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["Coal Camp Creations is a workshop in Kimball, WV in McDowell County, sharing space and run by the non-profit arts organization McArts. Workers at Coal Camp Creations, some of whom are former coal miners, create figurines and other objects from coal dust and sell them to visitors. McArts was founded by Jean Battlo and three other artists in 1979. Battlo now serves as the organizations creative director."]

25. Fire-etched drawing of a coal miner on display at Coal Camp Creations

Identifier:
4224.CoalCampCreations.Photo.017.4.14.16
Title:
Fire-etched drawing of a coal miner on display at Coal Camp Creations
Date:
2016-04-14
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Folk art, Coal miners in art, Coal mines and mining in art, Pyrography, and Coal mines and mining
Location:
Kimball (W. Va.)
["Coal Camp Creations is a workshop in Kimball, WV in McDowell County, sharing space and run by the non-profit arts organization McArts. Workers at Coal Camp Creations, some of whom are former coal miners, create figurines and other objects from coal dust and sell them to visitors. McArts was founded by Jean Battlo and three other artists in 1979. Battlo now serves as the organizations creative director."]

26. Coal miner's helmet with a handmade sticker reading "STOP CAPITALISM DEAD ON ITS ASS," on display at Coal Camp Creations, 2 of 2

Identifier:
4224.CoalCampCreations.Photo.019.4.14.16
Title:
Coal miner's helmet with a handmade sticker reading "STOP CAPITALISM DEAD ON ITS ASS," on display at Coal Camp Creations, 2 of 2
Date:
2016-04-14
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Coal mines and mining and Coal miners--West Virginia
Location:
Kimball (W. Va.)
["Coal Camp Creations is a workshop in Kimball, WV in McDowell County, sharing space and run by the non-profit arts organization McArts. Workers at Coal Camp Creations, some of whom are former coal miners, create figurines and other objects from coal dust and sell them to visitors. McArts was founded by Jean Battlo and three other artists in 1979. Battlo now serves as the organizations creative director."]

27. Mural on the wall of McArts/Coal Camp Creations in Kimball

Identifier:
4224.CoalCampCreations.Photo.020.4.14.16
Title:
Mural on the wall of McArts/Coal Camp Creations in Kimball
Date:
2016-04-14
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Mural painting and decoration, American, Coal mines and mining, and Coal miners in art
Location:
Kimball (W. Va.)

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28. Oral history of Mary Jane Coulter

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/"]

29. 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.)
["According to e-WV, The West Virginia Encyclopedia, \"The Croatian Cultural Club was founded in Benwood, Marshall County, in 1955 by Mike Perkovic, an immigrant Croatian coal miner who worked for decades to preserve and present Croatian culture around West Virginia.\" The Club used to host Croatian cultural events including polka dances, bands, and dinners.The Club now largely functions as a bar.See e-WV for more about the Croatian Cultural Club: https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1681"]

30. Croatian Cultural Club in Benwood

Identifier:
4224.CroatianCulturalClub.Photo.001.6.21.16
Title:
Croatian Cultural Club in Benwood
Date:
2016-06-21
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Croatian Americans and Coal mines and mining
Location:
Benwood (W. Va.)

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31. Oral history of Ernest Hofer, 1 of 4

Identifier:
4224.ErnestHofer.AudioInt.001.4.30.16
Title:
Oral history of Ernest Hofer, 1 of 4
Date:
2016-04-30
Creator:
Hofer, Ernest
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Coal mines and mining, Food habits, Cooking, Swiss, Wild leek, Helvetia (W. Va.), Veterans, Wine and wine making--United States, 4-H clubs, and foodways
Location:
Helvetia (W. Va.)

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32. Oral history of Ernest Hofer, 2 of 4

Identifier:
4224.ErnestHofer.AudioInt.002.4.30.16
Title:
Oral history of Ernest Hofer, 2 of 4
Date:
2016-04-30
Creator:
Hofer, Ernest
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Veterans, Wine and wine making--United States, Wild leek, Food habits, Coal mines and mining, Cooking, Swiss, foodways, 4-H clubs, and Helvetia (W. Va.)
Location:
Helvetia (W. Va.)

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33. Oral history of Ernest Hofer, 3 of 4

Identifier:
4224.ErnestHofer.AudioInt.003.4.30.16
Title:
Oral history of Ernest Hofer, 3 of 4
Date:
2016-04-30
Creator:
Hofer, Ernest
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Cooking, Swiss, Coal mines and mining, Wine and wine making--United States, Food habits, 4-H clubs, Veterans, Helvetia (W. Va.), Wild leek, and foodways
Location:
Helvetia (W. Va.)

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34. Oral history of Ernest Hofer, 4 of 4

Identifier:
4224.ErnestHofer.AudioInt.004.4.30.16
Title:
Oral history of Ernest Hofer, 4 of 4
Date:
2016-04-30
Creator:
Hofer, Ernest
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Wild leek, Cooking, Swiss, foodways, Helvetia (W. Va.), 4-H clubs, Wine and wine making--United States, Coal mines and mining, Veterans, and Food habits
Location:
Helvetia (W. Va.)

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35. Oral history of Eve Faulkes

Identifier:
4224.FaulkesEve.AudioInt.4.11.19
Title:
Oral history of Eve Faulkes
Date:
2019-04-11
Creator:
Faulkes, Eve
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Gardening, Graphic arts, Artists' books, Community museums, Social justice in art, Coal mines and mining, and Scott's Run (W. Va.)
Location:
Scott's Run (W. Va.) and Morgantown (W. Va.)
["Eve Faulkes was born in South Charleston, WV and is a professor of graphic design at WVU. She helped found and design exhibits for the Scotts Run Museum in Scotts Run, WV. This interview is part of a collection of interviews conducted with Scotts Run natives/residents and/or members of the Scotts Run Museum."]

36. Transcript of oral history of Eve Faulkes

Identifier:
4224.FaulkesEve.IntTranscript4.11.19
Title:
Transcript of oral history of Eve Faulkes
Date:
2019-04-11
Creator:
Faulkes, Eve
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Community museums, Social justice in art, Coal mines and mining, Graphic arts, Gardening, Artists' books, and Scott's Run (W. Va.)
Location:
Morgantown (W. Va.) and Scott's Run (W. Va.)