Mr. Darnell is a retired buyer for the Parker Tobacco Company (Maysville, KY). He discusses many aspects of the business after the tobacco has left the farm.
Dr. Browning is the Executive Director of the Council for Burley Tobacco, an umbrella organization for tobacco groups. This is one of the most visible organizations in the state and is funded by farmers when they sell their tobacco.
In Kentucky, Southern States Cooperative is one of the largest groups of farm supply stores. This interview covers the products, services, and customers of a Southern States store. Mr. Meadows has managed three different stores and has worked as a...
2 interviews with Lucille Caudill Little. She discusses growing up in Morehead, her family, getting married, singing, her education, and philanthropy. Other topics include race relations, real estate, and community theater.
2000
Kentucky Historical Society, Lucille Caudill Little Interviews
This handout describes how to locate and use Baptist church minutes in genealogical research, and is from the KHS/KGS Family History Workshop "Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Archives," presented by Jason Fowler in March 2009.
Between 1955 and 1972 Frankfort's "Bottom" or "Craw" community, an integrated working-class neighborhood, was systematically destroyed by the urban renewal process in the capital city. In a series of interviews former residents describe their...
The Community Memories Oral History Project explores African American life in Frankfort and Franklin County and was conducted in conjunction with the earlier photographic project collecting family photographs of the members of this community. The...
The Community Memories Oral History Project explores African American life in Frankfort and Franklin County and was conducted in conjunction with the earlier photographic project collecting family photographs of the members of this community. The...
Mr. French is a black farmer with broad experience in agriculture, including time as a compliance officer for ASCS, and a loan officer for the Farmer's Home Administration.
The Cynthiana tobacco market is always a very strong one in Kentucky and this interview explores warehousing, farming, etc. from this part of the state. One controversy brought up in this tape was a concern of soil conservation regulations being...
Mr. Klingenfus has taken a leadership position in the state and particularly in his community to try to serve the social justice needs of the rural population. This interview deals with the organizations started by the Kentucky Council of Churches...
Mr. Besuden was the farm writer for the Lexington Herald-Leader for nearly 17 years. The interview revolves around the work as a farm writer and his vantage point.
Mr. Snodgrass was long time Vice-President and Managing Director of the Burley Leaf Tobacco Export Association. This interview deals with lobbying in Congress and the development and status of overseas markets for tobacco.
This interview explores how tobacco and the life of one of Maysville's leading citizens were tied together. Mr. Finch built a tobacco warehouse and started a radio station whose call letters stand for World's Finest Tobacco Market (WFTM).
Interviews in this collection were conducted with women in Kentucky on the topic of the history of women’s rights in the state. Interviews discuss the individual women’s lives pertaining to activism and points of inspiration towards supporting...
