Interviewer
Michael J. Chapman
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Description
This interview is one of series conducted concerning the Oral History of Appalachia. Sara Jane Smith was a nurse's aid for many years. In this interview, she discusses: brief information about her family and her education; very detailed information about her marriages; U.S. Army benefits; her family life; domestic violence; detailed information about chemicals used at a campground (where they lived?) and how they affected people's health; a brief mention of diseases at the camp; welfare programs, food pantries, and Supplemental Security Income (SSI); Sara's children, who participated in the interview; taking responsibility for her brother's children; foster homes; Sara's father; some information on farming; her future hopes for her children as well as their hopes; and other topics.
Publication Date
1996
Identifier
OH64-742
Type
Text
Comments
Interview is included in the Marshall University Oral History Collection. The index number is OH64-742.
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Recommended Citation
Marshall University Special Collections, OH64-742, Huntington, WV.
Library of Congress Subjects
Smith, Sara Jane, 1945- -- Autobiography.
United States. Army -- Oral histories.
Foster home care -- United States -- Oral histories.
Family -- Oral histories.
Catholic Church -- Oral histories.