Authors

Eliza Persinger

Interviewer

Janet Pring

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Description

This interview is one of a series conducted concerning rural life in West Virginia. Mrs. Eliza Persinger was born in Elmwood, West Virignia, and was residing in Poca, West Virginia, at the time of the interview. She discusses food, school, church, and music. She also talks about social gatherings, clothing, and how her maternal grandfather tanned leather.

Publication Date

5-26-1905

Identifier

OH64-11

Type

Text

Library of Congress Subjects

Persinger, Eliza, 1895- -- Autobiography.
Family -- West Virginia -- Oral histories.
Clothing and dress -- West Virginia -- Oral histories.
Community life -- West Virginia -- Oral histories.
Rural schools -- West Virginia -- Oral histories.

Comments

Interview is included in the Marshall University Oral History Collection. The index number is OH64-11.

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Oral History Interview: Eliza Persinger

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