Wilson, Winston (Mrs.)
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Reels 399-400 RECOLLECTIONS OF NY GRANDMOTHER by Andrea Anthony Arkansas Folklore Spring 1962Introduction Have you known someone for a long time who never seemed to change? I know a seventy-eight year old woman who will be the same to me however long she may live. She is my grandmother, Mrs. Winston Wilson, affectionately called "Nanny" by her family. When I first asked "Nanny" to be the source of information for my project, she was hesitant, but with additional encouragement, she was eager to help. Through letters and previous visits, she had already shared a great deal of folklore information with me. I felt, however, that her personality could not be adequately revealed in a written report; therefore, I presented to her the idea of taping a conversation. This was a new experience for her since never before had she seen a, tape recorder! On the afternoon of April 23, 1962, when I arrived at her home in Little Rock, "Nanny" had written out several pages of beginning information and insisted she read them, thinking they would produce a better recording. She soon exhausted the material she had written, and a distinct difference can be detected on the tape after the first four minutes. During the remainder of the interview, she felt at ease and spoke spontaneously of past experiences, as well as songs, games, and taleswhich she could remember as she told me the story of her life. The following material is the exact transcription of that tape.Collected by Andrea...
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