Kenneth G. Gilbert, Compiler, Oral Histories Regarding West Virginia Folk Culture
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 4135
Oral histories and related transcripts regarding folk culture in West Virginia compiled by a Parkersburg High School teacher, Kenneth G. Gilbert. The interviews were conducted with assistance from students in his class as part of the curriculum. The age of the interviewees averaged from 60 years and up, so the interviews document the folk culture of West Virginia from around the period 1920-1940. The geographic coverage includes the entire state. Subjects include food, the timber industry in the Canaan Valley, and Ohio River culture, among others. Much of the information regards how to live off of the land, so therefore includes information on how to create from scratch objects necessary to conduct everyday life, such as boats, caskets, dolls, etc. The collection does not include folk music or folk tales. There are photographs of the interviewees. This information was compiled into two books, Mountain Trace Book 1 and Mountain Trace Book 2. (This collection is currently unprocessed.)
English
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17.5 Linear Feet (Summary: 17 ft. 6 in. (14 records cartons, 15 in. each))
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