Audio Recording "An elm tree stood in Martin's Creek."

"An elm tree stood in Martin's Creek."

December 13, 1994

About this Item

Title
"An elm tree stood in Martin's Creek."
Contributor Names
Dickens, Dennis (Interviewee)
Flynn, John (Interviewer)
Created / Published
December 13, 1994
Subject Headings
-  Webb, George
-  Walnut, black (Juglans nigra)
-  Nineteenth century
-  Timber transactions
-  Hogs
-  Forest farming
-  Martin's Creek (W. Va.)
-  Elm (Ulmus americana)
-  Refusal to sell timber
-  Ethnography
-  Interviews
-  West Virginia -- Raleigh County -- Peachtree Creek
Genre
Ethnography
Interviews
Notes
-  Event: Interview with Dennis Dickens about Timbering, Gathering, Mining, and Farming.
Call Number/Physical Location
AFC 1999/008: CRF-MH-A032
Source Collection
Coal River Folklife Collection (AFC 1999/008)
Repository
American Folklife Center
Digital Id
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/afccmns.032004
Online Format
audio

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Dickens, Dennis, and John Flynn. "An elm tree stood in Martin's Creek.". 1994. Audio. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/cmns001463/. (Accessed January 20, 2018.)

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Dickens, D. & Flynn, J. (1994) "An elm tree stood in Martin's Creek.". [Audio] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/cmns001463/.

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Dickens, Dennis, and John Flynn. "An elm tree stood in Martin's Creek.". 1994. Audio. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <https://www.loc.gov/item/cmns001463/>.