OH063 Mark H. Mosely Oral History

Authors

David Sullivan

Collection Title

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

Series Number

OH063

Interviewee

Mosely, Mark H.

Interviewer

Sullivan, David

Date Interviewed

August 10th, 1976

Processed by

Sheree Wise

Date Processed

April 9th, 2010

Description

1 compact disc and 1 cassette tape (1 hour, 30 minutes)

Abstract

Mark H. Mosely was an avid scholar of history. He interviewed many people in the Land Between the Lakes region of Kentucky during the 1950s and 1960s. He describes early medical practices, the pioneer doctors and the pathology unique to the region. He also discuss the iron industry, the Hillmans, and the Night Riders.

Biographical/Historical Note

Mark H. Mosely was born in Hancock County, Kentucky, in 1921. He graduated from Indiana University in 1944 and later attended medical school at the University of California. During the Second World War, he was involved in the Manhattan Project. He relocated to Eddyville, Kentucky in 1949, where he maintained a medical practice for over forty years.

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

Mosely, Mark H., 1921-

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

Eddyville (Ky.)

Night Riders.

Medical care - Kentucky.

Physicians - Kentucky.

Iron industry and trade - Kentucky

Lake Barkley (Ky.)

Recommended Citation

Sullivan, David, "OH063 Mark H. Mosely Oral History" (2025). Land Between the Lakes. 32.
https://digitalcommons.murraystate.edu/oh-lbl/32