University of North Carolina at Asheville
D. Hiden Ramsey Library
Special Collections/University Archives

Oral History Register
for

Mary Jones, 1910-

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Title

Mary Jones Oral History

Creator

Mary Jones (Mrs. G. T. Jones)
Alt. Creator Interviewer: Dr. Louis D. Silveri

Subject

LCSH:

Subject

Keyword: Ashe County ; Civil War ; Linguistics ; Medicine ; Farming ; New Deal ; Politics

Description

Mrs. Jones recollections in this oral history interview tell of her childhood visits to grandparents in Ashe County. She relates family memories of the Civil War, also describes mountain speech and medical care. She describes techniques for food processing used on the farm. She touches briefly on politics and the "New Deal" programs of the 1930's.

Publisher

D. H. Ramsey Library Special Collections, University of North Carolina at Asheville, NC, 28804

Contributor

Mary Jones (Mrs. G. T. Jones)

Date

Electronic Record Issued: 2001-07-19

Type

Text

Format

67 double-spaced pages

Identifier

http://toto.lib.unca.edu/findingaids/oralhistory/SHRC/jones_m.html

Source

Louis D. Silveri Oral History Collection, D.H. Ramsey Library Special Collections, University of North Carolina at Asheville 28804

Language

English

Relation

SHRC Gwynn Jones Oral History

Coverage

c1900's-1976 ; Ashe County, NC
Rights No restrictions ;  Any display, publication, or public use must credit the D.H. Ramsey Library Special Collections, University of North Carolina at Asheville. Copyright retained by the authors of certain items in the collection, or their descendents, as stipulated by United States copyright law.

Acquisition

Donor number: 23 ;  Date of acquisition: August, 1977

Processed By

Southern Highlands Research Center staff , 1978 ; Special Collections staff, 2001

Interview Date

1976-06-17

Biography

Mrs. Jones traveled extensively as a child, moving to various Army posts with her father .  When her father bought a farm in Ashe County, she met her future husband.  Since 1936 Jones has lived in Asheville, NC.

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