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- Hatcher Hotel 15/20
- hotels; sayings; rural areas
- Mr. Hatcher spent time writing sayings and stories about local history and folk lore on the walls of his hotel. The Hatcher Hotel was located on Main St. in Pikeville, KY.
- University of Pikeville
- Founding of Lindsey Wilson College
- Lindsey Wilson College
- Lindsey Wilson College
- Hatcher Hotel 14/20
- hotels; sayings; rural areas
- Mr. Hatcher spent time writing sayings and stories about local history and folk lore on the walls of his hotel. The Hatcher Hotel was located on Main St. in Pikeville, KY.
- University of Pikeville
- Reply to John Mitchell
- Coal miners; Coal miners; Labor unions; Labor unions; Coal miners
- Contains letters by Eugene V. Debs and John Mitchell published in the Social Democratic Herald concerning the averted strike in 1904 of the United Mine Workers of America.
- West Virginia Wesleyan College
- Union in revolt 2:14
- Coal mining; Coal miners; Labor unions; Black lung
- Narration by Tim Meyers. IE Buff speaks about the new safety regulations. Miner, Paul Davis, speaks about black lung legislation. Arnold Miller talks about the regulations.
- West Virginia Wesleyan College
- Union in revolt 4:14
- Coal mining; Coal miners; Labor unions;
- Narration by Tim Meyers. Arnold Miller enters candidacy. Detractors speak of him. Miller's platform is called Miners' Bill of Rights, and is similar to that of Yablonski's platform. David and John Morris perform The Campaign Song.
- West Virginia Wesleyan College
- Union in revolt 3:14
- Coal mining; Coal miners; Labor unions; Singing;
- Narration by Tim Meyers. Hazel Dickens sings Cold Blooded Murder. The Yablonski family is murdered by assassins on Christmas Eve, before the election challenges began.
- West Virginia Wesleyan College
- Union in revolt 1:14
- Coal mining; Coal miners; Labor unions;
- Narration by Tim Meyers. The Association case is upheld, and Boyle is to be removed from the retirement fund board. Others speaking of the union conflicts. Decision overturned in 1972.
- West Virginia Wesleyan College
- History of Exchange Community (Braxton County, W. Va.)
- Early history of a West Virginia community. Content appears to have been written in early 20th century.
- West Virginia Wesleyan College
- Indian Tribes That Hunted In and Claimed Parts of West Virginia
- Indians of North America
- Brief overview of Native American tribes that resided in West Virginia. Huron -- Mohawk -- Mingoes -- Delaware --Cherokee -- Shawnee -- Tuscaroras.
- West Virginia Wesleyan College
- Facts about Monongahela National Forest
- Forests; Forest reserves;
- Booklet describing resources and management of Monongahela National Forest, in West Virginia.
- West Virginia Wesleyan College
- Old Grey Goose // Buckley's Walk Around
- Banjos; Ragtime music; Fiddle music;
- The Skirtlifters perform at Warren Wilson College's Kittredge Theater. The group consists of Clarke Buehling (banjo), Bill Mathews (guitar), Jim Lansford (fiddle), Curly Miller (fiddle), and Pete Howard (bass). The band members are from Arkansas...
- Warren Wilson College
- I'm Going Back to the Old Fashioned Way
- Autoharps; Singing;
- James Worley plays autoharp and sings during a concert featuring musicians from Canton, North Carolina. The concert is part of a series organized by David Holt and takes place in Warren Wilson College's Kittredge Theater. James wrote this song.
- Warren Wilson College
- Swallow Tail Jig
- Fiddle music; ;
- Liz and Lynn Shaw play fiddles with Tad (guitar) at the Asheville Junction on St. Patrick's Day. The Asheville Junction was founded by Andy Cohen.
- Warren Wilson College
- Summer Institute for Teachers at Pikeville High School
- group portraits; education; teachers
- Photo originally belonged to William M. Justice. On back of image: "Taught by Mry I. Spilman and others in 1920 and 1921. Miss Spilman 4th one kneeling from right." A note taped to the back says, "1st row: No. 3 - James Amos Slone...
- University of Pikeville
- Pension Laws for the Cherokee Indians
- Indians of North America
- Text of a report from the Committee on Pensions to the U.S. Senate, regarding the interpretation of pension laws as they pertain to Cherokee Indians.
- Lees-McRae College
- Cripple Creek
- Banjos;
- Maggie Rader plays a banjo tune she learned from her father's playing for Kip Lornell. This takes place in her home in Newport, Virginia. She also can play harmonica and piano.
- Ferrum College
- Where Could I Go But to the Lord
- Guitars; Mouth organs; Singing; Spirituals;
- Donald Helvey, Edith Helvey, and Henry Nunn form the Brushy Mountain Trio. Here Donald and Henry play guitars and Edith plays harmonica. Henry is singing lead, and Donald and Edith are singing harmony.
- Ferrum College
- Old Joe Clark
- Banjos;
- Sam Tomlin plays a banjo tune for Kip Lornell. This takes place in his home near Love Mountain, in Amherst County.
- Ferrum College
- Ballad of Freeda Bolt
- Guitars; Ballads;
- Nana Wray sings a ballad about a local murder and plays the guitar during an interview with Kip Lornell. Freeda Bolt was murdered by fiancee, Buren Harmon, on December 12, 1929. This recording takes place in Nana's Franklin County home. Listen...
- Ferrum College