Interview with John R. Cornett, March 25, 1979
Project: Frontier Nursing Service Oral History Project
Interview Summary
John Cornett was born in Leslie County in 1900. He left high school after two terms to get married and then moved to Harlan County. Cornett farmed until about 1945, when he returned to Leslie County to work in a coal mine. Upon his return, he found that the FNS had been "the greatest thing that ever happened in Leslie County." Cornett offers an overview of life in Appalachia, including transportation, working conditions, and medical care.Interview Accession
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Appalachian Region--Economic conditions Appalachian Region--Social conditions Appalachian Region--Social life and customs Country life Depressions--1929--Kentucky Frontier Nursing Service, Inc. Leslie County (Ky.) Leslie County (Ky.)--Politics and government Medical care--Appalachian Region Rural conditions Rural roadsInterview Rights
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Cornett, John R. Interview by Sadie W. Stidham. 25 Mar. 1979. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Cornett, J.R. (1979, March 25). Interview by S. W. Stidham. Frontier Nursing Service Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Cornett, John R., interview by Sadie W. Stidham. March 25, 1979, Frontier Nursing Service Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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