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    • Virginia 1911

    • Virginia 1911

    • Graduation ceremonies; Dormitories; Universities & colleges; Students;

    • Photograph of Virginia Hall taken on Commencement day, 1911. The image was taken by a member of the Gray Family, Rev. Dr. Charles Oliver Gray was president of Tusculum from 1908 - 1932.
    • Tusculum College
    • Manufacturing Industries

    • Manufacturing Industries

    • West Virginia; Industry

    • A section of the Hand-book of West Virginia describing the leading manufacturing industries of the state: lumber; iron & steel; leather; coke; clay products; flours; glass; automobiles; foundries; and wood products.
    • West Virginia Wesleyan College
    • Union in revolt 4:06

    • Union in revolt 4:06

    • Coal mining; Coal miners; Labor unions;

    • Narration by Tim Meyers. Miners for Democracy organizes. Disabled Miners and Widows of Southern West Virginia is led in strike by Robert Payne. He requested better pay and benefits. Arnold Miller supported militant action of these organizations.
    • West Virginia Wesleyan College
    • Union in revolt 1:11

    • Union in revolt 1:11

    • Coal mining; Coal miners; Labor unions;

    • Narration by Tim Meyers. Robert Payne, organizer of Disabled Miners and Widows of Southern West Virginia, talks about organizing pickets. Payne's wife, Della Mae, speaks of threats against her husband.
    • West Virginia Wesleyan College
    • Union in revolt 2:05

    • Union in revolt 2:05

    • Coal mining; Coal miners; Labor unions; Black lung

    • Narration by Tim Meyers. Levi Daniel talking about the fall of 1968 and fighting for compensation, West Virginia Black Lung Association forms. Arnold Miller and IE Buff speak about propaganda.
    • West Virginia Wesleyan College
    • Luther B. Clarke and Charlie LaPrade (talking)

    • Luther B. Clarke and Charlie LaPrade (talking)

    • Fiddle music; Interviews;

    • Richard Bigger talks with Kip Lornell about Luther B. Clarke, a blind man, who wrote the song, Wish To the Lord I'd Never Been Born. He also talks about Charlie LaPrade. Richard played fiddle for The Four Virginians and The Virginia Partners. ...
    • Ferrum College
    • FC of the 1930's (talking)

    • FC of the 1930's (talking)

    • Interviews; Tobacco;

    • Richard Bigger talks with Kip Lornell about the unfair tobacco co-ops of the 1920's and the FC government tobacco regulation coming in during the 1930's. Richard played fiddle for The Four Virginians and The Virginia Partners. He grew up in...
    • Ferrum College
    • Luther Clarke stories (talking)

    • Luther Clarke stories (talking)

    • Interviews;

    • Richard Bigger talks with Kip Lornell about a blind man he knew and the things he could do. Richard played fiddle for The Four Virginians and The Virginia Partners. He grew up in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
    • Ferrum College
    • Heritage Quartet

    • Heritage Quartet

    • Shape Note Singing; Spirituals;

    • Photograph of the Heritage Quartet singing a Harmonia Sarca song at the Blue Ridge Folklife Festival in Ferrum, Virginia. Ray and Kathy Good are from Harrisonburg, Virginia, and sing with Mary Trissle and Dwight Burkholder, from Waynesboro,...
    • Ferrum College
    • Back Up and Push

    • Back Up and Push

    • Radio; Bands; Fiddle music;

    • The Virginia Hillbillies consist of Jack Woods-guitar, Paul Jefferson-banjo, Mike Crawford-bass, Andy Anderson-guitar, and Billy Hurt-fiddle. This took place at Ferrum College's Folklife Festival, on a stage dedicated to the early country live...
    • Ferrum College
    • I Saw the Light

    • I Saw the Light

    • Radio; Bands;

    • The Virginia Hillbillies consist of Jack Woods-guitar, Paul Jefferson-banjo, Mike Crawford-bass, Andy Anderson-guitar, and Billy Hurt-fiddle. This took place at Ferrum College's Folklife Festival, on a stage dedicated to the early country live...
    • Ferrum College
    • Trouble in Mind

    • Trouble in Mind

    • Radio; Bands; Blues music;

    • The Virginia Hillbillies consist of Jack Woods-guitar, Paul Jefferson-banjo, Mike Crawford-bass, Andy Anderson-guitar & vocals, and Billy Hurt-fiddle. This took place at Ferrum College's Folklife Festival, on a stage dedicated to the early...
    • Ferrum College
    • Arkansas Traveller

    • Arkansas Traveller

    • Radio; Bands; Fiddle music;

    • The Virginia Hillbillies consist of Jack Woods-guitar, Paul Jefferson-banjo, Mike Crawford-bass, Andy Anderson-guitar, and Billy Hurt-fiddle. This took place at Ferrum College's Folklife Festival, on a stage dedicated to the early country live...
    • Ferrum College
    • When God Comes to Gather His Jewels

    • When God Comes to Gather His Jewels

    • Radio; Bands;

    • The Virginia Hillbillies consist of Jack Woods-guitar & vocals, Paul Jefferson-banjo, Mike Crawford-bass, Andy Anderson-guitar, and Billy Hurt-fiddle. This took place at Ferrum College's Folklife Festival, on a stage dedicated to the early...
    • Ferrum College
    • Shucking the Corn

    • Shucking the Corn

    • Radio; Bands; Banjos;

    • The Virginia Hillbillies consist of Jack Woods-guitar, Paul Jefferson-banjo, Mike Crawford-bass, Andy Anderson-guitar, and Billy Hurt-fiddle. This took place at Ferrum College's Folklife Festival, on a stage dedicated to the early country live...
    • Ferrum College
    • I Know She's Lonely for My Love Tonight

    • I Know She's Lonely for My Love Tonight

    • Radio; Bands;

    • The Virginia Hillbillies consist of Jack Woods-guitar & vocals, Paul Jefferson-banjo, Mike Crawford-bass, Andy Anderson-guitar, and Billy Hurt-fiddle. This took place at Ferrum College's Folklife Festival, on a stage dedicated to the early...
    • Ferrum College
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