Education in a Different Century: A Look At A Day of School in Appalachia
- Creator
- Venteicher-Shulman, Tessica
- Wilson, Epsie
- Buzard, Vernie
- Trail, Almeda Williams
Education in a Different Century: A Look At A Day of School in Appalachia
In this project, Tessica Venteicher-Shulman went to a local retirement home and interviewed Epsie Wilson, Vernie Buzard, and Almeda Trail to learn more about what school was like for a student in the beginning of the 20th century. Topics discussed include class size, subjects taught, club and social activities, getting to school, and teachers. 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
- Venteicher-Shulman, Tessica
- Wilson, Epsie
- Buzard, Vernie
- Trail, Almeda Williams