Currence Hammonds Audio Recordings

Series

Identifier: 7

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This series consists of digital audio files of interview and performances that document the singing of Randolph County, West Virginia singers Currence and Minnie Hammonds and other members of the Hammons / Hammonds family. Michael Kline made these recordings in the 1980s as part of his work as Folk Arts Coordinator at the Augusta Heritage Center of Davis and Elkins College in Elkins, West Virginia. The Original recordings are part of the Augusta Archive where they are also accessible.

Dates

Other: Majority of material found within 1994-2014
Other: Date acquired: 04/28/2015

Conditions Governing Access

The collection can be accessed through the Reading Room, Berea College Special Collections and Archives, Hutchins Library, Berea College. Some portions of the collection are restricted from research use. Those materials are marked in the inventory.