Rememberings. A Family Heritage of Appalachian Folk Culture

Creator: Combiths, Katherine Altice

: Altice, Zane

: Altice, Jean Martin

: Altice, Blanche Mills

: Altice, Watson

: Watson, Nelda Carter

While studying Appalachian Folk Culture in college, Katherine Altice Combiths saw much of her history, and for the first time began to understand her own connection with Appalachia. She also realized the importance of preserving her own family’s stories, photos, and genealogies before those who knew them passed away. 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.