The Morgan County Sorghum Festival materials, c.1974
Sub-Series (The Morgan County Sorghum Fest)
- Extent
- 18 Film containers
- 28 Audio tapes
- 1 Folders
- Part of
- Appalshop Films Collection, 1969-2015 > Series IV. Appalshop Films, 1973-1977 > The Morgan County Sorghum Festival materials, c.1974
- Scope and Contents
- Contains material related to the color documentary Morgan County Sorghum Festival, a 1974 release. The film documents an annual sorghum festival in Morgan County, Kentucky focusing on three craftspeople: a knife maker, a broom maker, and a woman who spins her own yarn. The making of sorghum molasses is also featured. Subjects include social life and customs, artisans, and handicraft in the Appalachian region.