This document discusses the South Atlantic Oral History Project which recorded oral histories from 1920s-30s including WWI veterans, black culture in the South, and Native American history. It also discusses the Federal Writers Project, a government funded project that paid people to record history. Finally, it discusses folklore and ethnography, including oral traditions, material traditions, traditions of belief and custom, and performance traditions as well as using personal narratives and memory objects that are passed down through generations.
This document discusses the South Atlantic Oral History Project which recorded oral histories from 1920s-30s including WWI veterans, black culture in the South, and Native American history. It also discusses the Federal Writers Project, a government funded project that paid people to record history. Finally, it discusses folklore and ethnography, including oral traditions, material traditions, traditions of belief and custom, and performance traditions as well as using personal narratives and memory objects that are passed down through generations.
This document discusses the South Atlantic Oral History Project which recorded oral histories from 1920s-30s including WWI veterans, black culture in the South, and Native American history. It also discusses the Federal Writers Project, a government funded project that paid people to record history. Finally, it discusses folklore and ethnography, including oral traditions, material traditions, traditions of belief and custom, and performance traditions as well as using personal narratives and memory objects that are passed down through generations.
- 1920s and 30s - WWI Veterans - Black Culture in the South - Native American History - Urban history The Federal Writers Project - Government funded project - Would get paid to record history Folklore = Ethnography - Study, documentation and understanding traditional and cultural expressions o Oral traditions o Material traditions o Traditions of belief and custom o Performance traditions Personal Narrative - Memory Objects o Passes through time, generation to generation o