Christmas Country Dance School.

Scope and Contents This collection consists of twenty-one audio cassette recordings of interviews, informal discussions, musical performances, and commentary recorded by Berea College students under the direction of history professor, Richard B. Drake, during the 1973 fall semester.Subject areas include Pine Mountain Settlement School, John C. Campbell Folk School, the Christian Appalachian Project, the Civilian Conservation Corps in Pike County, Kentucky, and Berea College's Christmas Country Dance...

Scope and Contents This collection consists of video and audio recorded interviews with attendees and instructors of the Berea College Christmas Country Dance School who have been associated with the dance school over many years’ time. Interview 01 Wayne Allen and Veree Woodbridge Interview 12-31-2013 Interview 02 Peter Baker 12-31-2013. Interview 03 Susan Booker Interview 12-27-2013. Interview 04 Don Cardwell Interview 01-01-2014. Interview 05 Brice Carlberg Interview...

Abstract The Recreation Extension Service was formally established in 1937 under the direction of Frank H. Smith with the aim of increasing the appreciation of Appalachian cultural heritage through participation in recreational activities based on traditional folk material. Recreation Extension services included folk arts programming, the Christmas Country Dance School, the Mountain Folk Festival, the Country Dancers and other recreational campus groups, itineranct recreation services to schools and...