Scope and Contents

In this oral history interview, Edith Crutchfield, a long time D.C. resident, discusses her life and experiences moving from Culpeper, Virginia, to Washington, D.C. Mrs. Crutchfield discusses her upbringing in Culpeper, Virginia, moving to D.C. at age sixteen, and the racial and cultural similarities/differences between the District and the Culpeper. She also discusses the current political climate and the regression she has seen in recent years.

Scope and Contents

In this oral history interview, Edith Crutchfield, a long time D.C. resident, discusses her life and experiences moving from Culpeper, Virginia, to Washington, D.C. Mrs. Crutchfield discusses her upbringing in Culpeper, Virginia, moving to D.C. at age sixteen, and the racial and cultural similarities/differences between the District and the Culpeper. She also discusses the current political climate and the regression she has seen in recent years.

Scope and Contents

In this oral history interview, Edith Crutchfield, a long time D.C. resident, discusses her life and experiences moving from Culpeper, Virginia, to Washington, D.C. Mrs. Crutchfield discusses her upbringing in Culpeper, Virginia, moving to D.C. at age sixteen, and the racial and cultural similarities/differences between the District and the Culpeper. She also discusses the current political climate and the regression she has seen in recent years.

Scope and Contents This is the first session of a life history interview with Edith Crutchfield. In this interview Ms. Crutchfield primarily discusses her early life in Culpeper, Virginia, before moving to Washington, D.C., at age 17 in 1953. In discussing her upbringing, Ms. Edith talks extensively about her family life with her parents and nine sisters. She talks about her parents work and explains that she and all her sisters began domestic work at age 11. Ms. Edith also discusses her educational...

Scope and Contents This is the first session of a life history interview with Edith Crutchfield. In this interview Ms. Crutchfield primarily discusses her early life in Culpeper, Virginia, before moving to Washington, D.C., at age 17 in 1953. In discussing her upbringing, Ms. Edith talks extensively about her family life with her parents and nine sisters. She talks about her parents work and explains that she and all her sisters began domestic work at age 11. Ms. Edith also discusses her educational...

Scope and Contents This is the first session of a life history interview with Edith Crutchfield. In this interview Ms. Crutchfield primarily discusses her early life in Culpeper, Virginia, before moving to Washington, D.C., at age 17 in 1953. In discussing her upbringing, Ms. Edith talks extensively about her family life with her parents and nine sisters. She talks about her parents work and explains that she and all her sisters began domestic work at age 11. Ms. Edith also discusses her educational...

Scope and Contents This is the second session of a life history interview with Edith Crutchfield. In this interview Ms. Crutchfield reflects on her upbringing in Culpeper, Virginia, the move to Washington, D.C., in 1953 at age 17, and her life in Washington. She speaks about her experiences with segregation and discrimination in D.C. and discusses how she and her sisters helped each other transition into life in Washington. Ms. Crutchfield recalls being able to vote for the first time when the District was...

Scope and Contents This is the second session of a life history interview with Edith Crutchfield. In this interview Ms. Crutchfield reflects on her upbringing in Culpeper, Virginia, the move to Washington, D.C., in 1953 at age 17, and her life in Washington. She speaks about her experiences with segregation and discrimination in D.C. and discusses how she and her sisters helped each other transition into life in Washington. Ms. Crutchfield recalls being able to vote for the first time when the District was...

Scope and Contents This is the second session of a life history interview with Edith Crutchfield. In this interview Ms. Crutchfield reflects on her upbringing in Culpeper, Virginia, the move to Washington, D.C., in 1953 at age 17, and her life in Washington. She speaks about her experiences with segregation and discrimination in D.C. and discusses how she and her sisters helped each other transition into life in Washington. Ms. Crutchfield recalls being able to vote for the first time when the District was...

Scope and Contents This is the third session of a life history interview with Ms. Edith Crutchfield. This interview was recorded at three different locations in the Park View and Petworth neighborhoods of Washington, D.C. The first two locations, 3316 Warder Street NW and 4125 New Hampshire Ave NW, are residences where Ms. Crutchfield lived in the years after she first arrived in Washington in August 1953. The final location is Ms. Crutchfield’s current home on Rock Creek Church Road NW. In this interview Ms....