Manuscript Collections
Pickett, George Blair, 1930-
Description
Pickett, George Blair, 1930-, interviewee. Oral history interview, 1974. 2 sound cassettes (2 hours), Transcript: (48 pages). Location: L:4700.0051. President of the Llano Colony, a socialist cooperative society established in California (1914) and moved to Newllano, Vernon Parish, Louisiana (1918). Pickett was the son of George T. Pickett. Interview includes discussion of establishment of the Llano Colony, religious practices, education of children, daily life, manufacturing ventures, and the colony's collapse (1935). Reflections and descriptions of George T. Pickett also included. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4700.0051.
Manuscript Topic
Education
Religion
Record Type
Manuscript Collections
Year
1974