Folk art -- Appalachian Region, Southern.

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The Appalachian Museum was created in 1969 (officially open to the public in 1971) to care for the college's growing collections of artifacts from the Appalachian area.  It was dedicated to the task of preserving the distinctive crafts and telling the story of the traditional lifestyle of the people of the Southern Appalachian Mountains. The museum was closed in May of 1998 with most of its activities and collections being integrated into the educational programs of the College.

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A small collection of early organizational papers from the “Committee to Establish an Arts Council in Berea” and the subsequent result, the Berea Arts Council.

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Ledger of work and writings of Carlos Cortez Coyle (1871-1962).

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This collection contains news releases, reports, brochures, flyers, small published and unpublished items, and other ephemeral materials documenting the history, events, customs and social lives of peoples in the Appalachian region of the United States.

Scope and Contents One hundred thirty three audio recorded interviews and detailed content summaries (not transcripts) documenting the economic and social conditions of people who have lived or worked on the Kentucky River. Kentucky counties documented were Anderson, Carroll, Clark, Estill, Franklin, Gallatin, Garrard, Henry, Jessamine, Lee, Madison, Mercer, Owen, Powell, Rockcastle, and Woodford.Narrators talk about industries and occupations associated with the river, various types of boats,...

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Collection documenting the Jakob Mani and Sussana Mani-Mati family in the Swiss community of East Bernstadt, Laurel County, Kentucky.

Abstract The Recreation Extension Service was formally established in 1937 under the direction of Frank H. Smith with the aim of increasing the appreciation of Appalachian cultural heritage through participation in recreational activities based on traditional folk material. Recreation Extension services included folk arts programming, the Christmas Country Dance School, the Mountain Folk Festival, the Country Dancers and other recreational campus groups, itineranct recreation services to schools and...

Scope and Contents These interviews focus on the central Appalachian counties of Kentucky, North Carolina, and Tennessee as defined by the Appalachian Regional Commission. They cover topics ranging from foodways (preserving, winemaking, barbecue, meat processing, etc.), music (including bluegrass, Scottish, punk, ballads, old-time, jazz, blues, gospel, and sacred music), storytelling and religion, agriculture (farming, pest control, home gardening, insect pollination, etc.), and traditional art (basketry,...

Abstract The Southern Appalachian Studies 1972 Regional Survey resulted from the 1956 Interdenominational Conference of Religious Workers' determination that there was inadequate information available to develop an effective course of action addressing the broad problems plaguing the Appalachian region and its people.  The original conference of representatives from major church bodies were called together by Dr. Willis D. Weatherford, Sr. to discuss problems and plan programs orientated to upgrading...