Authors

Edra Davis

Interviewer

Barbara Woerner

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Description

This interview is one of a series conducted concerning education in West Virginia. Mrs. Davis of Huntington, West Virginia, is a retired elementary school teacher. She graduated from Marshall College in 1917, and taught in the Huntington area until her retirement. In this interview, Mrs. Davis discusses student activities at Marshall such as sleigh riding and baseball, her teaching experiences, and taking her first graders to the circus. She also compares teaching of the 1920's and 1930's to that of the 1970's.

Publication Date

1974

Identifier

OH64-196

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Text

Library of Congress Subjects

Davis, Edra -- Autobiography.
Marshall University -- Oral histories.
Education -- West Virginia -- Oral histories.
Teachers -- West Virginia -- Oral histories.
Tyler County (W. Va.) -- Oral histories.

Comments

Interview is included in the Marshall University Oral History Collection. The index number is OH64-196.

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Oral History Interview: Edra Davis

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