667 research outputs found
BBOH 004 Watt Key 6-5-2019
Get PDFIn this recording, author Albert Watkins Key, aka Watt Key, is interviewed by Ruby Staten about his experiences spending time in the wetlands of the Mobile-Tensaw River Delta for his book, Among the Swamp People. Mr. Key begins the interview describing his experiences growing up in Point Clear, Alabama, and the storytelling in his family led to his passion for writing. Mr. Key discusses the differences between the bay and the delta in relation to fishing and hunting. He considers some of the local ecological knowledge that people in the delta hold, and the tensions that can exist between federal regulations and on-the-ground experience, and discusses aspects of the culture that exists among people who frequent the delta
BBOH 006 Gregory Waselkov 6-14-2019
Get PDFIn this recording, Gregory Waselkov is interviewed by Ruby Staten about the history of Blakeley Bluff and the surrounding Mobile-Tensaw River Delta area. Dr. Waselkov describes how he became interested in pursuing a career in archaeology, and the path that led him to working at the University of South Alabama. He discusses some of the archaeological excavations that he has led in the Blakeley area, including a number of Civil War-era sites. Dr. Waselkov also discusses the prevalence of illegal archaeological looting and pothunting in the area. Much of the interview moves between discussing the history of the area since the 17th century—particularly including Civil War history, and Native American history such as the Red Stick War—and current efforts relating to the Historic Blakeley park and other aspects of historic preservation
BBOH 010 Vincent Dooley 9-6-2019
Get PDFIn this recording, Vincent J. Dooley is interviewed by Ruby Staten and Kern Jackson about the history of Blakeley Bluff. Coach Dooley describes his experiences growing up in Mobile, Alabama, attending the University of South Alabama, and going on to coach football and serve as the athletic director at the University of Georgia for a total of 40 years. In visiting relatives living near the Mobile-Tensaw River Delta, he periodically experienced life on an island in the delta without electricity or running water. He describes his interest in gardening, and his involvement in the Civil War Trust preserving the history of Civil War battlegrounds
Letter From Ruby Doris Smith to her Mother, circa 1964
No full textCorrespondence from Ruby Doris Smith to her mother about being in Conakry, Guinea in West Africa. 4 pages
Letter to Mother From Ruby D. Smith, June 21, 1961
No full textLetter from Ruby Doris Smith in Hinds County Jail, Jackson, Mississippi, to her mother. Smith was in jail for taking part in the Freedom Rides. 1 page
[Prisoner medical records describing the condition of Jack Ruby]
No full textPartially illegible prisoner medical records by an unknown author, on photocopied index cards. The records describe the condition of Jack Ruby upon his arrest
[Prisoner medical records describing the condition of Jack Ruby]
No full textPartially illegible prisoner medical records by an unknown author, on photocopied index cards. The records describe the condition of Jack Ruby upon his arrest and a letter requesting examination by the Dallas Police Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation
[Prisoner medical records describing the condition of Jack Ruby]
No full textPartially illegible prisoner medical records by an unknown author, on photocopied index cards. The records describe the condition of Jack Ruby upon his arrest
[Prisoner medical records describing the condition of Jack Ruby]
No full textPartially illegible prisoner medical records by an unknown author, on photocopied index cards. The records describe the condition of Jack Ruby upon his arrest
[Prisoner medical records describing the condition of Jack Ruby]
No full textPartially illegible prisoner medical records by an unknown author, on photocopied index cards. The records describe the condition of Jack Ruby upon his arrest
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