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Butch Cottrell and a Life Full of Stories: Tales From the Mountains of West Virginia
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- Myers, Christy
- Cottrell, Kenneth Eugene
Butch Cottrell and a Life Full of Stories: Tales From the Mountains of West Virginia
In this project Christy Myers interviewed her grandfather, Kenneth Eugene (Butch) Cottrell at his home in Naoma, West Virginia. Mr. Cottrell told many stories about his life including ones about working in coal mines, growing up in a coal mining community, various house he lived in over the years, hunting, and moonshine. 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
- Myers, Christy
- Cottrell, Kenneth Eugene
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Butch Cottrell and a Life Full of Stories: Tales From the Mountains of West Virginia, Audio
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- Myers, Christy
- Cottrell, Kenneth Eugene
Butch Cottrell and a Life Full of Stories: Tales From the Mountains of West Virginia, Audio
In this project Christy Myers interviewed her grandfather, Kenneth Eugene (Butch) Cottrell at his home in Naoma, West Virginia. Mr. Cottrell told many stories about his life including ones about working in coal mines, growing up in a coal mining community, various house he lived in over the years, hunting, and moonshine. 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
- Myers, Christy
- Cottrell, Kenneth Eugene
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Coal Mining in Appalachia: A Family Tradition
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- Moore, Stephanie
- Moore, Steven
- Moore, Randy
- Moore, Imelda
- Moore, Shirley
- Moore, Vernoy
- Moore, Rita
- Funk, Hoover
- Funk, Avia Amburgey
Coal Mining in Appalachia: A Family Tradition
In this project, Stephanie Moore wrote about the importance of coal mining in her family. Both sides of her family had been miners for at least three generations, so she knew there was a long and important history and she was eager to record it. This 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, Stephanie
- Moore, Steven
- Moore, Randy
- Moore, Imelda
- Moore, Shirley
- Moore, Vernoy
- Moore, Rita
- Funk, Hoover
- Funk, Avia Amburgey
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Divine Tales of Family Coal Mining
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- Howery, Rae Anne
- Cheek, Barnes
- Howery, Rodney
- Howery, Terri
Divine Tales of Family Coal Mining
In this project, Rae Anne Howery interviewed three members of her family- Barnes Cheek, Rodney Howery, and Terri Howery about life in a coal community. During the interviews she got insight about coal mining and living in a coal mining town from the perspective of a coal miner’s wife, a coal miner, and from coal mining men as well. 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
- Howery, Rae Anne
- Cheek, Barnes
- Howery, Rodney
- Howery, Terri
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Getting Out of East Palestine: The Memories of a Small Town
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- Newman, Alexandra L.
- Hulton, Bonnie Lou
- Hulton, Donald Eugene
Getting Out of East Palestine: The Memories of a Small Town
In this project, Alexandra L. Newman spoke with her grandparents Bonny Lou, and Donald Eugene Hulton about growing up in East Palestine, Ohio, military service, the coal mining business, small town economies, religion, and starting a 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
- Newman, Alexandra L.
- Hulton, Bonnie Lou
- Hulton, Donald Eugene
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Getting Out of East Palestine: The Memories of a Small Town, Audio
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- Newman, Alexandra L.
- Hulton, Bonnie Lou
- Hulton, Donald Eugene
Getting Out of East Palestine: The Memories of a Small Town, Audio
In this project, Alexandra L. Newman spoke with her grandparents Bonny Lou, and Donald Eugene Hulton about growing up in East Palestine, Ohio, military service, the coal mining business, small town economies, religion, and starting a 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
- Newman, Alexandra L.
- Hulton, Bonnie Lou
- Hulton, Donald Eugene
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Growing Up in Coal Dust: An Account of Life in a Coal Mining Camp in Inman, Virginia
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- Collier, Jessica Paige
- Collier, Paige
- Caudill, Jim
- Burchett, Joyce
- Marcum, Nancy
Growing Up in Coal Dust: An Account of Life in a Coal Mining Camp in Inman, Virginia
In this project, Jessica Collier interviewed members of her family to report on life in a coal mining camp. The family lived in an inactive coal camp, but were still tied to coal mining and this project gave Ms. Collier a chance to learn detailed family history, and to ask questions with the intent to preserve the answers for future readers. This 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
- Collier, Jessica Paige
- Collier, Paige
- Caudill, Jim
- Burchett, Joyce
- Marcum, Nancy
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Happiness and Hardship: A Day in the Life of a Coal Miner
- Creator
- Breeding, Amanda
- Breeding, Roy
- Christian, Fred
Happiness and Hardship: A Day in the Life of a Coal Miner
Amanda Breeding is a member of a coal mining family and did this project in part to find out how mines have changed over the years, to hear about the pony mines, and to learn more about scrip that miners were paid with. She interviewed her grandfather, Roy Breeding, and the father of her fiancée, Fred Christian- both of whom are coal miners. This 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
- Breeding, Amanda
- Breeding, Roy
- Christian, Fred
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Lost Traditions: Neighbors Helping Neighbors
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- Rash, Danner
- Rash, Candace
- Rash, Texas
- Rash, Opal
Lost Traditions: Neighbors Helping Neighbors
In this Danner Rash interviewed his mother Candace Rash, and his grandparents Texas and Opal Rash. The original intent of the interview was to learn more about coal mining, but as the interview proceeded, more and more information was coming through about life in the community of Hurley, Virginia- an unincorporated community in Buchanan County, and the lost traditions of their childhoods. Topics included in this interview include learning to sew, playing games with neighborhood children, coal mining, caring for sick neighbors, gathering crops as a community, and other aspects of living in and interacting as a community. 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
- Rash, Danner
- Rash, Candace
- Rash, Texas
- Rash, Opal
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Reflections of Coal Mining in Haysi, Va
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- Yates, Amber S.
- Davis, Barry
- Yates, Lois W.
- Mitchell, Elsie
- Yates, David C.
Reflections of Coal Mining in Haysi, Va
In this project, Amber S. Yates interviewed several members of her family about living in coal mining camps, about their experiences with coal mining, and about the traditions and ways of forming a community among miners and their families. This 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
- Yates, Amber S.
- Davis, Barry
- Yates, Lois W.
- Mitchell, Elsie
- Yates, David C.
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- Folklore--Appalachia17
- Oral histories--Appalachia17
- Coal mines and mining.7
- Distilling, Illicit.2
- Mining2
- Big Stone Gap (Va.)1
- Coal mining1
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- Davis, Barry4
- Mitchell, Elsie4
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- Yates, David C.4
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- Cottrell, Kenneth Eugene2
- Hulton, Bonnie Lou2
- Hulton, Donald Eugene2
- Myers, Christy2
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