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["Jimmie Carder, 78, is the owner of Jims Spaghetti and Steak in Huntington, WV. Jims was founded in 1938 by Jimmies parents, who were both of Lebanese descent. 25 years ago, Jimmie moved back from Nashville, TN to operate the restaurant, which was awarded West Virginias first James Beard American Classics Award in 2019. http://www.jimsspaghetti.com/"]%

685. Front of house at Jim's Steak and Spaghetti

Identifier:
4224.CarderJimmie.Photo.010.2.7.19
Title:
Front of house at Jim's Steak and Spaghetti
Date:
2019-02-07
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Huntington (W. Va.), foodways, Diners (Restaurants), Food habits, Restaurateurs
Location:
Huntington (W. Va.)
["Jimmie Carder, 78, is the owner of Jims Spaghetti and Steak in Huntington, WV. Jims was founded in 1938 by Jimmies parents, who were both of Lebanese descent. 25 years ago, Jimmie moved back from Nashville, TN to operate the restaurant, which was awarded West Virginias first James Beard American Classics Award in 2019. http://www.jimsspaghetti.com/"]%

686. Mary, the front of house manager at Jim's Steak and Spaghetti House

Identifier:
4224.CarderJimmie.Photo.011.2.7.19
Title:
Mary, the front of house manager at Jim's Steak and Spaghetti House
Date:
2019-02-07
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Restaurateurs, foodways, Food habits, Diners (Restaurants), Huntington (W. Va.)
Location:
Huntington (W. Va.)
["Jamina Lynn Jimmie Carder, 78, is the owner of Jims Spaghetti and Steak in Huntington, WV. Jims was founded in 1938 by Jimmies parents, who were both of Lebanese descent. 25 years ago, Jimmie moved back from Nashville, TN to operate the restaurant, which was awarded West Virginias first James Beard American Classics Award in 2019. http://www.jimsspaghetti.com/"]%

687. Transcript of oral history of Jimmie Carder

Identifier:
4224.CarderJimmieIntTranscript2.7.2019
Title:
Transcript of oral history of Jimmie Carder
Date:
2019-02-07
Creator:
Carder, Jimmie
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Restaurateurs, Carder, Jimmie, Food habits, Lebanese Americans, Diners (Restaurants), foodways, Brock, Sean, Nashville (Tenn.), Cooking (Pasta), Huntington (W. Va.)
Location:
Lebanon, Huntington (W. Va.), Nashville (Tenn.)
["Cecelia Coleman Smith was born in Buckhannon, West Virginia in 1949. Originally from Pickens, West Virginia, her family moved away from the Helvetia/Pickens community when she was seven so her father could take a coal mining job. She moved back to Pickens in 2005. Mrs. Smith served in the military and is a member of the local American Legion chapter. She is also part of the Pickens Improvement and Historical Society, the Farm Womens Club, and occasionally volunteers at the Hutte Restaurant.This audio slideshow is part of a series of interviews conducted with foodways practitioners in Helvetia, West Virginia, as part of the Helvetia Foodways Oral History Project in partnership with the Southern Foodways Alliance. Learn more: https://www.southernfoodways.org/oral-history/helvetia-west-virginia/"]%

688. Audio slideshow of Cecelia Smith talking about foodways in Helvetia

Identifier:
4224.CeceliaSmith.Video.001.4.30.16
Title:
Audio slideshow of Cecelia Smith talking about foodways in Helvetia
Date:
2016-04-30
Creator:
Smith, Cecelia
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Bakers, Food habits, Helvetia (W. Va.), Pickling, Swiss American women, Cooking (Sauerkraut), Wild leek, Canning and preserving, foodways
Location:
Helvetia (W. Va.), Randolph County (W. Va.)

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689. Oral history of Cecelia Smith

Identifier:
4224.CeciliaSmith.AudioInt.4.30.16
Title:
Oral history of Cecelia Smith
Date:
2016-04-30
Creator:
Smith, Cecelia
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
foodways, Helvetia (W. Va.), Cooking, Swiss, Swiss American women, Food habits, Wild leek, 4-H clubs, Bakers, Canning and preserving
Location:
Helvetia (W. Va.)
["Chums Hot Dogs (8315 McCorkle Ave.) in Marmet serves a classic West Virginia dog (chili, slaw, mustard, and onions) with a micro-regional variant of slaw with yellow mustard, rather than mayonnaise, as the primary ingredient. A 2018 review of Chums on the West Virginia Hot Dog blog credits Donald Goat Kinder as the originator of the yellow slaw.This is part of a collection of materials documenting West Virginia hot dogs and hot dog joints. For more, see the West Virginia hot dog blog: http://wvhotdogblog.blogspot.com/And Emily Hilliards piece on West Virginia hot dogs for the Fall 2016 issue of the Southern Foodways Alliances journal Gravy: https://www.southernfoodways.org/slaw-abiding-citizens-a-quest-for-the-west-virginia-hot-dog/"]%

690. Hot dogs and fries from Chum's in Marmet

Identifier:
4224.ChumsHotDogs.Photo.001.10.3.19
Title:
Hot dogs and fries from Chum's in Marmet
Date:
2019-10-03
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Restaurants--United States, Hot dog stands, Cooking (Frankfurters), foodways, Food habits
Location:
Marmet (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."]%

691. Figurines of people and bison made at Coal Camp Creations in Kimball

Identifier:
4224.CoalCampCreations.Photo.001.4.14.16
Title:
Figurines of people and bison made at Coal Camp Creations in Kimball
Date:
2016-04-14
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Tourism and the arts, Folk art, Coal in art, Coal miners in art, 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."]%

692. Figurines made at Coal Camp Creations in Kimball, 1 of 2

Identifier:
4224.CoalCampCreations.Photo.002.4.14.16
Title:
Figurines made at Coal Camp Creations in Kimball, 1 of 2
Date:
2016-04-14
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Folk art, Coal in art, Coal mines and mining, Tourism and the arts
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."]%

693. Figurines made at Coal Camp Creations in Kimball, 2 of 2

Identifier:
4224.CoalCampCreations.Photo.003.4.14.16
Title:
Figurines made at Coal Camp Creations in Kimball, 2 of 2
Date:
2016-04-14
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Folk art, Coal in art, Coal mines and mining, Tourism and the arts
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."]%

694. Train figurines made at Coal Camp Creations in Kimball

Identifier:
4224.CoalCampCreations.Photo.004.4.14.16
Title:
Train figurines made at Coal Camp Creations in Kimball
Date:
2016-04-14
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Tourism and the arts, Coal in art, Coal mines and mining, Folk art
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."]%

695. Figurines made from coal dust at Coal Camp Creations in Kimball

Identifier:
4224.CoalCampCreations.Photo.005.4.14.16
Title:
Figurines made from coal dust at Coal Camp Creations in Kimball
Date:
2016-04-14
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Folk art, Coal mines and mining, Coal in art, Tourism and the arts, Coal mines and mining in art
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."]%

696. Mining themed figurine with text, "McDowell County Diamond in the Rough" made at Coal Camp Creations

Identifier:
4224.CoalCampCreations.Photo.006.4.14.16
Title:
Mining themed figurine with text, "McDowell County Diamond in the Rough" made at Coal Camp Creations
Date:
2016-04-14
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Location:
Kimball (W. Va.)