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Full-Text Articles in History
Oral History Interview: Lowell E. Long, Lowell E. Long
Oral History Interview: Lowell E. Long, Lowell E. Long
0064: Marshall University Oral History Collection
Lowell E. Long’s interview focuses on the region of Appalachia: its location, environments, people, and identity. Mr. Long was born in April 1941 in War, McDowell County, WV. His family moved to East Liverpool, OH, after World War II, and relocated to Huntington, WV, in January 1945. In the audio clip provided, Mr. Long discusses what it means to be Appalachian and focuses on family bonds and sense of belonging in the region. During his interview, he describes his family’s use of folk medicine. Mr. Long provides descriptions of the segregated neighborhoods and schools of Huntington, WV, during his childhood. …
Oral History Interview: Bob Chapman, Bob Chapman
Oral History Interview: Bob Chapman, Bob Chapman
0064: Marshall University Oral History Collection
Bob Chapman was born in Louisa, KY. He grew up on Homemade Holler in the coal community of McVeigh, KY, located in Pike County. His father worked for the Eastern Coal Corporation as an explosions miner. Mr. Chapman attended a two-room school house for a short time in the 1940s, but continued his education through high school in the McVeigh school system. In the audio clip provided, Mr. Chapman discusses a typical day in a coal community and the class system within this community. In his interview, he also focuses on the integration of Belfry High School in 1957, and …
Oral Interview Of Ralph Green By Mazie Hough And Peggy Danielson For The Feminist Oral History Project (Part #1), Mazie Hough, Peggy Danielson
Oral Interview Of Ralph Green By Mazie Hough And Peggy Danielson For The Feminist Oral History Project (Part #1), Mazie Hough, Peggy Danielson
Interviews (audio recordings and transcripts)
Part of a series of interviews conducted for the Feminist Oral History Project during 1998 by Mazie Hough and Peggy Danielson concerning the history of Spruce Run.
Spring 1998, Wmpg 90.9 Fm
Spring 1998, Wmpg 90.9 Fm
WMPG Program Guides
WMPG program guide for Spring 1998
Includes notes from Program Director, information on shows and events, and schedule.
Fall 1998, 90.9 Wmpg Fm
The Maine Folklife Center Curriculum Guide, Irene Jackson
The Maine Folklife Center Curriculum Guide, Irene Jackson
Northeast Folklore Monographs
The Maine Folklife Center Curriculum Guide is a way to bring life into Maine Studies curricula by personalizing history and creating new connections between students and their communities. The guide is geared to help teachers fulfill the Maine Department of Education Learning Results (July, 1997), many of which call for primary research and the understanding of individual lives in an historical context. Specifically, the guide presents an introduction to using the Maine Folklife Center and four units: one on conducting oral histories, one on games, and two on the lumbering life. The games and lumbering units are based on selections …