Interviewer
Paul Salstrom
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Description
This interview is one of a series conducted concerning Lincoln County History. Flossie Lawson was a resident of Lincoln County. She discusses: her childhood; farm life; trading items (such as chickens and eggs) at the general store; detailed information about her family; employment and life during the Great Depression; the New Deal; a brief mention of the Red Cross; community life; milking cows; the Civil War; a brief discussion on music; her job as a teacher; a very brief section on family coal mining; and a brief discussion on depleting the world's resources.
Publication Date
1988
Identifier
OH64-539
Type
Text
Comments
Interview is included in the Marshall University Oral History Collection. The index number is OH64-539.
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, OH64-539, Huntington, WV.
Library of Congress Subjects
Lawson, Flossie, 1910- -- Autobiography.
Community life -- West Virginia -- Oral histories.
Farm life -- West Virginia -- Oral histories.
Depression -- 1929 -- United States -- Oral histories.
Women employees -- Oral histories.