Scope and Contents note Speakers-Alice Gassaway, Yolanda HarrellAudio-GoodLocation-Seneca, SCCassette 1Side 100:47--Miss Gassaway's parents were Larkin Dial and Anna Gassaway. She did not know either set of grandparents.1:22--Several family members moved away from the Seneca area for economic reasons. She had an aunt named Livonia and two brothers who moved to Detroit, Michigan, three sisters who went to Cleveland, Ohio, and another brother who made his...

Scope and Contents note Speakers-David and Nancy Green, Vennie Deas-MooreAudio Quality-GoodLocation-Clemson, SCSide 12:15--Mr. Green was born in the area known as "The Quarters" near Clemson, SC. He is unaware of where or when his parents were born.5:10--His parents worked as sharecroppers; his mother was a very hard working woman who taught the children life lessons.6:25--Mr. Green recalls as a youth washing clothes at "The Branch." He...

Scope and Contents note Speakers-Agnes Greenlee, Matthew OglesbyAudio-GoodLocation-Clemson, SCCassette 1Side11:28--Greenlee recalls her family background, including her maternal grandparents Barry and Mary Simpson. Greenlee's parents lived between Central and Calhoun, SC. Her grandparents were slave, but any specific stories have faded from her memory. She recalls aspects of weddings and funerals in the black community as well as her relatives (Greenlee's)...

Scope and Contents note Speakers-Douglas E. Harbin, Yolanda HarrellAudio Quality-GoodLocation-Seneca, SCSide 11:20--Harbin's maternal grandfather was a cotton farmer. He didn't know his maternal grandmother because she had died while he was young. They were originally from Ergo, SC before moving to the Clinkscales division in Seneca, SC. His paternal grandparents were also farmers.3:30--Uncles and aunts that are recalled on his father's side are John, who...

Scope and Contents note Speakers-Montana Haynes, Yolanda HarrellAudio-GoodLocation-Seneca, SCCassette 1Side 11:20--Mrs. Haynes gives a lengthy family history, and reflects on memories of life in Oconee County from her childhood. She gives the unique story behind her name "Montana." She has mixed ancestry on both sides of her family. Her grandfather was an "Indian" that married a woman who "...was very white." Mrs. Haynes does not make clear whether this...