| Title: |
Thomas, Edith Ruff
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| Document type: |
Oral history
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| Accessibility: |
Free Only
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| Repository: |
University of Southern Mississippi. Center for Oral History and Cultural Heritage
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| Collection: |
Mississippi Oral History Project
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| Description: |
Born on February 12, 1920, into the family of George William Ruff and Zillah Zent Ruff, Mrs. Edith Ruff Thomas was the second of five children. She grew up on a farm and a dairy that started as her mother's cottage industry and eventually became a well-established dairy that supported the family and provided milk products throughout Tupelo. Along with her other family members, Mrs. Thomas worked in the dairy as she was growing up.
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| URL: |
http://www.lib.usm.edu/~spcol/coh/cohthomase.html
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| Original Language: |
English
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| Time span: |
Not indicated ... to 2000 (Year of interview)
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| Speaker: |
Thomas, Edith Ruff, 1920-
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| Speaker gender: |
Female
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| Speaker date of birth: |
12-Feb-1920
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| Speaker place of birth: |
Tupelo, MS; Mississippi; United States; North America
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| Speaker occupation: |
Teacher
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| Age at speaking: |
80
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| Document date: |
03-Jan-2000
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| Interviewer: |
Ramage, Marty
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| Locations discussed: |
Mississippi; North America; United States
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| Topics discussed - ASP terms: |
Agriculture; Cities and towns--Mississippi; City and town life--Mississippi; Community; Local history; Mississippi; Mississippi--History; North America; Oral history; United States
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| ASP release: |
2005-06
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| Document code: |
OHI0025734-27659
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