Gullahs -- South Carolina -- Folklore
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Virginia Geraty papers
Collection
Identifier: AMN 1123
Abstract
Virginia Mixson Geraty (1915-2004) was born in Summerville, South Carolina to Edward Miles Mixson and his wife Ethel Sarah Ray Mixson. Geraty attended Immaculate Catholic School at Hendersonville, North Carolina, where her family lived during part of her childhood. After the passing of her younger brother and father, Geraty and her family moved to Yonges Island, South Carolina. It was there on the island that Geraty became interested in Gullah, when she heard it being spoken by a family...
Dates:
1915-2007; Majority of material found within 1978-2004
Pete Peters video collection
Collection
Identifier: AMN 1211
Abstract
The Pete Peters video collection contains 19 Type C 1-inch one-hour video reels from the never completed documentary entitled Catch the Song, which was written and produced by John Wise. The aim of the project was to document the African roots of the Sea Island Gullah culture. Eventually, SCETV, who was funding the documentary, thought the project was taking too long to complete, and Wise could no longer afford their services.
Dates:
1984-1988