Oral history interview with Colonel Creed F. Bates, William A. "Lon" Keef, and Cornet Summerfield Vandergriff [audio recording and transcript]

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Title: Oral history interview with Colonel Creed F. Bates, William A. "Lon" Keef, and Cornet Summerfield Vandergriff [audio recording and transcript]
Description: Frank Mickey Robbins, III, and Charles Flowers interview three longtime residents of Signal Mountain, Tennessee. Creed Fletcher Bates (01 Feb 1894-10 Oct 1975) describes roads, landmarks, families, etc. and apple cider, and later goes with Robbins and Flowers to interview William Alonzo Keef (28 Oct 1887-31 Aug 1977) and Cornet Summerfield Vandergriff (27 Apr 1886-28 Sep 1980). Keef discusses moonshining and the liquor traffic in detail on Signal Mountain. Vandergriff relates life on the mountain, families, farming, roads, springs, and apple cider making.
Interviewee: Bates, Creed F., 1894-1975; Keef, William A., 1887-1977; Vandergriff, Cornet Summerfield, 1886-1980
Interviewer: Robbins, Mickey; Flowers, Charles
Extent: 5 audiocassettes,
5 compact discs (4 hours 34 minutes); 1 transcript (106 pages)
Collection: Chattanooga Public Library Oral History Collection
Subject: Walden Ridge (Tenn.) - History; Chattanooga (Tenn.) -- Social life and customs; Distilling, Illicit; Springs -- Tennessee -- Chattanooga; Rivers -- Tennessee -- Chattanooga; Bates Family; Vandergrift family; Bates, Creed F., 1894-1975; Keef, William A., 1887-1977; Vandergriff, Cornet Summerfield, 1886-1980
Rights: No Copyright
Bibliographic Citation: Oral History Collection. Chattanooga Public Library.
Relation: Index to the Oral History Collection
Identifier: OHP 64
Type: Sound; Text
Language: English

Item sets: Chattanooga Public Library Oral History Collection, 1967-1992

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