Interviewer
Andrea Fekete
Files
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Description
This interview is one of series conducted concerning the Oral History of Appalachia. In this interview, Mattie Adkins discusses: growing up in Southern West Virginia; the roles of men, women, and children in the community and in the family; the work her family did; education in her community in the early 1900s; the geography of the area she grew up in; brief sections on marriage and burial customs within her family; a brief section on race relations; community life; religion (including her beliefs in witches & demonic possession); bandaging wounds; cooking; a few stories about murder, accidents, death, and giving to the poor; as well as other topics.
Publication Date
1998
Identifier
OH64-594
Type
Text
Comments
Interview is included in the Marshall University Oral History Collection. The index number is OH64-594.
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, OH64-594, Huntington, WV.
Library of Congress Subjects
Adkins, Mattie, -- Autobiography.
Community life -- West Virginia -- Oral histories.
Family -- West Virginia -- Oral histories.
Farm life -- West Virginia -- Oral histories.
Livestock -- West Virginia -- Oral histories.