T. Pat Matthews interview with Charity Austin
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of a microfilmed copy of a typescript of an interview. Austin 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. Austin claims to have seen Abraham Lincoln, General Robert E. Lee, and General William Sherman, but the nature of her account makes her assertion doubtful. She says the slaves were ignorant of their emancipation. She stayed on the plantation a year after she was freed. She also tells about the murder of slaves and the jails in which they were incarcerated.
Dates
- 1937
Creator
- United States. Works Progress Administration (Organization)
- Federal Writers' Project (Organization)
- Matthews, T. Pat, 1883-1958 (Person)
- Austin, Charity, 1852-1941 (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 T. Pat Matthews interview with Charity Austin must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical / Historical
Austin was a former slave living in North Carolina.
Extent
1 folder (0.01 linear ft.) : (4 p.)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
This item was photocopied from reel 79 of the 920 microfilm collection. SCM 000 323. This item was photocopied from reel 79 of the 920 microfilm collection. SCM 000 323.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from; Andronicus Publ. Co.; 1971.
Appraisal
19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.
- Title
- Register of T. Pat Matthews interview with Charity Austin
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Rose Frank
- Date
- 19 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