COLLECTION NAME:
Oral Histories - Ohio River Portrait
Record
Filename:
FA 656 OH0060LA Melanie Holloman and.mp3
Identifier:
FA 656 OH0060LA
Title:
Melanie Holloman and Debbie Edwards
Creator:
Melanie Halliman and Debbie Edwards
Subject:
River industry
Description:
River Wives Support Group members discuss their lives as wives of men working on the river. Interview takes place at the Executive Inn Swimming Pool, in Paducah, KY.
Publisher:
Western Kentucky University
Contributor:
Linda Kinsey Adams
Date:
7/31/1990
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:
The River Wives Support Group was formed in early 1990 by Melanie Holloman, Debbie Edwards and Pam Halley, to provide support for wives whose husbands work away from home in the river industry.
Duration:
55:57 minutes
Bit Rate/Frequency:
64 kbps