Collection consists of oral histories conducted by Morehead State University students for the 60th anniversary of the Rowan County, Kentucky flood of 1939. Included with the oral histories are newspaper reports of the flood and photographs taken afterwards.
Articles
George Walter Adkins - Oral History, George Walter Adkins
Christine Barker - Oral History, Christine Barker
Cliff Barker - Oral History, Cliff Barker
Pucky Bradley - Oral History, Pucky Bradley
Burnis Bucker - Oral History, Burnis Buckner
Edith Cline - Oral History, Edith Cline
Lloyd Dean - Oral History, Lloyd Dean
Jack and Janis Ellis - Oral History (part 1), Jack Ellis and Janis Ellis
Jack and Janis Ellis - Oral History (part 2), Jack Ellis and Janis Ellis
Transcripts to Jack and Janis Ellis Oral History Interview, Jack Ellis and Janis Ellis
Minnie Fannin - Oral History, Minnie Fannin
Libby Fraley - Oral History, Libby Fraley
Flood Survivors - Oral History, Gene Hand
Jay Harmon - Oral History, Jay Harmon
Alpha Hutchinson - Oral History, Alpha Hutchinson
Mary Alice Jayne - Oral History, Mary Alice Jayne
Julia Kautz - Oral History, Julia Kautz
Nellie Keeton - Oral History, Nellie Keeton
Mynea Ferguson Lewis - Oral History, Mynea Ferguson Lewis
James Logan Mynhier - Oral History (part 1), James Logan Mynhier
James Logan Mynhier - Oral History (part 2), James Logan Mynhier
Billie Pierce - Oral History, Billie Pierce
Dwight Pierce - Oral History, Dwight Pierce
Cordie Snipes - Oral History, Cordie Snipes
Hattie Sparkman - Oral History, Hattie Sparkman
Arthur Stewart - Oral History, Arthur Stewart
Omer Trent - Oral History, Omer Trent
Flood of 1939 Scrapbook, Unknown
Photograph - Flood of 1939, Unknown
Photograph - Flood of 1939, Unknown
Photograph - Flood of 1939, Unknown
Photograph - Flood of 1939, Unknown
Photograph - Flood of 1939, Unknown
Photograph - Flood of 1939, Unknown
Photograph - Flood of 1939, Unknown
Photograph - Flood of 1939, Unknown
Photograph - Flood of 1939, Unknown
Photograph - Flood of 1939, Unknown
Photograph - Flood of 1939, Unknown
Photograph - Flood of 1939, Unknown
Agnes Williams' Recollections, Agnes Williams
Books
Notable Local Floods of 1939: Part 2. Flood of July 5, 1939 in Eastern Kentucky, Floyd F. Schrader
News Articles
Carter Damaged over Million, Carter County Herald
Flash Floods Take 55 Lives in Kentucky, Chicago Tribune
Morehead Memories (People and Places): The Flood, Jack Ellis
Morehead Memories (People and Places): The Flood (Aftermath), Jack Ellis
Great Flood, Margie Gullet and Inkpot Magazine
Flash Floods Found Legionnaires Rady with Relief for Suffers, Kentucky Legionnaire
132 Feared Drowned in Rowan, Breathitt as 20 Foot Wall of Water Wrecks Homes, Louisville Courier-Journal
Breathitt County Death Toll May Reach 100, Louisville Courier-Journal
It was a Two Week Flood in about Six Hours, Louisville Courier-Journal
Morehead Flood Havoc Told in Pictures, Louisville Courier-Journal
Scores of Flood Victims Swept into River, Louisville Courier-Journal
25 Die in Flood; $2,000,000 in Damage, Morehead Independent
25 Die in Flood; $2,000,000 in Damage / Mass Funeral Services Held, Morehead Independent
700 Families to Get Assistance from Red Cross, Morehead Independent
County to Give Over $1000 in Red Cross Drive, Morehead Independent
Red Cross Drive Goes Over Top - 1,399.56 Received, Morehead Independent
Clark Lane gives Account of Flood in Trade Journal, Morehead Independent (Morehead, Ky.)
Corbie Ellington Post Flood Report in State Magazine, Morehead Independent (Morehead, Ky.)
Jennings Lauded by Board for NYA Work Here, Morehead Independent (Morehead, Ky.)
Our Thanks to the A.C.N.R., Morehead Independent (Morehead, Ky.)
Red Cross Reports Spending $31,154 for Flood Relief in Rowan County, Morehead Independent (Morehead, Ky.)
The July 4, 1939 Flash Flood Worst in History, Morehead News (Morehead, Ky.)
'39 Flood Not Forgotten, Morehead News (Morehead, Ky.) and Lourel Hoskins
33 to 100 Drowned in Kentucky Towns by 'Flash' Floods, New York Times
Flash Flood Takes 50 Lives in State, Paintsville Herald
Kentucky Counts 100 Dead in Flood, Portsmouth Times
Morehead Swept by 'Flash' Flood as Town Sleeps, Portsmouth Times
Morehead Turn to General Cleanup after Last Rites are Held for 25 flood Victims, Portsmouth Times
Sightseers Block Morehead Roads, Portsmouth Times
Case Workers of Red Cross Investigate Claims, Rowan County News
Flood Cleanup is Making Headway, Rowan County News
Flash Flood to be Studied by Government, Rowan County News (Morehead, Ky.)
Mrs. Elizabeth Maxey Dies at Age of 80; at Clearfield Home: Was One of Heroines of July Flood when She Saved her Bedfast Husband, Rowan County News (Morehead, Ky.)
Red Cross to be Commended, Rowan County News (Morehead, Ky.)
Red Cross Work to be Finished by Saturday, Rowan County News (Morehead, Ky.)
Stories of Human Interest may now be told for Historians, Rowan County News (Morehead, Ky.)
Breathitt County Notes on Flood of 1939, Unknown
38 to 100 Drowned in Kentucky as Floods Sweeps away Houses; Aid Rushed to Stricken Area, Washington Evening Star