Authors

Mildred Jones

Interviewer

Courtney L. Gale

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This interview is one of series conducted concerning the Oral History of Appalachia. The subject of this interview is Camp Washington Carver in Clifftop, WV. Mrs. Jones discusses: her family, personal history, & education; her experiences as a camp counselor and how she came to be a counselor; activities at the camp; children at the camp; co-workers and adults she knew at the camp; racial integration at the camp; her jobs and duties at the camp; anecdotes; what the camp meant to her; a brief section on dancing and catching snakes; and other topics.

Publication Date

1997

Identifier

OH64-572

Type

Text

Library of Congress Subjects

Jones, Mildred, 1912- -- Autobiography.
Camp Washington Carver -- Oral histories.
4-H clubs -- West Virginia -- Oral histories.
Camps -- West Virginia -- Oral histories.
Camps -- West Virginia -- Oral histories.

Comments

Interview is included in the Marshall University Oral History Collection. The index number is OH64-572.

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Oral History Interview: Mildred Jones

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