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Thoroughly Committed: Floyd County's Dedication to Education in the Early Twentieth Century
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- Derrick, Ruth
- Brown, Effie King
- Short, Bernice
- Whitenack, Mason L.
Thoroughly Committed: Floyd County's Dedication to Education in the Early Twentieth Century
In this project Ruth Derrick interviewed Effie King Brown, Bernice Short, and Mason L. Whitenack. The interviews centered on one-room schools and because Ms. Derrick attended a one room school in Wisconsin in the 1950s, she was eager to compare and contrast that to those in Floyd County, Virginia in the 1920s. Ms. Brown was a teacher in a one-room school, Ms. Short and Mr. Whitenack were both students in one-room schools. Topics covered included the naming of schools, where the land came from, school activities, student perspectives and much 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
- Derrick, Ruth
- Brown, Effie King
- Short, Bernice
- Whitenack, Mason L.
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A Taste of History: Preserving the One-Room School Culture in Floyd County, Virginia
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- Derrick, Ruth
- Brown, Effie King
- Whitenack, Mason L.
- Albert, Nola
- Shelor, Dwight
- Wimmer, Diana
- Baldwin, Amy
- Marshall, Courtney
A Taste of History: Preserving the One-Room School Culture in Floyd County, Virginia
This project was completed by Ruth Derrick in May of 2008 as part of a directed study under Dr. Grace Toney Edwards. The purpose of this project was to research and preserve information about one and two room schools in Floyd County. Ms. Derrick interviewed Effie King Brown, Mason L. Whitenack, Nola Albert, Dwight Shelor, Diana Wimmer, Amy Baldwin, and Courtney Marshall, all of whom attended or taught at one room schools. Transferred to McConnell Library Archives & Special Collections from Appalachian Regional and Rural Studies Center, Fall 2013.- Creator
- Derrick, Ruth
- Brown, Effie King
- Whitenack, Mason L.
- Albert, Nola
- Shelor, Dwight
- Wimmer, Diana
- Baldwin, Amy
- Marshall, Courtney
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School House Perspectives. Two Views of Education in the 1930's
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- Robbins, Ashley
- Sanders, Olivine
- Pennington, Ola
School House Perspectives. Two Views of Education in the 1930's
In this project, Ashley Robbins interviewed her grandmother, Ola Pennington, and Olivine Sanders to learn more about education in the 1930s. Ms. Pennington was born in a coal mining camp in Pocahontas, West Virginia and attended a private school in White Top; Ms. Sanders was a teacher from 1930-1972 and started her career teaching in a two room schoolhouse in Buckeye Holler. The two interviewees provide two very different sides of the education process. 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
- Robbins, Ashley
- Sanders, Olivine
- Pennington, Ola
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- Appalachia
- Education.3
- Folklore--Appalachia3
- Oral histories--Appalachia3
- Schoolhouses3
- Teachers.
- Teaching.
- Education, Rural.2
- Floyd County (Va)1
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- Brown, Effie King2
- Derrick, Ruth2
- Whitenack, Mason L.2
- Albert, Nola1
- Baldwin, Amy1
- Marshall, Courtney1
- Pennington, Ola1
- Robbins, Ashley1
- Sanders, Olivine1
- Shelor, Dwight1
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