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Wheeling Spoken History- Interim Report

 File — Folder: 13
Identifier: Folder 13

Scope and Contents

From the Series:

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

Contact:
Hutchins Library
100 Campus Drive
Berea Kentucky 40404 US
859.985.3262