T. Pat Matthews interview with Louisa Covington Adams
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of a microfilmed copy of the typescript of an interview. Adams was interviewed by T. Pat Matthews on 7 June 1937 as part of a Works Progress Administration assignment. Adams tells about her experiences as a slave in North Carolina. Adams said that she was treated poorly, given little food, and few clothes. Slaves were not allowed to have fun, learn to read and write, or to go to church. They were given no holidays and were forced to work even after being badly whipped. She also discusses emancipation after the arrival of federal troops during the Civil War. Adams added that the slaves were so hungry that they had to steal to survive, and she speculated that this trait has been handed down to future generations.
Dates
- 1937 June 7
Creator
- Matthews, T. Pat, 1883-1958 (interviewer, Person)
- United States. Works Progress Administration (Organization)
- Adams, Louisa Covington, approximately 1857- (interviewee, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Open for public research.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Interview must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical / Historical
Adams was a former slave living in North Carolina.
Extent
1 folder (0.01 linear ft.) : (6 p.)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
This item was photocopied from reel 79 of the 920 micrifilm collection. SCM 000 323.
Appraisal
19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.
- Title
- Register of T. Pat Matthews interview with Louisa Covington Adams
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Rose Frank
- Date
- 18 May 2011
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States