Martin, Emory and Linda 9-23-94
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of thirty audio recorded interviews with performers and others who were associated with the Renfro Valley Barn Dance and other radio programs produced by John Lair, first in Cincinnati, Ohio and later in Renfro Valley, Kentucky, 1937 through much of the 1950s.
Listen To Interview Recordings
Read Interview Transcripts
The interviews were conducted mostly during the period 1994-1999, by Hutchins Library Sound Archivist, Harry Rice. Others were conducted by Loyal Jones, Wayne Daniels, and Reuben Powell.
Dates
- created: 1994 - 1999
Conditions Governing Access
Follow the links in the recordings list to hear interviews and read transcripts.
Records can be accessed through the Reading Room, Berea College Special Collections and Archives, Hutchins Library, Berea College.
Extent
From the Collection: 5.00 boxes_(general)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Berea College Special Collections and Archives Repository
Hutchins Library
100 Campus Drive
Berea Kentucky 40404 US
859.985.3262
special_collections@berea.edu