Interviewer
Jeanetta Perry
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Description
This interview is one of series conducted concerning the Oral History of Appalachia. In this interview, Ms. Varney focuses on her life in rural Appalachia. She discusses: her family and women in her family; family life; education (including her education at Pikeville College); coal camps; highway development; religion and a grandmother who was a preacher; differences between now and then; some anecdotes; her experiences as a teacher; her retirement; and other topics.
Publication Date
1998
Identifier
OH64-597
Type
Text
Comments
Interview is included in the Marshall University Oral History Collection. The index number is OH64-597.
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, OH64-597, Huntington, WV.
Library of Congress Subjects
Varney, Magdalene S., -- Autobiography.
Pikeville College -- Oral histories.
Family violence -- Oral histories.
Alcoholism -- Oral histories.
Education -- Kentucky -- Oral histories.