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Title: Ella F. Kelly oral history interview, 1979 October 23
Creator: Kelly, Ella F. (Ella Fielding), 1907-1991
Date Created: 1979-10-23
Subjects--Topical: Depressions, Families, Farm life, Agriculture, Manners and customs, Rationing
Description: Ella F. Kelly recounts her experience growing up on her father's farm in rural Georgia. Topics discussed include her daily chores and the overall value of farm life, dating and social engagements within the community, and the sustainability o...

Title: Faith McConnell oral history interview, 1979 May 25
Creator: McConnell, Faith, 1902-
Date Created: 1979-05-25
Subjects--Topical: School children, Farm life, Families, Teachers, Rural schools, Education, Rural
Description: Faith McConnell shares her memories of growing up on a farm in York County, South Carolina during the early twentieth century. She describes details of her home life, including her family's use of an ironing pot and an ash hopper to make lye soap ...

Title: Mary Jane White oral history interview, 1979 May 24
Creator: White, Mary Jane, 1904-1987
Date Created: 1979-05-24
Subjects--Topical: Farm life, Family farms, Education, Rural
Description: Mary Jane White discusses living on a family farm in Union County, North Carolina during the early twentieth century, then moving to Charlotte, North Carolina to work in a private household in 1927. Other topics include her education in a one-room...

Title: Roosevelt Ray oral history interview, 1979 May 22
Creator: Ray, Roosevelt, 1911-1991
Date Created: 1979-05-22
Subjects--Topical: Depressions, Families--Social life and customs, Family farms, Farm life, Rural families, Medical care
Description: Roosevelt Ray discusses managing a family farm in Denmark, South Carolina and the changes he saw when he moved to Charlotte in the early 1940s. He recounts his personal struggles with chronic illness and how it affected his life. He also mentions ...