Wheeling WV: Tom Griffiths Painting Color Positive Transparencies
Scope and Contents
This series consists of correspondence, project reports, transcripts, clippings, and photographs relating to the Klines' 1992-1993 work documenting Wheeling, West Virginia culture, arts, work, and history. One hundred sixty interviews were conducted representing neighborhoods, religious congregations, downtown businesses, factories, breweries, mills, mines, ethnic social clubs, singing societies, jazz bands and old Wheeling Jamboree radio musicians. The interviews were drawn upon to produce thirty-three Wheeling News Register newspaper features and a twenty-two part radio series, Talking Across the Lines.
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.
Extent
From the Collection: 129.00 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