Interviewer
Megan Cox
Files
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Description
This interview is one of series conducted concerning the Oral History of Appalachia. Dr. William Westbrook discusses: his childhood; his early education (including a particularly good teacher he remembers); some mention of problems he sees with America's educational system; his employment history (including work as a poultry farmer, a migrant laborer, and working with milking machines on a dairy farm); his family; his college and graduate education; other employment; a job interview he remembers; his experiences as a college professor; and other topics.
Publication Date
1998
Identifier
OH64-575
Type
Text
Comments
Interview is included in the Marshall University Oral History Collection. The index number is OH64-575.
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, OH64-575, Huntington, WV.
Library of Congress Subjects
Westbrook, William S. -- Autobiography.
Marshall University -- Faculty -- Oral histories.
Education -- Oral histories.
Teachers.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Oral histories.