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Carl and Gertrude Shifflett interviewed by Dorothy Noble Smith, transcribed by Mara Meisel and Victoria M. Edwards

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Interviewee:
Shifflett, Carl O.,
Title:
Carl and Gertrude Shifflett interviewed by Dorothy Noble Smith, transcribed by Mara Meisel and Victoria M. Edwards
Identifier:
SNP112
Format:
1 audio file (running time: 1:19:43) :
Interview Number:
SNP-112
Location/Date:
Recorded on August 22, 1977 at the Shifflett's home
Description:
The Shenandoah National Park oral history collection, SdArch SNP, (SC# 4030), consists of 135 interviews of people who were living in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia prior to the creation of the Shenandoah National Park. Most of the interviewees resided on land that was claimed by eminent domain by the commonwealth of Virginia and subsequently turned over to the US government in the 1930s. For a description of the entire collection see the Finding Aid
Description:
"Records an interview with Carl Shifflett and his wife, Gertrude, (née Shifflett), who discuss their memories of the people who lived within the future boundaries of Shenandoah National Park. Describes daily life in the mountains, touching on the work of growing and preserving food, herbal remedies, courtship, and funeral rituals, as well as holiday celebrations"
Description:
The Shenandoah National Park oral history collection, SdArch SNP, (SC# 4030), consists of 135 interviews of people who were living in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia prior to the creation of the Shenandoah National Park. Most of the interviewees resided on land that was claimed by eminent domain by the commonwealth of Virginia and subsequently turned over to the US government in the 1930s. For a description of the entire collection see the Finding Aid
Citation:
SdArch no. SNP-112, Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection, SdArch SNP, (SC# 4030), Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Va
Rights:
Reproduction for publication, exhibition, web display or commercial use is only permissible with the consent of James Madison University's Libraries & Educational Technologies' Special Collections (540) 568-3612, library-special@jmu.edu
Personal Names:
Shifflett, Carl O., (Carl Otto), 1902-1978, Interviews
Personal Names:
"Shifflett, Gertrude N., (Gertrude Nina), 1909-1999, Interviews"
Family Names:
Shifflett family
Subject:
Mountain people -- Blue Ridge Mountains -- Social life and customs
Subject:
"Mountain life -- Shenandoah River Valley (Va. and W. Va.) -- History"
Subject:
"Mountain people -- Virginia -- Shenandoah National Park -- Social life and customs"
Subject:
"Rural poor -- Virginia"
Subject:
"Country life -- Appalachian Region, Southern"
Subject:
"Traditional medicine -- Shenandoah River Valley (Va. and W. Va.)"
Subject:
"Food habits -- Appalachian Region, Southern"
Subject:
"Holidays -- Shenandoah River Valley (Va. and W. Va.) -- History"
Subject:
"Funeral rites and ceremonies -- Appalachian Region, Southern"
Subject:
"Courtship -- Virginia -- History"
Subject:
"Distilling, Illicit -- Virginia -- History"
Subject:
"Land use -- Government policy -- United States"
Place Names:
Shenandoah River Valley (Va. and W. Va.) -- Manners and customs
Place Names:
"Shenandoah National Park (Va.) -- History, Local"
Interviewer/Transcriber:
Smith, Dorothy Noble, 1915-1999 Interviewer.
Interviewer/Transcriber:
"Meisel, Mara Transcriber."
Interviewer/Transcriber:
"Edwards, Victoria M, Transcriber."
Collection Title:
Shenandoah National Park oral history collection
Bib record:
b23207231
Collection:
Shenandoah National Park
Record created:
Nov. 17, 2011
Last modified:
Feb. 27, 2012


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