Lewis Mullins: A Look into his Life and Living in Appalachia
- Creator
- Aigner, Amanda Renae
- Mullins, Lewis
Lewis Mullins: A Look into his Life and Living in Appalachia
In this project, Amanda Aigner interviewed her grandfather, Lewis Mullins about his life. Ms. Aigner realized she did not know much about him, despite growing up with him and used this project to remedy that situation. Mr. Mullins spoke of growing up in Roanoke, Virginia, hard times as a family during World War 2, Christmas, and day-to-day life as a child. 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.
- Creator
- Aigner, Amanda Renae
- Mullins, Lewis