Interview with Vera Blaire Jessup

Dublin Core

Title

Interview with Vera Blaire Jessup

Subject

Autobiography
Events
Jessup, Vera Susan Blair, 1913-2010
War and families -- North Carolina
War neuroses -- United States
World War, 1939-1945 -- Economic aspects -- United States
World War, 1939-1945 -- Women -- North Carolina -- Surry County

Description

Vera Blair Jessup remembers the hardships of food shortages and rationing during World War II, her community’s negative reactions to the war, and her brother’s struggles after coming back shell shocked from the war. Also present during the interview were Kenneth and Pansy Jessup, Vera's son and daughter-in-law.

Creator

Jessup, Vera Susan Blair, 1913-2010

Source

WCU Oral History Collection - HIST 474/574

Publisher

Hunter Library Digital Collections, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723

Date

1930s; 1940s;
2009-10-09

Contributor

Jessup, Jenny

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/

Format

audio/mp3; application/pdf;
sound recordings
interviews

Language

eng

Type

Sound

Identifier

35549
https://southernappalachiandigitalcollections.org/object/35549

Date Created

2014-12-04

Rights Holder

All rights reserved. For permissions, contact Hunter Library Digital Collections, Western Carolina U, Cullowhee, NC 28723;

Spatial Coverage

Surry County (N.C.)

Extent

0:16:25 (sound recording)(duration)
7 pages (transcript)(duration)

Is Part Of

Oral Histories of Western North Carolina

Citation

Jessup, Vera Susan Blair, 1913-2010, “Interview with Vera Blaire Jessup,” OAI, accessed May 1, 2025, https://sadc.qi-cms.com/omeka/items/show/35549.