Howard Dickerson: Just a One-Man-Farm
- Creator
- Curtis, Victoria
- Dickerson, Howard
Howard Dickerson: Just a One-Man-Farm
In this project Victoria Curtis interviewed Howard Dickerson, of Willis Virginia, who has worked on a farm for most of his life. Mr. Dickerson spoke of a variety of his farming endeavors including growing strawberries, raising and processing beef feed, raising beef cattle, making his own farming equipment, and his interests in working on cars. 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
- Curtis, Victoria
- Dickerson, Howard