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FORM A

Circumstances of Interview

STATE—Arkansas
NAME OF WORKER—Mrs. Carol Graham
ADDRESS—El Dorado, Arkansas
DATE—December, 1938
SUBJECT—Ex-slave

  1. Name and address of informant—Jack and Talitha Island, Route 1, El Dorado, Arkansas.
  2. Date and time of interview—December, 1938
  3. Place of interview—Route 1, El Dorado, Arkansas.
  4. Name and address of person, if any, who put you in touch with informant—
  5. Name and address of person, if any, accompanying you—
  6. Description of room, house, surroundings, etc.—

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FORM B

Personal History of Informant

STATE—Arkansas
NAME OF WORKER—Mrs. Carol Graham
ADDRESS—EL Dorado, Arkansas
DATE—December, 1938
SUBJECT—Ex-slave
NAME AND ADDRESS OF INFORMANTS—Jack and Talitha Island, Route 1, El Dorado.

  1. Ancestry—
  2. Place and date of birth—Talitha was born April 14, 1864 in Arcadia, Louisiana. Jack was born in 1863.
  3. Family—Talitha had three children and Jack had three children.
  4. Places lived in, with dates—Talitha lived in Arcadia, Louisiana until freedom. Jack and Talitha now live in El Dorado.
  5. Education, with dates—
  6. Occupations and accomplishments, with dates—
  7. Special skills and interests—
  8. Community and religious activities—Goes to church in schoolhouse across the road.
  9. Description of informant—
  10. Other points gained in interview—They tell some of their childhood days.

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FORM C