Oral History Interview with Loretta Myers

Kentucky Oral History Commission

Interview Log

Name of Interviewee: Loretta Myers

DOB: 12/12/1898

Birthplace: Greenup, KY

Occupation: Retired milliner

Topics Discussed in Interview: 1937 flood

Biographical and family information

Her life as a milliner and the millinery business

Interviewer comments: “Ms. Myers gave a very good description of the millinery business in this country and her involvement with it in the early 1900s.”

Place Names Discussed: Ashland (Ky.)

Washington, D.C. Curtis Key Company

Cleveland (Ohio)

Portsmouth (Ohio)

Marietta (Ohio)

C.H. Parsons & Company Rochester, N.Y. Alexandra, Louisiana Ms. Board

Columbus (Ohio)

Ironton, (Ohio)

Morehead, (Ky.)

Grayson, (Ky.)

Mr. Platt

Louisville, (Ky.)