Bridewell, Otha

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Dubbed by Frances Curtis Other Bridewell Transcribed by M.C. Parler Helena, Ark. November 1950 Reel 349, Item 1 Interview about Ghosts (Frances Curtis, a student in the class in Arkansas Folklore, brought this tape on April 15, 1953, accompanied by the following note:) " This tape recording was made by Helen Burke in Novem­ber of 1950. Helen was blind. She died in 1952. It was re­corded on a record at KFFA. I got the record and had the tape made from it. The man talking worked in her father's coal yard. The other man worked at the radio station. Later the Negro man told Mrs. Burke (Helen's mother) that Helen had ruined it because she laughed. " Announcer: Bridewell, where were you born? Bridewell: In Carroll County, Mississippi. A: Do you really believe in ghosts? B: Yes sir, I really know it. A: And where did you first see a ghost? B: Well, I first seed one when I was in Mississippi. Course I seed several of em since I been over here in Arkansas. A: How Long ago was that, Bridewell? B: Well, I seed one here a little before Christmas. A: This year? B: Last year. A: Have you ever touched a ghost, or talked to one, or tried to talk to a ghost? B: No sir, I never have, cause I was kinda fraid to get close to it. A: Do they make any sound? B: Yes sir. A: What sort of sound do they make, Bridewell?...

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Ozark Folksong Collection

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University of Arkansas