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- Founding of Lindsey Wilson College
- Lindsey Wilson College
- Lindsey Wilson College
- History of Lost River Community
- Mimeograph description of settlement of West Virginia community.
- West Virginia Wesleyan College
- Daughter of Slaves
- Afro-Americans
- Roan Mountain resident's recollections of "Aunt Cindy" Griffeth, a beloved Yancey County resident who was the daughter of slaves.
- Lees-McRae 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
- 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
- Minutes of Annual Assembly of the Churches of East Tennessee, North Georgia, and Western North Carolina, Held January 26 & 27, 1906, at Camp Creek, N.C.
- Church of God; Churches; Documents
- This pamphlet is a reproduction of the Annual Assembly Minutes of what became known as the Church of God (Cleveland, Tenn.). The first production of it is unknown. These minutes discuss the religious convictions and beliefs of the church at the...
- Lee University
- Breaking Up Ice In The Allegheny
- Banjo Music--Kentucky; Collins, Neal "Pop"; Breaking Up Ice In The Allegheny;
- Tune played on banjo by Neal "Pop" Collins and recorded by family members in Boyd County, Kentucky at various times during the 1970s.
- Berea College
- Dear Sister (Oct. 14, 1862)
- Civil War; Correspondence
- A letter from Watson Bunten to his sister, purportedly Sirene Bunten, written from Fort Pickering, Memphis, Tennessee.
- West Virginia Wesleyan College
- Minutes of the Eighty-Third Annual Meeting of the New Salem Association of Old Regular Baptist
- Religion; Religious events
- This is a copy of the original Minutes of the Eighty-Third Annual Meeting of the New Salem Association of Old Regular Baptist held with the Enterprise Church, Pike County, Kentucky, on Friday and Saturday, September 25, 26 and 27, 1908. Includes...
- University of Pikeville
- Minutes of the Eightieth Annual Meeting of the New Salem Association of Old Regular Baptist
- Religion; Religious events
- This is a copy of the original Minutes of the Eightieth Annual Meeting of the New Salem Association of Old Regular Baptist held with the Enterprise Church, Pike County, Kentucky, on Friday and Saturday, September 22 and 23, 1905. Includes meeting...
- University of Pikeville
- Minutes of the 85th annual meeting of the Old Reg Baptists 1910
- religion; religious events
- This is a copy of the original minutes of 1910. It includes meeting minutes, obituaries, Articles of Faith, and Rules of Decorum.
- University of Pikeville
- Workin'
- Social life
- Roan Mountain resident's account of working on a farm and in various mines as a young man.
- Lees-McRae College
- Bully Bornes
- Tales--Kentucky; Folk Tales--Kentucky; Bully Borns; Muncy, Jane; Storytelling--Appalachian Region;
- Tale told by Jane Muncy at Hyden Elementary School in Leslie County, Kentucky and recorded by Leonard Roberts 10-10-49.
- Berea College
- Boy That Never Seen a Fraid
- Tales--Kentucky; Jack Tales--Kentucky; Folk Tales--Kentucky; Boy That Never Seen a Fraid; Storytelling--Appalachian Region; Saylor, Don;
- Tale told by Don Saylor at Hyden Elementary School in Leslie County, Kentucky and recorded by Leonard Roberts 10-10-49.
- Berea College
- [Parker Brothers Plug-A-Jug Game, Compound View]
- Overall: The game is worn and is incomplete. It contains twenty-eight plastic letters, one wooden marble that is painted black, one die, one hard plastic jug and one cork. The picture on the front of the jug is that of a "hillbilly"...
- Berea College
- [Parker Brothers Plug-A-Jug Game]
- Overall: The game is worn and is incomplete. It contains twenty-eight plastic letters, one wooden marble that is painted black, one die, one hard plastic jug and one cork. The picture on the front of the jug is that of a "hillbilly"...
- Berea College
- I'll Fly Away
- Spirituals; Guitars; Singing;
- Walter and Ethel, an elder married couple, perform at the Asheville Junction. Walter, born in 1896, plays guitar while he and Ethel sing. This is a rare example of traditional blues in Asheville.
- Warren Wilson College
- A Woman One Day...
- Ballads; Spirituals;
- Virgie Wallin sings a ballad in her Madison county home for a high school group from Paideia school in Atlanta. The group is led by John Sundale. Virgie's husband, Cas, is also present.
- Warren Wilson College
- As I Walked Out One Morning Fair...
- Ballads; Guitars;
- Bob White performs at the Asheville Junction, a coffehouse venue founded by Andy Cohen. This is the second night of a two-concert series.
- Warren Wilson College
- Hatcher Hotel 10/20
- 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