Oral history interview with Columbia Jarrell [audio recording and transcript]

Title: Oral history interview with Columbia Jarrell [audio recording and transcript]
Description: Columbia J. Jarrell (28 Dec 1908-25 Apr 1997), longtime Orchard Knob/Highland Park resident, touches briefly on changes seen in and historical aspects of the neighborhood, including Orchard Knob Church and Orchard Knob Hill park. Relates some events pertaining to family and childhood, and her employment as a domestic and chair factory worker. Discusses personal interests and hobbies, including various types of needlework, especially the covering of shoes and hat making.
Interviewee: Jarrell, Columbia, 1908-1997
Interviewer: Gundaker, Grey
Extent: 1 audiocassette (80 minutes); 1 transcript (29 pages )
Collection: Chattanooga Public Library Oral History Collection
Subject: Decorative arts -- Tennessee -- Chattanooga; African Americans -- Tennessee -- Chattanooga -- History; Orchard Knob (Chattanooga, Tenn.); Highland Park (Chattanooga, Tenn.); Jarrell, Columbia, 1908-1997
Rights: No Copyright
Bibliographic Citation: Oral History Collection. Chattanooga Public Library.
Relation: Index to the Oral History Collection
Identifier: OHP 58
Type: Sound; Text
Language: English

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