COLLECTION NAME:
Oral Histories - Ohio River Portrait
Record
Filename:
chambers_1.mp3
Title:
Eldon Chambers
Creator:
Eldon Chambers
Subject:
History
Subject:
Folklore
Subject:
Night Riders
Subject:
Genealogy
Subject:
Land Between the Lakes
Description:
Tape 1, side 1 of 2, Eldon Chambers discusses his life growing up in the Jackson Purchase. He talks of folklore and traditions. Interview takes place at Mr. Chambers home in West Paducah, KY.
Publisher:
Western Kentucky University
Contributor:
Linda Kinsey Adams
Date:
6/11/1990
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:
Eldon R. Chambers was born June 19, 1915 to Bernie L. Chambers and Alpha Ingram Chambers in Trigg County, KY. He was married to Irene Marie Newton Chambers. Mr. Chambers lived the majority of his early life in the area now known as the Land Between the Lakes, before living out the rest of his life in West Paducah, KY. He passed away on November 30, 1998 and is burried in Birmingham Cemetery, Briensburg, Marshall County, KY.
Duration:
59:59 minutes
Bit Rate/Frequency:
64 kbps