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Keywords: "zora neale hurston" (All words)
John French oral history for the Zora Neale Hurston Festival

John French oral history for the Zora Neale Hurston Festival

Date
1990-01-02
Description
One audio cassette. French was born in Jacksonville but grew up in Eatonville. He talks about his life, life in Eatonville, and Zora Neale Hurston. His memory was very poor. Nusz conducted several interviews for the first Zora Neale Hurston Festival held at the end of January of 1990.
Collection
Learning Unit: Zora Neale Hurston and the WPA in Florida

Learning Unit: Zora Neale Hurston and the WPA in Florida

Date
Description
This learning unit uses documents from the State Library and Archives of Florida to examine Zora Neale Hurston's work with the Florida division of the Work Projects Administration (WPA).
Collection
Letter from Dr. J. R. E. Lee to George L. Burr Jr., 1942

Letter from Dr. J. R. E. Lee to George L. Burr Jr., 1942

Date
1942-09-21
Description
A letter from Dr. J. R. E. Lee, president of Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, to George L. Burr Jr., executive director of the Florida State Defense Council, thanking Burr for recommending Zora Neale Hurston as a potential candidate for the State Defense Council's Advisory Committee on Negro Participation.
Collection
Letter from Dr. J.R.E. Lee to Zora Neale Hurston, 1942

Letter from Dr. J.R.E. Lee to Zora Neale Hurston, 1942

Date
1942-09-21
Description
Letter from Dr. J.R.E. Lee, president of the Florida Agricultural & Mechanical College, to novelist and folklorist Zora Neale Hurston. Dr. Lee asks Hurston to be a member of the Florida State Defense Council's Advisory Committee on Negro Participation.
Collection
Letter from George L. Burr Jr. to Dr. J. R. E. Lee, 1942

Letter from George L. Burr Jr. to Dr. J. R. E. Lee, 1942

Date
1942-09-18
Description
A letter from George L. Burr Jr., executive director of Florida's State Defense Council, to Dr. J. R. E. Lee, president of Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University, recommending Zora Neale Hurston as a potential candidate for the State Defense Council's Advisory Committee on Negro Participation.
Collection
Manuscript Copy of "The Florida Negro" by the Florida Writers' Project, ca. 1938

Manuscript Copy of "The Florida Negro" by the Florida Writers' Project, ca. 1938

Date
1938 (circa)
Description
Manuscript copy of "The Florida Negro" with research and interviews documenting the history and experiences of Black Floridians. The manuscript includes interviews with formerly enslaved individuals, work songs and information about religion, communities, notable figures and other topics.
Collection
Mildred Board oral history for the Zora Neale Hurston Festival

Mildred Board oral history for the Zora Neale Hurston Festival

Date
1990-01-26
Description
One audio cassette. First part of the tape is blank. Recorded in her home,Board talks about her life, community life in Eatonville, and Zora Neale Hurston. Nusz conducted several interviews for the first Zora Neale Hurston Festival held at the end of January of 1990.
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Identifier Title Type Subject Thumbnail
a_s1576_38_tape11John French oral history for the Zora Neale Hurston FestivalSoundField recordings
Interviews
African Americans
Oral histories
Oral narratives
Life histories
Community culture
Church services
Family history
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Learning Unit: Zora Neale Hurston and the WPA in FloridaLearning Unit: Zora Neale Hurston and the WPA in FloridaZora Neale Hurston
Works Progress Administration
WPA
Turpentine
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s419_b019_f15_x03Letter from Dr. J. R. E. Lee to George L. Burr Jr., 1942TextCommittees
Civil defense
Emergency preparedness
Advisory boards
World War (1939-1945)
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s419_b019_f15_01Letter from Dr. J.R.E. Lee to Zora Neale Hurston, 1942TextCommittees
Advisory boards
Emergency preparedness
Civil defense
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s419_b019_f15_x04Letter from George L. Burr Jr. to Dr. J. R. E. Lee, 1942TextCommittees
Civil defense
Emergency preparedness
Advisory boards
World War (1939-1945)
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FA123133Lucy Hurston Hogan with her cousin at the Zora Neale Hurston Festival of the Arts and Humanities - Eatonville, FloridaSecular festivals--Florida--Orange County--Eatonville
Belief and custom
Community rites--Florida--Orange County--Eatonville
Practices
Manners and customs
Recreation--Florida--Orange County--Eatonville
Ethnic festivals--Florida--Orange County--Eatonville
African Americans--Florida--Orange County--Eatonville
Cousins--Florida--Orange County--Eatonville
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s1585_b003_f12_02Manuscript Copy of "The Florida Negro" by the Florida Writers' Project, ca. 1938TextSeminole Indians
Creek Indians
Yamassee Indians
Mikasuki Indians
American Revolution (United States : 1775-1783)
American Civil War (United States : 1861-1865)
Second Seminole War (United States : 1835-1842)
Battle of Olustee (Olustee, Florida : 1864)
Music and folklore
Ethnicity, African American
Prisoners' songs
Songs, Blues
Folk music
Belief and custom
Folklore
African Americans -- Florida
African Americans -- Florida -- Interviews
Race discrimination -- Florida
Slavery -- Florida -- History -- 19th century -- Sources
Slave narratives -- Florida
New Deal, 1933-1939
African Americans -- Florida -- History
Constitutional Convention (Tallahassee, Fla. : 1868)
Sesqui-Centennial International Exposition
Ku Klux Klan (1915- )
KKK
Ku Klux Klan
May Day
Carnival -- Florida -- Escambia County -- Pensacola
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FA123316Masks on display at the Zora Neale Hurston Festival of the Arts and Humanities - Eatonville, FloridaSecular festivals--Florida--Orange County--Eatonville
Ethnicity, African diaspora
Ethnicity, African American
Craft
Belief and custom
Community rites--Florida--Orange County--Eatonville
Practices
Folk art
African American folk art
African American arts
Ethnic arts
Handicraft
Manners and customs
Recreation--Florida--Orange County--Eatonville
Ethnic festivals--Florida--Orange County--Eatonville
Material culture--Florida--Orange County--Eatonville
Masks
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FA123419Members of the Florida Folklore Society standing by table at the Zora Neale Hurston Festival of the Arts and Humanities - Eatonville, FloridaWomen folklorists
Ethnic festivals--Florida--Orange County--Eatonville
Recreation--Florida--Orange County--Eatonville
Manners and customs
Practices
Community rites--Florida--Orange County--Eatonville
Folklore
Secular festivals--Florida--Orange County--Eatonville
Belief and custom
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a_s1576_38_tape12Mildred Board oral history for the Zora Neale Hurston FestivalSoundField recordings
Interviews
African Americans
Oral histories
Oral narratives
Life histories
Community culture
Church services
Family history
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