Nell Byars oral history interview

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Title
Nell Byars oral history interview
Interviewee
Interviewer
Biographical Note
Nell Byars was born in Shreveport, La., in 1925. She graduated from Baton Rouge High School and married Vance Byars in 1943. She kept the account books for his Baton Rouge medical practice that he began in 1960.
Date Created
1997
Description
Byars discusses her family; her father's immigration from Italy to Louisiana, his shoe store, and his early death in a trolley accident; her home life and education in Baton Rouge; the effects of the war on the preparation for her wedding; following her husband to different posts and writing one another during the war; Baton Rouge during the war; her husband's return and their life together after the war; and her husband's medical education in New Orleans and practice in Baton Rouge.
Note
This collection includes materials accessioned as Mss. 4700.0830.; A digital version of the transcript (pdf) exists for duplication purposes.; A digital version of the audio recording (mp3) exists for duplication purposes and public access in the Special Collections Reading Room.; Interview conducted by Adele Foster.
Type of Resource
sound recording-nonmusical
Type of Resource
text
Media Type
audio/mpeg
Media Type
application/pdf
Size
1 sound cassette (1.5 hours); Transcript (37 leaves)
Digital Collection
Louisianans in the Military Oral History Project
Series
T. Harry Williams Center for Oral History military series
Physical Location
LSU Libraries
Middleton Library: Oral History
Rights
Physical rights are retained by the LSU Libraries. Copyright is retained by Louisiana State University in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.
Contact Information
Please submit an LSU Special Collections reference ticket at https://askus.lib.lsu.edu/special for any questions or comments about this digital object.
Cite As
Nell Byars Oral History Interview, Mss. 4700.0830, Louisiana and Lower Mississippi Valley Collections, LSU Libraries, Baton Rouge, La.
Item Number
ByarsNellT1193b_Audio
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