Roberta Morgan Webb interviewed by Vicki Bemisderfer, 1978 July 20
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Scope and Contents
Records the reminiscences of Mrs. Roberta Morgan Webb (b. 1889), a teacher for many years in the Harrisonburg, Va. area. Born in Raleigh, N.C., she spent her formative years with the Middleditches, a white family. Describes childhood (games, farming, holidays); education in integrated schools in Pa. and N.J. (ex. Ridley and Westfield, N.J.), graduation at Hampton College, teaching with L. Simms, Effinger School; home remedies; R. Earl Johnson; her family and children; and relations between blacks and whites. Recorded at the Va. Mennonite Nursing Home in Harrisonburg, Va. on July 20, 1978.
Dates
- 1978 July 20
Creator
- Webb, Roberta Morgan, 1889-1990 (Interviewee, Person)
Access Restrictions
Oral history is open for research.
Use Restrictions
Copyright interests have been transferred to Carrier Library.
Extent
From the Collection: 0.46 cubic feet (7 folders, 15 audiocassettes, 15 cds)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Location of Interview
The Virginia Mennonite Nursing Home in Harrisonburg, Virginia.
Creator
- Webb, Roberta Morgan, 1889-1990 (Interviewee, Person)
- Bemisderfer, Vicki (Interviewer, Person)
- Staropoli, Theresa (Transcriber, Person)
Repository Details
Part of the James Madison University Libraries Special Collections Repository
820 Madison Drive
MSC 1706
Harrisonburg Virginia 22807
(540) 568-3612
library-special@jmu.edu