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- Identifier:
- 4224.ShafferJames.AudioInt.4.4.16
- Title:
- Oral history of James Shaffer
- Date:
- 2016-04-04
- Creator:
- Shaffer, James
- Contributor:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Charleston (W. Va.), Broom and brush industry--Employees, Broom and brush industry
- Location:
- Charleston (W. Va.)
![["This is the 2nd interview with Jim (as most people call him) and was conducted via video with West Virginia Public Broadcasting for radio and TV pieces for their show Inside Appalachia.James Shaffer, b. 1929, of Charleston Broom and Mop, in Loudendale, WV is one of the last commercial broom makers in the state of West Virginia. He began making brooms at the age of 17 and at the time of the interview, still maintained a shop outside of Charleston. See the short video produced in partnership with West Virginia Public Broadcasting:, James Shaffer, Charleston Broom & Mop Company at https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=O3lrgTn2hyM and the interview with Jim, Building a Broom by Feel: Jim Shaffer by Emily Hilliard in Southern Cultures fall 2017, Vol. 23, No. 3: Things at http://www.southerncultures.org/article/building-broom-feel-jim-shaffer/"]%](/image/4224ShafferJamesIntTranscript101716/0.jpg)
- Identifier:
- 4224.ShafferJames.IntTranscript.10.17.16
- Title:
- Transcript of oral history of James Shaffer 2 of 2
- Date:
- 2016-10-17
- Creator:
- Shaffer, James
- Contributor:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Broom and brush industry--Employees, Broom and brush industry, Charleston (W. Va.)
- Location:
- Charleston (W. Va.)
![["James Jim Shaffer, b. 1929, of Charleston Broom and Mop, in Loudendale, WV is one of the last commercial broom makers in the state of West Virginia. He began making brooms at the age of 17 and at the time of the interview, still maintained a shop outside of Charleston. See the short video produced in partnership with West Virginia Public Broadcasting:, James Shaffer, Charleston Broom & Mop Company at https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=O3lrgTn2hyM See the post on the West Virginia Folklife Program blog: https://wvfolklife.org/2017/03/30/building-a-broom-by-feel-an-interview-with-james-shaffer/Read the interview with Jim, Building a Broom by Feel: Jim Shaffer by Emily Hilliard in Southern Cultures fall 2017, Vol. 23, No. 3: Things at http://www.southerncultures.org/article/building-broom-feel-jim-shaffer/"]%](/image/4224ShafferJamesIntTranscript4416/0.jpg)
- Identifier:
- 4224.ShafferJames.IntTranscript.4.4.16
- Title:
- Transcript of oral history of James Shaffer
- Date:
- 2016-04-04
- Creator:
- Shaffer, James
- Contributor:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Charleston (W. Va.), Broom and brush industry--Employees, Broom and brush industry
- Location:
- Charleston (W. Va.)
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- Identifier:
- 4224.StephensCheyne.AudioInt.12.14.20
- Title:
- Oral history of Cheyne Stephens
- Date:
- 2020-12-14
- Creator:
- Stephens, Cheyne
- Contributor:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Food habits, foodways, COVID-19 (Disease), Labor union locals, Labor disputes--West Virginia, Collective bargaining--Service industries, Labor union members, Supermarkets, Food industry and trade--Employees
- Location:
- Parkersburg (W. Va.), Charleston (W. Va.), Williamstown (W. Va.)
![["Cheyne Stephens (b. June 13, 1985, Grayson, KY) has been a Kroger worker for 13 years and currently works as the back-up head meat cutter at the 7th Street store in Parkersburg. He also serves as a United Food and Commercial Workers Local 400 shop steward and was involved in the recent contract negotiations with Kroger. In this interview he speaks about the contract negotiations, his experience as a grocery store essential worker during the COVID-19 pandemic, and his hope for the future of UCFW.This interview is part of a collection of interviews with UFCW member Kroger workers conducted remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic."]%](/image/4224StephensCheyneIntTranscript121420/0.jpg)
- Identifier:
- 4224.StephensCheyne.IntTranscript.12.14.20
- Title:
- Transcript of oral history of Cheyne Stephens
- Date:
- 2020-12-14
- Creator:
- Stephens, Cheyne
- Contributor:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Labor union locals, Labor disputes--West Virginia, Labor union members, foodways, Food habits, Collective bargaining--Service industries, Supermarkets, Food industry and trade--Employees, COVID-19 (Disease)
- Location:
- Williamstown (W. Va.), Charleston (W. Va.), Parkersburg (W. Va.)
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- Identifier:
- 4224.ToliverThomas.AudioInt.001.11.22.19
- Title:
- Oral history of Thomas Toliver, 1 of 2
- Date:
- 2019-11-22
- Creator:
- Toliver, Thomas
- Contributor:
- Hilliard, Emily, Henkin, Aaron
- Subject:
- foodways, African Americans--Appalachian Region, Gardening, Urban gardens, Drug addiction--Treatment, Social work with the homeless
- Location:
- Charleston (W. Va.)
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- Identifier:
- 4224.ToliverThomas.AudioInt.002.11.22.19
- Title:
- Oral history of Thomas Toliver, 2 of 2
- Date:
- 2019-11-22
- Creator:
- Toliver, Thomas
- Contributor:
- Henkin, Aaron, Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Drug addiction--Treatment, Urban gardens, Gardening, African Americans--Appalachian Region, Social work with the homeless, foodways
- Location:
- Charleston (W. Va.)
![["Thomas Toliver, 87, at the time of the interview, is an urban gardener of the West Side of Charleston. He works in prisons as a mentor, and has taken in children of incarcerated people through his organization Family Youth in Development Service, Men and Children of Prisoners. In his urban garden, he is particularly interested in working with unhoused people. Toliver grew up working on a plantation-like estate in the Charleston neighborhood of South Hills, where his father was a gardener and chauffeur and his mother was a maid. Toliver was 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/"]%](/image/4224ToliverThomasIntTranscript112219/0.jpg)
- Identifier:
- 4224.ToliverThomas.IntTranscript.11.22.19
- Title:
- Transcript of oral history of Thomas Toliver
- Date:
- 2018-11-22
- Creator:
- Toliver, Thomas
- Contributor:
- Hilliard, Emily, Henkin, Aaron
- Subject:
- foodways, Social work with the homeless, Gardening, Urban gardens, Drug addiction--Treatment, African Americans--Appalachian Region
- Location:
- Charleston (W. Va.)
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- Identifier:
- 4224.WVTeachersStrike.Audio.001.2.26.18
- Title:
- Recording of UMWA President Cecil Roberts' speech at the West Virginia Teachers' Strike rally at the state capitol
- Date:
- 2018-02-26
- Creator:
- Roberts, Cecil E.
- Contributor:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- West Virginia Capitol Complex (Charleston, W. Va.), Labor union members, Labor disputes--West Virginia, Teachers' unions--United States, United Mine Workers of America, Strikes and lockouts--Teachers
- Location:
- Charleston (W. Va.)
![["On February 22, 2018, thousands of West Virginia public school teachers and school service employees walked out of their classrooms in what would become a nine-day statewide strike. Teachers demands included a 5% raise and affordable healthcare coverage through the West Virginia Public Employees Insurance Agency or PEIA. These photos are part of a series of photos, videos, and interviews documenting the labor lore and expressive culture of the 2018 and 2019 West Virginia Teachers Strike.For more information on the 2018 and 2019 West Virginia Teachers Strike visit e-WV: https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/2454"]%](/image/4224WVTeachersStrikePhoto01122718/0.jpg)
- Identifier:
- 4224.WVTeachersStrike.Photo.011.2.27.18
- Title:
- West Virginia teachers holding a sign reading "Fix and Fund PEIA with 2.5% Natural Gas and Severance Tax"
- Date:
- 2018-02-27
- Creator:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Contributor:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Labor union members, West Virginia Capitol Complex (Charleston, W. Va.), Teachers' unions--United States, Labor disputes--West Virginia, Strikes and lockouts--Teachers
- Location:
- Charleston (W. Va.)
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- Identifier:
- 4224.WattsMatthew.AudioInt.11.22.19
- Title:
- Oral history of Rev. Matthew J. Watts
- Date:
- 2019-11-22
- Creator:
- Watts, Matthew J.
- Contributor:
- Patrick, Wendel, Henkin, Aaron, Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Racism, African Americans--History, Urban renewal, Police brutality--United States, Segregation in education, School integration, African Americans--Appalachian Region, African American religious leaders, Charleston (W. Va.)
- Location:
- Charleston (W. Va.)
![["Rev. Matthew J. Watts is the Senior Pastor of Grace Bible Church on Charlestons West Side. He was born outside of Mt. Hope, West Virginia in Fayette County and is an alumni of West Virginia Institute of Technology. In this interview he speaks about the West Sides history as the former site of five slave plantations, his congregation and church neighborhood, the West Side Community Development Plan and Charleston Urban Renewals plans for the West Side, police brutality in Charleston, and the dismantling and destruction of the Triangle District in Charleston. Rev. Watts was interviewed by producer Aaron Henkin with Emily Hilliard and Wendel Patrick 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/"]%](/image/4224WattsMatthewIntTranscript112219/0.jpg)
- Identifier:
- 4224.WattsMatthew.IntTranscript.11.22.19
- Title:
- Transcript of oral history of Rev. Matthew J. Watts
- Date:
- 2019-11-22
- Creator:
- Watts, Matthew J.
- Contributor:
- Hilliard, Emily, Patrick, Wendel, Henkin, Aaron
- Subject:
- Urban renewal, African American religious leaders, School integration, Charleston (W. Va.), African Americans--Appalachian Region, Segregation in education, African Americans--History, Racism, Police brutality--United States
- Location:
- Charleston (W. Va.)
