Digital Library of Appalachia

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Matoaka / [unknown]. In Mountain herald / Lincoln Memorial University.
Lincoln Memorial University (Harrogate, Tenn.) -- History.; Appalachian Region, Southern -- Social life and customs.; Athletes;
This article is about a published novel, "Matoaka," by the author William G. Burleigh. The story "is woven around the adventures of a mountain girl, Matoaka, and her brother, Stony Jack ... both of whom after they have gone as far...
Lincoln Memorial University

Letter, 1944, Dec. 25, Washington, [D.C. to Dear Nik, [Roland D. Carter]
Stuart, Jesse -- 1906-1984 -- Correspondence.; Stuart, Jesse -- 1906-1984 -- Military service.; Stuart, Jesse -- 1906-1984 -- Political and social views.; Stuart, Jesse -- 1906-1984 -- Primary sources.; Stuart, Jesse -- 1906-1984 -- Psychology of.;...
Stuart, as an enlisted Navy serviceman during WWII, writes to his friend (Professor Roland D. Carter, Department of English, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga), from his Washington, D.C. apartment, telling him news that he and his wife, Deane,...
Lincoln Memorial University

The Problem of the mountains.
Appalachian Region, Southern -- Agriculture.; Lincoln Memorial University (Harrogate, Tenn.) -- History.; Appalachian Region, Southern -- Social life and customs.;
The article relates to the Cumberland Gap region, at the tri-states intersection of Kentucky, Virginia, and Tennessee and the need for conservation and education in the life and industry in this Appalachian region.
Lincoln Memorial University

Tri-State Singing Convention / [unknown]. In Mountain herald / Lincoln Memorial University.
Music festivals; Music;
The 7th Annual Tri-State Singing Convention aimed to attract more than 1,000 visitors to Lincoln Memorial University on August 7, 1927. The author made note of the historical singing convention, including a Welsh form called the Eisteddfod, and...
Lincoln Memorial University

Labored mine, undrainable of ore / [unknown]. In Mountain herald / Lincoln Memorial University.
Coal miners; Coal camps; Houses;
With two photographs of a mining camp near Lincoln Memorial University, this article relates the mining camp as a section of life that is different from traditional mountain living. The prosperity brought by mining is evident in increased wealth...
Lincoln Memorial University

The problem of the mountains / [unknown]. In Mountain herald / Lincoln Memorial University.
Cumberland Gap (Ky. and Va.) -- History.; Cumberland Gap (Tenn.) -- History.; Historic sites -- Tennessee -- Cumberland Gap.; Lincoln Memorial University (Harrogate, Tenn.)
An article from the "Mountain Herald," about the one section of the United States that has remained for the most part undeveloped: the mountain section of the South-the Appalachian region. The Cumberland Gap area is located at the...
Lincoln Memorial University

Shakespearean survivals in the mountains / Vryling W. Buffum. In Mountain herald / Lincoln Memorial University.
Appalachian Region, Southern -- English language -- Dialects.; English language -- Dialects -- Appalachian Region, Southern.
Conclusion of an article from the "Mountain Herald," about how the Southern Appalachian mountain people are closely connected with Shakespeare's world through ballads, social customs and in speech and grammatical usages. The author...
Lincoln Memorial University

Shakespearean survivals in the mountains / Vryling W. Buffum. In Mountain herald / Lincoln Memorial University.
Appalachian Region, Southern -- English language -- Dialects.; English language -- Dialects -- Appalachian Region, Southern.
Part 1 of 2: An article from the "Mountain Herald," about how the Southern Appalachian mountain people are closely connected with Shakespeare's world through ballads, social customs and in speech and grammatical usages. The author...
Lincoln Memorial University

Early Christmas shopping / [unknown]. In Mountain herald / Lincoln Memorial University.
Appalachian Region, Southern -- Social life and customs.; Home economics -- Appalachian Region, Southern -- Education.; Lincoln Memorial University. Nancy Hanks Department.
An article from the "Mountain Herald," about some of the handcrafted products of the Nancy Hanks Department, of Lincoln Memorial University. A mountain loom that is two hundred years old is used in the department to make such industrial...
Lincoln Memorial University

Why it is / [unknown]. In Mountain herald / Lincoln Memorial University.
Appalachian Region, Southern -- Education.; Appalachian Region, Southern -- Social life and customs.; Lincoln Memorial University (Harrogate, Tenn.)
An illustrated article from the "Mountain Herald," about the founding of Lincoln Memorial University in relation to regional advancement. Many families live in rural isolation and impoverished conditions of the Southern Appalachians. A...
Lincoln Memorial University

America's reservoir of pure religion / [unknown]. In Mountain herald / Lincoln Memorial University.
Appalachian Region, Southern -- Religion and culture.; Appalachian Region, Southern -- Social life and customs.; Lincoln Memorial University (Harrogate, Tenn.)
An article from the "Mountain Herald," about a group of visitors from Lincoln Memorial University to the Mount Gilead Church. The drove there in a Ford vehicle, where they took a long winding road circling a mountain range in the...
Lincoln Memorial University

The needle that pointed to college / [unknown]. In Mountain herald / Lincoln Memorial University.
Cumberland Mountains -- Social life and customs.; Home economics -- Appalachian Region, Southern -- Education.; Lincoln Memorial University. Industrial Bureau. ; Sewing -- Appalachian Region, Southern -- Education.
An article from the "Mountain Herald," about the industrial bureau for girls at Lincoln Memorial University as an opportunity for a young lady reared in the Cumberland mountains with a talent for sewing. The student entered the college...
Lincoln Memorial University

Letter, 1944, Feb. 1, Riverton, K.Y., to "Dear Nik" [Roland D. Carter]
Stuart, Jesse -- 1906-1984 -- Correspondence.; Stuart, Jesse -- 1906-1984 -- Military service.; Stuart, Jesse -- 1906-1984 -- Political and social views.; Stuart, Jesse -- 1906-1984 -- Primary sources.; Stuart, Jesse -- 1906-1984 -- Psychology of.;...
In this letter to his friend (Dr. Roland D. Carter, Department of English, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga), Stuart thanks his friend for his letter and comments on "Taps [for Private Tussie]". He discusses that most of the...
Lincoln Memorial University

Letter, 1944, June 19, to "Dear Nik" [Roland D. Carter]
Stuart, Jesse -- 1906-1984 -- Correspondence.; Stuart, Jesse -- 1906-1984 -- Military service.; Stuart, Jesse -- 1906-1984 -- Political and social views.; Stuart, Jesse -- 1906-1984 -- Primary sources.
In this letter to his friend (Dr. Roland D. Carter, Department of English, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga), Stuart refers to "The Mountain Life and Work," where he will find Don West's review of "Taps for Private...
Lincoln Memorial University

Teaching and Preaching
Missions
Describes the author's experiences as a visiting preacher to a mountain community, in which he introduces the congregation to Presbyterian doctrine.
Lees-McRae College

Women of the Mountains
Education
Text of a brochure written by Rev. Edgar Tufts, Principle of the Girls Department of Lees-McRae Institute, Banner Elk, North Carolina, describing the plight of young women in the mountains of Western North Carolina and requesting scholarship...
Lees-McRae College

Our Carolina Highlanders
Education
Text of an address to the Conference of Southern Mountain Workers, Knoxville, Tennessee, March 29, 1916, regarding education and economic development in Western North Carolina.
Lees-McRae College

Workin'
Social life
Roan Mountain resident's account of working on a farm and in various mines as a young man.
Lees-McRae College

Working Tan Bark
Social life
Roan Mountain resident's account of working with tanning bark as a young man.
Lees-McRae College

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