A Guide to the Student Oral History Collection, 1981 Student Oral History Collection M 008

A Guide to the Student Oral History Collection, 1981

A Collection in the
Thomas Balch Library
Collection Number M 008


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Processed by: Emily Hershman

Repository
Thomas Balch Library
Collection number
M 008
Title
Student Oral History Collection 1981
Extent
5 interview transcripts
Creator
Unknown
Language
English
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).

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

Collection open for research.

Use Restrictions

Physical characteristics affect use of this material. Photocopying not permitted.

Preferred Citation

Student Oral History Collection (M 008), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, Virginia.

Acquisition Information

Unknown

Alternative Form Available

None

Accruals

2004.0125X

Processing Information

Processed by Emily Hershman, 17 June 2008.

Historical Information

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.

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.

Adjunct Descriptive Data

Bibliography

Ancestry Library, www.ancestrylibrary.com

Student Oral History Collection (M 008), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA


Other Finding Aid

None


Technical Requirements

None

Other Finding Aid

None


Bibliography

Ancestry Library, www.ancestrylibrary.com

Student Oral History Collection (M 008), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA


Contents List

Box 1
  • Folder 1: Hoffman, Milton and Blanche, n.d.
  • Folder 2: Jacobus, Dee, 1981
  • Folder 3: Leffingwwell, Ethel Cole, 1981
  • Folder 4: Litton, Evelyn, 1981
  • Folder 5: Simpson, J. Dabney, 1981