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Conversation with Gurney Norman (1985)
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- Lanier, Parks
- Norman, Gurney
Conversation with Gurney Norman (1985)
This video is one in a continuing series of interview videos conducted by Parks Lanier, of Radford University's Department of English. In this series, Dr. Lanier interviews featured authors from the yearly Highland Summer Conference held on the campus of Radford University. In this conversation, he talks with Gurney Norman, one of the featured artists of the 8th Annual Highland Summer Conference held in the summer of 1985. The Highland Summer Conference is held yearly and consists of classes, readings and personal interaction with featured Appalachian authors.- Creator
- Lanier, Parks
- Norman, Gurney
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James Still (1985)
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- Lanier, Parks
- Edwards, Grace Toney
- Still, James
James Still (1985)
Public reading by James Still, one of the featured authors from the 8th Highland Summer Conference held on the campus of Radford University in the summer of 1985. The Highland Summer Conference is held yearly and consists of classes, readings and personal interaction with featured Appalachian authors.- Creator
- Lanier, Parks
- Edwards, Grace Toney
- Still, James
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Conversation with James Still (1985)
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- Lanier, Parks
- Still, James
Conversation with James Still (1985)
This video is one in a continuing series of interview videos conducted by Parks Lanier, of Radford University's Department of English. In this series, Dr. Lanier interviews featured authors from the yearly Highland Summer Conference held on the campus of Radford University. In this conversation, he talks with James Still, one of the featured artists of the 8th Annual Highland Summer Conference held in the summer of 1985. The Highland Summer Conference is held yearly and consists of classes, readings and personal interaction with featured Appalachian authors.- Creator
- Lanier, Parks
- Still, James
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Unforgettable Experiences: Dealing with the Flood of 1985
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- Parr, Matthew T.
- Gibson, Crystal
- Parr, Susan
- Parr, Thomas
- Cox, Ricky
Unforgettable Experiences: Dealing with the Flood of 1985
In this Matthew Parr interviewed his parents, Thomas and Susan Parr, and Crystal Gibson about a flood in Roanoke Virginia in 1985. During the interview, the three interviewees told personal stories of how they dealt with and survived the flood. 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
- Parr, Matthew T.
- Gibson, Crystal
- Parr, Susan
- Parr, Thomas
- Cox, Ricky
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Unforgettable Experiences: Dealing with the Flood of 1985, Audio Part 1
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- Parr, Matthew T.
- Gibson, Crystal
- Parr, Susan
- Parr, Thomas
- Cox, Ricky
Unforgettable Experiences: Dealing with the Flood of 1985, Audio Part 1
In this Matthew Parr interviewed his parents, Thomas and Susan Parr, and Crystal Gibson about a flood in Roanoke Virginia in 1985. During the interview, the three interviewees told personal stories of how they dealt with and survived the flood. 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
- Parr, Matthew T.
- Gibson, Crystal
- Parr, Susan
- Parr, Thomas
- Cox, Ricky
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Unforgettable Experiences: Dealing with the Flood of 1985, Audio Part 2
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- Parr, Matthew T.
- Gibson, Crystal
- Parr, Susan
- Parr, Thomas
- Cox, Ricky
Unforgettable Experiences: Dealing with the Flood of 1985, Audio Part 2
In this Matthew Parr interviewed his parents, Thomas and Susan Parr, and Crystal Gibson about a flood in Roanoke Virginia in 1985. During the interview, the three interviewees told personal stories of how they dealt with and survived the flood. 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
- Parr, Matthew T.
- Gibson, Crystal
- Parr, Susan
- Parr, Thomas
- Cox, Ricky
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- Radford University31
- John Preston McConnell Library29
- American literature Appalachian Region. Southern3
- Appalachia3
- Appalachian Region. Southern3
- Authors, American3
- Authors, American 20th century interviews.3
- Folklore--Appalachia3
- Interviews3
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- Cox, Ricky3
- Gibson, Crystal3
- Lanier, Parks3
- Parr, Matthew T.3
- Parr, Susan3
- Parr, Thomas3
- Still, James2
- Edwards, Grace Toney1
- Lawrence, Virginia Deal1
- Norman, Gurney1
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