Charles A. Sthreshley & Florence M. Sthreshley Oral History Interview, 1947-1974; February 15, 1982; March 1, 1982; May 17, 1982

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Charles A. Sthreshley & Florence M. Sthreshley Oral History Interview, 1947-1974; February 15, 1982; March 1, 1982; May 17, 1982

1947-1974; February 15, 1982; March 1, 1982; May 17, 1982

http://digital.lib.ecu.edu/special/ead/findingaids/OH0073/

Topics discussed include first impressions of Africa, life styles and economic conditions of the people, administration of the school system, teaching practices, Lauback method of language instruction, the coming of independence, the Congo Rebellion of 1960 and subsequent outbreaks in 1964 and 1967, witchcraft, and other aspects of life in Africa.

0.005 Cubic Feet; 4 audiocassette, 5 hours, 102 pages

East Carolina University. J.Y. Joyner Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 11665353

East Carolina University. J.Y. Joyner Library

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Lennon, Donald R.

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Sthreshley, Charles A.

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Sthreshley, Florence M.

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Florence M. Streshley served in the Congo - Zaire as a teacher and educator. Streshley departed for Africa in 1947 and was joined there by her husband in 1955. They served there with intermittent furloughs until 1974. She returned on special assignment in 1981 for several months....