Parkinson, George, 1943-

Scope and Contents

Dissertation and corresponding notes of George P. Parkinson, Ph.D. His dissertation, written for his Ph.D. in history, is on the topic of antebellum state constitution making and the related effects of constitutional radicals and conservatives.

This collection also includes drafts of several of Parkinson's other papers, as well as materials related to his work as an academic advisor on the Ohio River Project.

Overview Research papers and sound recordings compiled by Louis Watson Chappell, an English Professor and folklorist at West Virginia University who collected, documented, and preserved West Virginia's folk music and folk traditions. He was born in Belvidere, North Carolina and educated in English Language and Literature at Wake Forest University (B.A.), and the University of Virginia (M.A.). Receiving a faculty appointment at West Virginia University in 1922, Chappell embarked upon a career...