Interview with Mary Francis Lewis, April 5, 1990
Project: Kentucky History: Robert H. Williams Children's Home Oral History Project
Interview Summary
Lewis recalls being sent to the Industrial Home at a young age, along with her siblings, when their mother died. She recalls common forms of discipline, abusive forms of punishment, and being a 'troublemaker' as a child. She talks about illnesses, medical care, holidays, religious education, and how the children were perceived by the community.Interview Accession
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Abused children Child abuse Colored Orphan Industrial Home (Lexington, Ky.) Colored Orphan Industrial Home--Lexington (Ky.) Corporal punishment of children Dayton (Ohio) Discipline of children Robert H. Williams Children's Home and Cultural Center Robert H. Williams Cultural Center Sexual abuseInterview Rights
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Lewis, Mary Francis Interview by Lauretta Byars. 05 Apr. 1990. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Lewis, M.F. (1990, April 05). Interview by L. Byars. Kentucky History: Robert H. Williams Children's Home Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Lewis, Mary Francis, interview by Lauretta Byars. April 05, 1990, Kentucky History: Robert H. Williams Children's Home Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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