| a_s1576_t86-253 | WPA field recordings in Mayport and Brighton Seminole Indian Reservation (March-July 1940 recording expedition) | Sound | Fieldwork
New Deal, 1933-1939
Interviews
Public service employment
Folklorists
Public welfare
United States. Work Projects Administration
Native Americans
Ethnicity, Seminole
Seminole Indians
Performing arts
Singing
Music performance
African Americans
Dance music
Tap dancers
Dancers
Shrimpers (persons)
Singers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
WPA field recordings in Mayport and Brighton Seminole Indian Reservation (March-July 1940 recording expedition)
- Date
- 1940-06
- Description
- One reel to reel. These recordings were created by FWP's folklore section between March and July 1940. A total of twenty-two 12-inch acetate records during that period. This recording includes African American shrimpers tap dancing in Mayport, and residents of Brighton Seminole Indian Reservation singing. For more detailed information on the recordings, see S 1579, box 3, for copies of the original LOC indexes. The Works Progress Administration (WPA) - after 1939, the Works Projects Administration - was a work-relief program created in 1935 by the Roosevelt Administration that employed over 8.5 million people between 1935 and 1943. One of its programs was the Federal Writers Project (FWP), which included the Folklore Section. This section conducted fieldwork, recording songs, traditions, and stories across the nation. Originally created to gather material for the American Guide Series, but later emphasis was placed upon fieldwork for preservation of folk traditions for future use. In Florida, the FWP was based out of Jacksonville, and directed by historian Carita Doggett Corse. Folklorist Stetson Kennedy directed the Florida Folklife section. Seven recording expeditions were conducted in Florida. Two were conducted between 1935 and 1937, before the creation of the Florida Folklore Section: one by Alan Lomax and Zora Neale Hurston, and the other by John and Ruby Lomax. After 1939, five more were conducted by Florida's FWP staff: Kennedy, Hurston, Robert Cook, Alton Morris, Corse, Robert Cornwell, John Filareton, and Herbert Halpert (of the Joint Committee on Folk Art's Southern Recording Expedition.) Recording equipment was loaned to Florida's WPA program by the Library of Congress' Archive of the American Folk Song (later the American Folk Center). The field recordings were made on acetate disks, usually recorded at 78 rpm (although occasionally at 33 rpm). Because these disks were shipped from Washington DC to Florida, then to the recording site, and then back to Washington, these disks often were not of the highest sonic quality. Several had surface scratches and many had various recording speeds. In 1986, the FFP staff made copies of many of these recordings onto reel to reels for inclusion to the Florida Folklife Archive. The originals are still housed with the Library of Congress.
- Collection
| Video footage of shrimp trawl nets | Video footage of shrimp trawl nets | Moving Image | Fishers
Video recording
Fishing nets
Nets
Seafood gathering
Seafood industry
Occupational folklore
Maritime folklore
Fishing Equipment and supplies
Shrimpers (persons) | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg |
| Turtle shooter on a shrimp net | Turtle shooter on a shrimp net | Still Image | Fishers
Shrimpers (persons)
Fieldwork
Seafood industry
Fishing nets
Seafood gathering
Material culture
Workplace
Occupational groups
Docks
Fishing tackle
Fishing Equipment and supplies
Trawls and trawling | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Turtle shooter on a shrimp net
- Date
- 1985
- Description
- Four color slides. The turtle shooter was to allow large fish and turtles out of the net during trawling. Today it is known as a TED (Turtle Exclusion Device). Photos taken during fieldwork for video documentary on Florida shrimping called Fishing All My Days, and was made by the Florida Folklife Program, and the University of Florida (WUFT-TV).
- Collection
| The Herrin Brothers shrimping out of Mayport | The Herrin Brothers shrimping out of Mayport | Still Image | Fieldwork
Boats
Seafood gathering
Boats and boating
Fishing nets
Material culture
Shrimps
Fisheries
Saltwater fishing
Trawlers (Vessels)
Trawls and trawling
Labor
Occupational groups
Workplace
Maritime life
Transportation
Waterways
Fishers
Shrimpers (persons) | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
The Herrin Brothers shrimping out of Mayport
- Date
- 1986-07-09
- Description
- 127 color slides. Images of the Herrin brothers (Charles, Donald, and Thomas) shrimping in the Atlantic Ocean on the Miss Joann, a shrimp boat. The Herrins were based out of Mayport, Florida. For an interview with Charles Herrin, see S 1592, box 7, tapes 13-14. Between 1986 and 1987, a partnership between the Florida Folklife Program and the American Folk Center created the Maritime Heritage Survey Project. Focusing on the Gulf and Atlantic fishing cultures, and utilizing photographs, slides, oral histories, and on-site interviews, the survey climaxed with a demonstration area at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival. The three main researchers were Nancy Nusz, Merri Belland, and project director David Taylor. Additional information on the project can be found in Taylor's project files in S 1716.
- Collection
| The Herrin Brothers building a shrimp boat | The Herrin Brothers building a shrimp boat | Still Image | Fieldwork
Boatbuilding
Boats
Shrimpers (persons)
Carpenters
Carpentry
Carpentry tools
Woodwork
Woodworking tools
Workplace
Labor
Boatbuilders | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
The Herrin Brothers building a shrimp boat
- Date
- 1985-10
- Description
- Nineteen color slides. Folklorist Taylor can be seen talking with the Herrin Brothers in several slides. The boat is called the Miss Joann. Photos taken during fieldwork for video documentary on Florida shrimping called Fishing All My Days, and was made by the Florida Folklife Program, and the University of Florida (WUFT-TV).
- Collection
| The Herrin brothers building a shrimp boat | The Herrin brothers building a shrimp boat | Still Image | Carpenters
Fieldwork
Boats and boating
Boatbuilding
Material culture
Carpentry
Wood craft
Woodwork
Woodworking tools
Labor
Transportation
Boatbuilders
Shrimpers (persons) | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
The Herrin brothers building a shrimp boat
- Date
- 1985-06-16
- Description
- Ten contact sheets with 357 photographic black and white images; plus logs and negatives. Images of the Herrin brothers building a shrimp boat over a six month period. The boat was christened Miss Joann. Images of the boat in use may be found in S 1577, v. 44, S88-1 - S88-146. Between 1986 and 1987, a partnership between the Florida Folklife Program and the American Folk Center created the Maritime Heritage Survey Project. Focusing on the Gulf and Atlantic fishing cultures, and utilizing photographs, slides, oral histories, and on-site interviews, the survey climaxed with a demonstration area at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival. The three main researchers were Nancy Nusz, Merri Belland, and project director David Taylor. Additional information on the project can be found in Taylor's project files in S 1716.
- Collection
| a_s1576_t85-133 | Sunday performances at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage) (Reel 8) | Sound | Singers
Bluegrass musicians
Bands (Music)
Shrimpers (persons)
Folklorists
Festivals
Folk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Special events
Music performance
Performing arts
Bluegrass music
Old time music
String bands
Stringband music
Occupational folklore
Occupational groups
Seafood industry
Seafood gathering
Crabbing
Workshops (Adult education)
Fishing
Crabbers
Fishers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg |
Sunday performances at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage) (Reel 8)
- Date
- 1985-05-26
- Description
- One reel to reel recording. McDonald served as emcee. Stemming from the research on the St. Johns River Survey, this workshop focused on commerical fishing. Bennet (of Welaka) discussed cypress boats; Oxendine discussed hoop nets; Knowles (of Crescent City) talked about crab traps; and the Schmidts discussed net making and shad fishing. They all also discussed the pros and cons of commerical fishing. Shotgun Bluegrass consisted of Ronnie Kierce (bass), Gary Wilkins (banjo), Ricki King (mandolin), Platt Drew (guitar), and Nile Hord (fiddle).
- Collection
| a_s1576_t85-132 | Sunday performances at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage) (Reel 7) | Sound | Singers
Musicians
Guitarist
Festivals
Folk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Special events
Music performance
Performing arts
Singing
Corridos
Arts, Mexican
Folk music Mexico
Mexican Americans
Guitar music
Ballads
Workshops (Adult education)
Fishing
Occupational folklore
Seafood industry
Occupational groups
Fish traps
Fish trapping
Netmaking
Crabbing
Crab fisheries Equipment and supplies
Crabbers
Fishers
Shrimpers (persons) | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg |
Sunday performances at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage) (Reel 7)
- Date
- 1985-05-26
- Description
- One reel to reel recording. Folklorists Owen and McDonald served as emcees. McDonald served as emcee. Stemming from the research on the St. Johns River Survey, this workshop focused on commerical fishing. Bennet (of Welaka) discussed cypress boats; Oxendine discussed hoop nets; Knowles (of Crescent City) talked about crab traps; and the Schmidts discussed net making and shad fishing. They all also discussed the pros and cons of commerical fishing. The workshop continues on T85-133.
- Collection
| Sorting and de-heading shrimp at Roland's Seafood | Sorting and de-heading shrimp at Roland's Seafood | Still Image | Fieldwork
Food preparation
Seafood gathering
Labor
Occupational groups
Shrimps
Workplace
Saltwater fishing
Seafood industry
Fisheries processing
Fishery processing plants
Fishers
Shrimpers (persons) | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Sorting and de-heading shrimp at Roland's Seafood
- Date
- 1986-08-05
- Description
- Eighteen color slides. Workers sorting and de-heading shrimp at a fish house in Mayport. Includes slides of owner Mat Roland. Between 1986 and 1987, a partnership between the Florida Folklife Program and the American Folk Center created the Maritime Heritage Survey Project. Focusing on the Gulf and Atlantic fishing cultures, and utilizing photographs, slides, oral histories, and on-site interviews, the survey climaxed with a demonstration area at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival. The three main researchers were Nancy Nusz, Merri Belland, and project director David Taylor. Additional information on the project may be found in Taylor's project files in S 1716.
- Collection
| Shrimping in Ozona, Florida | Shrimping in Ozona, Florida | Still Image | Fieldwork
Docks
Boats and boating
Fishing
Trawlers (Vessels)
Fishing nets
Seafood gathering
Seafood industry
Fishers
Shrimpers (persons) | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Shrimping in Ozona, Florida
- Date
- 1985
- Description
- Nineteen color slides. Folklorist Owen can be seen talking with shrimpers in several slides. Photos taken during fieldwork for video documentary on Florida shrimping called Fishing All My Days, and was made by the Florida Folklife Program, and the University of Florida (WUFT-TV).
- Collection
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