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Oral Histories - Ohio River Portrait mediaCollectionId McCracken~6~6 Oral Histories - Ohio River Portrait Collection true
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FA 656 OH0021LA John E. L. Robertson.mp3 filename FA 656 OH0021LA John E. L. Robertson.mp3 Filename false
Identifier:
FA656 OH0021LA identifier FA656 OH0021LA Identifier false
Title:
John E.L. Robertson title John E.L. Robertson Title false
Creator:
Prof. John E.L. Robertson creator Prof. John E.L. Robertson Creator false
Subject:
Robertson, John E.L. subject Robertson, John E.L. Subject false
Subject:
History -- Jackson Purchase (KY) subject History -- Jackson Purchase (KY) Subject false
Subject:
Horse Racing -- Paducah (KY) subject Horse Racing -- Paducah (KY) Subject false
Subject:
Prostitution -- Paducah (KY) subject Prostitution -- Paducah (KY) Subject false
Subject:
History -- Rivers -- Mississippi and Ohio subject History -- Rivers -- Mississippi and Ohio Subject false
Description:
No. 3, Prof. John E. L. Robertson discusses the Jackson Purchase, Walker Line, Folklore of Western KY, Paducah Prostitution, gambling, Harness Racing, Paducah Community College Founding description No. 3, Prof. John E. L. Robertson discusses the Jackson Purchase, Walker Line, Folklore of Western KY, Paducah Prostitution, gambling, Harness Racing, Paducah Community College Founding Description false
Publisher:
Western Kentucky University publisher Western Kentucky University Publisher false
Contributor:
Linda Kinsey Adams contributor Linda Kinsey Adams Contributor false
Date:
6/15/1990 date 6/15/1990 Date false
Type:
Oral History type Oral History Type false
Format:
audio/mpeg format audio/mpeg Format false
Source:
Ohio River Folk Life Project source Ohio River Folk Life Project Source false
Language:
English language English Language false
Coverage:
McCracken County coverage McCracken County Coverage false
Rights:
Permission must be obtained from Western Kentucky University, Manuscripts and Folklife Archives, prior to reuse of these recordings rights Permission must be obtained from Western Kentucky University, Manuscripts and Folklife Archives, prior to reuse of these recordings Rights false
Biographical Sketch:
Author and Historian, John E. L. Robertson was born September 2, 1928 in Union County, KY to Glendola Lever. He married Margaret Byassee and had two children, John E. L. Robertson II and Dr. Ann Elizabeth Robertson. He attended Western Kentucky University, before gradutating from Murray State University with a major in History. After completion of his undergradute Mr. Robertson joined the United States Marine Corp, becoming an officer with a specialty in communications (leed crytpo officor) in the Second Devision. John worked for the IC Railroad for 15 years, before completing his masters degree from the University of Louisville. He accomplished evertything except his disertation in leading to a Ph.D. at the Universtiy of Kentucky. He got a second Masters degree in Economics from Murray State University. He taught at Paducah Community College where he served as Academic Dean. This interview was conducted in faculty rooms of Rosenthal College, Paducah Community College, Paducah, KY. biographical_sketch Author and Historian, John E. L. Robertson was born September 2, 1928 in Union County, KY to Glendola Lever. He married Margaret Byassee and had two children, John E. L. Robertson II and Dr. Ann Elizabeth Robertson. He attended Western Kentucky University, before gradutating from Murray State University with a major in History. After completion of his undergradute Mr. Robertson joined the United States Marine Corp, becoming an officer with a specialty in communications (leed crytpo officor) in the Second Devision. John worked for the IC Railroad for 15 years, before completing his masters degree from the University of Louisville. He accomplished evertything except his disertation in leading to a Ph.D. at the Universtiy of Kentucky. He got a second Masters degree in Economics from Murray State University. He taught at Paducah Community College where he served as Academic Dean. This interview was conducted in faculty rooms of Rosenthal College, Paducah Community College, Paducah, KY. Biographical Sketch false
Duration:
42:51 minutes
Bit Rate/Frequency:
64 kbps

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