Henry Bobbitt interview
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of a microfilmed copy of a typescript of an interview. Bobbitt 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. Bobbitt tells about working and living conditions on the plantation. The slaves were not allowed to read and write or attend church. He talks about the slave trade and marriages. He thinks Lincoln was cruel for emancipating salves and not giving them a place to go.
Dates
- 1937
Creator
- United States. Works Progress Administration (Organization)
- Bobbitt, Henry, 1850-1943 (Person)
- Hicks, Mary A. (Person)
- Federal Writers' Project (Organization)
Language of Materials
Materials are in English.
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
Bobbitt was a former slave living in North Carolina.
Extent
1 item (4 pages)
Appraisal
Ethnic and minority history (20th century Western & Mormon Manuscripts collection development policy, 5.IV, 2007).
- Title
- Register of Interview
- Author
- Rose Frank
- Date
- 14 April 2011
- 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
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