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Lost Traditions: Neighbors Helping Neighbors
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- Rash, Danner
- Rash, Candace
- Rash, Texas
- Rash, Opal
Lost Traditions: Neighbors Helping Neighbors
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.- Creator
- Rash, Danner
- Rash, Candace
- Rash, Texas
- Rash, Opal
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Times in the Mountains: The Stories of Maggie Lee Horn
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- Horn, Cameron R.
- Horn, Maggie
Times in the Mountains: The Stories of Maggie Lee Horn
In this project, Cameron Horn interviewed her grandmother, Maggie Horn about her life growing up on Bradshaw Mountain in West Virginia. During the interview, Ms. Horn talked about various superstitions, gardening and the scheduling of planting things, practical jokes among family members, different methods of heating their house, gathering plants in the mountains to use around the house, and many other details related to life in McDowell County. 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
- Horn, Cameron R.
- Horn, Maggie
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Murderous Mary: One Small Town and One Big Elephant
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- Gentry, Shelley
- Griffith, Charles
- Rose, Larry
Murderous Mary: One Small Town and One Big Elephant
In this project, Shelley Gentry interviewed Charles Griffith, and Larry Rose to learn more about the town of Erwin, Tennessee. The town is known for two unrelated events, the hanging of a circus elephant named Big Mary, and the killing of Georgia Lee Collins. These two topics as well as other information about the town were discussed in the interviews, as well as the town’s history of poor race relations. 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
- Gentry, Shelley
- Griffith, Charles
- Rose, Larry
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Diggin' Up History at the Radford Arsenal. Life Beyond the Gates According to the Shepard Family
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- Sheppard, Amanda J.
- Shephard, Joey
- Shephard, Franklin T.
- Shephard, Gerald W.
Diggin' Up History at the Radford Arsenal. Life Beyond the Gates According to the Shepard Family
In this project, Amanda J. Sheppard interviewed Joey, Franklin and Gerald Shephard, all who had worked at the Radford Army Ammunition Plant with the intent to learn more about the plant, its history, and what it was like to work there. 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
- Sheppard, Amanda J.
- Shephard, Joey
- Shephard, Franklin T.
- Shephard, Gerald W.
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Old Time Vesuvius. Memories From the Humphries Family
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- Humphries, Jenna
- Humphries, Robert
- Humphries, Katherine
- Painter, Betsy
Old Time Vesuvius. Memories From the Humphries Family
In this project, Jenna Humphries interviewed her father, Robert Humphries; her aunt, Betsy Painter; and her grandmother, Katherine Humphries about the town of Vesuvius, Virginia. The town was home to a foundry that made plows, farm implements, and other items and was started in 1843. The foundry created so much smoke that the town became known as Vesuvius. Topics covered in these interviews include attending a one-room schoolhouse, the foundry and its workers, the train that runs through the town, the Osceola Mill where people bought flour and corn meal, and other topics. 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
- Humphries, Jenna
- Humphries, Robert
- Humphries, Katherine
- Painter, Betsy
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Funny Stories I Married Into: The Funny Side of White Mountain
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- Jewell, Teresa Stutso
- Mullins, Ella Jean
- Jewell, Shelby
- Jewell, Elbert "Ebby" Jr.
Funny Stories I Married Into: The Funny Side of White Mountain
In this project, Teresa Stutso Jewell asked members of her family to tell stories. These stories provide a personal accounting of their lives and include topics such as playing music, hunting, and just living life in general. 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
- Jewell, Teresa Stutso
- Mullins, Ella Jean
- Jewell, Shelby
- Jewell, Elbert "Ebby" Jr.
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The Common Communicators: Musicians in Appalachia
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- Marye, Jennifer
- Elswick, Don
- Elswick, Manny
The Common Communicators: Musicians in Appalachia
In this project, Jennifer Marye interviewed Don and Manny Elswick, of Tazewell, Virginia. The Elswicks are musicians and play as a duo and use mandolin, guitar and piano in their act. The interview was conducted to learn more about why they play music, what they hope the listener gains from it, how they got their start playing, and what it is like playing in a family band. 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
- Marye, Jennifer
- Elswick, Don
- Elswick, Manny
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The People of Clearfork
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- Neel, Sarah
- Higginbotham, L. Elizabeth
- Neel, Anna Lee
- Neel, William F.
- Pruett, Mary
- Pruett, Joe
The People of Clearfork
In this Sarah Neel interviewed several people from the town of Clearfork, Virginia with the intent of learning more about the town and the people who live there. Ms. Neel focused on two types of people: farmers who are still farming the land that has been in their family for generations, and on the school teachers. In Cleafork the men are farmers and the women are teachers, there is no general store but Shawvers Mill is a local business where people mill lumber and grind grains- in addition, people frequently trade amongst themselves for items they need but don’t have. The town of Clearfork is composed of many members of the same family, and of people who are like family. 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
- Neel, Sarah
- Higginbotham, L. Elizabeth
- Neel, Anna Lee
- Neel, William F.
- Pruett, Mary
- Pruett, Joe
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Life in the 1930s
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- McCann, Christina
- Williams, Anna
Life in the 1930s
In this project, Christina McCann interviewed Anna Williams, and Gertrude Harris about life in Appalachia in the 1930s. Topics in these interviews include how families during the Great Depression got food and clothing, talk of various games they played and music they listened to, and information about living life in general. 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
- McCann, Christina
- Williams, Anna
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Scaring New Students The Ghost Stories of Radford University
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- Poston, Lori
- Ford, Renee
- Wallace, Paris
- Parker, Kaelyn
- Macabee, Hannah
- Boyd, Jamie
- Smith, Jane
Scaring New Students The Ghost Stories of Radford University
In this Lori Poston interviewed several Radford University students to learn more about what stories modern students are telling. 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
- Poston, Lori
- Ford, Renee
- Wallace, Paris
- Parker, Kaelyn
- Macabee, Hannah
- Boyd, Jamie
- Smith, Jane
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