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Appalachian Studies/Center Committee
Collection
Identifier: RG 10-10.19
Abstract
The Appalachian Studies/Center Committee, also known as the Committee to Review the Appalachian Commitment, was appointed in 1987 by President John Stephenson to advise on matters relating to the activities of the Appalachian Center and the Appalachian academic program at Berea. The committee, however, was also charged with the task of conducting a comprehensive review of Berea's Appalachian commitment with a view to making recommendations that would become part of the long-range planning...
Dates:
Other: Majority of material found in 1987-1989
Appalachian Vertical Files
Collection
Identifier: BCA 0252
Abstract
This collection of materials with different provenance was assembled and organized by Hutchins Library and Special Collections staff. The collection contains a variety of materials on a number of subjects and documents the history, events, customs and social lives of peoples in the Appalachian region of the United States.
Dates:
Other: Majority of material found within 1968-2000
Asher and Little Jimmie Sizemore Radio Program Reference Collection
Collection — Container: 1
Identifier: BCA 0143 SAA 143
Abstract
Asher Sizemore (1906-1975) initially worked as a bookkeeper for a mining company in Pike County, Kentucky, but aspired to be a singer. In 1931, singing old-time and cowboy songs, he appeared on radio in Huntington, West Virginia, before moving to WCKY Cincinnati and then WHAS Louisville, where he was first joined on air by his five-year-old son Jimmie (1928- ). In 1933, the duo were hired by the WSM Grand Ole Opry, where they remained a popular act for about 10 years.
Asher and Little...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1933-1990
Bascom Lamar Lunsford Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: BCA 0031 SAA 029
Abstract
Bascom Lamar Lunsford was particularly noted for his memory collection of 300 ballads, tunes and tales and the establishment in 1927, of the Ashville, North Carolina based Mountain Dance and Folk Festival which has continued to the present time. During his long career, Lunsford practiced law, published a song collection, and made several documentary recordings, while continuing to perform (vocal, banjo, and fiddle) collect songs, and write a few of his own (including “That Good Old Mountain...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1874-1973
Ben Heiman Folklore Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: BCA 0062 SAA 062
Abstract
Ben Heiman (1914-1988) told mostly Appalachian stories to thousands of children in Alabama through the library and school systems, and fostered story-telling by children. A Lieutenant Colonel in the US Air Force, Ben Heiman concluded his career at the Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama. He and his wife Bobbie had one daughter, Lori.
After retiring in 1972, Heiman worked fulltime for volunteer organizations, specializing as a story-teller with the Huntsville libraries and the city and...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1891-1988
Brushy Fork Institute
Collection
Identifier: RG 06-6.12.4
Abstract
These are the official records of the Brushy Fork Institute.
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1988-
Carlos Cortez Coyle Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 08-8.30
Abstract
Carlos Cortez Coyle (1871-1962) was a self-taught painter who spent the early part of his life in Dreyfus, Kentucky. In 1889, he briefly attended Berea Foundation School where he was introduced to Appalachian arts and crafts through teacher and Director of Fireside Industries Jennie Lester Hill. Coyle left Berea before graduating for reasons unknown and moved to Florida and then to Canada in an attempt to make a living in farming. Drought caused him to make a career change into the building...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1921-1942
Coal Vertical Files
Collection
Identifier: BCA 0253
Abstract
This collection of materials-with different provenance-was assembled and organized by Hutchins Library and Special Collections staff. The collection contains a variety of materials (including clippings, writings, brochures, publications, and reports) documenting the history and culture of coal mining in the Appalachian region of the United States.
Dates:
Other: Majority of material found in 1980 - 2005
Council of Southern Mountains Records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: BCA 0002 SAA 001
Abstract
The Council of the Southern Mountains (CSM) 1912-1989, began as a gathering of various citizens and mountain missionaries working in relative isolation throughout Appalachia, which created a forum for the sharing of ideas, experiences and inspiration. The Council grew and changed over time into an organization that promoted cooperation among private, government, and religious organizations in southern Appalachia and served as a key factor in bringing the issues and experiences of Appalachia...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1912-1970; Other: Date acquired: 04/24/1970
Council of the Southern Mountains Oral History Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: BCA 0110 SAA 110
Scope and Contents
This collection is comprised of recorded interviews with transcripts relating to the work of the Council of the Southern Mountains (CSM) during the period 1970-1989. Interviewees include the former CSM executive director, other staff, board members, and elected officers.Listen To interview recordings and / or read transcripts
The interviews...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 2004-2005