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Navigating The Public Funding Landscape: Lessons From One Small, Isolated, Rural, Arts Organization, Elise L. Kieffer

Faculty & Staff Research and Creative Activity

This study follows the experience of one arts organization in an isolated, rural, Appalachian community of Kentucky, to explore the relationship between the NEA and the state arts agencies with which they partner. Using the case study of Burkesville Academy of Fine Arts as an inspiration, this question is explored: If BAFA had received necessary technical support from the KAC, is it likely that it might have been awarded funding by the NEA? The study compares BAFA to organizations in comparable communities who received NEA funding. Following findings, suggestions for policy and practice are provided.

Barn-Raising On The Digital Frontier: The L.A.U.N.C.H. Collaborative, Bradford W. Hesse, David Ahern, Michele Ellison, Eliah Aronoff-Spencer, Robin C. Vanderpool, Karen Onyeije, Michael C. Gibbons, Timothy W. Mullett, Ming-Yuan Chih, Victoria Attencio, Grant Patterson, Jessica Boten, Christopher Hartshorn, Ben Bartolome, Katie Gorscak, Melanie Mccomsey, Alexandra Hubenko, Bin Huang, Corey Baker, Don Norman

Journal of Appalachian Health

A meta-analysis of oncology papers from around the world revealed that cancer patients who lived more than 50 miles away from hospital centers routinely presented with more advanced stages of disease at diagnosis, exhibited lower adherence to prescribed treatments, presented with poorer diagnoses, and reported a lower quality of life than patients who lived nearer to care facilities. Connected health approaches—or the use of broadband and telecommunications technologies to evaluate, diagnose, and monitor patients beyond the clinic—are becoming an indispensable tool in medicine to overcome the obstacle of distance.

I Landed A U.F.O. On Main Street: An Autoethnography Of The Founding Of An Arts Education Organization In Appalachian Kentucky, Elise L. Kieffer Phd

Faculty & Staff Research and Creative Activity

Abstract: The Appalachian region in the southern mid-west has long been the source of stereotyping for dramatic and political affect. Through the course of nine years as a resident in an Appalachian community in south-central Kentucky, the author experienced life as it is lived by the local people. Through the establishment of an art education organization, the author became entwined with local families and became familiar with the origins of many of those stereotypes. Using autoethnography to interpret her experiences, through the lens of academic research, the author will confront the primary issues that surfaced: the acute designation of outsider …

Interpreting Contemporary Pilgrimage As Spiritual Journey Or Aesthetic Tourism Along The Appalachian Trail, Kip Redick

International Journal of Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage

Pilgrimage and tourism can be interpreted as overlapping travel experiences. Given all the changes mass transportation and communication technologies have brought, understanding the phenomenon of pilgrimage becomes fraught with ambiguity. Is pilgrimage better understood as a tourist excursion that affords instances of religious devotion? Pilgrimage routes and long distance scenic trails have their aesthetic appeal, which pilgrims and tourists enjoy. Is there a difference in the way these two groups walk these trails that become manifest through aesthetic experiences and encounters? Looking at long distance hiking on the Appalachian Trail as spiritual journey opens up a reinterpretation of both pilgrimage …

Socio-Economic Stability And Independence Of Appalachian Women, Michele Dawn Kegley

Antioch University Full-Text Dissertations & Theses

This study researched Appalachian women who were in emotional, social, or economic reliant relationships with male spouses and became socio-economically stable and independent. This effort is to give Appalachian women voice and learn from their accounts of how they led change by financially, physically, and socially providing for themselves and their dependent children. Research is limited to a particular group of white middle class Appalachian women in the North-Central sub-region of Appalachia. This group was chosen because they have been largely overlooked in the literature. However, this study does not answer questions of all women‘s experiences and barriers in Appalachia. …

0391: Eli Camden Henderson Papers, 1906-1956, Marshall University Special Collections

Guides to Manuscript Collections

The Cam Henderson papers consist primarily of papers related to his career as a football and basketball coach at Muskingum, Davis and Elkins and Marshall Colleges. A significant part of the collection relates to his wife Roxie Bell Henderson and includes many personal and family items as well as material related to her career as a public school teacher. Included also is material gathered by Dr. Sam Clagg for his biography of Henderson and afterward. Printed materials comprise most of the collection: yearbooks, newspaper clippings, textbooks, and books related to coaching basketball and football. The bulk of the correspondence is …

0403: Grady Risen Collection, 1900-1980, Marshall University Special Collections

Guides to Manuscript Collections

Huntington, West Virginia, realtor. Scrapbooks contain photographs and some appraisals of commercial property in downtown Huntington over nearly sixty years. Some holograph records of Aleshire-Harvey co., 1921-1922.

To view materials from this collection that are digitized and available online, search the Grady Risen Collection, 1900-1980 here.

Ua35/11 Student Honors Research Bulletin, Wku Honors Program

WKU Archives Records

Papers representative of the variety of scholarly research conducted at WKU.

• Adams, Kathy. The Appalachian Language
• Barnett, Philip. A Study of Deviant Behavior of XYY Individuals in Regard to Environment and Genotype
• Bell, Brooks. Loving, Loyal Linda Loman: An Interpretive Note
• Danhauer, Janice. Motivating Workers Through Job Design
• Davis, Barbara. The Transformation of a Man into a Man of Understanding in Murinbata Society
• Davis, Diane. The Argot of the Homosexual
• Jewell, Teresa. The Life Story of the Hero of World War I - Sergeant Alvin C. York
• Lanham, Wayne. Das Knarrenschiff and a Ship of Fools: A Study in Influence …

0067: C. C. Henking Collection, 1795-1861, Marshall University Special Collections

Guides to Manuscript Collections

The C. C. Henking Collection consists of land patents, deeds, titles, abstracts of titles, and indentures dating from 1795 to 1861. Also included are tax receipts, maps, notes and certificates. Many of the documents are in French. They are of particular interest to this region because all of the properties are located in what is now the state of West Virginia. In addition to the register, a more complete description of the contents of each folder will be found in the box.

Oral History Interview: Frank Brooks, Frank Brooks

0064: Marshall University Oral History Collection

Frank Brooks was born in Fayette County, WV, but grew up in Carter County, KY, in the early 1900s. He attended a one room school house through the third grade. Mr. Brooks began working in coal mines with his father in Borderland, WV, when he was 13 years old. In the audio clip provided, he discusses his first time in a coal mine. He focuses on how he tried to appear bigger than he was in order to be able to work. In his interview, Mr. Brooks compares and contrasts the labor conditions in the mines before and after unionization. …

0009: David Michael Gideon Papers, 1878-1959, Marshall University Special Collections

Guides to Manuscript Collections

A major portion of the collection consists of correspondence between Mr. Gideon and his political and business associates between 1929 and 1945. Included is correspondence regarding the administration of the estate of Mr. Gideon's brother-in-law, Mike Broh. Another large group of papers is made up of ledgers, journals, day books, daily cash sheets, check ledgers, account ledgers, and other records from the Huntington Herald Company and the several land and holding companies with which Mr. Gideon was associated.

Correspondence and business records of the Sam and Dave Gideon clothing store from 1914 until 1926 comprise most of the remaining papers. …

Winding Gulf Coals, Incorporated, Winding Gulf Coals, Incorporated

Arthur Kilgore Mine Scrip Collection

This scrip is from the Winding Gulf Coals, Incorporated mine with a value of 50¢.

Winding Gulf Coals, Incorporated, Winding Gulf Coals, Incorporated

Arthur Kilgore Mine Scrip Collection

This scrip is from the Winding Gulf Coals, Incorporated mine with a value of $1.

Winding Gulf Coals, Incorporated, Winding Gulf Coals, Incorporated

Arthur Kilgore Mine Scrip Collection

This scrip is from the Winding Gulf Coals, Incorporated mine with a value of $5.

Winding Gulf Coals, Incorporated, Winding Gulf Coals, Incorporated

Arthur Kilgore Mine Scrip Collection

This scrip is from the Winding Gulf Coals, Incorporated mine with a value of $10.

Winding Gulf Coals, Incorporated, Winding Gulf Coals, Incorporated

Arthur Kilgore Mine Scrip Collection

This scrip is from the Winding Gulf Coals, Incorporated mine with a value of 5¢.

Winding Gulf Coals, Incorporated, Winding Gulf Coals, Incorporated

Arthur Kilgore Mine Scrip Collection

This scrip is from the WInding Gulf Coals, Incorporated mine with a value of 10¢.

Winding Gulf Coals, Incorporated, Winding Gulf Coals, Incorporated

Arthur Kilgore Mine Scrip Collection

This scrip is from the Winding Gulf Coals, Incorporated mine with a value of 25¢.

Wyoming Coal Company, Wyoming Coal Company

Arthur Kilgore Mine Scrip Collection

This scrip is from the Wyoming Coal Company mine with a value of $1.

Yocum Creek Coal Company, Incorporated, Yocum Creek Coal Company, Incorporated

Arthur Kilgore Mine Scrip Collection

This scrip is from the Yocum Creek Coal Company, Incorporated mine with a value of 5¢.

Yocum Creek Coal Company, Incorporated, Yocum Creek Coal Company, Incorporated

Arthur Kilgore Mine Scrip Collection

This scrip is from the Yocum Creek Coal Company, Incorporated mine with a value of 25¢.

Yocum Creek Coal Company, Incorporated, Yocum Creek Coal Company, Incorporated

Arthur Kilgore Mine Scrip Collection

This scrip is from the Yocum Creek Coal Company, Incorporated mine with a value of 25¢.

The Lorado Store, The Lorado Store

Arthur Kilgore Mine Scrip Collection

This scrip is from The Lorado Store with a value of 1¢.

Seagraves Coal Company, Seagraves Coal Company

Arthur Kilgore Mine Scrip Collection

This scrip is from the Seagraves Coal Company mine with a value of $1.

Semet-Solvay Division Allied Chemical & Dye Corporation, Semet-Solvay Division Allied Chemical & Dye Corporation

Arthur Kilgore Mine Scrip Collection

This scrip is from the Semet-Solvay Division Allied Chemical & Dye Corporation with a value of 1¢.

Amherst Coal Company, Amherst Coal Company

Arthur Kilgore Mine Scrip Collection

This scrip is from the Amherst Coal Company mine with a value of 5¢.

Amherst Coal Company, Amherst Coal Company

Arthur Kilgore Mine Scrip Collection

This scrip is from the Amherst Coal Company mine with a value of 1¢.

Guyan Eagle Stores, Guyan Eagle Stores

Arthur Kilgore Mine Scrip Collection

This scrip is from the Guyan Eagle Stores with a value of 1¢.

Leccony Smokeless Fuel Company, Leccony Smokeless Coal Company

Arthur Kilgore Mine Scrip Collection

This scrip is from the Leccony Smokeless Fuel Company mine with a value of 1¢.

Preston County Supply Store, Preston County Supply Store

Arthur Kilgore Mine Scrip Collection

This scrip is from the Preston County Supply Store with a value of 5¢.