Authors

Gregory Clayton

Interviewer

Elizabeth Wingfield

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This interview is one of a series conducted concerning the experiences of West Virginian war veterans. Mr. Gregory was born on Mill Run in Webster County, West Virginia. He served during World War I and afterwards taught school for forty-four years in West Virginia. Mrs. Gregory was born in Putnam County, and taught school in Poca, West Virginia. During the interview, they discuss the war, teaching experiences, religion, and old-fashioned home cooking. The couple was retired as of 1973 and residing in South Charleston, West Virginia.

Publication Date

5-26-1905

Identifier

OH64-5

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Library of Congress Subjects

Gregory, Clayton -- Autobiography.
Gregory, Clayton, Mrs. -- Autobiography.
World War, 1914-1918 -- Oral histories.
Rural schools -- West Virginia -- Oral histories.
Teachers -- West Virginia -- Oral histories.

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Interview is included in the Marshall University Oral History Collection. The index number is OH64-5.

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Oral History Interview: Gregory Clayton and Mrs. Gregory Clayton

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