University of North Carolina at Asheville
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Title |
Ronald Lloyd Baker Oral History |
| Creator | Ronald Lloyd Baker |
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Alt. Creator |
Interviewer: Dr. Louis D. Silveri |
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Subject |
LCSH: |
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Subject |
Mountain dialect ; Tobacco culture and marketing ; Depression (1930’s) ; Growth of Haw Creek Valley ; Franklin Roosevelt ; New Deal ; Growth of Asheville ; Mountain life ; Republican Party |
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Description |
The interview is valuable for showing how a small farmer in Buncombe County survived during the Depression, and later managed to earn income from his farm during a period of urbanization and the disappearance of many of the nation's small farms. Baker discusses his attachment to the Republican Party, and offers observations on mountain customs, food preparation, the value of mules (which in 1972 he continued to use), fur trapping, and other subjects. Transcript of interview only: no tapes. |
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Publisher |
D. H. Ramsey Library Special Collections, University of North Carolina at Asheville, NC, 28804 |
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Contributor |
Ronald Lloyd Baker |
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Date |
Electronic Record Issued: 2001-07-09 |
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Type |
Text |
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Format |
33 double-spaced pages |
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Identifier |
http://toto.lib.unca.edu/findingaids/oralhistory/SHRC/baker.html |
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Source |
Louis D. Silveri Oral History Collection, D.H. Ramsey Library Special Collections, University of North Carolina at Asheville |
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Language |
English |
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Relation |
SHRC Hugh Creasman Oral History ; SHRC Richard Jarrett Oral History ; SHRC Gwynn Jones Oral History |
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Coverage |
c1900's-1972 ; Buncombe County, NC |
| Rights | No restrictions ; Any display, publication, or public use must credit the D.H. Ramsey Library Special Collections, University of North Carolina at Asheville. Copyright retained by the authors of certain items in the collection, or their descendents, as stipulated by United States copyright law. |
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Acquisition |
Donor number: 23 ; Date of acquisition: August, 1977 |
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Processed By |
Southern Highlands Research Center staff , 1978 ; Special Collections staff, 2001 |
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Interview Date |
1972-02 |
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Biography |
Baker was born in 1900 in Avery’s Creek. A life-long resident and farmer of Buncombe County, North Carolina, Baker moved in 1925 to Haw Creek, outside Asheville. He raised tobacco, wheat, corn, hogs, and chickens, on two to six acres of land, supplementing this income by occasional jobs such as hauling rock. |
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