Summit County Homicides, 1914-1939

This series consists of manuscripts, correspondence, printed material, and note cards resulting from Hevener's research relating to the social and cultural impact of Appalachian migrants on Akron, Ohio. A resultant unpublished paper, Appalachians In Akron 1914-1945: The Transfer of Southern Folk Culture,  focuses particularly on the migrant flow to Akron from the northwestern portion of West Virginia. Subject areas include the relationship of Appalachian in-migration to an increased homicide rate, Ku Klux Klan activity, union organization efforts, numbers of new church congregations, and a substantial increase in the popularity of country and gospel music.