Interview with Betty Langley

Partial Transcript: The following is an unrehearsed taped interview with Betty Langley...

Segment Synopsis: Introduction by the interviewer.

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Partial Transcript: Thank you. Please give me your full name...

Segment Synopsis: Betty Langley gives us biographical information including birth date and place.

Keywords: Centertown

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Partial Transcript: When did you, when you were growing up, Betty, did you have always an interest in physical activity...

Segment Synopsis: Ms. Langley discusses why she was interested in teaching physical education, her first teaching positions, and returning to Western Kentucky University for teaching and graduate school.

Keywords: Physical Education; Teaching; Tennis; Western Kentucky University; WKU

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Partial Transcript: Were there activities that were expected of you at College High...

Segment Synopsis: Ms. Langley discusses being a teacher at College High.

Keywords: College High; Girl's Athletics; Volleyball

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Partial Transcript: Did you ever feel like you would some day witness the growth, or re-growth, it depends on how you look at, of girl's athletic competition between schools?

Segment Synopsis: Discussion of the growth of girl's sports competition,her striving for it, and girl's athletics in northern and western Kentucky.

Keywords: Tennis; Volleyball

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Partial Transcript: When you were a teacher living in Bowling Green here at College High, did you have an apartment? What kind of lifestyle did you have as a young professional?

Segment Synopsis: Ms. Langley discusses her life while teaching as a young professional, including work with churches and organizing girl's tennis tournaments in summers.

Keywords: Bowling Green KY; College High

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Partial Transcript: We were talking about, one part we were talking about you going to Lexington and attending clinics...

Segment Synopsis: Discussion of attending clinics in Lexington and professional organizations she belonged to.

Keywords: KHPER; Lexington

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Partial Transcript: I'm still interested in what sparked you do the type of encouraging work that you did for girl's during that time...

Segment Synopsis: Ms. Langley discusses why she was interested in physical education and her competitive drive.

Keywords: Physical Education; Teaching

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Partial Transcript: Let's talk about tennis...

Segment Synopsis: Ms. Langley discusses coaching tennis programs, some of the players and other teams, the dormant period of scholastic girl's sports, and the first state tennis tournament for girl's in 1960.
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Keywords: Coaching; Girl's Athletics

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Partial Transcript: Well during the time when you left College High and went to Western...

Segment Synopsis: Discussion of coaching tennis and teaching physical education at Western Kentucky University, committees she was active in, the feeling of women's sports, other coaches, and the feelings for competitive sports.
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Keywords: Girl's Athletics; Tennis; Western Kentucky University

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Partial Transcript: Do you feel like at the high school level now at the tennis, the caliber of tennis, is much better?

Segment Synopsis: Discussion of the future for girl's sports in Kentucky, her hope for it, and the better facilities, tournaments, and constant improvement.
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Keywords: Girl's Athletics

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