Mary Virginia Jones Oral History Interview

November 11, 1997
Oral History #OH0192
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Creator(s)
Ruffin, Carrie; Jones, Mary Virginia, 1931-
Physical description
0.01 Cubic Feet, 2 audiocassettes, 1.5 hours, 20 pages
Preferred Citation
Mary Virginia Jones Oral History Interview (#OH0192), East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA.
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ECU Manuscript Collection
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Mary Virginia Jones Greenville, N.C. Jones describes her family, her childhood, her education at Fleming Street School and C.M. Eppes School in Greenville, N.C. and North Carolina A&T, and her career as a teacher at Kittrell Junior Collge in Kittrell, N.C., and at several Pitt County and Greenville, N.C., schools. Also discusses desegregation in the schools.

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Field Notes and Critique by Carrie Ruffin (typescript 2 p.); Transcript (handwritten 20 p.). See also: Lu Ann Jones Collection #798

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Gift of Mary Virginia Jones

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General note

1931-1969

Key terms
Personal Names
Jones, Mary Virginia, 1931-
Topical
African American students--North Carolina--Greenville
African American teachers--North Carolina--Greenville
African American women--North Carolina--Greenville
Education--North Carolina--Greenville
Segregation in education--North Carolina--Greenville