Authors

Maude Langdon

Interviewer

Murray Greenstein

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Description

This interview is one of a series conducted concerning rural life in West Virginia. The main focus is on education. At the time of the interview, Mrs. Maude Langdon was residing in Huntington, West Virginia. However, a former resident of Logan County, West Virginia, Mrs. Langdon reminisces about the seventy-nine years she spent in that area. She discusses her childhood, her experiences as a teacher, and her work as a postmistress at Chapmansville, West Virginia. The interview also includes a discussion of the courtship customs prevalent during Mrs. Langdon's youth.

Publication Date

1974

Identifier

OH64-107

Type

Text

Library of Congress Subjects

Langdon, Maude, 1891- -- Autobiography.
Rural schools -- West Virginia -- Oral histories.
Community life -- West Virginia -- Oral histories.
Oral histories.
Oral histories.

Comments

Interview is included in the Marshall University Oral History Collection. The index number is OH64-107.

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Oral History Interview: Maude Langdon

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