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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:
- Neon signs, Tube bending, and 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 and Kleine, Chuck
- Subject:
- Saint Albans (W. Va.), Tube bending, and 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"]](/thumb/4224DayJamesIntTranscript11817 "Transcript of oral history of James L. Day, 1 of 2")
- 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:
- Tube bending, Neon signs, and 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"]](/thumb/4224DayJamesIntTranscript31318 "Transcript of oral history of James L. Day, 2 of 2")
- 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 and Kleine, Chuck
- Subject:
- Tube bending, Saint Albans (W. Va.), and Neon signs
- 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:
- Hairston, Bill, African Americans--Appalachian Region, Appalachian dulcimer and autoharp music, Fiddling, Storytelling, Fiddle tunes, Folk music--West Virginia, Racism, Old-time music, Banjo, Saint Albans (W. Va.), Big Coal River Valley (W. Va.), 4-H clubs, School integration, and Folklore
- 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:
- Folklore, Saint Albans (W. Va.), African Americans--Appalachian Region, Old-time music, Folk music--West Virginia, Walker, John Homer, School integration, Appalachian dulcimer and autoharp music, Fiddle tunes, Banjo, Racism, Fiddling, 4-H clubs, Big Coal River Valley (W. Va.), Hairston, Bill, and Storytelling
- Location:
- Charleston (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"]](/thumb/4224JamesDayVideo00111817 "James Day bends glass tube over an open flame to make a neon sign, 1 of 2")
- Identifier:
- 4224.JamesDay.Video.001.11.8.17
- Title:
- James Day bends glass tube over an open flame to make a neon sign, 1 of 2
- Date:
- 2017-11-08
- Creator:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Saint Albans (W. Va.), Neon signs, and Tube bending
- 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"]](/thumb/4224JamesDayVideo00211817 "James Day bends glass tube over an open flame to make a neon sign, 2 of 2")
- Identifier:
- 4224.JamesDay.Video.002.11.8.17
- Title:
- James Day bends glass tube over an open flame to make a neon sign, 2 of 2
- Date:
- 2017-11-08
- Creator:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Saint Albans (W. Va.), Tube bending, and Neon signs
- Location:
- Saint Albans (W. Va.)
