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Life and Business Remembered by James and Hilda Harmon
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- Koutsogiannis, Elizabeth
- Harmon, Hilda
- Harmon James
Life and Business Remembered by James and Hilda Harmon
In this project Elizabeth Koutsogiannis interviewed Hilda and James Harmon about their experiences owning a general store in Floyd County, Virginia. During the interview, the Harmons talked about various products they carried, “loafers” spending time at the store, dynamite, getting in trouble for selling too much sugar to someone who was making moonshine, and working with and buying from local farmers. 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
- Koutsogiannis, Elizabeth
- Harmon, Hilda
- Harmon James
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Butch Cottrell and a Life Full of Stories: Tales From the Mountains of West Virginia
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- Myers, Christy
- Cottrell, Kenneth Eugene
Butch Cottrell and a Life Full of Stories: Tales From the Mountains of West Virginia
In this project Christy Myers interviewed her grandfather, Kenneth Eugene (Butch) Cottrell at his home in Naoma, West Virginia. Mr. Cottrell told many stories about his life including ones about working in coal mines, growing up in a coal mining community, various house he lived in over the years, hunting, and moonshine. 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
- Myers, Christy
- Cottrell, Kenneth Eugene
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Fortune and Less Fortune: The Times of Alma and James Townsend
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- Coughlin, Cynthia
- Townsend, James
- Townsend, Alma
Fortune and Less Fortune: The Times of Alma and James Townsend
In this project Cynthia Coughlin interviewed James and Alma Townsend, of Martinsville Virginia. The two talked about growing up in the mountains of Tennessee in the 1940s. 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
- Coughlin, Cynthia
- Townsend, James
- Townsend, Alma
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Butch Cottrell and a Life Full of Stories: Tales From the Mountains of West Virginia, Audio
- Creator
- Myers, Christy
- Cottrell, Kenneth Eugene
Butch Cottrell and a Life Full of Stories: Tales From the Mountains of West Virginia, Audio
In this project Christy Myers interviewed her grandfather, Kenneth Eugene (Butch) Cottrell at his home in Naoma, West Virginia. Mr. Cottrell told many stories about his life including ones about working in coal mines, growing up in a coal mining community, various house he lived in over the years, hunting, and moonshine. 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
- Myers, Christy
- Cottrell, Kenneth Eugene
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Fortune and Less Fortune: The Times of Alma and James Townsend, Audio
- Creator
- Coughlin, Cynthia
- Townsend, James
- Townsend, Alma
Fortune and Less Fortune: The Times of Alma and James Townsend, Audio
In this project Cynthia Coughlin interviewed James and Alma Townsend, of Martinsville Virginia. The two talked about growing up in the mountains of Tennessee in the 1940s. 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
- Coughlin, Cynthia
- Townsend, James
- Townsend, Alma
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Subject
- Appalachia
- Distilling, Illicit.
- Folklore--Appalachia5
- Oral histories--Appalachia5
- Coal miners2
- Agricultural products and markets1
- Farms.1
- General stores1
Creator
- Cottrell, Kenneth Eugene2
- Coughlin, Cynthia2
- Myers, Christy2
- Townsend, Alma2
- Townsend, James2
- Harmon James1
- Harmon, Hilda1
- Koutsogiannis, Elizabeth1