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![["Shirley A. Campbell (March 17,1949-January 10, 2021), a native of Pinch, West Virginia and a resident of Charleston, West Virginia, was a lifelong songwriter and poet. Two of her songs were recorded by Grandpa Jones and Ernest Tubb, respectively. Campbell married into the Reed-Campbell family of the bluegrass musician Ola Belle Reed, who was her mentor. Read Campbells obituary:Shirley A. Campbell, 71, of Charleston, WV, passed away suddenly at home, Sunday, January 10, 2021.Born March 17, 1949, in Pinch, WV, she was the daughter of the late Ruby Francis Jarrett and Jack White.She is survived by her two children, daughter Carlie Campbell of Charleston and son Jeremy Campbell of Elkton, MD; and pets.In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her beloved dachshunds, Buckwheat and Alfalfa.Shirley studied at Oklahoma University and Marshall University. She was a nurse for 20 years, a dog groomer for 15 years, and a small business owner for approximately 10 years. She was a woman of endless talents, for many of which she received recognition. She was deeply devoted to animal welfare; throughout her life caring for ANY and ALL that she found in need.There will be a symphony of animal calls greeting her at the gates of heaven; and it will be glorious!As per her request, there will be no services. She asks that, in lieu of flowers, please donate to an animal charity in her honor.You may send condolences to the family at: www.barlowbonsall.com.Barlow Bonsall Funeral Home, Charleston, WV, has been entrusted with the arrangements."]%](/image/4224CampbellShirleyPhoto01531616/0.jpg)
- Identifier:
- 4224.CampbellShirley.Photo.015.3.16.16
- Title:
- Ephemera in one of Shirley A. Campbell's notebooks
- Date:
- 2016-03-16
- Creator:
- Campbell, Shirley A.
- Subject:
- Women lyricists, Women poets, American, Folk poetry, American, Working class families, Working class--Songs and music
- Location:
- Charleston (W. Va.)
![["Shirley A. Campbell (March 17,1949-January 10, 2021), a native of Pinch, West Virginia and a resident of Charleston, West Virginia, was a lifelong songwriter and poet. Two of her songs were recorded by Grandpa Jones and Ernest Tubb, respectively. Campbell married into the Reed-Campbell family of the bluegrass musician Ola Belle Reed, who was her mentor. Read Campbells obituary:Shirley A. Campbell, 71, of Charleston, WV, passed away suddenly at home, Sunday, January 10, 2021.Born March 17, 1949, in Pinch, WV, she was the daughter of the late Ruby Francis Jarrett and Jack White.She is survived by her two children, daughter Carlie Campbell of Charleston and son Jeremy Campbell of Elkton, MD; and pets.In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her beloved dachshunds, Buckwheat and Alfalfa.Shirley studied at Oklahoma University and Marshall University. She was a nurse for 20 years, a dog groomer for 15 years, and a small business owner for approximately 10 years. She was a woman of endless talents, for many of which she received recognition. She was deeply devoted to animal welfare; throughout her life caring for ANY and ALL that she found in need.There will be a symphony of animal calls greeting her at the gates of heaven; and it will be glorious!As per her request, there will be no services. She asks that, in lieu of flowers, please donate to an animal charity in her honor.You may send condolences to the family at: www.barlowbonsall.com.Barlow Bonsall Funeral Home, Charleston, WV, has been entrusted with the arrangements."]%](/image/4224CampbellShirleyPhoto01631616/0.jpg)
- Identifier:
- 4224.CampbellShirley.Photo.016.3.16.16
- Title:
- Photo believed to be Shirley A. Campbell's grandparents, date unknown
- Date:
- 2016-03-16
- Creator:
- Campbell, Shirley A.
- Subject:
- Working class families, Working class--Songs and music
- Location:
- Charleston (W. Va.)
![["Shirley A. Campbell (March 17,1949-January 10, 2021), a native of Pinch, West Virginia and a resident of Charleston, West Virginia, was a lifelong songwriter and poet. Two of her songs were recorded by Grandpa Jones and Ernest Tubb, respectively. Campbell married into the Reed-Campbell family of the bluegrass musician Ola Belle Reed, who was her mentor. Read Campbells obituary:Shirley A. Campbell, 71, of Charleston, WV, passed away suddenly at home, Sunday, January 10, 2021.Born March 17, 1949, in Pinch, WV, she was the daughter of the late Ruby Francis Jarrett and Jack White.She is survived by her two children, daughter Carlie Campbell of Charleston and son Jeremy Campbell of Elkton, MD; and pets.In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her beloved dachshunds, Buckwheat and Alfalfa.Shirley studied at Oklahoma University and Marshall University. She was a nurse for 20 years, a dog groomer for 15 years, and a small business owner for approximately 10 years. She was a woman of endless talents, for many of which she received recognition. She was deeply devoted to animal welfare; throughout her life caring for ANY and ALL that she found in need.There will be a symphony of animal calls greeting her at the gates of heaven; and it will be glorious!As per her request, there will be no services. She asks that, in lieu of flowers, please donate to an animal charity in her honor.You may send condolences to the family at: www.barlowbonsall.com.Barlow Bonsall Funeral Home, Charleston, WV, has been entrusted with the arrangements."]%](/image/4224CampbellShirleyPhoto01731616/0.jpg)
- Identifier:
- 4224.CampbellShirley.Photo.017.3.16.16
- Title:
- Photo of Shirley A. Campbell's relatives, date unknown
- Date:
- 2016-03-16
- Creator:
- Campbell, Shirley A.
- Subject:
- Working class families
- Location:
- Charleston (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:
- Working class families, Scott's Run (W. Va.), Interracial friendship, Morgantown (W. Va.), Coal mines and mining, Irish Americans, Community museums
- 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/"]%](/image/4224CoulterMaryJaneIntTranscript5719/0.jpg)
- 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:
- Morgantown (W. Va.), Coal mines and mining, Interracial friendship, Irish Americans, Scott's Run (W. Va.), Community museums, Working class families
- 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, Women service industries workers, Beckley (W. Va.), Drive-in restaurants, foodways, Working class families, Diners (Restaurants)
- 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."]%](/image/4224HamiltonDianaIntTranscript7919/0.jpg)
- 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:
- Drive-in restaurants, foodways, Beckley (W. Va.), Food habits, Diners (Restaurants), Women service industries workers, 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, Faulkes, Eve
- Subject:
- Racism, Coal mines and mining, Scott's Run (W. Va.), Community museums, Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945, Gospel music, Evans, Walker, 1903-1975, Interracial friendship, 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."]%](/image/4224LittleSarahBoydIntTranscript31618/0.jpg)
- 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, Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Working class families, Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945, Interracial friendship, Evans, Walker, 1903-1975, Racism, Gospel music, Coal mines and mining, Community museums, Scott's Run (W. Va.)
- Location:
- Morgantown (W. Va.), 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:
- Storytelling, Ballads, Folk music--West Virginia, Old-time music, Working class families, Irish Americans
- Location:
- Glenville (W. Va.), Gilmer County (W. Va.)
![["Phyllis Marks (June 5, 1927-June 22, 2019) was born Phyllis Mariam Frashure on June 5, 1927, in Sand Fork, Gilmer County, WV. According to folklorist Gerry Milnes, Marks was the last active ballad singer in the state who, as she says, learned by heart, via oral transmission, mainly from her mother and grandmother, both of Irish ancestry. Since 1954, Phyllis performed annually at the West Virginia State Folk Festival at Glenville. A fixture at the festival and in her community, the 2005 festival was dedicated to her.Marks was recorded in 1978 for the Library of Congress and has been featured in various books and radio programs. In 1997, she worked with Gerry Milnes to release the Augusta Heritage album Phyllis Marks: Old-Time Songs of West Virginia.In 2016, the West Virginia Folklife Program received a Henry Reed Fund Award from the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress to host and record a concert with Marks at the West Virginia Humanities Council. Read more about that concert here: https://wvfolklife.org/2016/10/03/i-think-that-the-women-made-the-folk-songs-phyllis-marks-in-concert/Materials from that concert are available via the Library of Congress/American Folklife Center in the Emily Hilliard collection on West Virginia ballad singer Phyllis Marks: https://catalog.loc.gov/vwebv/search?searchCode=LCCN&searchArg=2017655418&searchType=1&permalink=yRead our tribute to Phyllis Marks on the West Virginia Folklife blog: https://wvfolklife.org/2019/07/02/a-tribute-to-ballad-singer-phyllis-marks-june-51927-june-22-2019/Interviewers notes:I went to interview 88-year old ballad singer Phyllis Marks at her home in Glenville, WV. Folklorist Gerry Milnes believes Marks to be the last living ballad singer in the state who learned her repertoire via oral transmission. Marks is blind and was accompanied by her dog. She said she was hoarse today, but would sing for me another time."]%](/image/4224MarksPhyllisIntTranscript42216/0.jpg)
- Identifier:
- 4224.MarksPhyllis.IntTranscript4.22.16
- Title:
- Transcript of oral history of Phyllis Marks
- Date:
- 2016-04-22
- Creator:
- Marks, Phyllis
- Contributor:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Irish Americans, Ballads, Working class families, Storytelling, Folk music--West Virginia, Old-time music
- Location:
- Gilmer County (W. Va.), Glenville (W. Va.)
![["Phyllis Marks (June 5, 1927-June 22, 2019) was born Phyllis Mariam Frashure on June 5, 1927, in Sand Fork, Gilmer County, WV. According to folklorist Gerry Milnes, Marks was the last active ballad singer in the state who, as she says, learned by heart, via oral transmission, mainly from her mother and grandmother, both of Irish ancestry. Since 1954, Phyllis performed annually at the West Virginia State Folk Festival at Glenville. A fixture at the festival and in her community, the 2005 festival was dedicated to her.Marks was recorded in 1978 for the Library of Congress and has been featured in various books and radio programs. In 1997, she worked with Gerry Milnes to release the Augusta Heritage album Phyllis Marks: Old-Time Songs of West Virginia.In 2016, the West Virginia Folklife Program received a Henry Reed Fund Award from the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress to host and record a concert with Marks at the West Virginia Humanities Council. Read more about that September 8, 2016 concert here: https://wvfolklife.org/2016/10/03/i-think-that-the-women-made-the-folk-songs-phyllis-marks-in-concert/Materials from that concert are available via the Library of Congress/American Folklife Center in the Emily Hilliard collection on West Virginia ballad singer Phyllis Marks: https://catalog.loc.gov/vwebv/search?searchCode=LCCN&searchArg=2017655418&searchType=1&permalink=yRead our tribute to Phyllis Marks on the West Virginia Folklife blog: https://wvfolklife.org/2019/07/02/a-tribute-to-ballad-singer-phyllis-marks-june-51927-june-22-2019/Interviewers notes:I went to interview 88-year old ballad singer Phyllis Marks at her home in Glenville, WV. Folklorist Gerry Milnes believes Marks to be the last living ballad singer in the state who learned her repertoire via oral transmission. Marks is blind and was accompanied by her dog. She said she was hoarse today, but would sing for me another time."]%](/image/4224MarksPhyllisPhoto001042216/0.jpg)
- Identifier:
- 4224.MarksPhyllis.Photo.001.04.22.16
- Title:
- Phyllis Marks in her home
- Date:
- 2016-04-22
- Creator:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Irish Americans, Folk music--West Virginia, Ballads, Working class families, Old-time music, Storytelling
- Location:
- Glenville (W. Va.)
