Rural-to-urban migration studies
Scope and Contents
Tape features several different recordings, beginning with Lewis King interviewing a married couple from the East Tennessee mountains living in Dayton, Ohio. They speak about differences between city life and life in Tennessee. Next section features John Gaventa interviewing a man in Tennessee about his experiences living in the city. This man prefers city life but wants to live in a Tennessee city. Next section features Lewis King driving through a city, presumably Dayton, Ohio. Next section features Lewis King being interviewed by John Gaventa on his preference for Tennessee life. Next section features Lewis King interviewing a woman named Phyllis in Dayton, Ohio, on her experiences of city life compared to life in Tennessee. The final section includes interviews with several people: two women talk about their experiences living in Cincinnati, and two men talk about working at a steel mill in Cleveland.
Total time: 19 minutes
Dates
- 1973-1976
Extent
1 open reel videotape : 1/2-inch black and white monaural EIAJ-1 videotape on 5-inch reel
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
- Cincinnati (Ohio) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Dayton (Ohio) Subject Source: Local sources
- Gaventa, John 1949- Subject Source: Local sources
- Labor Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Rural-urban migration--United States. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Repository Details
Part of the Tennessee Archive of Moving Image and Sound Repository
