Rough Side of the Mountain materials, c.1997
Sub-Series (ap.afc.07.22)
- Extent
- 120 Video cassettes
- 11 Photo prints
- 2 Boxes
- Part of
- Appalshop Films Collection, 1969-2015 > Series VII. Appalshop Films 1991-1999 > Rough Side of the Mountain materials, c.1997
- Scope and Contents
- Contains material related to the color documentary Rough Side of The Mountain , a 1997 release. The documentary explores the closings of mining companies and factories in two company towns in southwest Virginia, Trammel and Ivanhoe. The film documents the organizing efforts of local residents in Trammel to purchase auctioned homes, and the efforts of the Ivanhoe Civic League to rebuild after the loss of two major industries, the school, and local businesses. Residents are interviewd about their efforts to rebuild their communities. Subjects include mining corporations, company towns, community activism, and community life in the Appalachian region.
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