Collection Title: West Kentucky History and Culture – Land Between the Lakes Series
Series Number: OH049
Interviewee: Harrell, Sadie, 1898-
Interviewer: David Sullivan
Date interviewed: June 26, 1976
Processed by: Sheree Wise
Date processed: March 11, 2010
Description: 1 sound disc and 1 cassette tape - identical recordings (1 hour)
Abstract: Sadie Harrell discusses her knowledge of one room schools in both Stewart County, Tennessee and Trigg County, Kentucky. She relates her experiences in the school system from the time of her attendance until the end of her teaching career. She also describes her experiences in the boating and motel business that she and her husband operated.
Biographical / Historical note: Sadie Harrell was a resident of the Land Between the Lakes region from her birth in Stewart County, Tennessee in 1898 until her and husband's displacement in 1965. She went to school in Rushing Creek in Stewart County and to high school at Model. She taught at Rushing Creek and Ginger Creek in Stewart County.
General information: No user access to original recordings. Use audio user copies, digital derivatives, transcripts, and/or tape indexes. This collection may be protected from unauthorized copying by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code). Permission for reproduction must be requested from Murray State University.
Subject Headings / Descriptors:
Land Between the Lakes (Ky. and Tenn.) – History.
Stewart County (Tenn.)
Trigg County (Ky.)
Model (Tenn.)
Rushing Creek (Tenn.)
Ginger Creek (Tenn.)
Teachers – Tennessee – Stewart County.
Motels – Land Between the Lakes (Ky and Tenn.)
Boats and boating -- Land Between the Lakes (Ky and Tenn.)
Research Notes: Index and abstract included with oral history.
