Dellie Norton sings ballads in her own home for an interview group from the Paideia School in Atlanta, Georgia. The group is being led by John Sundale.
newspapers; floods; disasters; college towns; colleges
This is a special edition paper printed by Pikeville College in the aftermath of the Flood of 1977. While its purpose was to seek funding for the college after the crisis, this paper also relates first-hand accounts of the flood and how it...
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...
Bessie Jones talks about the previous song with a group of high school students from Paideia school in Atlanta, while visiting the home of Guy and Candie Carawan. The group is led by John Sundale. Listen to Yonder Come Day: ww14601.
Walter Phelps (born April 10, 1896) and his wife, Ethel, talk during a concert featuring black musicians of Asheville. The concert was organized by David Holt and takes place in Warren Wilson College's Kittredge Theater.
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.
The author's retelling of a story passed down to him,
dealing with the fate of a Cherokee Indian family and the
subsequent desecration of their graves by U.S. soldiers.