Interviewer
Robert Sawrey
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Description
This interview is one of series conducted concerning the Oral History of Appalachia. Mr. Britton was a professor at Marshall University and a member of the original committee that started the Marshall Artists Series. He discusses: his education; his family; a brief discussion of the Great Depression; individuals such as Frances Corrie Burgess, Sam Clagg, Lesley David, Curtis Baxters, & Cam Henderson; coming to work at the Geography Department at Marshall; his job and duties at Marshall; the Marshall Artists Series; some discussion of his retirement; and other topics.
Publication Date
1986
Identifier
OH64-582
Type
Text
Comments
Interview is included in the Marshall University Oral History Collection. The index number is OH64-582.
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Recommended Citation
Marshall University Special Collections, OH64-582, Huntington, WV.
Library of Congress Subjects
Britton, Robert L., 1907- -- Autobiography.
Marshall University -- Faculty -- Oral histories.
Marshall Artists Series -- Oral histories.
Universities and colleges -- West Virginia -- Oral histories.
Painting -- Oral histories.