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April Asbury Public Reading (2016)
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- Burriss, Theresa
- Asbury, April
April Asbury Public Reading (2016)
Public reading by April Asbury, one of the featured authors from the 39th Highland Summer Conference held on the campus of Radford University in the summer of 2016. The Highland Summer Conference is held yearly and consists of classes, readings and personal interaction with featured Appalachian authors.- Creator
- Burriss, Theresa
- Asbury, April
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Dana Wildsmith Public Reading (2016) (bis)
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- Burriss, Theresa
- Wildsmith, Dana
Dana Wildsmith Public Reading (2016) (bis)
Public reading by Dana Wildsmith, one of the featured authors from the 39th Highland Summer Conference held on the campus of Radford University in the summer of 2016. The Highland Summer Conference is held yearly and consists of classes, readings and personal interaction with featured Appalachian authors.- Creator
- Burriss, Theresa
- Wildsmith, Dana
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Conversation... with April Asbury (2016)
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- Burriss, Theresa
- Asbury, April
Conversation... with April Asbury (2016)
This video is one in a continuing series of interview videos conducted by Theresa Burriss, of Radford University's Department of English/Appalachian Studies. In this series, Dr. Burriss interviews featured authors from the yearly Highland Summer Conference held on the campus of Radford University. In this conversation, she talks with April Asbury, one of the featured artists of the 39th Annual Highland Summer Conference held in the summer of 2016. The Highland Summer Conference is held yearly and consists of classes, readings and personal interaction with featured Appalachian authors.- Creator
- Burriss, Theresa
- Asbury, April
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Conversation... with Dana Wildsmith (2016)
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- Burriss, Theresa
- Wildsmith, Dana
Conversation... with Dana Wildsmith (2016)
This video is one in a continuing series of interview videos conducted by Theresa Burriss, of Radford University's Department of English/Appalachian Studies. In this series, Dr. Burriss interviews featured authors from the yearly Highland Summer Conference held on the campus of Radford University. In this conversation, she talks with Dana Wildsmith, one of the featured artists of the 39th Annual Highland Summer Conference held in the summer of 2016. The Highland Summer Conference is held yearly and consists of classes, readings and personal interaction with featured Appalachian authors.- Creator
- Burriss, Theresa
- Wildsmith, Dana
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A Look Into the Past: Dale Osborne Remembers
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- Osborne, Marisa
- Osborne, Mitchel Dale
A Look Into the Past: Dale Osborne Remembers
In this project Marisa Osborne interviewed her grandfather, Mitchel Dale Osborne. During the interview, Mr. Osborne spoke mostly about running a country store, but also talked about working for the FBI, and growing up with 6 brothers and a sister in the 1940s. 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
- Osborne, Marisa
- Osborne, Mitchel Dale
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Schools of Yesteryear: When Carrie and Edwin Cole Went to School
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- Katwal, Justin
- Cole, Carrie
- Cole, Edwin
Schools of Yesteryear: When Carrie and Edwin Cole Went to School
In this project Justin Katwal interviewed Carrie and Edwin Cole, of Pilot, Virginia. The Coles spoke of going to school in Pilot School, Pleasant View School, and Double Springs school. During the interview, The Coles gave a tour of Pilot School and explained various things about it that Mr. Katwal might not have known, such as the firewood shed which was stocked by students, using a ladder as a fire escape, discipline in the school, and also talked about the teachers at the school: Miss Ellen Chafen for first and second grade; Miss June Earles for third and fourth grade; and then a preacher named Mr. Arnold Naff for the other grades in the building. 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
- Katwal, Justin
- Cole, Carrie
- Cole, Edwin
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Making Somethin' Out of Nothin': The Living Legend of "Swede" Blevins
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- Dobbins, Katelyn
- Blevins, Roy "Swede"
Making Somethin' Out of Nothin': The Living Legend of "Swede" Blevins
In this project Katelyn Dobbins interviewed her step-father, Roy “Swede” Blevins. During the interview Mr. Blevins talked about moonshine, warts, religion, music, food, medicine and many other things. 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
- Dobbins, Katelyn
- Blevins, Roy "Swede"
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Life and Business Remembered by James and Hilda Harmon
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- Koutsogiannis, Elizabeth
- Harmon, Hilda
- Harmon James
Life and Business Remembered by James and Hilda Harmon
In this project Elizabeth Koutsogiannis interviewed Hilda and James Harmon about their experiences owning a general store in Floyd County, Virginia. During the interview, the Harmons talked about various products they carried, “loafers” spending time at the store, dynamite, getting in trouble for selling too much sugar to someone who was making moonshine, and working with and buying from local farmers. 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
- Koutsogiannis, Elizabeth
- Harmon, Hilda
- Harmon James
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Weddings, Work, and Drag Races: A Narrative of Joe and Joyce Mundy
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- Mundy, Jessica
- Mundy, Joyce
- Mundy, Joe
Weddings, Work, and Drag Races: A Narrative of Joe and Joyce Mundy
In this project Jessica Mundy interviewed her grandparents, about the traditions of marriage with the intent of discovering how the same things are viewed differently by men and women. During the interview, topics included working on farms, games they played as children, their wedding, a banjo and family life. 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
- Mundy, Jessica
- Mundy, Joyce
- Mundy, Joe
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Foster Falls and Beyond: Childhood Memories of Dorothy Wooldridge
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- Stanley, Taryn
- Wooldridge, Dorothy
Foster Falls and Beyond: Childhood Memories of Dorothy Wooldridge
In this project Taryn Stanley interviewed Dorothy Wooldridge, or Blue Ridge, Virginia. During this interview, Ms. Wooldridge spoke of her food, her childhood homes, superstitions, spoke of makinb butter, eating fresh vegetables as a child and divining for water. 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
- Stanley, Taryn
- Wooldridge, Dorothy
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- Bennett, Bud, 1963-205
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