Roy Harris interviewed by Dorothy Noble Smith, transcribed by Peggy C. Bradley, 1979

Creator:

Harris, Roy Frank, 1911-1984, Smith, Dorothy Noble, 1915-1999, and Bradley, Peggy C., 1943-

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Records an interview with Roy Harris, who grew up in the Brown's Gap area of what would become Shenandoah National Park. The Harris family owned a small farm and would supplement their income by tending herds of dairy cows brought up to the mountain pastures each summer. As partial payment, the family would keep the milk produced by the cows, selling it, homemade butter, eggs and other produce to the nearby Black Rock Springs Hotel. Discusses social life in the mountains, the raising of livestock and produce, as well as the moonshine business. Mr. Harris' brother, Paul Harris, is the subject of an additional interview in this series, SdArch no. SNP-59. A woman identified only as Mrs. Harris in the transcript adds several comments throughout the interview.

Names:

Harris, Roy Frank, 1911-1984
Smith, Dorothy Noble, 1915-1999
Bradley, Peggy C., 1943-

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