Interviewer
Louise Jenkins
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Description
This interview is one of a series conducted concerning West Virginia town histories. This interview focuses on Huntington, West Virginia. Mrs. Davidson was born in Booten, West Virginia. When she was sixteen, her family moved to Huntington, West Virginia, where in 1977 she continued to reside. Topics discussed in this interview include: growing up on her father's farm, holidays as a child, automobiles, the Depression, and the 1937 flood. Additionally, Mrs. Davidson recalls Huntington department stores around 1920 and recreation during the 1930's.
Publication Date
1977
Identifier
OH64-197
Type
Text
Comments
Interview is included in the Marshall University Oral History Collection. The index number is OH64-197.
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Recommended Citation
Marshall University Special Collections, OH64-197, Huntington, WV.
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Library of Congress Subjects
Davidson, Reba Booton, 1904- -- Autobiography.
Farm life -- Huntington (W. Va.) -- Oral histories.
Floods -- West Virginia -- Oral histories.
Floods -- West Virginia -- Huntington -- Oral histories.
Oral histories.