Student Oral History Collection 1981

Access and use

Location of collection:
Thomas Balch Library
Thomas Balch Library
208 West Market Street
Leesburg, Virginia 20176
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Alexandra S. Gressitt
Phone: (703) 737-7195
Fax: (703) 737-7195

Summary

Creator:
Unknown
Abstract:
The Student Oral History Collection is a series of interviews conducted during the Spring of 1981 with Loudoun residents Milton Hoffman (1915-1994), Blanche Hoffman (1898-1983), Mrs. Dee Jacobus, Ethel Cole Leffingwell (1898-1998), Evelyn Litton (1904-1999), and J. Dabney Simpson (ca. 1904-unk).
Language:
English

Background

Scope and content:

The Student Oral History Collection is a series of interviews conducted during the Spring of 1981 with Loudoun residents Milton Hoffman (1915-1994), Blanche Hoffman (1898-1983), Mrs. Dee Jacobus, Ethel Cole Leffingwell (1898-1998), Evelyn Litton (1904-1999), and J. Dabney Simpson (ca. 1904-unk). It consists of both handwritten and interviews and transcripts, and should be handled carefully.

The interviews are concerned with many aspects of life in Loudoun County during the first half of the twentieth century, including attending a one-room schoolhouse, prices of domestic items, living in a log cabin, riding horseback to school, and living conditions in local hotels during the Depression.

The interviews are the only items in this collection.

Biographical / historical:

Throughout the first half of the twentieth century, Loudoun County was a rural area comprised mostly of farming communities. During this time period, children completed chores on their farms, attended one-room schoolhouses, and participated in activities such as the 4-H Club and Girl Scouts of America.

The Student Oral History Collection is comprised of a series of interviews conducted by local middle schoolers during 1981 with Loudoun residents to better understand day-to-day lifestyles of the early twentieth century.

Acquisition information:
Unknown
Physical description:
5 interview transcripts