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- This agreement, made and concluded the 1st day of July A.D. one thousand nine hundred and eight.
- Coal miners; Labor unions
- A contract between Peter H. James of Hazleton, Pa., and the Lehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Company, for work in preparing a coal mine tunnel. Dated July 1, 1908
- West Virginia Wesleyan College
- 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
- Hail to the Brightness #227 metre 27
- Shape Note Singing;
- Mennonites sing at an annual event at Weaver's Mennonite Church near Harrisonburg, Virginia. This is the 75th anniversary of the event. They are singing out of a book called Harmonia Sacra, first published by Joseph Funk in 1832. This event...
- Ferrum College
- History of Talbott Community (Barbour 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
- Woman's Edition of The New Dominion - Volume 30, Number 37 - Dec. 30, 1896
- Women; Newspapers
- Dec. 30, 1896 magazine. Includes articles on area church histories, society news, school histories, and local news, as well as advertisements from area businesses.
- West Virginia Wesleyan College
- performing (talking)
- Interviews; Bands;
- Wade Mainer talks about his early music career, and the Grand Ole Opry during an interview with Wayne Erbsen and David Holt. The interview takes place in St. Clair guest house at Warren Wilson College before an evening concert. Wade's wife, Julia...
- Warren Wilson College
- I'll Be No Stranger There
- Guitars; Spirituals; Mandolins;
- Wayne Erbsen (mandolin, lead vocals) and Bucky Hanks (guitar) perform on WCQS. Wayne teaches Appalachian music at Warren Wilson.
- Warren Wilson College
- Maple on the Hill (talking)
- Interviews; Bands;
- Wade Mainer talks about writing songs during an interview with Wayne Erbsen and David Holt. The interview takes place in St. Clair guest house at Warren Wilson College. Wade's wife, Julia is also present. Wade was born in Buncombe County, North...
- Warren Wilson College
- Students' banquet; Happy children; Dedicatory sermon; For country and the flag; Vesper services.
- Lincoln Memorial University (Harrogate, Tenn.) -- History.; Hill, John Wesley -- 1863-1936.; Cooper, Myers Young, 1873- .; Johnson, LeRoy.; Kirby, John Henry -- 1860-1940.; Buffum, Vryling W.; Turner, B. Frank.; Ford, Thomas B.; Matthews, Robert...
- The article: "Students' banquet," relates to the new community hall and gymnasium that were opened on December 20, [1924] at Lincoln Memorial University, with "more than five hundred students, teachers, workers and friends of the...
- Lincoln Memorial University
- John Henry, Lonesome Road Blues (talking)
- Blues music; Guitars; Interviews;
- Spence Moore talks with Vaughan Webb about the song he just played, the song he is going to play, other instruments he plays. This interview takes place in his home in Chilhowie, Virginia. He was born and raised in Mountain City, Tennessee. ...
- Ferrum College
- Red River Valley
- Mouth organs; Guitars;
- Wilbur Martin plays harmonica with his brother-in-law, Kenneth Hepinstall playing guitar. This takes at Hepinstall's store near Huddleston, Virginia.
- Ferrum College
- She'll Be Coming Around the Mountain
- Fiddle music; Pianos;
- Mary Adams plays piano with William Watson playing fiddle for an interview with Kip Lornell. This takes place in Mary's home in Bedford County, Virginia.
- Ferrum College
- Soldier's Joy
- Pianos; Fiddle music;
- Maggie Rader plays a fiddle tune on the piano during an interview with Kip Lornell. This takes place in her home in Newport, Virginia. Maggie also plays harmonica and banjo.
- Ferrum College
- Going Down that Road Feeling Bad
- Banjos;
- John Lawson Tyree plays the banjo for Kip Lornell during an interview. John is from Franklin County, Virginia.
- Ferrum College
- On the Battlefield For My Lord
- Accordions; ; Spirituals;
- Hiawatha Giles plays a tune on the accordion and sings a hymn. Frank Tolliver is also present. They live in Nelson County, Virginia, where this takes place. Frank and his cousin, John, learned their accordion style from their uncle, Frank...
- Ferrum College
- Gypsy Motor Freight
- Singing; Guitars;
- Jim Marshall sings a song he wrote about about his occupation as an independent trucker. Jim lives near Hillsville, Virginia where this interview takes place. Listen to Jim talking about this song: fe04012.
- Ferrum College
- youth and music (talking)
- Interviews; Mouth organs;
- Ray Barger talks with Kip Lornell about his youth and learning to play harmonica at 10. Ray was the guitar player for the Roanoke String Band in the late 1920's and early 1930's. Other members include Mahon Overstreet (guitar), Clyde Dooley...
- Ferrum College
- Eglow #329 metre 1
- Shape Note Singing;
- Mennonites sing at an annual event at Weaver's Mennonite Church near Harrisonburg, Virginia. This is the 75th anniversary of the event. They are singing out of a book called Harmonia Sacra, first published by Joseph Funk in 1832. This event...
- Ferrum College
- John Henry
- Pianos; ; Fiddle music
- Janis (Janie) Carper plays piano in her father's house in Newcastle, Virginia. Her sister, Jennifer, and father, Roy, are also musicians.
- Ferrum College