Folklore -- West Virginia
Subject
Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Kenneth H. Davidson, Collector, West Virginia Folklore, Folk Music, and Blues Tape Recordings
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 1820
Scope and Contents
Tapes recorded and edited by Kenneth H. Davidson in various parts of West Virginia in the years 1963, 1964, and 1965. Includes fiddle tunes and folklore; band instrumentals; poems; mountain banjo styles; hymns; ballads; African-American blues; auto harp; mountain dulcimer tunes; and discussion with "mountain people" regarding drinking, children, civil rights, relations between white settlers and Native Americans, John the Baptist, etc. There is a detailed index and guide to the...
Dates:
1963-1965
Milspaw Folklore Collection, Typescripts, Tapes, and Films
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2335
Scope and Contents
A collection of student term papers, submitted to a class in American Folklore, taught by Yvonne Milspaw of West Virginia University. The papers relate to legends, ghost stories, ballads, folk medicine, recipes, crafts, social customs, and games. A card file indicating the subject matter of each paper is included with the collection. Also includes folk music and oral history recordings.
Dates:
1972-1974