Interviewer
Matt McGinnis
Files
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Description
This interview is one of series conducted concerning the Oral History of Appalachia. At the time of the interview, Dorothy Mitchell Norwood was living in Huntington, West Virginia. She discusses: her childhood; World War I; detailed information about her travels (including small sections on the Grand Canyon, Bermuda, Central America, Mayan ruins, Europe, Australia, and some information on sandstorms); money differences between then and now; entertainment (including silent movies and vaudeville); World War II; other languages; a long section on the stock market crash and the Great Depression; her family; small sections on radio and television (including Lee DeForest and the mechanics of both radio and television); as well as other topics.
Publication Date
1983
Identifier
OH64-767
Type
Text
Comments
Interview is included in the Marshall University Oral History Collection. The index number is OH64-767.
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, OH64-767, Huntington, WV.
Library of Congress Subjects
Norwood, Dorothy Mitchell, 1908- -- Autobiography.
De Forest, Lee, 1873-1961.
Travel -- Oral histories.
World War, 1914-1918 -- Oral histories.
Parent and child -- Oral histories.