Trigg County Public Library oral history collection, 1978-1983.

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Trigg County Public Library oral history collection, 1978-1983.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/191917596

This is a collection of interviews which describe life in Trigg County, Cadiz, and Golden Pond, Kentucky in the early 1900s. Among the persons interviewed are former governors Edward T. Breathitt and Lawrence Wetherby.

46 audio tapes.

Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky Guide Project Office

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SNAC Resource ID: 6961831

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Trigg County Public Library (Cadiz, Ky.)

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Acquisitions policy: The library accepts materials relating to Trigg County, Kentucky. From the description of Repository description, 1978-1983. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 191917473 ...

Wetherby, Lawrence W. (Lawrence Winchester), 1908-

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Governor. Born in Middletown, Ky., Wetherby was elected Lieutenant Governor of Ky. in 1947, and became the state's 48th Governor in 1950 when Governor Clements was elected to the U.S. Senate. The following year, Wetherby was elected to a full term, during which time he encouraged public education, conservation measures, and mental health reforms. The U.S. Supreme Court's decision on school desegregation in 1954 was supported by Wetherby. In 1956 Wetherby was defeated in ...

Breathitt, Edward T., 1924-

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Edward Thompson Breathitt was born in Hopkinsville, Kentucky on November 26, 1924 to Edward T. and Mary Jo (Wallace) Breathitt. He enlisted in the Army Air Force and served from 1942 to 1945 during World War II. Mr. Breathitt graduated with a bachelor's degree in commerce in 1948 and a law degree in 1950. Upon receipt of the law degree, he joined a local law firm in Hopkinsville, Ky. He was admitted to the Kentucky bar in 1950. Mr. Breathitt was elected to the Kentucky House of Representatives i...

Kentucky. Governor (1950-1955 : Wetherby)

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Kentucky. Governor (1963-1967 : Breathitt)

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John Breathitt, Kentucky's eleventh governor, was elected in 1832. He was the only Jacksonian Democrat elected governor between 1828 and 1850, and was the second Kentucky governor to die in office. John Breathitt was born September 9, 1786 in New London, Virginia. In 1805 the family moved to Kentucky and settled in Russellville in Logan County. Though his schooling was meager, Breathitt learned enough to become both a teacher and a surveyor. While neither job paid partic...