OH093 Charlotte O. Barker Oral History
Collection Title
Jackson Purchase Oral History Project - Lifestyles
Series Number
OH093
Interviewee
Barker, Charlotte O.
Interviewer
Anderson, Margaret R.
Date Interviewed
November 1st, 1988
Processed by
Tara Marcum
Date Processed
April 15th, 2011
Description
1 sound disc (45 minutes)
Abstract
Charlotte O. Barker was a public teacher and lifelong resident of Murray, Kentucky. She describes growing up in small college town during the Great Depression, the Second World War and the immediate years that followed. She mentions the family values of her parents and the general attitude of people in Murray during the depression years. She further discusses recreational activities during her childhood and teenage years, public education in the 1930s and public utilities available during 1940s in Calloway County, Kentucky. She concludes by discussing the deaths of Franklin D. Roosevelt and John F. Kennedy and how it affected her life.
Biographical/Historical Note
Charlotte O. Barker was born in 1921 at Murray, Kentucky. She was the daughter of Leland Owen and Myrta Kirkland Barker. She graduated Murray High School in 1937 at age seventeen. She attended Murray State Teachers College and after graduation taught for the city school system for over 30 years. She was active in the Murray Methodist Church and taught youth groups. During the Second World War, Barker worked at the library at Murray State Teachers College and as a secretary for the Murray Electric Company. She returned college in 1950 to acquire a Masters degree in education.
General Information
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Subject Headings/Descriptors
Barker, Charlotte O.
Kirkland family.
Owen family.
Murray (Ky.) – History.
Calloway County (Ky.) – History.
Women teachers – Kentucky – Murray.
Public schools – Kentucky – Murray.
Education – Kentucky – Murray.
Recommended Citation
Anderson, Margaret R., "OH093 Charlotte O. Barker Oral History" (2025). Lifestyles. 4.
https://digitalcommons.murraystate.edu/oh-lifestyles/4
Audio Transcript
