Kathleen Hodges Interview

Kathleen Winborne Hodges began school at Appalachian State University in September of 1941 after attending Louisburg Junior College from 1939-1940. Kathleen graduated from the university in May of 1943 with a bachelor’s in English and spent her life teaching and running a hardware company with her husband in Boone. She lived in Florida for a short while but came back to Boone after realizing how much she missed the mountain atmosphere.

Information discussed in the interview: childhood, early education, attendance at Appalachian State University, the dormitories, social events and habits, daily life, weather, relationships, sports, class life, jobs held while at school, the library, and life after graduation.

Appalachian State University

2006-10-05

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MP3

Interviews

English

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5108_TAPE_03_SIDE_A_KathleenHodges_2006_1005_AC

Boone (N.C.)

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2000-2010