Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech
Patrick County [Virginia] Oral History Project Records
Patrick County Project
Ms.1983.007
30 Cubic Feet
30 boxes (Boxes 1-13, 17, 17a, 17b are in larger record cartons), including 202 cassette tapes, 74 sound reel to reel tapes, 80 slides, and 1 16mm film reel, and 2 oversize folders
1980-1984
Please note: This collection is in off-site storage and requires 2-3 days notice for retrieval. Please contact Special Collections for more information.
The materials in the collection are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
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Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Patrick County Oral History Project Records, Ms1983-007, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.
Source of Acquisition
The Patrick County Oral History Project Records were donated to Special Collections in 1982.
Historical Note
Sponsored by the Blue Ridge Regional Library and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University to explore the theme of "Continuity and Change in a Rural Community." It was conducted between September 1980 and August 1982. The project began by presenting a series of folklife programs on local traditions of music, dance, verbal art, history, and material culture; continued by collecting and transcribing taped oral histories of families and communities, building a collection of photographs of the county's past and present, and expanding the public branch library's and the University library's collections in regional literature, folk culture, and history; and then combining these activities as resources for producing a series of public programs which pursued the basic theme of "continuity and change" in this rural Southwest Virginia county.
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of taped interviews; transcripts; biographical information about the interviewees; a subject card index to the interviews; a film, "Up and Down These Roads: a Rural County in Transition"; slide/tape programs; and such project documents as the original proposal, the final report, photographs, publicity clippings, and program posters. For a published guide to the collection, available in Special Collections, see Addison catalog record.
Arrangement
This collection is in its original order, although some boxes have been condensed. Audio boxes 1-8, which contain cassette tapes, are now in Cartons 1 and 2, with a 9th audio box housed separately. Please note: Because materials were consolidated, there are no boxes 16, 21, or 26.
Related Archival Materials
There is also a published history and guide to the collection: Perry, Thomas David. 2009.
Patrick County Oral History Project: A Guide. Ararat, Va: Laurel Hill Publishing. Spec Large F232 .P3 P4745 2009.
Separated Materials
Two copies of the film "Up and Down These Roads" were found in this collection were removed and cataloged for the Newman Library Film Collection.
Rights Statement for Archival Description
The guide to the Patrick County Oral History Project Records by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/).
Oral histories (literary works)
Patrick County (Va.) -- History
Patrick County (Va.) -- Social Life and Customs
Local/Regional History and Appalachian South
Folklore -- Virginia -- Patrick County
Patrick County Project
Patrick County Project A/V MaterialsPatrick County Project Cassette TapesEnglish.Ayers, Cary - Clark, Robert L.1 (in Carton 1)Clark, Ross – Handy, Lilla Shelor2 (in Carton 1)Harbour, Kenneth – Horton, Larry3 (in Carton 1)Houchins, Mary Elizabeth – McAlexander, Eunice4 (in Carton 1)McKenzie, Chester and Erma – Pilson, Alpha5 (in Carton 2)Pilson, Ophus E. – Shelor, William and Tinkey6 (in Carton 2)Slate, Robert and Sally – Thomas, Josie7 (in Carton 2)Thompson, Murray – Wood, Addie8 (in Carton 2)Wood, Eunice M. – Wood, George and Claudia9 (in Carton 2)Wood, George and Claudia – Wood, George E.10 (in Carton 2)Wood, George E. – Woodall, Ethel11 (in Carton 2)Woodall, Ethel – Woolwine Elementary School12 (in Carton 2)Woolwine Elementary School – Worley, Lucy13 (in Carton 2)"Hard Times" slideshow and cassette tape29Patrick County Project Reel to Reel TapesAyers, C. - Clifton, E.13Clifton, Fred - Harris, Oscar13aHooker, J. - McAlexander, E.13bMartin, Callie - Roberson, W.14Shelor, Bertie - Thompson, M.14aTrinity Church of God - Worley, Lucy T.14bFulcher, Alice #130Plaster, James30Weaver, Mr. and Mrs. Noel30Impact Series: "Growing Up in Patrick County"30Reel to reel tapes: "Community Life in Patrick County" and "Making a Living in Patrick County"English.18bPatrick County Project Photographs and Slides
Photographs of project interviewees and local events18b4 cases of slides from the project and Patrick County events18bInterviewee Photographs(?)1Patrick County Project PapersPatrick County Project Informational sheets on interviewees and tape logs (102 folders)15Patrick County Project (PCP) Interview files, including excerpts and biographical filesEnglish.20Patrick County Project – General1982-1984English.PCP Interview – Barbour, Jr., Andrew LeePCP Interview – Boaz, James ClaytonPCP Interview – Bolt, Ruth JeanPCP Interview – Cartner, W. CurtisPCP Interview – Clark, Lady LouisePCP Interview – Clark, Martin FilmorePCP Interview – Clark, Moir AyersPCP Interview – Clifton, Elder BenniePCP Interview – Clifton, FredPCP Interview – Cruise, CrystalPCP Interview – Edwards, Maron AllenPCP Interview – Fain, Curtis RobertPCP Interview – Foddell, Marvin and Turner (brothers)PCP Interview – Foddrell, PoseyPCP Interview – Fulcher, Alice WestPCP Interview – Fulcher, Mr. and Mrs. (Rush and Edith)PCP Interview – Handy, John and NovellaPCP Interview – Harbour, Kenneth GreenPCP Interview – Harris, LoisPCP Interview – Harris, Oscar AllenPCP Interview – Helms, Abraham and Eula FlorencePCP Interview – Hopkins, Early and BeulahPCP Interview – Hopkins, Rev. Luther NoelPCP Interview – Hopkins, Walter Thomas DudleyPCP Interview – Howell, Ruby UnderwoodPCP Interview – Hylton, Annie HinesPCP Interview – Layman, William Edgar, Jr.PCP Interview – McKenzie, Chester NolenPCP Interview – Mitchell, Ida BeasleyPCP Interview – New Hope Church QuiltersPCP Interview – Patrick County High School Pep ClubPCP Interview – Penn, Burgie Bett LawsonPCP Interview – Pilson, Alpha Ella MorrisonPCP Interview – Plaster, James RussellPCP Interview – Porter, PamPCP Interview – Rakes, Orvilla SuePCP Interview – Roberson, Winifred C.PCP Interview – Shelor, BertiePCP Interview – Shelor, Lesse and ClaricePCP Interview – Slate, Robert SamuelPCP Interview – Smith River BoysPCP Interview – Spangler, C. L.PCP Interview – Spanger, Dorn OdellPCP Interview – Strock, Stella May HodgesPCP Interview – Thompson, MurrayPCP Interview – Trinity Church of GodPCP Interview – Walker, Mary HornerPCP Interview – Williams, Glen A.PCP Interview – Worley, Lucy T.PCP Interview – Wood, AddiePCP Interview – Wood, George and ClaudiaPCP Interview – Woodall, EthelPCP Interview – Williams, Lena LampePCP Interview – Williams, Virgil Roosevelt and Lowell EllaPatrick County Project Log and Interview ListPatrick County Project InterviewersPatrick County Project FilesEnglish."Final Narrative Report Patrick County: Continuity and Change in a Rural Community,"February 23, 1983English.19"Patrick County: Continuity and Change in a Rural Community," project proposalFebruary 19, 1980English.19Research materials19Administration22Budget22Costs
22Advisory Committee22Bibliography22Bibliography Orders22Complimentary Copy of Bibliography22Chairman Supplemental Grant22Film (2 folders)22Correspondence22Evaluation22Financial Records22Impact Posters22Interim Narrative Report for Patrick County22General22Correspondence – Returned photographs23Correspondence – Summer Folklife Festival23Correspondence – Egerton23Adult Education Programs23Mountain Mercantile23Questionnaires – Resident23Posters23Evaluations23Projected Expenses File23Old Patrick and New23Eden Preservation and Society Public Program23Transcriber23Mountain Passages23Public Information – up to 10/15/198023Public Information – after 10/15/198023Media (2 folders)23Library Ideas23Key Events in Patrick County History23NEH Quarterly Reports23Early Drafts – NEH (Free State of Patrick)23Early Drafts – NEH (with Ann add-ins)23Early Drafts – NEH (Britt notes)23Minutes23Early Drafts – NEH (Library background)23Early Drafts – NEH (Reviewer's comments)23Early Drafts – NEH (Guidelines)23Staff Correspondence23Staff Correspondence – Speer23Staff Correspondence – Endorsement letter23Staff Correspondence – McCombs23Staff Correspondence – Fine23Staff Correspondence – Eastman23Correspondence – Local23Staff Correspondence – Official23NPR – Susan Reilly23NEH Correspondence23Educational Clearing House23Chairman's Grant23Certificate of Recognition23Harris, Bud23Revised Budget23Old Budgets – NEH23Correspondence – Advisory committee23Advisory Committee23Officials' Addresses23Local Addresses23Interviewers – Correspondence23Interviews – Who's interviewing whom23Interviewer Information Forms23Interview Subjects23Interviewers – Workshops23NEH Quarterly Reports (3 folders)24Recipes24Questionnaires – 11/3/1980 Program24Questionnaires – History Alive24Questionnaires – Summer Folklife Program24Questionnaires – Community Life24Questionnaires – Impact Series24Questionnaires – Making a Living24Questionnaires –Impact Series24Summer Folklife Series (2 folders)24Summer Folklife Series – Final Report24Releases24NEH Final Report (2 folders)24Public Programs – October 2, 198024Public Programs – Victorian Christmas24Public Offerings – 1980-198124Public Programs – Winter-Spring 1980-198124Public Programs – Evaluation24Public Programs – Patrick County Fair24Public Programs – ETSU24Public Programs – Miscellaneous24Public Programs – Crafts24Public Programs – Historical Society24Public Programs – Appalshop24Public Programs – Appalachian Book and Record Shop24Public Programs – VLA24NEH Quarterly Reports (2 folders)24NEH Final Narrative Report24NEH Final Report24Film – Correspondence24Film Script24Film Distributors24Film Credit Debate24Film Brochure – A He24Filming – Meadows of Dan School Releases24Enterprise IndexingEnglish.24Impact Series – Scripts24Folklore – Films, Books24Folklore – Conferences24Folklore – Gooseberry Vine (VPI)24Film Evaluation – Stuart Courthouse24Film Evaluation – Meadows of Dan24Film Evaluation – Homestead24Film – Correspondence24Impact Series – Ideas for Future ProgramsEnglish.24Impact Series – Public Programs24Impact Series – Programs24Film – Edgerton Brochure24Interview Subjects – Correspondence24Interviews – Fair24Impact Series – Scripts24Impact Series –Conclusions, Correspondence24Impact Series – Growing Up in Patrick County24Impact Series – Hard Times24Impact Series – Making a Living in Early Patrick24Impact Series – Community Life24Content Analysis24Interviewers – Notes24Tapes and Transcripts24Patrick County Project: Clippings25Public Information: Patrick County Project25Patrick County Project: Releases25Patrick County Project: Letterhead & Promotion MaterialsEnglish.25Patrick County Project: Public Program & Press ConferenceOctober 2, 1980English.25Patrick County Project: Publicity Correspondence25Patrick County Project: Pictures25Patrick County Project: Press KitOctober 2, 198025Patrick County Project: MemorandaEnglish.25Patrick County Project: Library Orders25Patrick County Project: Library Materials25Patrick County Project: Mailing List25Patrick County Project: Materials25Patrick County Project: Advisory Minutes25Patrick County Project: Mountain Passages25Patrick County Project: NEH Reports25Patrick County Project: Personnel25Patrick County Project: Memorandum of Understanding25Patrick County Project: Posters25Patrick County Project: Printouts25Patrick County Project: Public Programs, General25Patrick County Project: Reference Materials25Patrick County Project: The Reynolds Homestead25Patrick County Project: Summer 198025Patrick County Project: Summer Folklife Series25Patrick County Project: Staff Meeting Minutes25Patrick County Project: Staff MeetingFebruary 13, 198125Patrick County Project: Staff MeetingOctober 2, 198125Subject Index #117 (in Box 30)Subject Index #217a (in Box 30)Subject Index #2 (c.2)17b (in Box 30)Patrick County, Continuity and Change in a Rural Community, NEH Grant Application (3 copies)30Background Files and Correspondence30Newspapers30Appalachia: Age-Old Struggles in a New Era posters1Patrick County Project: Impact Series of Public Programs posters1981-19822Patrick County Oral History Transcripts (bound)Patrick County Project, "Patrick County: Continuity and Change in a Rural Community," Oral History Transcripts, A-C28Patrick County Project, "Patrick County: Continuity and Change in a Rural Community," Oral History Transcripts, F-Ha28Patrick County Project, "Patrick County: Continuity and Change in a Rural Community," Oral History Transcripts, Ho-Hy28Patrick County Project, "Patrick County: Continuity and Change in a Rural Community," Oral History Transcripts, L-R28Patrick County Project, "Patrick County: Continuity and Change in a Rural Community," Oral History Transcripts, S28Patrick County Project, "Patrick County: Continuity and Change in a Rural Community," Oral History Transcripts, T-W28Patrick County Project, "Patrick County: Continuity and Change in a Rural Community," Oral History Transcripts, A-C, c.228Patrick County Project, "Patrick County: Continuity and Change in a Rural Community," Oral History Transcripts, F-Ha, c.229Patrick County Project, "Patrick County: Continuity and Change in a Rural Community," Oral History Transcripts, Ho-Hy, c.229Patrick County Project, "Patrick County: Continuity and Change in a Rural Community," Oral History Transcripts, L-R, c.229Patrick County Project, "Patrick County: Continuity and Change in a Rural Community," Oral History Transcripts, S, c.229Patrick County Project, "Patrick County: Continuity and Change in a Rural Community," Oral History Transcripts, T-W, c.229Preservation of Libraries PapersCitizens Committee for Public LibrariesEnglish.27National Citizens for Public Libraries27National Commission on Libraries and Information Sciences/White House Conference2730