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Beverly Fenn

July 1, 2015

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Camphill Ghent

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Janice Brockley

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Summary:

This interview was conducted by Janice Brockley with Beverly Fenn in her room at Camphill Ghent on July 1, 2015.  The beginning of the interview is spent looking for a pair of earrings. Fenn briefly described her move from New Jersey, where she was born and grew up, to New York.

The length of the interview is a reflection of narrator’s desire to end the interview.

This brief interview might be of interest to those researching life in Camphill Ghent.

Interviewer Bio:
Janice Brockley

Janice Brockley is an associate professor of history at Jackson State University in Mississippi. She specializes in the history of intellectual disability, family, and Childhood.

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