Appalachian Oral History Collection
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of twenty-one audio cassette recordings of interviews, informal discussions, musical performances, and commentary recorded by Berea College students under the direction of history professor, Richard B. Drake, during the 1973 fall semester.
Subject areas include Pine Mountain Settlement School, John C. Campbell Folk School, the Christian Appalachian Project, the Civilian Conservation Corps in Pike County, Kentucky, and Berea College's Christmas Country Dance School. The musical material includes singing, dulcimer music, and commentary by Eastern Kentucky folk singer, Jean Ritchie and musical instrument craftsman, Homer Ledford. Not all recordings were digitized because of poor sound quality.
Dates
- Created: 1972-1973
Creator
- Drake, Richard B. -- 1925- (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Follow links in the box list to listen to recorings and read transcripts. The collection can be directly accessed through the Reading Room, Berea College Special Collections and Archives, Hutchins Library, Berea College.
Extent
1.00 ms_boxes
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement Note
The collection is arranged into two series:
Series 1: Interview / Event Recordings
Series 2: Recording Transcripts and Notes
Other Descriptive Information
Collection Number: BCA 0059 SAA 059
- Appalachian Region, Southern -- Social life and customs.
- Berea College
- Christian Appalachian Project.
- Christmas Country Dance School.
- Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.) -- Camp 1518 (Hellier, Ky.).
- Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.).
- John C. Campbell Folk School.
- Ledford, Homer -- 1927-2006
- Oral history -- Appalachian region.
- Pike County (Ky.) -- History.
- Pine Mountain Settlement School (Pine Mountain, Ky.).
- Ritchie, Jean.
Creator
- Drake, Richard B. -- 1925- (Person)
- Berea College (Organization)
- Title
- Archon Finding Aid Title
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- eng
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