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Blue Ridge Parkway Folklore Project Records

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1986-009

Scope and Content

The collection includes records from an oral history project conducted by the American Folklife Center in cooperation with the National Park Service. Project surveyed folk cultural traditions along the Blue Ridge Parkway, particularly along a hundred-mile stretch from Rocky Knob, Virginia, to Doughton Park, North Carolina. Field coordinator for the project was Charles K. Wolfe of Middle Tennessee State University. The collection consists of taped interviews with residents, photographs, field notes, and some administrative records from 1978 and 1979.

Most, but not all, of the audio reels are labeled with the name of people/organization(s) interviewed. When that information is known, it is provided, along with the alpha-numeric identifier in the "Contents List" below.

Dates

  • 1978 - 1979

Creator

Language of Materials

The materials in the collection are in English.

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use

The Blue Ridge Parkway Folklore Project Records were deposited with Special Collections and University Archives in 1986. Special Collections and University Archives cannot grant use of materials for publication purposes. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for more information.

Researchers may want to consult the Blue Ridge Parkway Folklife Project collection at the Library of Congress.

Extent

14 Cubic Feet (15 boxes)

Abstract

The collection includes records from an oral history project conducted by the American Folklife Center in cooperation with the National Park Service created between 1978 and 1979.

Arrangement

The collection is arranged into two series.

Series I: Audio (Reels) contains audio files in their original tape formats. This series is in the original order in which is was received.

Series II: Papers (Audio Logs, Field Notes, & Research Files) consists of original and photocopied field notes, photographs, and photograph log books. It also includes some text-based audio logs. This series is in the original order in which is was received.

Source of Acquisition

The Blue Ridge Parkway Folklore Project Records was deposited with Special Collections and University Archives in 1986.

Existence and Location of Originals

The Library of Congress holds an additional, more extensive collection of materials relating to the Blue Ridge Parkway Folklife Project. The finding aid for that collection is available online.

Rights Statement for Archival Description

The guide to the Blue Ridge Parkway Folklore Project Records by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/).

Processing Information

An initial inventory of the collection was completed in 1986. Additional processing, arrangement, and description of the collection was completed in 2015 and 2016.

Title
Blue Ridge Parkway Folklore Project Records, 1978-1979
Status
Completed
Author
Special Collections and University Archives Staff
Date
2016 (CC0 1.0)
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech Repository

Contact:
Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308