OH232 Dean Barclay Oral History
Collection Title
Jackson Purchase Oral History Project - Schools and Education
Series Number
OH232
Interviewee
Barclay, Dean
Interviewer
Murray, Nicollete
Date Interviewed
December 17th, 1980
Processed By
O'Daniel, Hannah
Date Processed
January 22nd, 2014
Description
2 sound discs (1 hour 18 minutes)
Abstract
Dean Barclay details genealogical information in reference to her paternal and maternal families and stories from her lengthy teaching career in Clinton, Kentucky. In addition, she describes life on a Western Kentucky farm prior to 1950, with particular emphasis on the roles of girls and young women. She recalled stories from World War I, the Great Depression and World War II.
Biographical/Historical Note
Dean Barclay lived from September 18th, 1898 to April 23rd, 1994 in Clinton, Hickam County Kentucky. Born to Sam and Ida Jackson, she grew up on her family's farm and became a public teacher in the county. She married Leonard Ray Barcay, a farmer, in 1935. By 1949, they gave up farming and her husband began a career as a farmer.
General Information
No user access to original recordings. Use audio user copies, digital derivatives, transcripts, and/or tape indexes. This collection may be protected from unauthorized copying by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code). Permission for reproduction must be requested from Murray State University.
Subject Headings/Descriptors
Barclay, Dean, 1898-1994
Clinton (Ky.) – History.
Farm life – Kentucky – Hickman County.
World War, 1914-1918 – Kentucky – Hickman County.
World War, 1939-1945 – Kentucky – Hickman County.
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Recommended Citation
Murray, Nicollete, "OH232 Dean Barclay Oral History" (2025). Education and Desegregation. 2.
https://digitalcommons.murraystate.edu/oh-education/2
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