Lillian Poe Interview
Scope and Contents
The interview concentrates on Ms. Poe's remembrances of former East Tennessee State presidents Sidney G. Gilbreath (1911-25) and Charles C. Sherrod (1925-49), and of relations between the training school and the college. The tape is approximately 40 minutes in length (30 minutes, side 1; 10 minutes, side 2). Side 1 begins abruptly, with no introduction, and ends with the voices muffled and unclear. Side 2 ends abruptly, cutting off the interviewer in mid-sentence. The tape is stored in the audio-visual storage area.
Dates
- 1981
Creator
- Poe, Lillian Field, 1890-1983 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Extent
1.00 sound recordings
Language of Materials
English
Method of Acquisition
Dr. Frank B. Williams, Jr., Professor, Department of History, East Tennessee State University (ETSU), interviewed Lillian Poe on November 17, 1981. Dr. Williams donated the tape to the Archives of Appalachia on November 20, 1982. The tape became available for research in November 1987.
Processing Information
Marie Tedesco completed processing the collection in 1987.
- East Tennessee State College. Training School
- East Tennessee State University -- History Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Gilbreath, Sidney G. (Sidney Gordon), 1869-1961
- Poe, Lillian Field, 1890-1983
- Sherrod, Charles C.
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Archives of Appalachia Repository
PO Box 70295
344 J.L. Seehorn Jr. Rd.
Johnson City TN 37614 USA
423-439-4338
423/439-4338
archives@etsu.edu
