Paducah Public Library oral history collection, 1976-1977.

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Paducah Public Library oral history collection, 1976-1977.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/191916687

These oral history interviews with area residents contain reminiscences of life in Ballard, Livingston, and McCracken Counties, Kentucky in the early part of the twentieth century.

52 audio tapes.

Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky Guide Project Office

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SNAC Resource ID: 6961048

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