University of North Carolina at Asheville
D. Hiden Ramsey Library
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Oral History Register
for

W.K. McLean


W. K. McLean

Asheville Area Photographic Collection, aap510
D.H. Ramsey Library Special Collections, UNCA

Title

 W.K. McLean Oral History

Creator

 W.K. McLean
Alt. Creator Interviewer: Louis D. Silveri

Subject
LCSH:

 World War, 1914-1918 -- United States

Subject
Keyword:

 Medicine ; World War I ; Politics ; Depression

Description

 McLean relates Civil War stories told by his grandparents and describes his father's turn-of-the-century medical practice.  He describes the churches and schools of his childhood and his experiences in World War I.  He relates interesting experiences as a teacher during the Depression and as a young lawyer.

Publisher

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

Contributor

 W.K. McLean

Date

Electronic Record Issued: 2001-07-11

Type

Sound ; Text

Format

 TRANSCRIPT: 42 double-spaced pages ; 2 reel to reel tapes ; 1 90-minute audio cassette

Identifier

 http://toto.lib.unca.edu/findingaids/oralhistory/SHRC/mclean.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 Dr. George B. Lynch Oral History ; SHRC Dr. William S. Justice Oral History

Coverage

 c1900's-1977 ; Buncombe County, NC ; Madison County, NC ; Yany 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

 1977-06-18

Biography

 W.K. McLean, 1899-1980

W. K. McLean was the son of a country doctor in the North Buncombe County area of Barnardsville.  A Democrat, he became a Superior Court Judge and also served as a Solicitor.  He was a close observer of his father's practice of medicine and his reminiscences reveal much that he learned from him.  He served in World War I and was given the privilege of remaining in France and studying at the Sorbonne.  After returning home he completed his education and became a teacher.

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