. SELECTED RECORDS

Bearing on the History of the Slave Narratives


	~‘ran the correspondence and memoranda files of the Washington office of the Federal Writers‘ Project the following instruct— ions and criticisms relative to the slave narrative collection, issued from April 1 to September 8, 1937, have been selected. Th~y throw light on the progress of the work, the development of materials and methods, and some of the problems encountered.


1.	Copy of Memorandum from George Cronyn to Mrs. Eudora R. Richardson. April 1, 1937.

2.	Autograph I~~emorandum from John A. Lomax to George Cronyn. April 9, 1937.

3 •	Copy of Memoranduni from Ge orge C ronyn to Edwi n Bj or~rian, enclosing a Memorandum from 3ohn A. Lomax on “Negro Dialect Suggestions.“ April 14, 1937.

4.	Mimeographed “Supplementary Instructions j//9-E to the Anierican Guide I~anual. Folklore. Stories fran Ex—Slaves.t‘ April 22, 1937. Prepared by John A.. Lomax.

5.	Copy of Memorandum from George Cxvnyn to Edwin Bjor1~aaan. May 3, 1937.

6.	Copy of Memorandum from Henry Q, Alsberg to State Directors of the Federal Writers‘ Project. 3une 9, 1937.

7.	Copy of “Notes by an Editor on Dialect Usage in ~ccounts by interviews with Ex—Slaves.“ June 20, 1937. Prepared by Sterling A. Brown.

8.	Copy of Memorandum from Henry G. Àlsberg to State Directors of the Federal ~riters‘ Project. July, 30, 1937.

9.	Copy of Memorandum from henry ~. Alsberg to State Directors of the Federal ~7riters‘ Project. September 8, 1937.
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