T. Pat Matthews interview with Squire Dowd
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of a microfilmed copy of a typescript of an interview. Dowd was interviewed by T. Pat Matthews in 1937 as part of the Federal Writer's Project for the Works Progress Administration. The item includes handwritten corrections. Dowd talks about his life as a slave. He was afraid of Federal forces when they moved into the area at the end of the Civil War, but he did not know he was free until five years later. He also talks about his early religious instruction.
Dates
- 1937
Creator
- Dowd, Squire, 1855- (Person)
- Federal Writers' Project (Organization)
- United States. Works Progress Administration (Organization)
- Matthews, T. Pat, 1883-1958 (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 note
Dowd was a former slave who was living in North Carolina at the time of the interview. Dowd was a Reverend.
Extent
1 item (6 p.)(0.02 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
This item was photocopied from reel 79 of the 920 microfilm collection. SCM 000 323.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased; Andronicus Publ. Co.; 1941. Five reels of microfilm were purchased for $115 in 1971.
Appraisal
19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.
- Title
- Register of T. Pat Matthews interview with Squire Dowd
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Benjamin Sipes
- Date
- 2011 May 23
- Description rules
- Appm
- 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