Interviewer
Montserrat Miller Chambers
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Description
This interview is one of a series conducted concerning the history of Marshall University. Lyle Smith was a state senator from Cabell County. He discusses: the process of changing in Marshall's status from a college to a university as well as opposition and support to that change; various political figures such as Jack McKown, Governor Barron, Carmine Cann, Kenneth Stettler, Ned Watson, and John Amos; and the liquor by the drink bill.
Publication Date
1986
Identifier
OH64-281
Type
Text
Comments
Interview is included in the Marshall University Oral History Collection. The index number is OH64-281.
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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, OH64-281, Huntington, WV.
Library of Congress Subjects
Smith, Lyle A., 1904- -- Autobiography.
Marshall University -- Oral histories.
West Virginia University -- Oral histories.
Politics -- West Virginia -- Oral histories.
Politics -- West Virginia -- Oral histories.