Interviewer
Richard Napier
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Description
James G. Matthews was a jack-of-all-trades. He worked as a coal miner for James C. Coal Company, worked for United Fuel Gas Company, the Nickel Plant, and as a mail courier. He also performed as part of a singing quartet. Mr. Matthews was born on May 30, 1902. He grew up on a farm near East Lynn, WV. After the death of his mother, Mr. Matthews attended elementary school on a part-time basis in order to work on the family farm. In the audio clip provided, Mr. Matthews discusses alcohol consumption and moonshine stills in East Lynn. During his interview, Mr. Matthews focuses on farming and hunting through providing details of planting and processing crops, the descriptions of his hunting weapons, and his tactics while hunting.
Publication Date
Summer 8-7-1974
Type
Text
Keywords
Hunting, moonshine and stills, clothing, folk medicine, coal mines, coal mining, farm life, religion
Disciplines
Alternative and Complementary Medicine | Appalachian Studies | Christian Denominations and Sects | Food Processing | Forest Biology | Labor History | Nutrition | Oral History | Religion | Social History
Comments
Interview is included in the Marshall University Oral History Collection. The index number is OH64-100. This interview was conducted by Richard Napier. MDS exhibit prepared by Jennifer Gehringer, August, 2014.
Rights
Educational use only, no other permissions given. Copyright to this resource is held by the content creator, author, artist or other entity, and is provided here for educational purposes only. It may not be reproduced or distributed in any format without written permission of the copyright owner.
Recommended Citation
Marshall University Special Collections, OH 64-100, Huntington, WV.
Included in
Alternative and Complementary Medicine Commons, Appalachian Studies Commons, Christian Denominations and Sects Commons, Food Processing Commons, Forest Biology Commons, Labor History Commons, Nutrition Commons, Oral History Commons, Social History Commons
Library of Congress Subjects
Matthews, James G., 1902- -- Autobiography. Farm life -- West Virginia -- Oral histories. Folk medicine -- West Virginia -- Oral histories. Rural churches -- West Virginia -- Oral histories.