Interview with Norman Strunk, November 13, 1991
Project: Appalachia: Barthell Coal Company (McCreary County) Oral History Project
Interview Summary
In this interview, Norman Strunk describes life for a child growing up in the Barthell Coal Camp in McCreary County, Kentucky. Strunk focuses primarily on what children did for amusement and entertainment when parents were working. He also discusses local meeting places and how his family's house and the other residents' houses were arranged.Interview Accession
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Appalachian region--Social conditions Coal mines and mining--Appalachian Region McCreary County (Ky.) Strunk, Norman Strunk, Norman--Interviews Families Rural conditions Coal miners Farm life Country life Childhood Rural schools--Kentucky African Americans--Segregation Coal mines and mining--Accidents Strikes and lockouts--Coal miningInterview Rights
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Strunk, Norman Interview by Kim McBride. 13 Nov. 1991. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Strunk, N. (1991, November 13). Interview by K. McBride. Appalachia: Barthell Coal Company (McCreary County) Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Strunk, Norman, interview by Kim McBride. November 13, 1991, Appalachia: Barthell Coal Company (McCreary County) Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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