Eastern Kentucky Folk Dancing Oral History Project, 1975 | Berea College Special Collections and Archives Catalog

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Collection Overview

Title: Eastern Kentucky Folk Dancing Oral History Project, 1975

Extent: 5.0 MS boxes

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged by:

(1) Original Audio Cassette Interview Recordings – Box 1

(2) Original Audio Cassette Interview Recordings – Box 2

(3) CD Interview Listening Copies – Box 3

(4) Interview Transcripts - Box 4

(5) Audio Cassette Listening Copies - Box 5

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Thirty-one audio cassette recordings and transcripts of interviews that document the development of traditional square and related dance activity in southeastern Kentucky. The interviews were with mostly elderly residents of Harlan, Letcher, and Leslie Counties and were recorded by Peter Rogers in 1975. (See Peter Rogers' report of his work in Box 4.)

Administrative Information

Repository: Berea College Special Collections and Archives Catalog

Access Restrictions: Listen to interviews and read transcripts by following the links for each recording as listed in Collection Box 1. There are no restrictions on use of this material other than federal copyright regulations. Interviews can also be accessed through the Reading Room, Berea College Special Collections and Archives, Hutchins Library, Berea College.

Preferred Citation: [Object identification], Eastern Kentucky Folk Dancing Oral History Project, Berea College Special Collections & Archives, Berea, KY.

Processing Information: The finding aid was created in July 2015; updated February 2016. Links to digital recordings added 2018.

Other Note: BCA 0116 SAA 116

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Series:

[Series 1],
[Box 1: Original Audio Cassette Interview Recordings],
[Box 2: Original Audio Cassette Interview Recordings],
[Box 3: CD Interview Listening Copies],
[Box 4: Interview Transcripts],
[Box 5: Audio Cassette Listening Copies],
[All]

Series 1