Church of the Good Shepherd oral histories
Access and use
- Location of collection:
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Second Floor Room 203, MSC 1704Carrier LibraryJames Madison University880 Madison DriveHarrisonburg, VA 22807
- Contact for questions and access:
- POC: Tiffany ColeEmail: coletw@jmu.eduPhone: (540) 568-3444Email: library-special@jmu.eduPhone: (540) 568-3612Fax: (540) 568-3405
- Restrictions:
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Access to oral histories is governed by agreements with the narrators. Researchers must register and agree to copyright and privacy laws before using this collection. Please contact Research Services staff before visiting the James Madison University Special Collections Library to use this collection.
- Terms of access:
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The copyright interests in this collection have been transferred to the James Madison University Special Collections Library. For more information, contact the Special Collections Library Reference Desk (library-special@jmu.edu).
- Preferred citation:
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[identification of item], [box #, folder #], Church of the Good Shepherd Oral Histories, 1992, SdArch 0013, Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA.
Collection context
Summary
- Extent:
- 0.2 cubic feet 2 folders, 2 audiocassettes, 2 cds
- Creator:
- Sorrells, Nancy T.
- Abstract:
- Church of the Good Shepherd Oral Histories, 1992 is comprised of a background paper, audio recording, transcript, and ephemera, associated with an interview conducted with individuals discussing the history of the Church of the Good Shepherd, in Folly Mills, Virginia.
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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[identification of item], [box #, folder #], Church of the Good Shepherd Oral Histories, 1992, SdArch 0013, Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Church of the Good Shepherd Oral Histories, 1992 is comprised of a background paper, audio recording, transcript, and ephemera, associated with an interview conducted with individuals discussing the history of the Church of the Good Shepherd, in Folly Mills, Virginia.
Clarence Ramsey, Helen Lotts Ramsey, Ethel Ramsey Lunsford, Sibyl Ramsey McCormick, Jean Parrish Bocock, Maybelle Ramsey Alexander, Ralph Mowry [group interview with members and others associated with the school and Church of the Good Shepherd Episcopal Church of Folly Mills, Va.] ; interviewed by Nancy Sorrells.
- Biographical / historical:
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Nancy Sorrells, an undergraduate student at James Madison University, conducted this interview and researech in fulfillment of a JMU student internship, during the Fall of 1992.
- Acquisition information:
- Donated by Nancy Sorrells, December 16, 1992.
- Processing information:
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Audiocassettes were transferred to MAMA-R 700MB gold cd-r using Tascam cc-222 mkII; 270mb in 2006.
- Arrangement:
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Items are arranged in no particular order.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Episcopal Church -- Virginia -- Augusta County -- History
Rural churches -- Virginia -- Augusta County -- History
Church buildings -- Virginia -- Augusta County -- History
Episcopal Church -- Clergy -- Biography
Public schools -- Virginia -- Augusta County -- History
Education, rural -- Virginia -- Augusta County -- History
oral histories (literary works) - Names:
- Church of the Good Shepherd (Folly Mills, Va.) -- History
- Places:
- Folly Mills (Va.) -- History