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Interviewee
Graves, Cecil C.
Identifier
SNP056
Format
1 audio file (running time: 0:61:37)
Interview Number
SNP-56
Date of Interview
5-10-1966
Description
Records an interview with Cecil Graves, who taught in the Page County school system in the mid-1930s prior to becoming School Superintendent in 1944. Describes his impressions of the mountain people who had been relocated to Page County to make way for Shenandoah National Park. Discusses the difficulties many encountered in adjusting to their new lives in the Valley.
Rights
The copyright interests in this collection have been transferred to the James Madison University Special Collections Library. For more information, contact the Special Collections Library Reference Desk (library-special@jmu.edu).
Personal Names
Graves, Cecil C., (Cecil Conard), 1892-1969, Interviews
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; Schools -- Virginia -- Page County – History; School superintendents -- Virginia -- Page County; Land use -- Government policy -- United States.
Place Names
Page County (Va.) – History; Shenandoah River Valley (Va. and W. Va.) -- Manners and customs; Shenandoah National Park (Va.) -- History, Local.
Interviewer
Wilhelm, Diane Zior
Collection Title
Shenandoah National Park oral history collection
Collection Number
SdArch SNP
Recommended Citation
Cecil C. Graves interviewed by Diane Zior Wilhelm, May 10, 1966, SdArch SNP-56, Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection, 1964-1999, Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University
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