Interview with Linda Elkington, August 18, 1987
Project: Appalachia: War On Poverty Oral History Project
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Linda Elkington was involved with the Appalachian Volunteers for two summers and on weekends while she attended Berea College in the 1960s. In this interview she discusses why she attended Berea College and how she became involved with the Appalachian Volunteers. She talks about the work she did each summer, the families she lived with, and conflicts between herself and other volunteers and between the volunteers and local politicians. She talks about her career after graduating college and the impact of her time with the Appalachian Volunteers on her life.Interview Accession
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Elkington, Linda Interview by Gibbs Kinderman. 18 Aug. 1987. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Elkington, L. (1987, August 18). Interview by G. Kinderman. Appalachia: War On Poverty Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Elkington, Linda, interview by Gibbs Kinderman. August 18, 1987, Appalachia: War On Poverty Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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