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"Born and raised in tobacco fields : portrait of a changing American landscape." [sound recording] [compact disc]. [St. Mary’s City, Md.] : Talking Across the Lines., circa 2004

 File — Box: 10, Folder: 3

Scope and Contents

Documentary on Compact disc. Voices: Christine Bergmark, Gilbert ’Buddy’ Bowling, S.L. Brady, Cassandra Briscoe, Butch Cantor, David Conrad, James W. Diggs, Helen I. Gray, Earl ’Buddy’ Hance, Carrie Kline, Michael Kline, Judy Leavitt, Elmer Mackall, John C. Prouty, Lindsey W. Reid, Kirsti Uunila, Walter Wilkerson, Frank Wood. Written by Carrie Nobel Kline & Adam Nordell ; engineered by Michael Kline.

"Fourteen voices weave together a richly textured tapestry of reflections on a rural way of life as old as our nation’s history, tobacco farming in Southern Maryland"

Contents: Sharecropping stories Tobacco’s deep traditions Tobacco warehouse Tractors and mules Farming life and worship With Dad between the rows We were going anyway At the auction house Enactment of the buyout Houses in the fields Touch choices all around Hot, dirty work What the contract means Pleasures of cultivating Singing while we worked A life sentence? Finding alternatives A lot to give up Growed up in your blood Capturing the story

Cataloged

Dates

  • circa 2004

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open without restriction.

Extent

From the Collection: 19 Linear Feet (18 boxes and 48 items in oversize folders)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the St. Mary's College of Maryland Archives Repository

Contact:
Calvert Hall
St. Mary's College of Maryland
47645 College Dr.
St. Mary's City MD 20686-3001 United States
240-895-4196