:20)
- 3. Song [Copy of song from 12-3316 side 1 segment 1]. Amelia Dawley - vocals. July 31, 1933, United States, Georgia, Harris Neck, [unidentified location]. (01:20)
- 1. Spiritual "Eli, I Can't Stand". [vocals, unidentified performers]. August 3, 1933, United States, Georgia, St. Simons Island, [unidentified location]. (01:43)
- 2. Same as above. [vocals, unidentified performers]. August 3, 1933, United States, Georgia, St. Simons Island, [unidentified location]. (03:01)
- 1. Song [Copy of content from 12-3316 Side 1]. Amelia Dawley - vocals. July 31, 1933, United States, Georgia, Harris Neck, [unidentified location]. (00:40)
- 2. Song [Copy of content from 12-3316 Side 1]. Amelia Dawley - vocals. July 31, 1933, United States, Georgia, Harris Neck, [unidentified location]. (00:45)
- 3. "Farewell, Sister Sarah" [Funeral song? Copy of content from 12-3316 Side 2]. Amelia Dawley - vocals. July 31, 1933, United States, Georgia, Harris Neck, [unidentified location]. (02:12)
- Date
1932
- Main contributor
Turner, Lorenzo Dow.
- Summary
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Gullah speech and song from the Sea Islands. Descriptive information presented here may come from original collection documentation. Please note collections of historical content may contain material that could be offensive to some patrons.
- Contributor
Indiana University, Bloomington. Archives of Traditional Music.
- Subjects
Work songs; Songs, Mende; Sea Islands Creole dialect; Sermons, American; Spirituals (Songs); Hymns; Brer Rabbit (Tale); Tales; African Americans; N.N.6
- Location
Sea Islands
- Collection
Archives of Traditional Music Field and Broadcast Collections
- Unit
Archives of Traditional Music
- Rights Statement
- In Copyright
- Terms of Use
Archival use and reproduction for non-profit educational or research purposes; Archives of Traditional Music
- Physical Description
154 sound discs (18 hours) : analog, 78 rpm, mono. ; 12 in. + documentation
- Notes
Sung and spoken in Gullah dialect.
Original aluminum discs.
Local Note
12-3265--3418; EC 10" 681--698; cass 2885--2897 (copies of discs); 12-5329 (copy)
Performers
Hester Milligan, Shadrach Hall, Sarah Ross, James Rogers, Belle Murray, Scotia Washington, Wallace Quarterman, David White, Lucy Capers, Sanko Singleton, Diana Brown, Paris Capers, Anne Crosby, and Samuel Polite, principal informants.
Statement of Responsibility
collected by Lorenzo D. Turner.
Contents
Sermons -- Spirituals -- Hymns -- Stories -- Brer Rabbit -- Supernatural beings and events -- Work songs -- Narratives, including work, accounts of slavery days -- Mende song.
Venue/Event Date
Recorded by Lorenzo D. Turner in the Sea Islands, 1932-1933.
- Other Identifiers
Catalog Key: 206821; OCLC: ocm24760118; Catalog Key: ACB3349BT; Collection Identifier: 86-107-F ATL 9901 --9913
Access Restrictions
This item is accessible by: the public.