Appalachian Regional and Rural Studies Center. Radford University
Archives & Special Collections. McConnell Library. Radford University
Description
In this Danner Rash interviewed his mother Candace Rash, and his grandparents Texas and Opal Rash. The original intent of the interview was to learn more about coal mining, but as the interview proceeded, more and more information was coming through about life in the community of Hurley, Virginia- an unincorporated community in Buchanan County, and the lost traditions of their childhoods. Topics included in this interview include learning to sew, playing games with neighborhood children, coal mining, caring for sick neighbors, gathering crops as a community, and other aspects of living in and interacting as a community. This interview is among projects created by students enrolled in English 446 (initially English 452), “Appalachian Folklore,” 1981-2019, and in graduate level counterparts English 548 and 648 “Appalachian Folk Culture(s)” offered 17 fall semesters between 1987 and 2009. Minimally contain collector’s introduction and analysis, transcribed informant interviews, and excerpted and labeled examples of oral, customary, and/or material folklore/folklife collected primarily within the Appalachian region. Most include also tables of contents, informant information, indexes (outlines) of interviews, photographs, miscellaneous paper items, and indexes of informants, genres, and geographic locations. Accompanying audio recordings (several minutes to 2+ hours). Transferred to McConnell Library Archives & Special Collections from Appalachian Regional and Rural Studies Center, Fall 2013.
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