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- Identifier:
- 4224.DayJames.AudioInt.11.8.17
- Title:
- Oral history of James Day, 1 of 2
- Date:
- 2017-11-08
- Creator:
- Day, James L.
- Contributor:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Tube bending, Neon signs, Saint Albans (W. Va.)
- Location:
- Saint Albans (W. Va.)
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- Identifier:
- 4224.DayJames.AudioInt.3.13.18
- Title:
- Oral history of James Day, 2 of 2
- Date:
- 2018-03-13
- Creator:
- Day, James L.
- Contributor:
- Hilliard, Emily, Kleine, Chuck
- Subject:
- Tube bending, Saint Albans (W. Va.), Neon signs
- Location:
- Saint Albans (W. Va.)
![["James L. Day (July 5, 1932-April 12, 2019) was the owner of JL Day Sign Company in St. Albans, WV. He made hand-bent neon signs for nearly 60 years and was one of the last hand tube benders in the Kanawha Valley.In 2018, the West Virginia Folklife Program worked with West Virginia Public Broadcasting to produce audio and video documentaries about Day. View them at https://wvfolklife.org/2018/09/04/st-albans-artisan-has-been-making-neon-signs-by-hand-for-five-decades-a-profile-of-james-l-day/Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCe99a7ke50&feature=emb_titleAudio: https://soundcloud.com/wvpublicnews/wva-artisan-has-been-making-neon-signs-by-hand-for-five-decadesRead Days obituary here: https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/saint-albans-wv/james-day-8250954"]%](/image/4224DayJamesIntTranscript11817/0.jpg)
- Identifier:
- 4224.DayJamesIntTranscript11.8.17
- Title:
- Transcript of oral history of James L. Day, 1 of 2
- Date:
- 2017-11-08
- Creator:
- Day, James L.
- Contributor:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Neon signs, Tube bending, Saint Albans (W. Va.)
- Location:
- Saint Albans (W. Va.)
![["James L. DayJames Day (July 5, 1932-April 12, 2019) was the owner of JL Day Sign Company in St. Albans, WV. He made hand-bent neon signs for nearly 60 years and was one of the last hand tube benders in the Kanawha Valley.This is Hilliards second interview with Day, recorded for the West Virginia Folklife Program and West Virginia Public Broadcasting audio and video documentaries about Day. View them at https://wvfolklife.org/2018/09/04/st-albans-artisan-has-been-making-neon-signs-by-hand-for-five-decades-a-profile-of-james-l-day/Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCe99a7ke50&feature=emb_titleAudio: https://soundcloud.com/wvpublicnews/wva-artisan-has-been-making-neon-signs-by-hand-for-five-decadesRead Days obituary here: https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/saint-albans-wv/james-day-8250954"]%](/image/4224DayJamesIntTranscript31318/0.jpg)
- Identifier:
- 4224.DayJamesIntTranscript3.13.18
- Title:
- Transcript of oral history of James L. Day, 2 of 2
- Date:
- 2018-03-13
- Creator:
- Day, James L.
- Contributor:
- Hilliard, Emily, Kleine, Chuck
- Subject:
- Saint Albans (W. Va.), Neon signs, Tube bending
- Location:
- Saint Albans (W. Va.)
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- Identifier:
- 4224.HairstonBill.AudioInt.001.9.10.19
- Title:
- Oral history of Bill Hairston, 1 of 2
- Date:
- 2019-09-10
- Creator:
- Hairston, Bill
- Contributor:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- African Americans--Appalachian Region, School integration, Old-time music, Fiddle tunes, Saint Albans (W. Va.), Racism, Big Coal River Valley (W. Va.), Storytelling, Folklore, Folk music--West Virginia, 4-H clubs, Fiddling, Appalachian dulcimer and autoharp music, Banjo, Hairston, Bill
- Location:
- Charleston (W. Va.)
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- Identifier:
- 4224.HairstonBill.AudioInt.002.9.10.19
- Title:
- Oral history of Bill Hairston, 2 of 2
- Date:
- 2019-09-10
- Creator:
- Hairston, Bill
- Contributor:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Saint Albans (W. Va.), 4-H clubs, Fiddling, Storytelling, Folk music--West Virginia, African Americans--Appalachian Region, Big Coal River Valley (W. Va.), Walker, John Homer, Banjo, Hairston, Bill, Folklore, Racism, Fiddle tunes, School integration, Old-time music, Appalachian dulcimer and autoharp music
- Location:
- Charleston (W. Va.)
