Cora Wilson Stewart Oral History Project

Series ID: 
CWS001

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Description: 
Cora Wilson Stewart (1875-1958) was founder of the Moonlight School Movement to educate illiterate adults. The schools began September 5, 1911 in Rowan County, KY. There were fifty schools and more than 1,200 students, and still more schools were needed. The interviewees talk about the play, "Miss Cora, the Moonlight Lady," and their memories of the personal life and contributions of Cora Wilson Stewart, including her marriages and divorces, her determination, the death of her child, and her leadership in educational organizations.

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Audio
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External Links: 
Related Materials: Cora Wilson Stewart Papers, 1900-1940
Related Materials: Cora Wilson Stewart Photographic Collection, ca. 1900-1940
Interviews included in this Project:
Interviewee(s) Interview Date Call Number Interviewer Access Transcript
Michael O'Connell 1991OH057 CWS 001 Yvonne Baldwin No Restrictions No
Ivan Stewart 1991OH058 CWS 002 Yvonne Baldwin No Restrictions No
Mrs. Jerry Bradley 1991OH059 CWS 003 Yvonne Baldwin No Restrictions No
Alma Barber 1991OH060 CWS 004 Yvonne Baldwin No Restrictions No
Marjorie Roberts 1991OH061 CWS 005 Yvonne Baldwin No Restrictions No
Mable Kelly 1991OH062 CWS 006 Yvonne Baldwin No Restrictions No
Clara Jacobs 1991OH063 CWS 007 Yvonne Baldwin No Restrictions No
Clara Jacobs 1991OH064 CWS 008 Yvonne Baldwin No Restrictions No
Laura Lee Duncan 1991OH065 CWS 009 Yvonne Baldwin No Restrictions No
Carolyn Crosthwaite 1991OH066 CWS 010 Yvonne Baldwin No Restrictions No
Norma Powers 1991OH067 CWS 011 Yvonne Baldwin No Restrictions No
John A. Duncan 1991OH068 CWS 012 Yvonne Baldwin No Restrictions No
Georgia F. Brown 1991OH069 CWS 013 Yvonne Baldwin No Restrictions No
Sherman Wooten 1991OH070 CWS 014 Yvonne Baldwin No Restrictions No
Wells Black 1991OH071 CWS 015 Yvonne Baldwin No Restrictions No
Mabel Dixon 1991OH072 CWS 016 Yvonne Baldwin No Restrictions No
James Stewart 1991OH073 CWS 017 Yvonne Baldwin No Restrictions No
Virginia Prewitt 1991OH074 CWS 018 Yvonne Baldwin No Restrictions No
Mary Alice Jayne 1991OH075 CWS 019 Yvonne Baldwin No Restrictions No
Virginia Williams 1991OH077 CWS 021 Yvonne Baldwin No Restrictions No
Gladys LeBoun October 28th, 1990 1991OH078 CWS 022 Yvonne Baldwin No Restrictions No
George Ellington December 5th, 1990 1991OH079 CWS 023 Yvonne Baldwin No Restrictions No
Bunyan Wilson, Jr. November 11th, 1990 1991OH080 CWS 024 Yvonne Baldwin No Restrictions No
Alice Stewart O'Hara November 5th, 1990 1991OH081 CWS 025 Yvonne Baldwin No Restrictions No
Jack Ellis November 19th, 1990 1991OH082 CWS 026 Yvonne Baldwin No Restrictions No
Robert T. Bishop December 2nd, 1990 1991OH083 CWS 027 Yvonne Baldwin No Restrictions No
Herb Stewart December 11th, 1990 1991OH084 CWS 028 Yvonne Baldwin No Restrictions No
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