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Religious and Spiritual Verse: Appalachian Poetry
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- Salaita, Steven
- Riddle, Rita Sizemore
- Minick, Jim
Religious and Spiritual Verse: Appalachian Poetry
In this project, Steven Salaita, a budding poet, interviewed two other Appalachian poets, Rita Sizemore Riddle, and Jim Minick, both of Radford University. Mr. Salaita decided to focus on religion and spirituality in Appalachian poetry, and found Ms. Riddle to be personally religious but one who does not much about spirituality in her work, while Mr. Minick is not personally religious but writes extensively about spirituality in his work. This 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
- Salaita, Steven
- Riddle, Rita Sizemore
- Minick, Jim
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Tilling the Soul. Vegetable Gardening as Tradition
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- Owens, Nicole
- Owens, Louit "Buz"
- Owens, Mary Kay
- Belcher, Gene
Tilling the Soul. Vegetable Gardening as Tradition
In this project, Nicole Owens explored the question of why so many Appalachian still maintain vegetable gardens since grocery stores are so prevalent and food is so inexpensive. To answer this question, and to learn more about her connection to it, she interviewed members of her own family, who still do and have always maintained a garden. Through these interviews, Ms. Owens determined that gardening involves elements of tradition, pride, and spirituality that are just as important as the actual food that the garden produces. This 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
- Owens, Nicole
- Owens, Louit "Buz"
- Owens, Mary Kay
- Belcher, Gene
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The Rorrer Store Weaving Close Knit Threads of a Mountain Community. Life and Times of a Country Store
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- Quesenberry, Sherri Rorrer
- Williams, Ruby
- Rorrer, Billy Ellis
- Rorrer, Darlene Meredith
- Rorrer, Charles Patrick
- Crigger, Hilda
- Jones, Betty
- Rorrer, Kenneth
The Rorrer Store Weaving Close Knit Threads of a Mountain Community. Life and Times of a Country Store
In this project, Sherri Rorrer Quesenberry, after reflecting on her family’s history decided to focus on a general store that her grandparents ran. Like other general stores, The Rorrer store helped create a feeling of community where people would meet and visit with each other; would both buy and trade goods to obtain the things they needed for their daily lives- things such as tobacco, grain, kerosene, fatback, salted fish and cloth. Often, and in this case, general store owners would help the community by offering credit to struggling families. Ms. Quesenberry conducted interviews with family members and former customers of the store to present a picture of the community that formed in part thanks to the Rorrer Store. This 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
- Quesenberry, Sherri Rorrer
- Williams, Ruby
- Rorrer, Billy Ellis
- Rorrer, Darlene Meredith
- Rorrer, Charles Patrick
- Crigger, Hilda
- Jones, Betty
- Rorrer, Kenneth
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Where the Men Meet: Tales of a Wytheville, Virginia Gas Station
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- Burris-Stanley, Theresa
- Houseman, Ronald Elbert
- Dowdy, Danny Jake
- Wolford, Jim
- Coe, Charles E.
Where the Men Meet: Tales of a Wytheville, Virginia Gas Station
Theresa Burris-Stanley was a frequent customer of Houseman’s Citgo in Wytheville, Virginia, and because of this, she was able to observe that a group of mostly retirement aged men seemed to meet and visit each other each day at that same station. Ms. Burris-Stanley could often learn details of road conditions, accidents, and various personal stories while she was there. She thought of that station a lot, and wondered why the men congregated there, when that started, what they talked about and that served as the basis for this project. This 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
- Burris-Stanley, Theresa
- Houseman, Ronald Elbert
- Dowdy, Danny Jake
- Wolford, Jim
- Coe, Charles E.
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- Appalachia4
- Folklore--Appalachia
- Oral histories--Appalachia
- Gardening.1
- Gardens.1
- General stores1
- Minick, Jim, 1964-1
- Poetry.1
- Riddle, Rita Sizemore, 1941-1
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- Belcher, Gene1
- Burris-Stanley, Theresa1
- Coe, Charles E.1
- Crigger, Hilda1
- Dowdy, Danny Jake1
- Houseman, Ronald Elbert1
- Jones, Betty1
- Minick, Jim1
- Owens, Louit "Buz"1
- Owens, Mary Kay1
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