Farmville, North Carolina, Oral History Collection: Vanessa Townsend Oral History Interview

1979-02-19
Oral History Interview #OH0270-003
Creator(s)
Townsend, Vanessa (Interviewee); Hathaway, Brent (Interviewer)
Physical description
2.49 Gigabytes, (Digital Files: Access file 27.8MB; Master file 2.49GB)
Preferred Citation
Farmville, North Carolina, Oral History Collection: Vanessa Townsend Oral History Interview (#OH0270-003), East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA
Repository
ECU Manuscript Collection
Access
No restrictions.

Oral history of Vanessa Townsend interviewed by Brent Hathaway in 1979 as part of an Eagle scout project. Townsend describes her childhood in Farmville, her family, African American domestic workers who worked for her family, her education, the history of Farmville, and the changes Farmville experienced over the years.


Administrative information
Custodial History

April 27, 2020, (unprocessed), 1 digital surrogate file; Oral history of Vanessa Townsend interviewed by Brent Hathaway in 1979 as part of an Eagle scout project. Townsend describes her childhood in Farmville, her family, African American domestic workers who worked for her family, her education, the history of Farmville, and the changes Farmville experienced over the years. Original cassette was returned to the owner.

Source of acquisition

Lent by David Miller, director of Farmville Public Library

Copyright notice

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