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Date Issued:
1993
Abstract/Description:
Idella Parker - author, teacher, and maid to the author Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings - speaks about her own life and the life of the author of The Yearling and Cross Creek. Idella Parker was a cook, housekeeper, and comfort to the famous author from 1940-1950. She shares an intimate story of their spirited friendship and what it was like to live in the segregated south.
Title: Idella Parker.
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Name(s): Idella Parker, Interviewee
Edythe Abdullah, Interviewer
FSCJ, college
Type of Resource: moving image
Genre: Interview
Issuance: single unit
Date Created: 1993
Date Issued: 1993
Publisher: Florida Community College at Jacksonville
Place of Publication: Jacksonville, FL
Physical Form: moving image
Extent: 30 minutes
Language(s): English
Abstract/Description: Idella Parker - author, teacher, and maid to the author Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings - speaks about her own life and the life of the author of The Yearling and Cross Creek. Idella Parker was a cook, housekeeper, and comfort to the famous author from 1940-1950. She shares an intimate story of their spirited friendship and what it was like to live in the segregated south.
Identifier: IdellaParker (IID)
Note(s): Idella Parker - author, teacher, and maid to the author Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings - speaks about her own life and the life of the author of The Yearling and Cross Creek. Idella Parker was a cook, housekeeper, and comfort to the famous author from 1940-1950. She shares an intimate story of their spirited friendship and what it was like to live in the segregated south.
Subject(s): Segregation
African Americans
Florida-history
Women household employees
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
Links: http://guides.fscj.edu/worthquoting/IdellaParker
Persistent Link to This Record: http://purl.flvc.org/fscj/fd/IdellaParker
Use and Reproduction: free to use
Host Institution: FSCJ

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