(SNP081) Robert Layman interviewed by Diane and Eugene Wilhelm
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Interviewee
Layman, Robert
Identifier
SNP081
Format
1 audio file (running time: 0:31:54)
Interview Number
SNP-81
Date of Interview
7-7-1964
Description
Records part of an interview with Robert Layman, who lived in the Blue Ridge mountains near Nelson County, Virginia. Describes daily life in the mountains, traditional farming methods, local Native American groups and the business of moonshine. The comments of Mr. Layman's niece, Hazel Louise Seaman, of Montebello, Va., are interspersed throughout the interview.
There is no transcript for this interview; interview consists of audio only.
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Personal Names
Layman, Robert, Interviews; Seaman, Hazel Louise, 1905-1988, Interviews
Family Names
Layman family; Seaman family
Subjects
Mountain people -- Blue Ridge Mountains -- Social life and customs; Mountain life -- Shenandoah River Valley (Va. and W. Va.) – History; Mountain people -- Virginia -- Shenandoah National Park -- Social life and customs; Rural poor – Virginia; Country life -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Food habits -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Traditional medicine -- Shenandoah River Valley (Va. and W. Va.); Land use -- Government policy -- United States; Distilling, Illicit – Virginia; Traditional farming -- Virginia – History; Indians of North America -- Virginia -- Nelson County – History.
Place Names
Montebello (Va.) – History; Nelson County (Va.) – History; Shenandoah River Valley (Va. and W. Va.) -- Manners and customs; Shenandoah National Park (Va.) -- History, Local.
Interviewer
Wilhelm, Diane Zior; Wilhelm, Eugene J., Jr.
Collection Title
Shenandoah National Park oral history collection
Collection Number
SdArch SNP
Recommended Citation
Robert Layman interviewed by Diane Zior Wilhelm and Eugene J. Wilhelm Jr., July 7, 1964, SdArch SNP-81, Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection, 1964-1999, Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University
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