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A Sense of Community: Dudley's Truck Stop
- Creator
- Tallant, Wendy
- Dudley, Barbara
- Young, Tori
A Sense of Community: Dudley's Truck Stop
In this project, Wendy Tallant interviewed Barbara Dudley, owner of Dudley’s Truckstop Restaurant in Rocky Mount, Virginia and Dudley’s granddaughter (and Tallant’s roommate) Tori Young. Ms. Dudley spoke of how and why she opened her restaurant, how she became interested in cooking, spoke about her customers and more. Ms. Young spoke of her experiences working at the restaurant. 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
- Tallant, Wendy
- Dudley, Barbara
- Young, Tori
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Action and Adventure in Appalachia: A Conversation with Charlie Hall
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- Carner, Catherine
- Hall, Charlie Henry
- Cox, Ricky
Action and Adventure in Appalachia: A Conversation with Charlie Hall
In this project, Catherine Carner interviewed Charlie Henry Hall, in his home in Radford, Virginia. In this interview he spoke of ghosts, local history, and the Civil War. 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
- Carner, Catherine
- Hall, Charlie Henry
- Cox, Ricky
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Action and Adventure in Appalachia: A Conversation with Charlie Hall, Audio
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- Carner, Catherine
- Hall, Charlie Henry
- Cox, Ricky
Action and Adventure in Appalachia: A Conversation with Charlie Hall, Audio
In this project, Catherine Carner interviewed Charlie Henry Hall, in his home in Radford, Virginia. In this interview he spoke of ghosts, local history, and the Civil War. 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
- Carner, Catherine
- Hall, Charlie Henry
- Cox, Ricky
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Dora Simpkins: the Life, Times, and Family of a Mountain Woman
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- Simpkins, Ian
- Simpkins, Tommie Jean
- Simpkins, Allen Wayne
Dora Simpkins: the Life, Times, and Family of a Mountain Woman
In this project, Ian Simpkins interviewed Tommie Jean Simpkins and Allen Wayne Simpkins about her great grandmother, Dora Simpkins. Topics covered include clothing, healing, food, superstitions, and belief in the supernatural. 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
- Simpkins, Ian
- Simpkins, Tommie Jean
- Simpkins, Allen Wayne
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Dora Simpkins: the Life, Times, and Family of a Mountain Woman, Audio Part 1
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- Simpkins, Ian
- Simpkins, Tommie Jean
- Simpkins, Allen Wayne
Dora Simpkins: the Life, Times, and Family of a Mountain Woman, Audio Part 1
In this project, Ian Simpkins interviewed Tommie Jean Simpkins and Allen Wayne Simpkins about her great grandmother, Dora Simpkins. Topics covered include clothing, healing, food, superstitions, and belief in the supernatural. 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
- Simpkins, Ian
- Simpkins, Tommie Jean
- Simpkins, Allen Wayne
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Dora Simpkins: the Life, Times, and Family of a Mountain Woman, Audio Part 2
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- Simpkins, Ian
- Simpkins, Tommie Jean
- Simpkins, Allen Wayne
Dora Simpkins: the Life, Times, and Family of a Mountain Woman, Audio Part 2
In this project, Ian Simpkins interviewed Tommie Jean Simpkins and Allen Wayne Simpkins about her great grandmother, Dora Simpkins. Topics covered include clothing, healing, food, superstitions, and belief in the supernatural. 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
- Simpkins, Ian
- Simpkins, Tommie Jean
- Simpkins, Allen Wayne
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Family and Faith: Baptist Traditions in Asheville, North Carolina
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- Banus, Stephanie Joy
- Banus, Elizabeth Ann
- Cox, Ricky
Family and Faith: Baptist Traditions in Asheville, North Carolina
In this project, Stephanie Banus interviewed her grandmother, Elizabeth Ann Banus in Florence, South Carolina. They spoke about the Baptist church, folk music, religious tradition, and various other things involving religion. 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
- Banus, Stephanie Joy
- Banus, Elizabeth Ann
- Cox, Ricky
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Family and Faith: Baptist Traditions in Asheville, North Carolina, Audio
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- Banus, Stephanie Joy
- Banus, Elizabeth Ann
- Cox, Ricky
Family and Faith: Baptist Traditions in Asheville, North Carolina, Audio
In this project, Stephanie Banus interviewed her grandmother, Elizabeth Ann Banus in Florence, South Carolina. They spoke about the Baptist church, folk music, religious tradition, and various other things involving religion. 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
- Banus, Stephanie Joy
- Banus, Elizabeth Ann
- 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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Folklife and Coastline
- Creator
- Millard, Kyle
- Millard, Linda
Folklife and Coastline
In this project, Kyle Millard interviewed his mother Linda Millard in her home in Virginia Beach, Virginia. During the interview she talked about her early interest in sewing, her childhood, life in Virginia Beach over the years including some serious storms she lived through, her experiences in commercial crafts such as pottery as well as hand-sewn items. 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
- Millard, Kyle
- Millard, Linda
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Subject
- Appalachia20
- Folklore--Appalachia20
- Oral histories--Appalachia
- Music.5
- Religion.5
- Natural disasters.3
- Roanoke (Va.)3
- Canning and preserving.2
- Civil War.2
- Farms.2
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- Cox, Ricky14
- Flavin, Taylor3
- Gibson, Crystal3
- Parr, Matthew T.3
- Parr, Susan3
- Parr, Thomas3
- Simpkins, Allen Wayne3
- Simpkins, Ian3
- Simpkins, Tommie Jean3
- Walker, Gaylord May3
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