Gilmer County (W. Va.)
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Gilmer County, West Virginia
File — Box 100: Series Series 7
Identifier: Series 7
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection contains news releases, reports, brochures, flyers, small published and unpublished items, and other ephemeral materials documenting the history, events, customs and social lives of peoples in the Appalachian region of the United States.
Dates:
1900 - 2010; Majority of material found within 1970 - 2010
Michael and Carrie Nobel Kline Collection
Collection
Identifier: BCA 0258
Scope and Contents
These are records of West Virginia folklorists and musicians Michael and Carrie Nobel. Their work is mainly in the form of folklife and oral history documentation of social issues, communities, events, and people.The collection consists mainly of interview and music performance audio recordings, photographs and interview transcripts related to their extensive work in West Virginia, Ohio, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Massachusetts.Digital preservation of the...
Dates:
Other: Majority of material found within 1994-2014; Other: Date acquired: 04/28/2015
Staunton Parkersburg Turnpike Audio History Project
Series
Identifier: Series 52
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
These are records of West Virginia folklorists and musicians Michael and Carrie Nobel. Their work is mainly in the form of folklife and oral history documentation of social issues, communities, events, and people.The collection consists mainly of interview and music performance audio recordings, photographs and interview transcripts related to their extensive work in West Virginia, Ohio, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Massachusetts.Digital preservation of the...
Dates:
Other: Majority of material found within 1994-2014; Other: Date acquired: 04/28/2015
Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike Audio Recordings
Series
Identifier: Series 14
Scope and Contents
This series consists of original minidisc and DAT interview recordings resulting from the Klines' 2007-2008 work for the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike Alliance.Themes covered ranged from Native American life, Revolutionary and Civil Wars, gristmills, waterways, slavery and the Underground Railroad, coal mining, timbering and the oil and gas boom, as well as family and community life. Recording excerpts were originally used to produce a seven CD audio history highlighting life along...
Dates:
Other: Majority of material found within 1994-2014; Other: Date acquired: 04/28/2015