Cumberland Mountain Media Project

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: AppMs-731

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Cumberland Mountain Media Project Collection consists of fifty-one ½ inch video tape recordings of interviews of East Tennesseans who lived and worked in the Appalachian coal fields, as well as scenes of the communities. Also included in the collection are interview questions; interviewer training materials; a National Endowment for the Humanities Youthgrant application; a project description and one photograph of a strip mine. Topics include living in coal camps during the early years, community services including the health clinic, scenes of abandoned coal plants and coal mines, stories about “the old way of life," descriptions of coal mining methods used in early years of mining in Appalachia, problems facing the residents, homegrown projects developed to stimulate economic growth and scenes of daily life in the region.

Dates

1972 - 1973

Creator

Cumberland Mountain Media Project (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research. For use in Archives only.

Extent

3.00 linear feet

Additional Description

Arrangement

The interviews are arranged alphabetically by interviewee name or subject.

Method of Acquisition

William R. Wilburn donated the video tapes in June 1006.

Existence and Location of Originals

The recordings in the collection have been copied to DVD digital preservation masters and user copies, as well as Beta SP analog preservation master copies.

Processing Information

John Fleenor processed the collection in 2009.

Subjects

Anderson County (Tenn.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Campbell County (Tenn.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Claiborne County (Tenn.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Coal miners Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Coal miners--Appalachian Region Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Coal miners--Appalachian Region--Interviews Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Coal mines and mining Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Coal mines and mining -- Appalachian Region Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
DVDs Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Manuscripts (document genre) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
United Mine Workers of America. District 19