OH058 Vance Leneave Oral History

Authors

David Sullivan

Collection Title

West Kentucky - History and Culture - Land Between the Lakes Series

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Series Number

OH058

Interviewee

Leneave, Vance

Interviewer

Sullivan, David

Date Interviewed

April 19th, 1976

Processed by

Sheree Wise

Date Processed

April 5th, 2010

Description

2 compact discs and 1 cassette tape (1 hour, 24 minutes)

Abstract

Vance Leneave discusses family history and his childhood experiences in his father's general store at Bleidt, Kentucky. He speaks of his experiences in the United States Navy, the fire of 1936, and the community's early telephone system. He also describes working at the post office, including operations against thievery, types of mailing, delivery routes, and road conditions.

Biographical/Historical Note

Vance Leneave was born in Golden Pond, Kentucky in 1920. His family had moved to the Land Between the Lakes region when his father was only 10 years old, from a settlement at McShawn's Bridge. Leneave attended public schools at Cumberland and Golden Pond. He graduated high school at 15, joined the United States Navy and witnessed action during World War II, including the attack on Pearl Harbor.

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

Leneave, Vance, 1920-

Land Between the Lakes (Ky. And Tenn.) - History.

Tennessee Valley Authority.

Golden Pond (Ky.) - History.

Bleidt (Ky.)

Trigg County (Ky.)

Pearl Harbor (Hawaii), Attack on, 1941 - Personal Narratives

LBL Leneave, Vance OH058 Transcript.docx (53 kB)
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