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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Nicholas Holmes Memorial Collection Subject The topic of the resource photographs Historic buildings Mobile, AL Description An account of the resource Photographs taken of Mobile buildings for a project assigned to architect Nicholas Holmes, as part of the Historic American Buildings Survey. "When Nicholas Holmes - the seventh generation of his family to bear the name - died in 1957, his son Nicholas sought an appropriate way to pay homage to his father's memory. His decision was to purchase from the Library of Congress copies of more than 600 blueprints and drawings of historic buildings in Mobile compiled under the aegis of the Historical American Buildings Survey during the Depression. He donated the works to the Mobile Historic Preservation Society and selected the Mobile Public Library as the depository for these drawings and photographs so that interested persons might have free access to the documents..." -Mobile Press Register, October 9, 1977 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Nicholas Hanson Holmes III Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Library of Congress Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Historic American Buildings Survey Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource These items may be used for educational and research purposes. Materials created for U.S. Government are considered public domain - <a href="http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html">http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg Type The nature or genre of the resource photo Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Nicholas-Holmes-Photographs Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Photographer, W.N. Manning Photographer, E.W. Russell Photographer, Jack E. Boucher Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Augusta Evans Wilson House, 2564 Spring Hill Ave. Description An account of the resource Photos of the Augusta Evans Wilson House, also known as Georgia Cottage, at 2564 Spring Hill Avenue, Mobile, AL Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource January, 1963 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Photographer, Jack E. Boucher Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context NH-Augusta-Evans-Wilson-House-2564 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Library of Congress Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Historic American Buildings Survey Subject The topic of the resource photographs Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Historic American Buildings Survey Augusta Evans Georgia Cottage house Oaks photo https://digital.mobilepubliclibrary.org/files/original/5bc2037cd3cd528c69cc9cd748ba7934.pdf df2b6c501296167b736f945788a45412 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 1918 Influenza Pandemic in Mobile Subject The topic of the resource 1918 Influenza Health System Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Mobile Public Library, Local History & Genealogy Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource October, 1918 - January, 1919 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource These items may be freely used for educational and research purposes. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Language A language of the resource English Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1918-Influenza-Mobile Description An account of the resource The influenza pandemic of 1918, also known as the Spanish flu, struck the state of Alabama in September of 1918, with devastating results. The pandemic peaked in Mobile, AL, in late October, 1918. <br /><br />This collection follows news articles from the local newspaper, The Mobile Register, from October, 1918, to January 1, 1919, when the city was breathing a sigh of relief and looking towards the new year with hope. World War I was over, and the influenza pandemic was subsiding. The Register's editorial of January 1, 1919, exclaimed:<br /><br />"<strong>Hail great Year! Glad are they who have lived to give you greeting</strong>." Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Mobile Public Library, Local History & Genealogy Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Mobile Register Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Voice of the People: Partially Alleged in Restriction Subject The topic of the resource 1918 Influenza Description An account of the resource Letter to the editor complaining that half measures will not stop the spread of influenza Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource J. H. King Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Mobile Register Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource December 14, 1918 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Microfilm Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Letter to the Editor Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1918-Influenza-Dec-14-voice Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Mobile Public Library, Local History & Genealogy The Mobile Register 1918 influenza king https://digital.mobilepubliclibrary.org/files/original/98ecd6147ce25f5789891e829599581a.pdf e34a5f891a18a96ec2ff482c42a4cf93 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Sheet Music Collection Description An account of the resource sheet music Subject The topic of the resource sheet music Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Mobile Public Library Sheet Music Collection Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Mobile Public Library, Local History & Genealogy Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This file may be freely used for educational uses as long as it is not altered in any way. No commercial reproduction or distribution of this file is permitted without written permission from this institution. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Frolic of the Frogs, by J.J. Wilson Try this on your piano: To Mr. & Mrs. Wm. J. McFarland, Philadelphia, PA Love and Devotion (Meditation), Louis A. Drumheller, Opus 52 Copyright MCMVII by Jos. Morris, Phila., Pa. I Want the Twilight and You, Poem by Arthur J. Lamb, Music by Charles H. Maskell Summer and sunshine will tell me of you, When birds are singing their melodies true, Roses in bloom and the air filled with song while fondly for someone I long. Copyright MCMXX by the Morris Music Pub. Co., 1028 Arch Str. Phila., Pa. The Publishers reserve the right to the use of this Music or Melody for any Mechanical Instruments. Love's Golden Memories (Meditation), by Chas. H. Maskell "Love's Golden Memories" is also published as a song (Poem by Bartley Costello) Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Paper Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Frolic of the Frogs - 1900s Subject The topic of the resource sheet music Description An account of the resource sheet music Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource J.J. Wilson Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Eclipse Publishing Co. 1028 Arch St., Philadelphia, PA Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1907, 1920, 1926 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Language A language of the resource English Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context sheet-music-Frolic of the Frogs-1900s Arthur J. Lamb Bartley Costello Charles H. Maskell Eclipse Publishing Co. J.J. Wilson Jos. Morris Louis A. Drumheller MacFarland Morris Music Pub. Co. sheet music https://digital.mobilepubliclibrary.org/files/original/a6e6790e95f0b357ea79275049b2f1aa.mp4 7b2609cab8ee3d98d2a572d8c7dbc103 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mobile Tricentennial Video Oral History Project Interview Clips Subject The topic of the resource Mobile, African American History Description An account of the resource Oral history interviews of elders in Mobile's African American communities. These items are clippings, and the full interviews are available for viewing at the Local History &amp; Genealogy division of the Mobile Public Library. A full listing of available interviews may be viewed <a href="http://digital.mobilepubliclibrary.org/items/show/2732">here</a>. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource National African American Archives & Museum, Museum of Mobile Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Mobile Tricentennial Video Oral History Project Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Mobile Public Library, Local History & Genealogy Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1999-2002 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Kern Jackson Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource mp4 Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Oral history interviews Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Mobile-VOHP-Clips Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Interviewer The person(s) performing the interview Kern Jackson Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed James Arthur Reed Location The location of the interview 2151 Jewel Court Mobile, Alabama 36617 Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound Reed: Yeah but in the early, in the latter part of the 30’s yeah we had a recreation center up on Davis Avenue, people used to go in there and play you know, tennis, I mean basketball, table tennis, that’s where they used to have the basketball games at, and if its dancing, we used to go to a place called Gomez Auditorium up there on Davis Avenue. Jackson: Now tell me about this Gomez Auditorium, was that, from what I could understand was that a upstairs place? Reed: Right, upstairs on the… Jackson: What was underneath of it? Reed: They had a shoe store was under there, they had a bakery shop under there, Jim’s Bar-b-que, it was under there, no it wasn’t, yeah it was on the side of it, but that’s where all the bands used to come the big bands. Jackson: Like who? Reed: Oh, Carolina Cottonpickers, you don’t know, your dad probably remember that, the Carolina Cottonpickers. Coolie Williams, Erskine Hawkins, What's that other band that used to come through here, Clean Head Eddie Vincent. Jackson: Clean Head Eddie Vincent? Reed: Yeah he used to be terrible saxophone player. Jackson: Yeah? Reed: He lost his hair in a big fire in Mississippi. Jamos Shane, I can remember all of those, cause I used to slip in. You know I was a kid then you know, Chuck Web. Ella Fitzgerald. That’s the first time I heard her right there at the room called the Old Dunbar High School now. Jackson: Ella Fitzgerald? Reed: Yeah, came with Chuck Web. When she wasn’t nothing but a girl. A- Tisket, A-Tasket. Boy, you sho’ carried back some memories. Jackson: But they would have dances up in there, now what would call the dances at that time, like, how would you dress for a dance? Reed: What they call, a Zoot Suit, then you had about 18 or 16 in the bottom, they would come up large, then they have long coats, almost down to your knees. We used to call that the Zoot Suit, that was the thing to have you know. Jackson: So this was all before World War Two broke out. Reed: Right after World War Two. During World War Two, was ‘40 what, ‘41? Yeah ’41, during that ’42, 43 long in there. ‘41, ‘42, ‘43, yeah, yeah. Jackson: So now can you tell me what your first job experience, the first time you got paid a little something for doing something, I guess that would have been your momma, work for your momma sort of. Reed: Oh I didn’t get any money for that. Jackson: Naw. Reed: No, my first job was actually at Albright and Wood’s Drug store on Davis Avenue and Hospital, I was a soda jerker. Jackson: What’s a soda jerker? Reed: Serving ice cream, mixing just drinks which wasn’t nothing but milk shakes, vanilla and strawberry milk shakes. $15 a month. $7.15 every 1st or 15th. And believe it or not I dressed out of Besteda Brothers bought a tailor made suit. I paid for my graduation suit out of Besteda was tailor made. Black and I never will forget it, Black, chalk-black suit. Paid $2.00 a month, every month every week on it ‘til I finished paying for it. During that time you can get a pair of tailor-made pants for $6.00. We had 2 owned English factory tailors, there was 2 Syrian Brothers on Dauphin between Jackson and Claiborne called English Factory Tailor, ask your daddy about it, he’ll tell you about it. And the Besteda Brothers on Davis Avenue. Well we didn’t have no money, that’s why we had deposit,, measure it up, put it on lay-away, we pay 50 cents, $1.00 a week ‘til we finished paying for it and that’s the way I paid for my graduation suit. Jackson: What you do, so that’s the job you got immediately out of high school? Reed: Right, soon as I came out of high school. I was working at ??? long in high school. Jackson: Oh I see. Reed: But when I left there I went to a place down on Dauphin and Royal called Simon Hat Shop. I was the porter down there. Jackson: What was your duties as porter? Reed: Just cleaning up and running errands. That had to be ’40, yeah it had to be ’41, ‘40-‘41 yeah, then the war broke out in ’41 and I had a choice, either go to the army or join the merchant marine. So I joined the merchant marines. I went to sea for 16 years. Jackson: All over the world. Reed: Oh just about. You name it, I've been there. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Conversations About Mobile, with Eugene Walter Subject The topic of the resource oral history Description An account of the resource Oral history interviews of Eugene Ferdinand Walter, native Mobilian, poet, actor, screenwriter, cryptographer, gourmet chef, etc., known as Mobile's Renaissance Man. These interviews were part of a series of oral histories titled "Conversations About Mobile," conducted by Jeanette Keyser Maygarden for Mobile Public Library, Local History & Genealogy Division, in the early 1990s. Originally in VHS format, the full series has since been converted to DVD and mp4, and is available for viewing at the Local History & Genealogy library. In these recordings, Eugene discusses his 73 years of artistic endeavors and pursuit of knowledge. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Jeanette Keyser Maygarden Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Conversations About Mobile Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Mobile Public Library, Local History & Genealogy Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1994 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Eugene Walter Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This file may be freely used for educational and research purposes as long as it is not altered in any way. No commercial reproduction or distribution of this file is permitted without written permission from this institution. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource mp4 Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource oral history Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Conversations-Mobile-Walter-1994 Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Interviewer The person(s) performing the interview Jeanette Keyser Maygarden Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed Eugene Walter Location The location of the interview 161 Grand Blvd, Mobile, Alabama. 36607 Eugene Walter's home Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound Summary typed up, presumably by Jeanette Maygarden: Discusses his various first and middle names His first book was published in 1946 He was thirteen years old when he did his first art exhibit He was born in 1921 During his formative years he wrote and drew He did children's theatre, designed costumes and scenery He discusses the advantages of growing up in a three generation household During his sophomore year at Murphy he wrote a column for the Murphy newspaper He had trouble graduating from high school, he lacked some credits He has never seen a football game, never wore jeans, and has never marched in a parade Later he joined the CCC Then he took a job as an usher at the Saenger During World War II, he served in the US Corp of Engineers Went to Alaska for two years After the war he came back to Mobile, then to New York to a bookstore Worked at the New York Public Library To Europe to Paris to study for five years Wrote for the Paris Review He finished his second novel in Paris, "Untidy Pilgrim" Spent 25 years in Rome He acted in over 200 films Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data VHS Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) 59 min. Bit Rate/Frequency Rate at which bits are transferred (i.e. 96 kbit/s would be FM quality audio) 901 kbps Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Eugene Walter, pt. 1 Subject The topic of the resource oral history Description An account of the resource Part 1 of Eugene Walter's Conversations About Mobile oral history interview, in which he discusses his early life and travels in Europe. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Jeanette Keyser Maygarden Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Conversations About Mobile Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Mobile Public Library, Local History & Genealogy Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource June 2, 1994 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Eugene Walter Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This file may be freely used for educational and research purposes as long as it is not altered in any way. No commercial reproduction or distribution of this file is permitted without written permission from this institution. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource mp4 Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource oral history Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Conversations-Walter-Part-1 art costume Eugene Walter Europe theater https://digital.mobilepubliclibrary.org/files/original/499fbf41c81b17aa2deac817de1f28aa.png ddee4217a12bb4a0cce421f15e14ab87 https://digital.mobilepubliclibrary.org/files/original/e420962c119a16304de8933116dc3d32.mp4 633ae8b468695e3e164166d1999ae3a3 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Conversations About Mobile, with Eugene Walter Subject The topic of the resource oral history Description An account of the resource Oral history interviews of Eugene Ferdinand Walter, native Mobilian, poet, actor, screenwriter, cryptographer, gourmet chef, etc., known as Mobile's Renaissance Man. These interviews were part of a series of oral histories titled "Conversations About Mobile," conducted by Jeanette Keyser Maygarden for Mobile Public Library, Local History & Genealogy Division, in the early 1990s. Originally in VHS format, the full series has since been converted to DVD and mp4, and is available for viewing at the Local History & Genealogy library. In these recordings, Eugene discusses his 73 years of artistic endeavors and pursuit of knowledge. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Jeanette Keyser Maygarden Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Conversations About Mobile Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Mobile Public Library, Local History & Genealogy Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1994 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Eugene Walter Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This file may be freely used for educational and research purposes as long as it is not altered in any way. No commercial reproduction or distribution of this file is permitted without written permission from this institution. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource mp4 Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource oral history Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Conversations-Mobile-Walter-1994 Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Interviewer The person(s) performing the interview Jeanette Keyser Maygarden Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed Eugene Walter Location The location of the interview 161 Grand Blvd, Mobile, Alabama. 36607 Eugene Walter's home Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound Summary typed up, presumably by Jeanette Maygarden: He discusses how he writes his own puppet plays He wrote some music for the movie Romeo and Juliet 1979 he returns to the United States Wrote "Southern Style" cookbook for the Time Life Series For the Azalea City News he did a column on herbs and spices Does some lectures for the Elderhostel Currently translating German plays, poetry, and two novels Great detail on the origin of the word cocktail He is a founder of the Joe Jefferson Players, Mobile Opera, and the founder of the Mobile Chamber Orchestra Tour of his study and the art in it Does commentary on life in Mobile for the radio station WHIL Next project will be a novel about sex in the south Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data VHS Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) 56 min. Bit Rate/Frequency Rate at which bits are transferred (i.e. 96 kbit/s would be FM quality audio) 1113 kbps Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Eugene Walter, pt. 2 Subject The topic of the resource oral history Description An account of the resource Part 2 of Eugene Walter's Conversations About Mobile oral history interview, in which he discusses his return to the United States and Mobile. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Jeanette Keyser Maygarden Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Conversations About Mobile Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Mobile Public Library, Local History & Genealogy Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource June 8, 1994 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Eugene Walter Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This file may be freely used for educational and research purposes as long as it is not altered in any way. No commercial reproduction or distribution of this file is permitted without written permission from this institution. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource mp4 Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource oral history Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Conversations-Walter-Part-2 cookbook Eugene Walter music opera puppetry theater https://digital.mobilepubliclibrary.org/files/original/9016fd65dcc1c7b95b7fabdcd69f384f.pdf 1e3b2d6e86e358676b0c570250886177 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Growing Up In Mobile: Depression & Wartime, 1929-1949 Subject The topic of the resource Mobile during the Depression and World War II Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Judy Walton, MPL Youth Services, Erin Kellen, MPL Youth Services, & George Schroeter, MPL Local History & Genealogy Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Mobile Public Library Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1983 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource USA Photographic Archives, Spring Hill College, Mobile Historic Development Commission Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf jpeg mp3 Language A language of the resource English Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This file may be freely used for educational uses as long as it is not altered in any way. 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Title A name given to the resource Appendix III - 1914 Stone Street - John Adams Project Subject The topic of the resource 1914 Stone Street Description An account of the resource Three photos of house located at 1760 Stone Street in 1936; 1914 Stone Street in 1983 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource John Adams Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived John Adams Diary Project Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Mobile Public Library Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1983 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Growing-up-in-Mobile-1914 Stone Street-1983 Relation A related resource Stone Street Map - John Adams Project - 1983 Bill Bates & Bill Bates V Imaginary Diary Entries - John Adams Project John Adams Stone Street https://digital.mobilepubliclibrary.org/files/original/0422028c6f4cfee975adccc6b0def9cd.pdf 9ee5b6d2fded25e640be8965884bc06f Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource Growing Up In Mobile: Depression & Wartime, 1929-1949 Subject The topic of the resource Mobile during the Depression and World War II Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Judy Walton, MPL Youth Services, Erin Kellen, MPL Youth Services, & George Schroeter, MPL Local History & Genealogy Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Mobile Public Library Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1983 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource USA Photographic Archives, Spring Hill College, Mobile Historic Development Commission Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf jpeg mp3 Language A language of the resource English Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This file may be freely used for educational uses as long as it is not altered in any way. No commercial reproduction or distribution of this file is permitted without written permission from this institution. Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Appendix IV Existed in 1930's and 1940's but presently not in use. St. Stephens Road Appendix V Existed in 1930's and is presently still in use as Bessie C. Fonville School. Andrews Street Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Photo and paper Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Appendices IV & V - St. Stephens Rd. & Andrews St. - John Adams Project Subject The topic of the resource Bessie C. Fonville School Description An account of the resource Two photos: unused building on St. Stephens Rd. and Bessie C. Fonville School on St. Andrews St., in use in 1983 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource John Adams Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived John Adams Diary Project Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Mobile Public Library Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1983 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Growing-up-in-Mobile-St. Stephens Rd. & Andrews St.-1983 Relation A related resource Bill Bates & Bill Bates V Imaginary Diary Entries - John Adams Project Andrews Street Bessie C. 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Title A name given to the resource Growing Up In Mobile: Depression & Wartime, 1929-1949 Subject The topic of the resource Mobile during the Depression and World War II Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Judy Walton, MPL Youth Services, Erin Kellen, MPL Youth Services, & George Schroeter, MPL Local History & Genealogy Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Mobile Public Library Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1983 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource USA Photographic Archives, Spring Hill College, Mobile Historic Development Commission Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf jpeg mp3 Language A language of the resource English Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This file may be freely used for educational uses as long as it is not altered in any way. No commercial reproduction or distribution of this file is permitted without written permission from this institution. Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Appendix VI 1711 Stone Street (in 1942) Presently 1865 Stone Street Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Photo and paper Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Appendix VI - 1865 Stone Street - John Adams Project Subject The topic of the resource 1865 Stone Street Description An account of the resource Three photos of house located at 1711 Stone Street in 1942; 1865 Stone Street in 1983 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource John Adams Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived John Adams Diary Project Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Mobile Public Library Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1983 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Growing-up-in-Mobile-1865 Stone Street-1983 Relation A related resource Stone Street Map - John Adams Project - 1983 Bill Bates & Bill Bates V Imaginary Diary Entries - John Adams Project John Adams Stone Street https://digital.mobilepubliclibrary.org/files/original/ba5533dbe00bb23329e89364eb37a328.pdf eefff7fffb18fdb0aa22653a20c196f6 https://digital.mobilepubliclibrary.org/files/original/2962a87075e01f633ce7e0cff502bfb7.pdf cf6d688c00cb11ccdda81f7551bc03cf https://digital.mobilepubliclibrary.org/files/original/27dd7b851bd530e59e873ddcde11114c.pdf 263c1e9c9829f402706bc18ee3f2be80 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource Growing Up In Mobile: Depression & Wartime, 1929-1949 Subject The topic of the resource Mobile during the Depression and World War II Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Judy Walton, MPL Youth Services, Erin Kellen, MPL Youth Services, & George Schroeter, MPL Local History & Genealogy Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Mobile Public Library Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1983 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource USA Photographic Archives, Spring Hill College, Mobile Historic Development Commission Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf jpeg mp3 Language A language of the resource English Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This file may be freely used for educational uses as long as it is not altered in any way. No commercial reproduction or distribution of this file is permitted without written permission from this institution. Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document The following are excerpts from the diaries of some hypothetical persons who grew up in the Toulminville area during the 1830s and the 1930s and 1940s. The first two excerpts come from the diary of Bill Bates, a slave owned by the Bates family who lived in Toulminville between 1838 and 1839. The last four excerpts come from the diary of Bill Bates V, a descendant of the earlier Bill Bates. These four excerpts explore the life of a young black person during the 1930s and 1940s. Some of the situations and ideas in these excerpts may not be completely factual but they are based on factual information. The purpose of this is to give people an idea of what life was like during certain periods of time, particularly during the Depression and World War II. January 5, 1838 Today my family and I left Mobile with my master's family and came to our new home in the country . Our home is near a large creek (Three Mile Creek) and there is a lot of wide open space surrounding my master's house. The Bates home (1) is a large two story house with the first story made of brick and the second story made of wood with very high stairs leading to a porch hanging out from the second floor. The brick bottom story was built by my father and some other slave masons about a year ago. The ceiling of the bottom floor is very tall which makes the house seem even larger to me and there are two chimneys. One last thing about the house is the big open "galerie" across the back which allows the Bates family to come out and admire the beauty of their land. My house is in back of the master's house near the kitchen (2). It is nice but much smaller than the big house. As we came into this new community today I didn't see any schools but it wouldn't matter to me anyway since it's against the law for slaves to be educated. The only reason I can write is because the master's son, my white friend, taught me. My friend is taught by the mistress in the big house since there is no school. Although I didn't see any school, I did find out that there are other rich families in this area other than the Bates family (3). There are the Toulmin lands to the east, the Goldthwaite lands to the northwest and the Files family home on St. Stephens Road which runs north and west (Appendix II). I'd better go now because I have to collect wood for the master's fireplace and the kitchen stove. July 5, 1838 At this time of year the outside doors of the big house are left open so that any wind can flow into the hall of the house and the kitchen by way of the breeze-way which connects them. The rear "galerie" and second floor porch allow air to also cool the top floor. Each day I have to go to the creek and bring water back to the house for drinking, washing, and cooking. Later today I hope I will have time away from my work to take a swim in the creek. It's a lot of fun and it makes it easier to live in this heat. There is no church in this area (the first known church in Toulminville was built in 1846) (4) but that doesn't keep us from talking to God and tomorrow a group of us will get together to sing and pray. July 20, 1930 This morning my family moved into a small house in an area north of Mobile. My new address is 1760 Stone Street (Appendix III). From the outside the house looks long and narrow and has a small porch. It has four windows along each side of the house and there seems to be an extra room at the back of the house which has been added on since the house was built a few years ago. Although the house seems a little closed in because of its size, the porch with its beautiful column designs gives me a feeling of welcomeness (6). When I'm ar home I can play on the side of the house or in the backyard where there is a lot of room. This house we moves into today is smaller than the house we had been living in but we had to move into this house because my father lost his job and couldn't afford the other house. We do have electricity (7) in this house but we don't have running water because we couldn't afford it. Times are hard and it's too bad that many hard workers (laborers) like my father are the first to lose their jobs. December 3, 1936 This morning after waking up and getting dressed I walked to school with some friends. I had to walk down St. Stephens Road past Gorgas School (Appendix IV), a school for white children, past Finch Avenue all the way to Andrews Street where I go to class at Toulminville School (Appendix V), the school I've been going to since I came to Toulminville. Our church had a special gathering planned for today so after school I walked down St. Stephens Road pass Craft Highway to Greer Autry and Sons, a small grocery store, and then further down the street to Butler Sea Food Store where I picked up some things for the church picnic. About an hour after I got home my family was ready to go to the picnic. Before going to the church we drove to the Big S Station (2) on St. Stephens Road north of Craft Highway. There my father bought a couple of dollars worth of gas which had to last him for the whole week. Then we drove all the way back down the road until we for to St. Charles Avenue where we went to meet the other members of Ebenezer AME Church. Then the whole congregation drove down to St. Charles Avenue to Stone Street and then to Davis Avenue where we stopped for our picnic at Davis Avenue Playground. After the picnic my family and I went back to our house on Stone Street and brought an end to a very nice day. January 7, 1942 Today was the day that our family moved into our new house (Appendix VI). The new house is just across the street from our old house on Stone Street but it seems a little bigger than the old house and now we have more yard space. Our new address is 1711 Stone Street (7). We were able to move into the new house because now that my father has a job building ships to be used in the war, we can afford a nicer home. Also, as a result of the growing business and industry in the Mobile area many people have begun settling in Toulminville. Our new house seems bigger because the rooms are spread out more than those in the house we had before with one room right after another. Another nice thing is that now we have electricity as well as running water which we didn't have before (8). The house has a small porch, three windows, and a door in front. There are two windows on each side, and additional room in the back, and a chimney on one side. On the same lot there is another building which can be used for storing things or for extra rooms and between the two buildings is a lot of space to play. After we got most of our things moved in this morning it was time to do to church so the family piled into the car and we drove to Ebenezer AME Church on St. Charles Avenue (9). After church I decided to have a little fun by going to Davis Avenue Playground to play basketball. So I went home, changed, and walked all the way down Stone Street to Davis Avenue. There is another park that is easier to get to, but black people aren't allowed to go there. It's the Toulminville Recreation Center on St. Stephens Road and it's only a few blocks from my house. Anyway I had a good time at the park and now I think I'll call it a day. April 8, 1942 This morning I got up and walked down Stone Street to Davis Avenue where I go to Dunbar High School, a school only for blacks. After school was out for the day I walked up Stone Street, cut through St. Charles Avenue and went up St. Stephens Road until I reached Richardson's Grocery. This is where I work each day after school. Today I moved and unloaded boxes and packages and collection and scrap metal to be used for machinery in the war. After working late I went home and that about finishes up my day. Critique John Adams's Project Using an imaginary diary to give an account of growing up in Mobile between the two World Wars was an excellent idea. It would be appropriate to use the word "imaginary" in the introduction, or whatever other word John might like, in order to clarify in the reader's mind what is fact and what is used to portray the facts. The narrative is interesting, moves smoothly and is well written. There are some mechanical factors that need correction. Since John has presented his sources for the facts interwoven with the narrative, they should be footnoted, even though a real diary would not have done so. The footnotes at the end should be numbered and related to the same number within the body of the text. In that way there can be no doubt in the reader's mind of the authenticity of the material presented. John seems to have gone through his text and marked in red where he wanted the footnotes to go but they did not all relate to the proper references. There was also no distinction in the red corrections to indicate the difference between footnotes and the illustrations. I have tried to indicate in a green pen where these problems occur. Again John may feel that such details would not be included in a real diary, in which case he could give the information in the introduction, leaving the text of the diary without references. It would be a good idea to put a "c" before the dates of the 20th century houses since the precise dates were not established by chain of title of tax records. Thus c1936 indicates to the reader that the time of construction was about that date but might be off by a few years. I would not be surprised if the 1936 cottage were not earlier, based solely on the style. The word "galerie" is a French term used in architectural descriptions to mean a porch and is used in connection with styles that have evolved out of an earlier colonial tradition. It is thus distinguished from the gallery of a theater or art museum. It should be written in italics but if not then indicated by " ". If the map, indicated by the number VII, were intended to be a reference for the location of the Toulminville Recreational Center, mentioned on the next to last page of the Diary, it should have been marked on the map. There was a small 7 placed above this reference in the text but it was not differentiated as to whether it was a footnote or an illustration. These two reference sources should be indicated differently, the footnotes by a simply number above the reference and the illustrations by (ill.VII). In conclusion, the project was well developed. The research was ably explored for the time interval allowed. I hope that John will continue to study the area as no definitive information has ever been written about the neighborhood and it has a long and interesting history for which prime resources go back to the early 18th century French land grants. John Adams, a black male, aged fiftenn, chose to do an architectural study for his "Growing Up in Mobile - Depression & Wartime" project. He chose several houses in a Toulminville neighborhood in which he lives as the subject of his study. Until recent years, Toulminville has been a white neighborhood. John focused his report on black residents, nevertheless, which contributes somewhat to the interest of his report. Notes 1 Bates (Schusse) house description from Mobile Landmarks Inventory, Mobile City Planning Commission. 2 Description of kitchen with covered walkway to the Bates house and adjoining slave quarters from letter to Dot Webster, Webster Realty, to Nancy Holmes, Mobile Historic Development Commission. 3 Information concerning families or property near Bates home from letter from Mobile Historic Development Commission to Dot Webster, December 7, 1971; from Landmarks Survey, Mobile City Planning Commission, Chain of Title, November, 1974; and from "Toulminville One of Oldest Neighborhoods," News Herald, 21 September 1978, p.6. 4 First known church in Toulminville built 1848 . Ibid. 5 Address of house at 1760 Stone Street, Mobile City Directory, 1936. Description of house from photographs, appendix III. 6 Information concerning water service and electrical power from Alabama Power Company. 7 Locations of Gorgas School, Toulminville School, Autry Greer and Sons, Butler Seafoods, Big S Station, Ebenezer A.M.E. Church and Davis Avenue Playground from 1936 Mobile City Directory. 8 Address of house at 1711 Stone Street, Mobile City Directory, 1942. 9 Ibid., Alabama Power Company. 10 Locations of Ebenezer A.M.E. Church, Davis Avenue Playground, Toulminville Recreation Center, Dunbar High School and Richardson's Grocery from 1942 Mobile City Directory. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Paper Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Bill Bates & Bill Bates V Imaginary Diary Entries - John Adams Project, with Evaluation - 1983 Subject The topic of the resource Toulminville history Description An account of the resource Imaginary diary entries for hypothetical persons Bill Bates and his descendant, Bill Bates V, written by 15 year old John Adams as part of his Growing Up in Mobile: Depression & Wartime project, with critique by historian Elizabeth Barrett Gould Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource John Adams Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Growing Up in Mobile: Depression & Wartime, 1929 - 1949 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Mobile Public Library Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1983 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Elizabeth Barrett Gould Relation A related resource Appendix I - "The Bates House" - John Adams Project Appendix II - Toulminville one of oldest neighborhoods - John Adams Project Appendix III - 1914 Stone Street - John Adams Project Appendices IV & V - St. Stephens Rd. & Andrews St. - John Adams Project Appendix VI - 1865 Stone Street - John Adams Project Stone Street Map - John Adams Project - 1983 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Language A language of the resource English Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Growing-Up-in-Mobile-John Adams Diary Project-1983 1838 Andrews Street Bates House Bill Bates Bill Bates V Davis Avenue diary Ebenezer AME Church Elizabeth Barrett Gould Great Depression John Adams Mobile slavery St. Stephens Road Stone Street Toulminville World War II