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- Identifier:
- 4224.NixonAngyWeirickChristine.AudioInt.11.9.20
- Title:
- Oral history of Angelita "Angy" Nixon and Christine Weirick
- Date:
- 2020-11-09
- Creator:
- Weirick, Christine, Nixon, Angelita
- Contributor:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Women midwives, Prenatal care, Apprenticeship programs, Midwifery, COVID-19 (Disease), Childbirth at home, Midwives--Legal status, laws, etc., Midwives
- Location:
- Fayetteville (W. Va.), Scott Depot (W. Va.), Fayette County (W. Va.), Putnam County (W. Va.)
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- Identifier:
- 4224.ONealJay.AudioInt.3.21.19
- Title:
- Oral history of Jay O'Neal
- Date:
- 2019-03-21
- Creator:
- O'Neal, Jay
- Contributor:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Strikes and lockouts--Teachers, Labor union members, Charleston (W. Va.)
- Location:
- Charleston (W. Va.)
![["Jay ONeal (b. Amarillo, TX) is a Charleston resident, history teacher at Stonewall Jackson Middle School, and one of the central organizers of the West Virginia Teacher Strike. He speaks about his role in the strike and the context of it within a broader labor movement."]%](/image/4224ONealJayIntTranscript32019/0.jpg)
- Identifier:
- 4224.ONealJay.IntTranscript.3.20.19
- Title:
- Transcript of oral history of Jay O'Neal
- Date:
- 2019-03-20
- Creator:
- O'Neal, Jay
- Contributor:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Labor union members, Charleston (W. Va.), Strikes and lockouts--Teachers
- Location:
- Charleston (W. Va.)
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- Identifier:
- 4224.ParsonsAaron.AudioInt.11.9.16
- Title:
- Oral history of Aaron Parsons
- Date:
- 2016-11-09
- Creator:
- Parsons, Aaron
- Contributor:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Turkey hunting, Turkey calls, Turkey hunting--Equipment and supplies, Hides and skins
- Location:
- Jackson County (W. Va.), Ravenswood (W. Va.)
![["Aaron Parsons, 20 years old at the time of this interview, is a native of Jackson County, WV. He makes turkey calls with materials (slate, native woods, bone, etc.) found on his familys land in Jackson County. He is also a hunter, trapper, fisher, and hide tanner. I met Aaron Parsons at the Community Interest Fair at Gilmore Elementary School in Sandyville, WV, back in the spring of 2016."]%](/image/4224ParsonsAaronIntTranscript11916/0.jpg)
- Identifier:
- 4224.ParsonsAaron.IntTranscript.11.9.16
- Title:
- Transcript of oral history of Aaron Parsons
- Date:
- 2016-11-09
- Creator:
- Parsons, Aaron
- Contributor:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Hides and skins, Turning (Lathe work), Turkey hunting--Equipment and supplies, Turkey calls, Turkey hunting
- Location:
- Jackson County (W. Va.), Ravenswood (W. Va.)
![["Levi Phillips, 68 at the time of the interview, is a former basketball player from Charleston, West Virginia. He grew up in public housing in the Triangle District neighborhood and currently lives on Charlestons West Side. Levi was on the first all-Black integrated basketball team at West Virginia University, and played professional basketball with the Baltimore Bullets and the Philadelphia 76ers (his teammates were Wes Unseld and Julius Erving).Justin Phillips, 39, is Levis son, who was also a high school basketball player in West Virginia. He owns Fun Fitness and lives in the South Hills neighborhood of Charleston, WV. Justins son was a high school state champion West Virginia basketball player like his grandfather.Levi and Justin Phillips were interviewed by producer Aaron Henkin with Emily Hilliard as part of the Out of the Blocks podcasts two episodes on Charlestons West Side. Learn more: https://wvfolklife.org/2020/01/17/out-of-the-blocks-podcast-highlights-charlestons-west-side-west-virginia-folklife-hosts-listening-party-february-12/Learn more about Levi Phillips career at WVU:https://wvusports.com/news/2020/12/1/mens-basketball-phillips-basket-a-part-of-wvu-coliseums-golden-history.aspxhttps://wvusports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/levi-phillips/12290"]%](/image/4224PhillipsJustinPhillipsLeviIntTranscript112219/0.jpg)
- Identifier:
- 4224.PhillipsJustinPhillipsLevi.IntTranscript.11.22.19
- Title:
- Transcript of oral history of Levi Phillips and Justin Phillips
- Date:
- 2019-11-22
- Creator:
- Phillips, Justin, Phillips, Levi
- Contributor:
- Henkin, Aaron, Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- African American basketball players, Charleston (W. Va.), African Americans--Appalachian Region, Basketball, School integration, Urban renewal, Interracial friendship
- Location:
- Charleston (W. Va.)
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- Identifier:
- 4224.PhillipsLeviPhillipsJustin.AudioInt.11.22.19
- Title:
- Oral history of Levi Phillips and Justin Phillips
- Date:
- 2019-11-22
- Creator:
- Phillips, Justin, Phillips, Levi
- Contributor:
- Hilliard, Emily, Henkin, Aaron
- Subject:
- Charleston (W. Va.), Basketball, African Americans--Appalachian Region, Urban renewal, Interracial friendship, School integration, African American basketball players
- Location:
- Charleston (W. Va.)
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- Identifier:
- 4224.PurkeyElaine.AudioInt.001.10.27.16
- Title:
- Oral history of Elaine Purkey, 1 of 2
- Date:
- 2016-10-27
- Creator:
- Purkey, Elaine
- Contributor:
- Hilliard, Emily, Wilson, Rick
- Subject:
- Working class--Songs and music, Strikes and lockouts--Coal mining--West Virginia, Purkey, Elaine, Country music, Folk music--West Virginia, Coal mines and mining
- Location:
- Harts (W. Va.), Lincoln County (W. Va.)
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- Identifier:
- 4224.PurkeyElaine.AudioInt.002.10.27.16
- Title:
- Oral history of Elaine Purkey, 2 of 2
- Date:
- 2016-10-27
- Creator:
- Purkey, Elaine
- Contributor:
- Hilliard, Emily, Wilson, Rick
- Subject:
- Purkey, Elaine, Strikes and lockouts--Coal mining--West Virginia, Country music, Folk music--West Virginia, Coal mines and mining, Working class--Songs and music
- Location:
- Lincoln County (W. Va.), Harts (W. Va.)
![["Elaine (Moore) Purkey is an activist songwriter and musician from Harts Creek, West Virginia in Lincoln County. She was born on May 29, 1949, on the same piece of property where she still lives. She was raised in a family of musicians and flatfoot dancers and attributes her powerful voice to the acapella singing she learned as a member of the Church of Christ. As a teenager she played in bands with her brother, and in early adulthood she was the lead singer of a local country band. In the 1980s, she began performing regularly on the Wallace Horn Friendly Neighbors Show, a live radio program out of Logan County that has been on the air since 1967. She now hosts the show. Purkey wrote songs for the Pittston Coal Strike and Ravenswood Lockout and has performed at concerts and festivals across the continent. Her song \"One Day More\" written for the Ravenswood Lockout, is featured on the Smithsonian Folkways Recordings compilation Classic Labor Songs. Purkey is portrayed in the 2014 film Moving Mountains, based on a book by Penny Loeb. A proud mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, Purkey teaches singing classes to children at the Big Ugly Community Center."]%](/image/4224PurkeyElaineIntTranscript102716/0.jpg)
- Identifier:
- 4224.PurkeyElaine.IntTranscript.10.27.16
- Title:
- Oral history of transcript of Elaine Purkey
- Date:
- 2016-10-27
- Creator:
- Purkey, Elaine
- Contributor:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Working class--Songs and music, Country music, Purkey, Elaine, Strikes and lockouts--Coal mining--West Virginia, Coal mines and mining, Folk music--West Virginia
- Location:
- Harts (W. Va.), Lincoln County (W. Va.)
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- Identifier:
- 4224.PurkeyElaine.Music.10.27.16
- Title:
- Three songs by Elaine Purkey
- Date:
- 2016-10-27
- Creator:
- Purkey, Elaine
- Contributor:
- Wilson, Rick, Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Purkey, Elaine, Gospel music, Working class--Songs and music, Strikes and lockouts--Coal mining--West Virginia
- Location:
- Harts (W. Va.), Lincoln County (W. Va.)
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- Identifier:
- 4224.RiceHenry.AudioInt.4.30.16
- Title:
- Oral history of Henry Rice
- Date:
- 2016-04-30
- Creator:
- Rice, Henry
- Contributor:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Morels, Canning and preserving, Cheesemaking, foodways, Hides and skins, Restaurateurs, Turkey hunting, Food habits, American ginseng, Helvetia (W. Va.), Deer hunting, Wild leek, Trapping, Tanning, Cooking, Swiss, Pickling
- Location:
- Helvetia (W. Va.)
