Interviewer
Norman D. Munsey
Files
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Description
This interview is one of series conducted concerning the Oral History of Appalachia. Note, this contains 2 separate interviews, dated February 24, March 8, and March 15, 1980. In the first interview, Mr. Shock discusses his family and childhood, education, community life, preachers and religion, as well as dental practices. In the second interview, he discusses his education, World War I, his experiences as a teacher, horse trading, and "Big Andy" Boggs, and mineral deposits in the Falls Mill area. In the third interview, he discusses education, religion, the WPA, the Great Depression, and being force off his property when a dam was built.
Publication Date
1980
Identifier
OH64-224
Type
Text
Comments
Interview is included in the Marshall University Oral History Collection. The index number is OH64-224.
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, OH64-224, Huntington, WV.
Library of Congress Subjects
Shock, Albert B., 1896- -- Autobiography.
United States. Work Projects Administration -- Oral histories.
Rural schools -- Oral histories.
Dentistry.
Politics and government.