Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History

Interview with George Ellington, December 5th, 1990

Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries
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00:00:00 - Introduction

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Partial Transcript: The Kentucky Oral History Commission...

Segment Synopsis: Recap of background information on Cora Stewart.

Keywords: Background information

Subjects: Moonlight schools; Stewart, Cora Wilson, 1875-1958

00:02:00 - Attending Charity School in Rowan County

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Partial Transcript: Well, I don't know about that...

Segment Synopsis: George Ellington talks about his days as a student at the Charity School, a one-room school in Rowan County.

Keywords: Charity School; Memories of Cora Wilson Stewart; Pie suppers

Subjects: Education; Morehead (Ky.); One-room schools; Rowan County (Ky.)

00:06:28 - Teaching at Mt. Oak, KY

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Partial Transcript: You said you taught in school before. Were you a teacher?

Segment Synopsis: George Ellington talks about his teaching career, which began when he was 18 years old.

Keywords: Mt. Oak (Ky.); Student behavior

Subjects: Discipline; Education; Rowan County (Ky.); Teacher

00:07:57 - Introduction

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Partial Transcript: The Kentucky History Commission

Segment Synopsis: A second recording of background information on Cora Wilson Stewart and the Moonlight Schools.

Keywords: Background information

Subjects: Moonlight schools; Stewart, Cora Wilson, 1875-1958

00:09:41 - Memories of Cora Wilson Stewart by Bunyon Wilson

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Partial Transcript: Mr. Bunyon Wilson of Ashland, Ky. was related to Cora Wilson Stewart...

Segment Synopsis: Bunyan Wilson talks about his memories of Cora Wilson Stewart. [This a second interview on this recording.]

Keywords: Memories of Cora Wilson Stewart

Subjects: Ashland (Ky.); Morehead (Ky.)