Mary A. Hicks interview with Lucy Brown
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of a microfilmed copy of a typescript of an interview. Brown was interviewed by Mary A. Hicks in 1937 as part of the Federal Writer's Project for the Works Progress Administration. The item includes handwritten corrections. Brown was a child during the Civil War and relates stories she heard from her mother. Brown makes references to slave women giving birth while working in the fields, whippings of pregnant slaves, and witchcraft. Brown gave birth to 16 children in 16 years.
Dates
- 1937
Creator
- Brown, Lucy, approximately 1860- (Person)
- United States. Works Progress Administration (Organization)
- Federal Writers' Project (Organization)
- Hicks, Mary A. (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
Brown was a former slave living in North Carolina.
Extent
1 item (2 p.)(0.01 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 Mary A. Hicks interview with Lucy Brown
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Benjamin Sipes
- Date
- 2011 May 20
- 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