Collection Title: Jackson Purchase Oral History Project – World War II
Series Number: OH139
Interviewee: Cunningham, Guy, 1928-
Interviewer: Hoyt, Michael A.
Date interviewed: December 10, 1974
Processed by: Benjamin J. Drake
Date processed: October 26, 2011
Description: 1 sound disc (34 minutes)
Abstract: Guy Cunningham offers details into his experiences in Calloway County, Kentucky, during the Second World War. The interview focuses on his family's economic and social status as farmers during the war. He recalls governmental programs affecting Calloway County, including scrap drives, rationing, the 4-H Club and censorship. He concludes by discussing the involvement of local churches during war.
Biographical / Historical note: Guy Cunningham was born in 1928 in Calloway County, Kentucky. His family farmed strawberries, hemp and other crops during the Second World War. He had older two brothers and two brother-in-laws who fought during the war.
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Subject Headings / Descriptors:
Cunningham, Guy, 1928 –
World War, 1939-1945 – Kentucky – Calloway County.
Calloway County (Ky.) – History.
Farm life – Kentucky – Calloway County.
Research Notes: Incomplete transcription
