Interview with Minnie Long, October 23, 1988

Interview Summary

This is a second interview with Minnie Long. Mrs. Long was born in 1910 and grew up on a farm in Letcher County, Kentucky. She explains that her grandparents were prosperous farmers and had orchards and sheep. She remembers that they sent their wool to North Carolina to be dyed. Mrs. Long remembers that her mother made everything that they wore and she states that her mother was a suffrage supporter. Long describes living with her sister and brother-in-law in McRoberts, Kentucky where her brother-in-law was the company store butcher. Mrs. Long is critical of the United Mine Workers for not teaching the miners how to manage money. She also discusses leisure activities in McRoberts.

Interview Keyword

Appalachian people Appalachian social issues Class distinctions Coal mining Consolidated Coal Company Family farms Gender roles Letcher County (Ky.) McRoberts (Ky.) National Youth Administration Suffrage Works Progress Administration

Interview LC Subject

Appalachian Region Long, Minnie, 1910- Long, Minnie, 1910- --Interviews

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