Oral history interview with Penelope Allen Johnson (#1) [audio recording and transcript]

Other Media: OHP17Allen1a.mp3; OHP17Allen1b.mp3; OHP17Allen2a.mp3; OHP17Allen2b.mp3

Title: Oral history interview with Penelope Allen Johnson (#1) [audio recording and transcript]
Description: Penelope Johnson Allen (27 Oct 1886-9 Jan 1985), historian and genealogist, describes the organization of the Historical Records Survey under the Works Progress Administration, 1935-1945, of which she was the Tennessee state supervisor; relates education, family background, and varied career; touches on the woman's suffrage movement and meetings with Dr. Emmet Starr, Cherokee historian and genealogist.
Interviewee: Allen, Penelope Johnson, 1886-
Interviewer: Williams, Tom
Extent: 2 audiocassettes (2 hours 50 minutes); 1 transcript (51 pages)
Collection: Chattanooga Public Library Oral History Collection
Subject: Women -- Tennessee; United States. Work Projects Administration (Tenn.); Tennessee Historical Records Survey; Women -- Suffrage; Starr, Emmet; Historians -- Tennessee; Allen, Penelope Johnson, 1886-
Rights: No Copyright
Bibliographic Citation: Oral History Collection. Chattanooga Public Library.
Relation: Index to the Oral History Collection
Identifier: OHP 17
Type: Sound; Text
Language: English

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