Interview with Marthena Burr, May 12, 2022
Project: Halcomb House Oral History Project
Interview Summary
Marthena Burr is a former nurse and current farm manager in Scottsville, Kentucky. Burr shares childhood memories of Dr. Halcomb, his pranks, and the way he ran his clinic. She talks about how the medical profession has changed since she started working. Burr goes on to discuss more memories of the Halcomb family, and her experiences in the house itself.Interview Accession
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Historic house museums Historic preservation Rural health services Family medicine Scottsville (Ky.)Interview Rights
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Burr, Marthena Interview by Kopana Terry. 12 May. 2022. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Burr, M. (2022, May 12). Interview by K. Terry. Halcomb House Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Burr, Marthena, interview by Kopana Terry. May 12, 2022, Halcomb House Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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