Interview with Laura Williams

Partial Transcript: The following is an unrehearsed taped interview...

Segment Synopsis: Mrs. Williams talks about her marriage and traveling around. She also talks about growing up and her father.

Keywords: Automobile; cars; Coal; Corbin, Kentucky; Corbin, Ky; Farms; Hog Farming; Kentucky; Knox County, Kentucky; Knox County, Ky; Ky; KY; Marriage; Radio; The Great Depression

Subjects: Depressions--1929--United States Economics--United States Economics--United States--History--20th century Economics--United States—History Farmers Farmers--United States Kentucky--Economic conditions Kentucky--History Kentucky--History--1865-

Partial Transcript: What did you eat then?

Segment Synopsis: Mrs. Walker talks about what they ate, where her clothes came from, and what they did in the summers.

Keywords: Doctors; Dying in infancy; Farming; Farms; Garden; Hogs; Kentucky; Ky; KY; The Great Depression; Works Projects Administration; WPA

Subjects: Depressions--1929--United States Economics--United States Economics--United States--History--20th century Economics--United States—History Farmers Farmers--United States Kentucky--Economic conditions Kentucky--History Kentucky--History--1865-

Partial Transcript: What did you hear about Franklin Roosevelt?

Segment Synopsis: Mrs. Williams talks about her family and what they did together.

Keywords: Candy; Christmas; Christmas Gifts; Corbin, Kentucky; Corbin, Ky; Eggs; Entertainment; Family; FDR; Franklin Delano Roosevelt; Kentucky; Knox County, Kentucky; Knox County, Ky; Ky; KY; President Roosevelt; Stores; The Great Depression

Subjects: Depressions--1929--United States Economics--United States Economics--United States--History--20th century Economics--United States—History Kentucky--Economic conditions Kentucky--History Kentucky--History--1865-

Partial Transcript: What about music at that time? I know Carl enjoyed Gospel...

Segment Synopsis: Mrs. Williams talks about music, floods, death, and memories.

Keywords: Automobile; Car; Country Music; Entertainment; Flood; Gospel Music; Kentucky; Ky; KY; Music; Nashville, Tennessee; Nashville, TN; Radio; The Great Depression

Subjects: Depressions--1929--United States Economics--United States Economics--United States--History--20th century Economics--United States—History Entertainment events Kentucky--Economic conditions Kentucky--History Kentucky--History--1865-

Partial Transcript: Did people ever come to your house asking for food or work?

Segment Synopsis: Mrs. Williams talks about memories of the Roosevelts and WWII.

Keywords: Corbin, Kentucky; Corbin, Ky; Eleanor Roosevelt; FDR; First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt; Franklin Delano Roosevelt; Hitler; Kentucky; Knox County, Kentucky; Knox County, Ky; Ky; KY; Pearl Harbor; President Roosevelt; The Great Depression; World War 2; World War II; WW2; WWII

Subjects: Depressions--1929--United States Economics--United States Economics--United States--History--20th century Economics--United States—History Kentucky--Economic conditions Kentucky--History Kentucky--History--1865- World War, 1939-1945 World War, 1939-1945--United States

Partial Transcript: What else inside your house do you remember?

Segment Synopsis: Mrs. Williams talks about her house during the depression.

Keywords: Baths; Buttermilk; Corbin, Kentucky; Corbin, Ky; Ice Box; Kentucky; Knox County, Kentucky; Knox County, Ky; Ky; KY; The Great Depression

Subjects: Depressions--1929--United States Economics--United States Economics--United States--History--20th century Economics--United States—History Kentucky--Economic conditions Kentucky--History Kentucky--History--1865-