McDermitt, Barbara Rice Damon.
Folklore student Barbara McDermitt recorded and documented this collection of folk tales and songs told by Appalachian storytellers in the summer of 1982 during field trips to Beech Mountain, N.C. Features Jack tales, Wicked John tales, and Hardy hard head tales. Informants, primarily storytellers and folksingers, include Ray Hicks, Stanley Hicks, Hattie Presnell, Frank Proffitt, Jr., and Leonard Roberts. Ray Hicks discusses his life and family history.
From the description of Barbara McDermitt papers 1982-1993. (Western North Carolina Library Network). WorldCat record id: 54061070
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| creatorOf | McDermitt, Barbara Rice Damon. Barbara McDermitt papers 1982-1993. | Appalachian State University, ASU |
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| associatedWith | Appalachian State University. W.L. Eury Appalachian Collection. Archives. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Hicks family. | family |
| associatedWith | Hicks, Ray, 1922- | person |
| associatedWith | Hicks, Stanley, 1911-1989. | person |
| associatedWith | Presnell, Hattie Hicks. | person |
| associatedWith | Proffitt, Frank, 1946- | person |
| associatedWith | Roberts, Leonard W. (Leonard Ward), 1912- | person |
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| North Carolina--Beech Mountain | |||
| Appalachian Region, Southern |
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| Folklore |
| Storytelling |
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