Authors

S. H. Boland

Interviewer

Vicky Elder

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This interview is one of a series conducted concerning rural life in West Virginia. Mr. and Mrs. Boland have spent most of their lives in Summers County, West Virginia. Mrs. Boland's parents died when she was young, and she and her two older sisters lived together on their farm until they married. Mr. and Mrs. Boland discuss their childhood experiences, education, courting practices, work experiences (Mr. Boland was Hinton fire chief for forty- seven years), the development of their rural district, and life in the country compared to city life.

Publication Date

1974

Identifier

OH64-125

Type

Text

Library of Congress Subjects

Boland, S. H., 1902- -- Autobiography.
Boland, S. H., Mrs.
Farm life -- West Virginia -- Oral histories.
Rural schools -- West Virginia -- Oral histories.
Medicine, Rural -- Phillipi (W. Va.) -- Oral histories.

Comments

Interview is included in the Marshall University Oral History Collection. The index number is OH64-125.

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Oral History Interview: Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Boland

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