Digital Library of Appalachia

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

Enforcement of the School Law
Child labor
Description of a visit to the Asheville, North Carolina, area to investigate compliance with child labor laws.
Lees-McRae College

trucking career starts at 16 (talking)
Interviews;
Jim Marshall talks with Kip Lornell about songs his occupation of trucking, Gypsy Motor Freight. Jim lives near Hillsville, Virginia where this interview takes place.
Ferrum College

trucking songs (talking)
Interviews; Singing;
Jim Marshall talks with Kip Lornell about songs he wrote about his occupation of trucking. Jim lives near Hillsville, Virginia where this interview takes place.
Ferrum College

Gypsy Motor Freight (talking)
Interviews; Singing;
Jim Marshall talks with Kip Lornell about a song he wrote about his occupation as an independent trucker. Jim lives near Hillsville, Virginia where this interview takes place. Listen to Gypsy Motor Freight: fe04011.
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

mine work, roofbolting (talking)
Interviews; Mining;
Gene Carpenter talks with Kip Lornell about going to work in the mines near Gary, in McDowell County, West Virginia, roofbolting in the mines, and his occupation beforehand. Gene was born in Allegeny County, North Carolina, and lives in Grayson...
Ferrum College

songs and records (talking)
Interviews; Singing;
Jim Marshall talks with Kip Lornell about songs he wrote about his occupation of trucking, Ballad of Fancy Gap: fe02501, and Gypsy Motor Freight: fe04011. Jim lives near Hillsville, Virginia where this interview takes place.
Ferrum College

occupation of a revenuer (talking)
Interviews; Storytelling; Moonshine;
An informant who wishes to remain unidentified, talks with an interviewer about his job as a revenue officer in Franklin County, Virginia.
Ferrum College

music and construction (talking)
Interviews; ;
Joe Carter, son of A.P. and Sara Carter, talks about his own recent activity, in his music and his occupation.
Ferrum College

Petition of imprisoned mine worker, William B. Coleman, to the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia
mining; mining towns; labor; laborers; coal; coal mining; incarcerating; legal correspondence; West Virginia
This document concerns the Mine War that occurred in West Virginia in the early part of the 20th century, when workers struggled against mine owners for the right to join labor unions. This is a petition from William B. Coleman, an admitted mine...
University of Charleston

Proclamation by President Warren G. Harding of August 30, 1921 regarding state of insurrection in West Virginia and committing to providing military aid.
presidential papers; legislation; mining; coal; coal mines; West Virginia; labor; laborers
This document is a copy of a Proclamation of President Warren G. Harding, declaring the insurrection in West Virginia unlawful, and entreating the residents of the rioting counties to return to their homes by midnight of September 1, 1921. The...
University of Charleston

Proclamation of extension of martial law in Mingo County and organizing of Milita by West Virginia Governor Ephraim F. Morgan, June 27, 1921
mining; coal; coal mines; labor; laborers; West Virginia; legal correspondence; legislation;
This document concerns the Mine War that occurred in West Virginia in the early part of the 20th century, when workers struggled against mine owners for the right to join labor unions. This document is a copy of a typewritten document issued by...
University of Charleston

Proclamation of martial law in Mingo County by West Virginia Governor Ephraim F. Morgan, May 19, 1921
mining; coal; coal mines; West Virginia; labor; laborers; legal correspondence; legislation
This document concerns the Mine Wars that occurred in West Virginia in the early part of the 20th century, when workers struggled against mine owners for the right to join labor unions. This document is an official typewritten document issued by...
University of Charleston

Petition made on the behalf of imprisoned mine workers by Thomas West, counsel for the petitioners, to the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia
mining; mining towns; coal; coal mining; incarcerating; labor; laborers; legal correspondence; West Virginia
This document pertains to the Mine Wars that occurred in West Virginia in the early 20th century. This petition, made by legal counsel Thomas West, on the behalf of imprisoned mine workers in Mingo County, was addressed to the Supreme Court of...
University of Charleston

[Amnesty Letter ID041] / [Callaway, Benj. C.
Civil War
This letter was written by Benjamin C. Callaway to President Andrew Johnson in response to the President's Amnesty Proclamation of 29 May 1865. The writer indicates his county of residence as Wilkes Co. (North Carolina) and states his occupation...
Berea College

[Amnesty Letter ID040] / [Caldwell, Tod R.
Civil War
This letter was written by Tod R. Caldwell to President Andrew Johnson in response to the President's Amnesty Proclamation of 29 May 1865. The writer indicates his county of residence as Burke Co. (North Carolina) and states his occupation as...
Berea College

[Amnesty Letter ID039] / [Caldwell, David]
Civil War
This letter was written by David Caldwell to President Andrew Johnson in response to the President's Amnesty Proclamation of 29 May 1865. The writer indicates his county of residence as Alleghany Co. (North Carolina) and states his occupation as...
Berea College

[Amnesty Letter ID038] / [Butler, Thomas A.
Civil War
This letter was written by Thomas A. Butler to President Andrew Johnson in response to the President's Amnesty Proclamation of 29 May 1865. The writer indicates his county of residence as Macon Co. (North Carolina) and does not state his...
Berea College

[Amnesty Letter ID037] / [Burnett, Carter]
Civil War
This letter was written by Carter Burnett to President Andrew Johnson in response to the President's Amnesty Proclamation of 29 May 1865. The writer indicates his county of residence as Rutherford Co. (North Carolina) and states his occupation as...
Berea College

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