Interviewer
Penny Messinger
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Description
This interview is one of a series conducted concerning the history of Marshall University. At the time of the interview, Wilburn Triplett was a teacher at the Charles Yeager Career Center in Hamlin (WV). He discusses: detailed information about his educational history (including much discussion of Marshall University); his time in a fraternity (Alpha Kappa Pi, which merged with Alpha Sigma Phi); his family; teachers he remembers; a very brief mention of his own experiences as a teacher; friends from the Army and from college; dances; some discussion of World Wars I & II (including rationing); veterans returning to school (including discussion of the GI Bill); and other topics.
Publication Date
1987
Identifier
OH64-616
Type
Text
Comments
Interview is included in the Marshall University Oral History Collection. The index number is OH64-616.
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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, OH64-616, Huntington, WV.
Library of Congress Subjects
Triplett, Wilburn H.,Jr., -- Autobiography.
United States. Army -- Oral histories.
Marshall University -- Oral histories.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Oral histories.
Business enterprises -- Oral histories.