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Folk Life along the Big South Fork of the Cumberland River Oral History Project

Project Summary

Residents along the Big South Fork of the Cumberland River discuss McCreary County, the Daniel Boone National Forest, crafts, folk life, and folk music.

Project Code

bsfp

Project LC Subject

Cumberland River Valley (Ky. and Tenn.)--Social life and customs Cumberland River, Big South Fork (Tenn. and Ky.) Daniel Boone National Forest (Ky.) Folk music--Cumberland River Valley (Ky. and Tenn.) Handicraft--Cumberland River Valley (Ky. and Tenn.) Kentucky McCreary County (Ky.) Rivers Rivers--Kentucky Rivers--Tennessee Tennessee

Interviews in this Project (45 Total):

Interview with Lillie Ledbetter Waters, November 4, 1979

Interview Accession Number: 1980oh009_bsfp017
Interviewer: Benita J. Howell

Restrictions: No Restrictions
Access: Request

Interview with Henley Waters, November 4, 1979

Interview Accession Number: 1980oh010_bsfp018
Interviewer: Benita J. Howell

Restrictions: No Restrictions
Access: Request

Interview with Crit King, November 9, 1979

Interview Accession Number: 1980oh011_bsfp019
Interviewer: Benita J. Howell

Restrictions: No Restrictions
Access: Request

Interview with Oren Spradlin, November 15, 1979

Interview Accession Number: 1980oh012_bsfp020
Interviewer: Benita J. Howell

Restrictions: No Restrictions
Access: Request

Interview with Ben Sheppard, September 5, 1979

Interview Accession Number: 1980oh145_bsfp021
Interviewer: Susan Duda

Restrictions: No Restrictions
Access: Request

Interview with Vernie Terry, John Terry, September 19, 1979

Interview Accession Number: 1980oh146_bsfp022
Interviewer: Susan Duda

Restrictions: No Restrictions
Access: Request

Interview with O. N. Peercy, September 20, 1979

Interview Accession Number: 1980oh147_bsfp023
Interviewer: Susan Duda

Restrictions: No Restrictions
Access: Request

Interview with Arthur Elliott, August 20, 1979

Interview Accession Number: 1979oh250_bsfp001
Interviewer: Benita J. Howell

Restrictions: No Restrictions
Access: Request

Interview with Willie Osville Frogge, August 21, 1979

Interview Accession Number: 1979oh251_bsfp002
Interviewer: Benita J. Howell

Restrictions: No Restrictions
Access: Request

Interview with Clyde Duvall, September 2, 1979

Interview Accession Number: 1979oh252_bsfp003
Interviewer: Benita J. Howell

Restrictions: No Restrictions
Access: Request

Interview with Avo G. Rains, September 11, 1979

Interview Accession Number: 1979oh253_bsfp004
Interviewer: Benita J. Howell

Restrictions: No Restrictions
Access: Request

Interview with Thelma Rosser Acres, Audney Acres, September 14, 1979

Interview Accession Number: 1979oh254_bsfp005
Interviewer: Benita J. Howell

Restrictions: No Restrictions
Access: Request

Interview with Cecil Stewart, September 16, 1979

Interview Accession Number: 1979oh255_bsfp006
Interviewer: Benita J. Howell

Restrictions: No Restrictions
Access: Request

Interview with Helen B. Lourie, September 17, 1979

Interview Accession Number: 1979oh256_bsfp007
Interviewer: Benita J. Howell

Restrictions: No Restrictions
Access: Request

Interview with Allen Martin, Oscar Martin, September 19, 1979

Interview Accession Number: 1979oh257_bsfp008
Interviewer: Benita J. Howell

Restrictions: No Restrictions
Access: Request

Interview with Anna Troxell, September 26, 1979

Interview Accession Number: 1980oh001_bsfp009
Interviewer: Joe Simpson

Restrictions: No Restrictions
Access: Request

Interview with Milford Acres, September 30, 1979

Interview Accession Number: 1980oh002_bsfp010
Interviewer: Benita J. Howell

Restrictions: No Restrictions
Access: Request

Interview with Willie Osville Frogge, October 1, 1979

Interview Accession Number: 1980oh003_bsfp011
Interviewer: Keith Rains

Restrictions: No Restrictions
Access: Request

Interview with Arnold Kimbrell, October 19, 1979

Interview Accession Number: 1980oh004_bsfp012
Interviewer: Robert Tincher

Restrictions: No Restrictions
Access: Request

Interview with Nell Crouch Taylor, October 14, 1979

Interview Accession Number: 1980oh005_bsfp013
Interviewer: Benita J. Howell

Restrictions: No Restrictions
Access: Request

Interview with Anna Troxell, October 17, 1979

Interview Accession Number: 1980oh006_bsfp014
Interviewer: Benita J. Howell

Restrictions: No Restrictions
Access: Request

Interview with Lucille Draughn Garrett, October 27, 1979

Interview Accession Number: 1980oh007_bsfp015
Interviewer: Benita J. Howell

Restrictions: No Restrictions
Access: Request

Interview with Tom Lowery, November 5, 1979

Interview Accession Number: 1980oh008_bsfp016
Interviewer: Benita J. Howell

Restrictions: No Restrictions
Access: Request

Interview with Irene Burchfield, November 12, 1979

Interview Accession Number: 1980oh148_bsfp024
Interviewer: Susan Duda

Restrictions: No Restrictions
Access: Request

Interview with Mary Did Slaven, General Slaven, September 21, 1979

Interview Accession Number: 1980oh149_bsfp025
Interviewer: Susan Duda

Restrictions: No Restrictions
Access: Request

Interview with Ellen Miller, Will J. Miller, November 27, 1979

Interview Accession Number: 1980oh150_bsfp026
Interviewer: Benita J. Howell

Restrictions: No Restrictions
Access: Request

Interview with Effie Hicks, Joe Hicks, December 30, 1979

Interview Accession Number: 1980oh151_bsfp027
Interviewer: Benita J. Howell

Restrictions: No Restrictions
Access: Request

Interview with Rebecca Watson, October 16, 1979

Interview Accession Number: 1980oh152_bsfp028
Interviewer: Susan Duda

Restrictions: No Restrictions
Access: Request

Interview with Hilda Gernt Easley, October 4, 1979

Interview Accession Number: 1980oh153_bsfp029
Interviewer: Susan Duda

Restrictions: No Restrictions
Access: Request

Interview with Smith Ross, November 12, 1979

Interview Accession Number: 1980oh154_bsfp030
Interviewer: Susan Duda

Restrictions: No Restrictions
Access: Request

Interview with Frona Thompson, October 19, 1979

Interview Accession Number: 1980oh155_bsfp031
Interviewer: Benita J. Howell

Restrictions: No Restrictions
Access: Request

Interview with Arnold Kimbrell, October 19, 1979

Interview Accession Number: 1980oh156_bsfp032
Interviewer: Robert Tincher

Restrictions: No Restrictions
Access: Request

Interview with Ralph Troxell, Anna Troxell, November 16, 1979

Interview Accession Number: 1980oh157_bsfp033
Interviewer: Robert Tincher

Restrictions: No Restrictions
Access: Request

Interview with Orville Troxell, Ralph Troxell, Anna Troxell, January 28, 1980

Interview Accession Number: 1980oh158_bsfp034
Interviewer: Robert Tincher

Restrictions: No Restrictions
Access: Request

Interview with Elsie Whitehead, Luther Whitehead, January 25, 1980

Interview Accession Number: 1980oh159_bsfp035
Interviewer: Benita J. Howell

Restrictions: No Restrictions
Access: Request

Interview with Bessie Akers, J. D. Akers, January 28, 1980

Interview Accession Number: 1980oh160_bsfp036
Interviewer: Benita J. Howell

Restrictions: No Restrictions
Access: Request

Interview with Stella Ledbetter, Jim T. Ledbetter, February 7, 1980

Interview Accession Number: 1980oh161_bsfp037
Interviewer: Benita J. Howell

Restrictions: No Restrictions
Access: Request

Interview with Arnold Kimbrell, March 5, 1980

Interview Accession Number: 1980oh162_bsfp038
Interviewer: Benita J. Howell

Restrictions: No Restrictions
Access: Request

Interview with Lattie Buck Lominac, March 7, 1980

Interview Accession Number: 1980oh163_bsfp039
Interviewer: Benita J. Howell

Restrictions: No Restrictions
Access: Request

Interview with Ermon Blevins, Oscar Blevins, October 3, 1979

Interview Accession Number: 1980oh178_bsfp040
Interviewer: Susan Duda

Restrictions: No Restrictions
Access: Request

Interview with Lizzie Burchfield, June 11, 1995

Interview Accession Number: 1996oh141_bsfp041
Interviewer: Kim A. McBride

Restrictions: No Restrictions
Access: Request

Interview with Bonnie Chambers, June 1, 1995

Interview Accession Number: 1996oh142_bsfp042
Interviewer: Kim A. McBride

Restrictions: No Restrictions
Access: Request

Interview with Bonnie Chambers, September 20, 1996

Interview Accession Number: 1996oh143_bsfp043
Interviewer: Kim A. McBride

Restrictions: No Restrictions
Access: Request

Interview with Everett P. Massey, September 20, 1996

Interview Accession Number: 1996oh144_bsfp044
Interviewer: Kim A. McBride

Restrictions: No Restrictions
Access: Request

Interview with Evelyn A. Perkins, September 20, 1996

Interview Accession Number: 1996oh145_bsfp045
Interviewer: Kim A. McBride

Restrictions: No Restrictions
Access: Request