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- Identifier:
- 4224.BallSterling.AudioInt.12.3.20
- Title:
- Oral history of Sterling Ball
- Date:
- 2020-12-03
- Creator:
- Ball, Sterling
- Contributor:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Working class families, Supermarkets, Food industry and trade--Employees, Working class--Songs and music, Labor union locals, Collective bargaining--Service industries, Strikes and lockouts, Nursing homes--Employees, Labor union members, Debs, Eugene V. (Eugene Victor), 1855-1926, and Labor disputes--West Virginia
- Location:
- Charleston (W. Va.) and Parkersburg (W. Va.)
![["Sterling Ball (b. January 9, 1947, Parkersburg, WV) is a retired UFCW Local 347 president, labor organizer, songwriter and poet, a former Kroger worker, and veteran. In this interview he discusses the history of Local 347 (which has since merged with Local 400), his songs and poems, his experience in collective bargaining, labor actions, and strikes across West Virginia and Ohio, the future of the labor movement, and more. Ball is a lifelong resident of Parkersburg, WV.This interview is part of a collection of interviews with UFCW member Kroger workers conducted remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic."]](/thumb/4224BallSterlingIntTranscript12320 "Transcript of oral history of Sterling Ball")
- Identifier:
- 4224.BallSterling.IntTranscript.12.3.20
- Title:
- Transcript of oral history of Sterling Ball
- Date:
- 2020-12-03
- Creator:
- Ball, Sterling
- Contributor:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Debs, Eugene V. (Eugene Victor), 1855-1926, Nursing homes--Employees, Labor union members, Supermarkets, Working class--Songs and music, Strikes and lockouts, Working class families, Food industry and trade--Employees, Labor union locals, Collective bargaining--Service industries, and Labor disputes--West Virginia
- Location:
- Parkersburg (W. Va.) and Charleston (W. Va.)
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- Identifier:
- 4224.BosticEdie.AudioInt.001.5.7.18
- Title:
- Oral history of Edie Bostic, 1 of 2
- Date:
- 2018-05-07
- Creator:
- Bostic, Edie Street Belcher
- Contributor:
- King, Wanda and Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Working class families, Women pianists, Coal mine accidents--West Virginia, Fayette County (W. Va.), Industrial accidents, and Tunnels--West Virginia
- Location:
- Fayette County (W. Va.) and Gauley Bridge (W. Va.)
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- Identifier:
- 4224.BosticEdie.AudioInt.002.5.7.18
- Title:
- Oral history of Edie Bostic, 2 of 2
- Date:
- 2018-05-07
- Creator:
- Bostic, Edie Street Belcher
- Contributor:
- Hilliard, Emily and King, Wanda
- Subject:
- Coal mine accidents--West Virginia, Tunnels--West Virginia, Fayette County (W. Va.), Women pianists, Working class families, and Industrial accidents
- Location:
- Gauley Bridge (W. Va.) and Fayette County (W. Va.)
![["Edie Street Belcher BosticBoomer, WVEdie Street Belcher Bostic was born in Jodie, West Virginia in 1929. Her family moved to Boomer, West Virginia when she was 8 months old. Her father worked in the Hawks Nest Tunnel and died of silicosis in 1932 when Edie was 3. Her mother died two years later, and Edie was raised by a neighbor, Quindora Quinny Burdette. Edie worked at Sam Dalportos Italian grocery store, the College Drug Store, and G.C. Murphys. She is also a self-taught pianist. In this interview, Edie shares stories of her father and memories of her childhood, family, and life in Boomer."]](/thumb/4224BosticEdieIntTranscript5718 "Transcript of oral history of Edie Bostic")
- Identifier:
- 4224.BosticEdieIntTranscript5.7.18
- Title:
- Transcript of oral history of Edie Bostic
- Date:
- 2018-05-07
- Creator:
- Bostic, Edie Street Belcher
- Contributor:
- King, Wanda and Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Tunnels--West Virginia, Working class families, Women pianists, Fayette County (W. Va.), Coal mine accidents--West Virginia, and Industrial accidents
- Location:
- Fayette County (W. Va.) and Gauley Bridge (W. Va.)
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- Identifier:
- 4224.CoulterMaryJane.AudioInt.5.7.19
- Title:
- Oral history of Mary Jane Coulter
- Date:
- 2019-05-07
- Creator:
- Coulter, Mary Jane
- Contributor:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Morgantown (W. Va.), Community museums, Coal mines and mining, Interracial friendship, Scott's Run (W. Va.), Working class families, and Irish Americans
- Location:
- Scott's Run (W. Va.)
![["Mary Jane Coulter (b. December 31, 1948) is a native and lifelong resident of Scotts Run, WV. She is the executive director of the Scotts Run Museum and owns the building in which it is housed. In this interview, she speaks about the history of Scotts Run and her experience growing up in the Scotts Run community, as well as her role in the Scotts Run Museum and Trail. This interview is part of a collection of interviews conducted with Scotts Run natives/residents and/or members of the Scotts Run Museum.https://scottsrunmuseumandtrail.org/"]](/thumb/4224CoulterMaryJaneIntTranscript5719 "Transcript of oral history of Mary Jane Coulter")
- Identifier:
- 4224.CoulterMaryJane.IntTranscript.5.7.19
- Title:
- Transcript of oral history of Mary Jane Coulter
- Date:
- 2019-05-07
- Creator:
- Coulter, Mary Jane
- Contributor:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Interracial friendship, Coal mines and mining, Irish Americans, Morgantown (W. Va.), Scott's Run (W. Va.), Working class families, and Community museums
- Location:
- Scott's Run (W. Va.)
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- Identifier:
- 4224.HamiltonDiana.AudioInt.7.9.19
- Title:
- Oral history of Diana Hamilton
- Date:
- 2019-07-09
- Creator:
- Hamilton, Diana
- Contributor:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Food habits, Drive-in restaurants, foodways, Diners (Restaurants), Women service industries workers, Working class families, and Beckley (W. Va.)
- Location:
- Beckley (W. Va.)
![["Diana Hamilton (b. October 1955), is a native of Cool Ridge, West Virginia. She has worked at King Tut Drive-In restaurant in Beckley for 40 years and has been the manager for 20 years."]](/thumb/4224HamiltonDianaIntTranscript7919 "Transcript of oral history of Diana Hamilton")
- Identifier:
- 4224.HamiltonDiana.IntTranscript.7.9.19
- Title:
- Transcript of oral history of Diana Hamilton
- Date:
- 2019-07-09
- Creator:
- Hamilton, Diana
- Contributor:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Food habits, foodways, Beckley (W. Va.), Women service industries workers, Drive-in restaurants, Diners (Restaurants), and Working class families
- Location:
- Beckley (W. Va.)
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- Identifier:
- 4224.LittleSarahBoyd.AudioInt.3.16.18
- Title:
- Oral history of Sarah Boyd Little
- Date:
- 2018-03-16
- Creator:
- Little, Sarah Boyd
- Contributor:
- Hilliard, Emily and Faulkes, Eve
- Subject:
- Racism, Interracial friendship, Scott's Run (W. Va.), Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945, Evans, Walker, 1903-1975, Gospel music, Coal mines and mining, Community museums, and Working class families
- Location:
- Scott's Run (W. Va.)
![["Sarah Boyd Little, 94, is an African American gospel singer who grew up in Scots Run, West Virginia. When she was in high school, Littles choir sang for President Roosevelt at the White House. Little still performs in the group Al Anderson and Friends, and is active in the Scots Run community. I spoke with her and West Virginia University art professor Eve Faulkes at Faulkes home in Morgantown. This interview is part of a collection of interviews conducted with Scotts Run natives/residents and/or members of the Scotts Run Museum."]](/thumb/4224LittleSarahBoydIntTranscript31618 "Transcript of oral history of Sarah Boyd Little")
- Identifier:
- 4224.LittleSarahBoyd.IntTranscript.3.16.18
- Title:
- Transcript of oral history of Sarah Boyd Little
- Date:
- 2018-03-16
- Creator:
- Little, Sarah Boyd
- Contributor:
- Faulkes, Eve and Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Working class families, Community museums, Interracial friendship, Coal mines and mining, Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945, Racism, Scott's Run (W. Va.), Gospel music, and Evans, Walker, 1903-1975
- Location:
- Morgantown (W. Va.) and Scott's Run (W. Va.)
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- Identifier:
- 4224.MarksPhyllis.AudioInt.4.22.16
- Title:
- Oral history of Phyllis Marks
- Date:
- 2016-04-22
- Creator:
- Marks, Phyllis
- Contributor:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Old-time music, Folk music--West Virginia, Irish Americans, Working class families, Storytelling, and Ballads
- Location:
- Gilmer County (W. Va.) and Glenville (W. Va.)
