| a_s1576_23_c86-196 | Interview with wood worker John Cross | Sound | Carpenters
Fieldwork
Sound recordings
Interviews
Life histories
Oral histories
Woodwork
Railroads
Maritime life
Wood craft
Hunting
Woodworking tools
Wood carving
Whip making
Family history
Ranching
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Interview with wood worker John Cross
- Date
- 1984-12-04
- Description
- One audio cassette. Cross, a former railroader and sea merchant, discusses Bryceville, Florida; his father, a machinist, millwright, and Baldwin Chief of Police; work as a cattle rancher; hog hunting; working for the railroads; carpentry; traditional woodworking tools: drawing knife, planes, shaving horse, spoke shave; whip maker, and Curly Dekle. The Folk Arts in Education Project in Duval County was a joint venture between the Duval County School System and the Florida Folklife Program. It was started in 1984 by folklorist David Taylor with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts to add to existing social studies curriculum. The project consisted of field research to identify local traditions and folk artists, a series of five two-day seminars to acquaint teachers with the use of folklore and folk arts, in-school programs conducted by a folklorist and traditionalist, which included visits by local folk artists. Taylor ran it until 1986. In 1988, Gregory Hansen re-initiated it with minor changes.
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| a_s1576_67_c97-063 | Friday program at the 1997 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Narrative Stage) (Tape 3) | Sound | Wood carvers
Folk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Festivals
Special events
Oral performance
Life histories
Interviewing
Wood carving
Storytelling
Wood craft
Woodworking tools
Native Americans
Decorative arts
Woodwork
Carvers (Decorative artists) | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg |
| a_s1576_68_c97-094 | Sunday program at the 1997 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Narrative Stage) (Tape 9, 10) | Sound | Carvers (Decorative artists)
Folk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Festivals
Special events
Oral performance
Life histories
Interviewing
Creek Indians
Native Americans
Wood carving
Woodworking tools
Woodwork
Decorative arts
Wood carvers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg |
| a_s1640_23_tape17 | Interviews with wheelwright Lester Hollenback with his apprentice Albert (Tico) Rubio | Sound | Woodworkers
Blacksmiths
Fieldwork
Wheels
Blacksmithing
Woodwork
Personal experience narratives
Woodworking tools
Workshops
Tools
Occupational groups
Occupational training
Metalwork
Interviews
Life histories
Oral histories
Apprentices
Wheelwrights | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg |
Interviews with wheelwright Lester Hollenback with his apprentice Albert (Tico) Rubio
- Date
- 1991-12-14
- Description
- Three audio cassettes. Interviews occurred on three separate dates: tape 17 (14 December 1991), tape 18 (30 March 1992) and tape 19 (25 June 1992). They discuss their lives, how they learned their skills, and the progress they made during the apprenticeship. They performed the work at the Pioneer Settlement where Rubio worked as a blacksmith. Hollenback was originally from Illinois were he learned blacksmith and wheelwrighting from his father. Rubio was originally from New York. For more information on both of them, see S 1644, box 10, folder 5. The Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program began in 1983 with a NEA grant of $22,000. The program provided an opportunity for master folk artists to share technical skills and cultural knowledge with apprentices in order to keep the tradition alive. Apprentices must have had some experience in the tradition and agreed to train for at least six months. The first project director was Blanton Owen, later replaced by first folklorist Peter Roller, then folklorist Robert Stone. The program was continued each year through 2004.
- Collection
| a_s1708_04_tape06 | Interview with wood carver Harold Dunn | Sound | Fieldwork
Circus wagons
Material culture
Wagons
Woodwork
Wood carving
Decorative arts
Wood craft
Woodworking tools
Workshops
Miniatures
Miniature craft
Oral histories
Life histories
Sound recordings
Interviews
Carvers (Decorative artists)
Wood carvers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
Interview with wood carver Harold Dunn
- Date
- 1986-12-12
- Description
- Three audio cassettes. The Florida Folk Arts Survey was conducted in 1987 by folklorists Tina Bucuvalis, Steve Frangos, Merri Belland, and Barbara Seitz as preliminary research for a joint folk art between the Florida Folklife Program and the Florida Museum of History. The field researchers focused on those areas previously overlooked by FFP staff. The research focused on identifying folk artists and locating appropriate exhibit objects.
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| Basket maker Lucreaty Clark | Basket maker Lucreaty Clark | Still Image | Basket maker
Fieldwork
African Americans
Axes
Tools
Woodworking tools
White oak | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Basket maker Lucreaty Clark
- Date
- 1983
- Description
- One black and white print (and negative). Clark with axe to create white oak strips for basket making.
- Collection
| Bill Nichols carving wood at the 1983 Florida Folk Festivals | Bill Nichols carving wood at the 1983 Florida Folk Festivals | Still Image | Wood carvers
Carvers (Decorative artists)
Folk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Wood carving
Woodworking tools
Woodwork
Wood craft
Artisans
Tools
Demonstrations
Workshops | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
| Boat builder Glen Simmons with his apprentice Donald Edward | Boat builder Glen Simmons with his apprentice Donald Edward | Still Image | Fieldwork
Boatbuilding
Skiffs
Transportation
Waterways
Boats and boating
Material culture
Woodwork
Woodworking tools
Workshops
Wood craft
Wetlands
Apprentices
Boatbuilders | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Boat builder Glen Simmons with his apprentice Donald Edward
- Date
- 1992
- Description
- Seven proof sheets with 226 black and white images (plus negatives). Images of Simmons and Ogden building an Everglades skiff. Also of Simmons boating in the Everglades. For more information see S 1644, box 10, folder 11. The Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program began in 1983 with a NEA grant of $22,000. The program provided an opportunity for master folk artists to share technical skills and cultural knowledge with apprentices in order to keep the tradition alive. Apprentices must have had some experience in the tradition and agreed to train for at least six months. The first project director was Blanton Owen, later replaced by first folklorist Peter Roller, then folklorist Robert Stone. The program was continued each year through 2004.
- Collection
| Boat builder Glen Simmons with his apprentice Donald Edward | Boat builder Glen Simmons with his apprentice Donald Edward | Still Image | Fieldwork
Boatbuilding
Skiffs
Transportation
Waterways
Boats and boating
Material culture
Woodwork
Woodworking tools
Workshops
Wood craft
Wetlands
Apprentices
Boatbuilders | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Boat builder Glen Simmons with his apprentice Donald Edward
- Date
- 1992
- Description
- 121 color slides. Images of Simmons and Ogden building an Everglades skiff. Also of Simmons boating in the Everglades. For more information see S 1644, box 10, folder 11. The Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program began in 1983 with a NEA grant of $22,000. The program provided an opportunity for master folk artists to share technical skills and cultural knowledge with apprentices in order to keep the tradition alive. Apprentices must have had some experience in the tradition and agreed to train for at least six months. The first project director was Blanton Owen, later replaced by first folklorist Peter Roller, then folklorist Robert Stone. The program was continued each year through 2004.
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| Bobby Shiver building an oyster skiff in his shop | Bobby Shiver building an oyster skiff in his shop | Still Image | Fieldwork
Boatbuilding
Boats and boating
Carpentry
Wood craft
Woodwork
Woodworking tools
Transportation
Workplace
Workshops
Material culture
Maritime life
Labor
Occupational groups
Skiffs
Boating industry
Maritime folklore
Boatbuilders
Carpenters | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Bobby Shiver building an oyster skiff in his shop
- Date
- 1986-10-30
- Description
- 72 color slides. Images of Shiver building an oyster skiff in his Eastpoint shop over a three week period. Skiffs are small, light rowing or sailing boats. More images can be found in S 1592, Box 4; as well as at the Library of Congress' American Folklife Archive (AFS 26,807). 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.
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