Oral history interviews with various residents of Wayne County, Kentucky, conducted by Western Kentucky University folk studies students in 1984. Topics include the oil industry, folk medicine, water witching, one-room schools and banjo playing. All of the interviews were recorded on cassette...
One-room schools
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This collection contains interviews, transcripts, and photographs related to one-room schools in northwestern Adair County, Kentucky. Informants discuss schools they attended or ones in which they taught. They share the importance of the schools for both education and the social life of the...
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Rev. James O. McKinney describes his experience as an African American student in Warren County, Kentucky, c. 1922. Provides description of the one-room school in the Rich Pond community. Lists several African American teachers and describes their training. Provides details about the start...
