COLLECTION NAME:
Oral Histories - Ohio River Portrait
Record
Filename:
FA 656 OH0027LA Betty Rose.mp3
Identifier:
FA 656 OH0027LA
Title:
Betty Rose Champion
Creator:
Betty Rose Champion
Subject:
Beauty shops
Subject:
Cosmetics
Subject:
Schools
Subject:
Floods
Subject:
History -- Paducah (KY)
Description:
Betty Rose speaks of her life in the beauty and hair business in Paducah, KY. She goes into great detail of womens hair styles of the mid to late 20th century in the United States. She also discusses the tourism industry in relation to steamboats docking in Paducah, KY.
Publisher:
Western Kentucky University
Contributor:
Linda Kinsey Adams
Date:
6/19/1990
Type:
Oral History
Format:
audio/mpeg
Source:
Ohio River Folk Life Project
Language:
English
Coverage:
McCracken County
Rights:
Permission must be obtained from Western Kentucky University, Manuscripts and Folklife Archives, prior to reuse of these recordings
Biographical Sketch:
Betty Rose Champion was born July 3, 1928 in McCracken County, KY to James Richard 'Dick' Holt , a barber and beautician, and her mother (sic)Tilford. She attended Heath High School and Paducah Beauty School. She worked in the Cosmetics and Beautician field all of her life. She married W.T. Champion, of Charleston, MO on December 26, 1948. They had two children, Nancy Diane Johnston and Debbie Sue.
Duration:
25:39 minutes
Bit Rate/Frequency:
64 kbps