Wheeling (W. Va.)

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...

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...

Scope and Contents This series consists of original cassettes, DAT, and video interview, event and radio program recordings. They resulted as part of the Klines' 1994-1995 work documenting Wheeling, West Virginia culture, arts, work, and history in connection with the establisment of the Wheeling National Heritage Area by the National Park Service.One hundred sixty interviews were conducted representing neighborhoods, religious congregations, downtown businesses, factories, breweries, mills, mines,...