Christine Whitford discusses her teaching experience ranging from a one room school house to the elementary school at Dover, Tennessee. In this interview, she recalls administrative and employment practices, classroom methods and school activities. Her recollections include her father's position as a rural rout carrier for the United States Postal Service, the nature of a small community and social lifestyles in the 1910s and 1920s. In addition to providing information about the educational facilities on the Land Between the Lakes, she also reflects upon the complexities of a women's role in the middle part of the 20th Century.
From the description of Oral history interview with Christine Whitford [sound recording], 1976 March 15 (Murray State University). WorldCat record id: 618549351
