Interview with Sara Holroyd, January 30, 2016
Project: Sara Holroyd Oral History Project
Interview Summary
Sara Holroyd tells her life story, starting in segregated Selma, Alabama. Holroyd recounts early contact with music in church groups and performing for soldiers during World War II. She also recounts the struggle brought on by the Great Depression and the death of her father. She goes on talk about her excellent academic career before becoming a teacher. Next, she recounts her teaching career starting at a high school and eventually working her way to the University of Kentucky.Interview Accession
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Michael Breeding
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Music educators Choral studies Recitals Lexington (Ky.) Vanderbilt College Vanderbilt UniversityInterview LC Subject
Choirs Music--Instruction and study University of Kentucky Selma (Ala.) Great DepressionInterview Rights
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Holroyd, Sara Interview by Reneé Collins. 30 Jan. 2016. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Holroyd, S. (2016, January 30). Interview by R. Collins. Sara Holroyd Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Holroyd, Sara, interview by Reneé Collins. January 30, 2016, Sara Holroyd Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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