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Living Without Technology: Growing up Female in Southwest Virginia
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- Hill, Joslyn
- Flanary, Ruth
Living Without Technology: Growing up Female in Southwest Virginia
This project, by Joslyn Hill focused on her grandmother, Ruth Flanary, and how her life had been lived and has changed over time. Topics covered in this interview include canning, making buttermilk, making clothes, raising children, and how technology makes things different today. Not necessarily better, but different. 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
- Hill, Joslyn
- Flanary, Ruth
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Preserving Food: A Way of Life
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- Blevins, Megan
- Smith, Robert L.
- Allen, Jo Ann
- Clark, William
- Blevins, Connie
- Cox, Ricky
Preserving Food: A Way of Life
In this project, Emily Wiley interviewed Robert L. Smith, Jo Ann, William Clark, and Connie Blevins about the subject of food preservation. The four interviews provide various information and ideas about canning and reminiscences about how canning food has changed over the years. 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
- Blevins, Megan
- Smith, Robert L.
- Allen, Jo Ann
- Clark, William
- Blevins, Connie
- Cox, Ricky
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Growing Up Like the Waltons
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- Graham, Angie
- Graham, Allen Leon
- Cox, Ricky
Growing Up Like the Waltons
In this project, Angie Graham interviewed her father, Allen Leon Graham, who was born March 16, 1951 in Montgomery County, Virginia. The interview was conducted in Christiansburg, Virginia and covered, among other topics, farm crafts, tools, shelter, clothing, and farming. 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
- Graham, Angie
- Graham, Allen Leon
- Cox, Ricky
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Farming the Ole Timey Way: The Robinson Way
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- Webb, Nathan
- Robinson, Sterling
- Cox, Ricky
Farming the Ole Timey Way: The Robinson Way
In this project, Nathan Webb interviewed his grandfather, Sterling Robinson. Mr. Robinson grew up and worked the farm that his father also grew up on and worked and had a very deep knowledge about how to farm in the Appalachian mountains. In addition to being a farmer, Mr. Robinson had also been an agriculture teacher during his lifetime. 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
- Webb, Nathan
- Robinson, Sterling
- Cox, Ricky
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Growing Up in a Rural Community: Gary Thomas and Betty Copenhaver
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- Hutton, Jade
- Thomas, Gary
- Copenhaver, Betty
Growing Up in a Rural Community: Gary Thomas and Betty Copenhaver
In this project, Jade Hutton interviewed Gary Thomas, in Meadowview, Virginia and Betty Copenhaver, in Abingdon, Virginia. During these interviews, she heard about farmlife, gardening, killing hogs, canning, housekeeping, and other aspects of rural living. The interview was conducted in both Meadowview, and Abingdon at the respective homes of Thomas and Copenhaver. 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
- Hutton, Jade
- Thomas, Gary
- Copenhaver, Betty
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Growing Up Appalachian: The Persinger Family
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- Fuller, Mara
- Fuller, Hazel Persinger
Growing Up Appalachian: The Persinger Family
In this project, Mara Fuller interviewed her grandmother, Hazel Persinger Fuller. Ms. Fuller spoke of her childhood, religious beliefs, her superstitions, and her 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
- Fuller, Mara
- Fuller, Hazel Persinger
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Mrs. Effie King Brown - Radford's Centennial Sister. Looking Back at the Last One Hundred Years Living in Floyd County, Virginia
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- Rickert, Meghan
- Brown, Effie King
Mrs. Effie King Brown - Radford's Centennial Sister. Looking Back at the Last One Hundred Years Living in Floyd County, Virginia
In this project, Meghan Rickert interviewed Effie King Brown. Ms. Brown was born in Check, Virginia in 1910 and at the time was the oldest living graduate of Radford College. During the interview, Ms. Brown talked about growing up on a farm and all of the ways the family provided themselves with food, clothing, money, and shelter. 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
- Rickert, Meghan
- Brown, Effie King
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From Garden to Can
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- Moore, Samantha
- Cockran, Jean
- Preston, K.
- Cox, Ricky
From Garden to Can
In this project, Samantha Moore interviewed Jean Cockran and K. Preston, both teachers at Bellview Elementary School in Radford, Virginia on the subject of canning. In the interviews, the two spoke of gardening for the purpose of canning, preparing the vegetables for canning, and the canning process itself. 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
- Moore, Samantha
- Cockran, Jean
- Preston, K.
- Cox, Ricky
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Forking That Hay Just the Same as a Man Would. The Personal Account of Ms. Pauling Long's Life on the Bowles Farm
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- LaRosa, Katherine
- Long, Pauline
Forking That Hay Just the Same as a Man Would. The Personal Account of Ms. Pauling Long's Life on the Bowles Farm
In this project, Katherine LaRosa interviewed Pauline Long of Radford, Virginia. In the interview, Ms. Long spoke of growing up and working on the Bowles Farm, which has since been renamed Selu Conservancy. Ms. Long spoke of living and working on a farm in the 1930-40s in the Appalachian region, tending livestock, tending vegetables, canning, selling farm products and more. 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
- LaRosa, Katherine
- Long, Pauline
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Rising From the Ashes: The Story of Evelyn Rose Glumsic
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- Glumsic, Milena
- Glumsic, Evelyn Rose
Rising From the Ashes: The Story of Evelyn Rose Glumsic
In this project Milena Glumsic interviewed her grandmother, Evelyn Rose Glumsic of Edgewater, Maryland. Thess interviews were held over the telephone, and during them Ms. Glumsic spoke about using home remdies to heal people, gave particulars as to how to make various home remedies, spoke of canning fruits and vegetables, and differing methods of preserving meats. 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
- Glumsic, Milena
- Glumsic, Evelyn Rose
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- Folklore--Appalachia
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- Farms.18
- Cooking.9
- Apple butter5
- Gardening.4
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- Cox, Ricky4
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