Hiltons Folk Medicine Survey Collection

Collection

Identifier: AppMs-0544

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Hiltons Folk Medicine Survey Collection dates from May 29, 1992 to August 7, 1992. The collection consists of three parts: demographic information, written survey results, and audio-taped interviews. The surveys were conducted by Cavender and his staff. Cavender’s book Folk Medicine in Southern Appalachia (Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2003) includes original research found in this collection.

Dates

1992

Creator

Cavender, Anthony P. (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Box 1 is closed to protect the privacy of the informants. The audio-taped interviews have been duplicated for research use.

Extent

4.00 linear feet (9 boxes, 87 sound cassettes)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement

The collection is divided into two series: Series 1 contains 122 surveys of methods of self-treatment and home remedies and Series 2 contains 87 audio-taped interviews of individuals from Hiltons, Virginia. Each audio tape has been given an FMSR (Folk Medicine Survey Record) number.

Method of Acquisition

Dr. Anthony P. Cavender, professor of anthropology at East Tennessee State University, placed the Hiltons Folk Medicine Survey Collection in the Archives of Appalachia on June 23, 1999, accession number 1999-050.

Processing Information

Chung Cho, Dusty Hibbs, and Kathy Meade completed processing this collection in June 2004.

Subjects

Asthma Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Backache Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Bad breath Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Baldness Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Bedwetting Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Colic Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Constipation Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Cough Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Dandruff Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Diarrhea Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Earache Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Fatigue Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Fever Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Folk medicine Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Headache Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Heartburn Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Hypertension Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Hypotension Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Influenza Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Kidney problems Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
Loss of appetite Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
Lump in breast Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
Menstruation cramps Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
Nausea Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Nerves Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
Nosebleed Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
Oily skin Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
Pimples Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
Pinworms Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
Poison oak Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
Poor circulation Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
Rheumatism Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
Seizures Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
Shortness of breath Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
Skin boil Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
Skin rash Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
Sore muscles Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
Sore throat Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
Sore, aching feet Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
Sprains Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Stomach ache Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
Stomach ulcer Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
Sty Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
Sunburn Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
Sweaty feet Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
Syncope (Pathology) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Toothache Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
Traditional medicine Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
Traditional medicine--formulae, receipts, prescriptions Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
Varicose veins Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
Warts Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source