Appalachian Literature: The Adult and the Child Course Collection
Collection
Identifier: UnivRec-408
Scope and Contents
The course, "Appalachian Literature: The Adult and the Child," was offered by the English department at East Tennessee State University June 4-24, 1992. The course focused on the concept of child as seen through Appalachian literature for adults and children. The course consisted of lectures given by Roberta Herrin and Robert J. Higgs of the English department; lectures given by guest artists and scholars; and videos on topics related to the child in Appalachian literature. The collection consists of 14 audiocassettes of the lectures. Among the guest lecturers were writers Jeff Daniel Marion, George Ella Lyon, Gurney Norman, and Jim Wayne Miller.
Dates
- June 5-25, 1992
Creator
- Herrin, Roberta (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
The audiotapes are open for research.
Extent
14.00 Sound recordings
Language of Materials
English
Method of Acquisition
Roberta Herrin and Robert J. Higgs of the English department at East Tennessee State University donated the Appalachian Literature: The Adult and the Child Course Collection to the archives on July 17, 1992. Archives staff completed processing of the collection in April 1999.
Separated Materials
The course syllabus has been placed in the case file.
Processing Information
Processing of the collection was completed in April 1999 by Marie Tedesco.
- African-Americans--Appalachian Region Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Children -- Appalachian Region Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Literature and folklore -- Appalachian Region Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- United States--Race relations Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Women--Appalachian Region Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
Creator
- Herrin, Roberta (Person)
- Junius Griffin (Speaker, Person)
- Quillen, Rita Sims (Speaker, Person)
- Lyon, George Ella, 1949- (Speaker, Person)
- Marion, Jeff Daniel, 1940- (Speaker, Person)
- Carson, Jo, 1946-2011 (Speaker, Person)
- Status
- Completed
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Archives of Appalachia Repository
Contact:
PO Box 70295
344 J.L. Seehorn Jr. Rd.
Johnson City TN 37614 USA
423-439-4338
archives@etsu.edu
PO Box 70295
344 J.L. Seehorn Jr. Rd.
Johnson City TN 37614 USA
423-439-4338
archives@etsu.edu