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West Virginia Films

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Title:	Achieving justice: a century of West Virginia University women in law
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA VT6183 AV LIB
Subject:	Women lawyers West Virginia History.
Abstract:	A look at the history of female law students at West Virginia University's College of Law focusing on their experiences while in law school as well as their achievements afterward. Graduates and professors talk about the changes that have occurred in law for women since the beginning of the 20th century.
Title:	All shaken up.
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA VT6597 AV LIB
Subject:	Strip mining West Virginia. Strip mining Environmental aspects West Virginia. Strip mining Moral and ethical aspects. Mountaintop removal mining West Virginia. Mountaintop removal mining Environmental aspects West Virginia.
Abstract:	West Virginians discuss "mountaintop removal" blasting and its harmful effects on coalfield residents.
Title:	Battle of Local 5668
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA DV2247 AV LIB
Subject:	Strikes and lockouts Aluminum industry West Virginia Ravenswood. Labor unions West Virginia Ravenswood. Documentary films.
Abstract:	The Battle of Local 5668 is the story of 1700 union workers who took on a company that wanted to replace them, a management that wanted to starve them, and a billionaire fugitive who wanted to break them.
Title:	Before the mountain was moved
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA VT4446 AV LIB
Subject:	Community organization. Environmental protection. Strip mining Environmental aspects. Strip mining West Virginia. Mountaintop removal mining West Virginia.
Abstract:	How the people fought to save the mountains of Raleigh County, West Virginia from strip mining and succeeded in obtaining strong state legislation in the name of environmental conservation.
Title:	Buffalo Creek flood: an act of man ; and, Buffalo Creek revisited
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA DV1359 AV LIB
Subject:	Dam failures West Virginia Buffalo Creek. Floods West Virginia Buffalo Creek. Coal mines and mining West Virginia Buffalo Creek.
Abstract:	Focuses on the Pittston Coal Company, and the disaster which occurred in 1972 when a coal waste dam burst, leaving 125 dead and 4,000 homeless. The first part discusses the disaster through interviews with survivors, union leaders, citizens, and company officials. The second part, filmed ten years later, explores survivors' efforts to rebuild the communities and the difficulties they faced from the government and the Company.
Title:	Buffalo Creek flood: an act of man
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA VT3610 AV LIB
Subject:	Dam failures West Virginia Buffalo Creek. Floods West Virginia Buffalo Creek.
Abstract:	Focuses on the Pittston Coal Company, and the disaster which occurred in 1972 when a coal waste dam burst.
Title:	Buffalo Creek revisited
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA VT3551 AV LIB
Subject:	Dam failures West Virginia Buffalo Creek. Coal mine waste. Coal mines and mining West Virginia Buffalo Creek.
Abstract:	Presents a documentary on the collapse of a company-owned coal-waste dam that took more than 125 lives in the West Virginia coal mining region of Buffalo Creek in 1972. Uses newsreel footage, old photographs, newspaper headlines, aerial views, and an automobile tour.
Title:	Cass Senic Railroad: Cass, West Virginia.
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA VT0748 AV LIB
Subject:	Railroads West Virginia.
Abstract:	A journey on one of America's most scenic railroads, and a history of logging operations in the area.
Title:	Catching up with yesterday: Andrew F. Boarman--craftsman, musician, teacher
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA VT3118 AV LIB
Subject:	Musical instrument makers West Virginia Biography. Folk music West Virginia.
Abstract:	Documents the life of Andrew F. Boarman, a seventy-eight-year-old West Virginia instrument maker, musician, and active bearer of the folk tradition. Follows Boarman's activities as a craftsman in his workshop where he repairs, restores, and builds instruments, and as he plays the banjo and autoharp.
Title:	Chemical valley
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA VT3549 AV LIB
Subject:	Pollution West Virginia Institute. Ecology.
Abstract:	Institute, West Virginia is the site of the only Union Carbide plant in the United States. After the Bhopa, India Disaster residents of Institute are worried about the chemical pollution and danger in their town.
Title:	Cliff-scaling soldiers of West Virginia: a documentary film
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA VT7920 AV LIB
Subject:	World War, 1939-1945 Regimental histories United States. World War, 1939-1945 West Virginia.
Abstract:	Uses photographs, film footage, letters, and firsthand accounts to explore the World War II West Virginia Maneuver Area where U.S. Army troops trained until 1944; includes film and photographs of the Army's 10th Mountain Division.
Title:	Crossings: bridge building in West Virginia
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA DV1644 AV LIB
Subject:	Bridges West Virginia History. Bridges West Virginia Design and construction. Bridge failures West Virginia. Documentary films.
Abstract:	This documentary film explores the history of bridges in West Virginia from early pioneer construction to Congressional movements for bridge inspections: covers all 17 of West Virginia's remaining covered bridges and highlights the New River Bridge.
Title:	Crossing time: the Wheeling Suspension Bridge
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA VT7927 AV LIB
Subject:	Suspension bridges History. Bridges United States History. Bridges West Virginia Wheeling.
Abstract:	The story of a bridge, of a city, of a nation and of invention. The first bridge to cross the mighty Ohio River, the longest bridge in the world when it was completed ... using cutting edge technology, the Wheeling Suspension Bridge embodied America's need to move forward. Details the construction, history, and renovation of the bridge.
Title:	Dancing outlaw II: Jesco goes to Hollywood
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA VT4742 AV LIB
Subject:	Dance Appalachian Region. Dancers West Virginia.
Abstract:	In this sequel to the Dancing Outlaw I, West Virginia cult figure, Jesco White, takes us to Hollywood where we meet Roseanne and Tom Arnold on the set of the sitcom, Roseanne. Jesco "taps" his way along the Hollywood walk of fame to show us Elvis Presley's star.
Title:	Dancing outlaw
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA VT4418 AV LIB
Subject:	Dancers West Virginia. Tap dancing Appalachian Region. Clog dancing Appalachian Region. Dance Appalachian Region.
Abstract:	Jesco White from Boone County, West Virginia is called "the last mountain dancer". In trouble with the law when he was young, he displays three distinct personalities: the dancer, Jesco the devil, and Elvis Presley. Without these talents, "he'd be locked away in a crazy house".
Title:	Doctor No?
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA VT4840 AV LIB
Subject:	White supremacy movements West Virginia. Racism.
Abstract:	Dr. William Pierce, one of the senior figures of the American ultra right, discusses his involvement in the National Alliance and his controversial novel, The Turner Diaries. Pierce also talks about his Cosmotheist Community Church, which is established in West Virginia. Pierce is considered one of the leaders of the white supremacist movement.
Title:	Dreams of gesundheit
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA VT6941 AV LIB
Subject:	Alternative medicine West Virginia. Physicians West Virginia.
Abstract:	Following graduation from the Medical College of Virginia in 1971, Hunter "Patch" Adams, M.D., and his associates operated alternative health care clinics which treated over 15,000 people for free. The Gesundheit Institute model is designed to offer any type of medical care free to those who want it.
Title:	Even the heavens weep: the West Virginia mine wars
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA VT0742 AV LIB
Subject:	Mines and mineral resources West Virginia History. Coal mines and mining West Virginia.
Abstract:	Chronicles the rise of the company town and labor in coal mining areas. Shows the beginning of the Mine Wars at Cabin Creek, WV. Details the battle of Blair Mountain in 1921 in Logan and Mingo Counties, WV.
Title:	Family fuel: a coal strike story with Ned Beatty
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA VT4136 AV LIB
Subject:	Coal miners West Virginia. Strikes and lockouts.
Abstract:	A documentary about the Pittston coal miners strike of September, 1989 in West Virginia. These coal miners worked for eighteen months without a contract, but when the company cut off medical benefits for retired and disabled miners, the miners decided to go on strike.
Title:	Fiddles, snakes, and dog days
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA VT7170 AV LIB
Subject:	Fiddle tunes West Virginia. Folk songs West Virginia. Folklore West Virginia. Weather Folklore.
Abstract:	"The region's ancient folklore and old-time music are presented here in their natural context" -- container.
Title:	Fleabag: the Frank Veltri story
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA VT4436 AV LIB
Subject:	Hotels West Virginia. Homeless persons West Virginia Charleston. West Virginia Social life and customs.
Abstract:	Frank Veltri, a self-made millionaire who admits that he can neither read nor write, takes viewers on a tour of his Holley Hotel, home to about 140 homeless men, women and children.
Title:	Garden story with Rebecca Frischkorn
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA DV1804 AV LIB
Subject:	Gardens Virginia. Gardens West Virginia. Gardens Massachusetts. Gardens Philosophy.
Abstract:	Four episodes from the ten-part series by the same name made for public television. The four episodes explore gardens in Massachusetts, Virginia and West Virginia focusing on the relationship between garden and gardener. Website www.gardenstory.orgs
Title:	Glitch in the system
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA VT6939 AV LIB
Subject:	Hazardous waste sites West Virginia. Environmental protection West Virginia.
Abstract:	Elmer Fike, former owner and plant manager of a small chemical company in Nitro, West Virginia, has been an outspoken opponent of government regulations for years. This fact, coupled with his business tactics and media exposure, finally lead him into battle with the Environmental Protection Agency.
Title:	Hazel Dickens: it's hard to tell the singer from the song
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA VT7599 AV LIB
Subject:	Folk musicians West Virginia Biography.
Abstract:	Chronicles the life and accomplishments of West Virginia native singer and songwriter Hazel Dickens.
Title:	Hearts of glass: the story of Blenko Handcraft
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA VT7273 AV LIB
Subject:	Glassware West Virginia History.
Abstract:	Tells the story of Blenko Glass Company, a West Virginia company that still makes all its glass by hand.
Title:	Helvetia: the Swiss of West Virginia
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA VT4420 AV LIB
Subject:	Swiss Americans West Virginia Helvetia Folklore. Swiss Americans West Virginia Helvetia Music. Folk music West Virginia Helvetia. Folk dance music West Virginia Helvetia.
Abstract:	Old-world Swiss traditions have survived in Helvetia, West Virginia. In this film, descendents of nineteenth-century Swiss immigrants share and discuss their music, dance, yodeling, foodways, crafts, curstoms, and celebrations.
Title:	Heretics.
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA VT4638 AV LIB
Subject:	Nuns West Virginia Biography. Feminism Religious aspects Catholic Church.
Abstract:	An exploration of the rift between two former nuns -- Barbara Ferraro and Patricia Hussey -- and the predominantly male Catholic hierarchy centers on the abortion controversy. The fight also includes the ordination of women as priests and the rights of Catholics to dissent from official church teachings. These two women have written a book called "No Turning Back" and are the co-directiors of Covenant House in Charleston, West Virginia, a social services agency.
Title:	Holy Ghost people
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA VT6673 AV LIB
Subject:	Pentecostal churches West Virginia. Snake cults (Holiness churches) West Virginia. Glossolalia.
Abstract:	A report on the religious fervor of a small Pentecostal congregation in West Virginia whose fundamentalist philosophy encourages the biblical teaching of speaking in tongues and handling serpents.
Title:	I'm what this is all about.
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA VT2017 AV LIB
Subject:	Education West Virginia. Rural schools West Virginia.
Abstract:	Presents an overview of the complex issues that confront parents and educators in rural schools in Lincoln County, WV. The program was co-produced by the educational system of West Virginia and a rural West Virginia parent's group.
Title:	Jolo serpent handlers.
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA VT3899 AV LIB
Subject:	Christianity West Virginia. Cults West Virginia. Snake cults (Holiness churches)
Abstract:	Focuses on a small snake-handling church in rural West Virginia. Includes the rattlesnake hunt through the mountains, the washing of the serpents, the annual outdoor homecoming service, and documentation of an all-night prayer vigil held for a snake-bite victim. Members give their views of their religion.
Title:	Last campaign
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA DV1184 AV LIB
Subject:	Elections West Virginia. Documentary films.
Abstract:	Documentary that juxtaposes footage of two election campaigns run by West Virginian Democrat Warren McGraw in 1972 and 2004. The film uses the two campaigns to draw a picture of the changes in American politics over the last 30 years.
Title:	Life, liberty, and the pursuit of coal.
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA VT0739 AV LIB
Subject:	Coal trade West Virginia. Coal mines and mining West Virginia.
Abstract:	Explores the economics and power politics of the coal industry and how they pervade the State of West Virginia and affect the lives of the people.
Title:	Locked out in America: voices from Ravenswood
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA VT4097 AV LIB
Subject:	Strikes and lockouts Aluminum industry West Virginia Ravenswood. Labor unions. Industrial relations.
Abstract:	Discusses the 1992 confrontation between union and management at the Ravenswood Aluminum Company in West Virginia. The union workers lost their jobs to permanent replacements.
Title:	Matewan
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA VT6313 AV LIB
Subject:	Coal Strike, W. Va., 1920-1921 Drama. Feature films. Coal miners West Virginia History.
Abstract:	A labor leader seeking to organize the coal miners in a company town in West Virginia during the 1920s sets off a powderkeg of racial hostility, corruption and betrayal in this tale of the bitter clash between miners and tyrannical coal company owners. Based on actual historical events.
Title:	Mine war on Blackberry Creek.
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA VT2231 AV LIB
Subject:	Coal miners West Virginia. Coal miners Kentucky.
Abstract:	Presents an overview of the on going strike of union coal miners against the A. T. Massey Co. and includes an intimate look at both workers and strike breakers and chronicles the UMWA's first confrontation with a multinational corporation in what many consider to be the most important strike of the decade.
Title:	Monongah 1907.
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA VT2354 AV LIB
Subject:	Coal mine accidents West Virginia. Mine safety Law and legislation. Monongah Mines Disaster, Monongah, W. Va., 1907.
Abstract:	Through relating the story of the Monongah, WV, coal mine disaster in Dec. 1907, this tells the story of the battle for mine safety legislation in the United States.
Title:	Monongah 1907.
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA DV1919 AV LIB
Subject:	Coal mine accidents West Virginia. Mine safety Law and legislation. Monongah Mines Disaster, Monongah, W. Va., 1907.
Abstract:	Through relating the story of the Monongah, WV, coal mine disaster in Dec. 1907, this tells the story of the battle for mine safety legislation in the United States.
Title:	Morgantown & America: Transportation: Yesterday, today and tomorrow
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA DV2771 AV LIB
Subject:	Transportation West Virginia Morgantown History.
Abstract:	A history of the transportation systems of Morgantown, West Virginia using archival films and photographs.
Title:	Morgantown mayhem.
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA DV1168 AV LIB
Subject:	College students West Virginia Morgantown.
Abstract:	"Take a trip into the mountains of West Virginia and discover Morgantown. This college city ranks among the top party schools each year and this documentary will show you why."--Container.
Title:	Mothman prophecies
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA DV0256 AV LIB
Subject:	Unidentified flying objects West Virginia Drama. Human-alien encounters West Virginia Drama. Feature films. Horror films.
Abstract:	This story is based on actual events which occurred in Point Pleasant, West Virginia. Distraught by the sudden, tragic death of his wife, a journalist finds himself mysteriously drawn to a small West Virginia town when his car inexplicably strands him. He soon learns that many of the town's residents have been beset by bizarre events, including sightings of an eerie "moth-like" entity, an entity similar to the one seen by his late wife.
Title:	Mucked: man made disasters: flash floods in the coalfields
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA VT8138 AV LIB
Subject:	Flood damage West Virginia. Floods West Virginia. Mountaintop removal mining Environmental aspects West Virginia. Strip mining Environmental aspects West Virginia. Logging Environmental aspects West Virginia.
Abstract:	First-hand accounts of flash floods in West Virginia coal fields caused by timbering, strip mining, and mountaintop removal, 2001-2003.
Title:	Old time music maker, Melvin Wine: producer-director, Robert Boles.
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA VT7809 AV LIB
Subject:	Folk music West Virginia. Fiddling History and criticism. Fiddlers West Virginia Biography.
Abstract:	Examines the life and music of master fiddler, master teacher, and National Heritage Award winner, Melvin Wine.
Title:	Out of the storm: the Galford Lumber Company documentary project.
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA VT7727 AV LIB
Subject:	Lumber trade West Virginia. Lumber trade Massachusetts.
Abstract:	Tells the story of approximately forty loggers who left their homes in southern West Virginia to salvage timber in Massachusetts felled by the 1938 hurricane which struck New England.
Title:	Out of the storm: the Galford Lumber Company documentary project
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA DV2499 AV LIB
Subject:	Lumber trade West Virginia. Lumber trade Massachusetts.
Abstract:	On September 21, 1938, one of the most destructive hurricanes in American history plowed its way up the East Coast and wreaked havoc on New England. The disaster proved serendipitous for those in the timber industry when the Federal Government summoned lumbermen from across the country to assist in a massive salvage effort. The Galford Lumber Company was on of the many companies who responded to the call.
Title:	Point man for God
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA VT6938 AV LIB
Subject:	Crosses West Virginia.
Abstract:	In 1984, Bernard Coffindaffer had a vision. As the West Virginia millionaire lay recovering from open-heart surgery, he claims a voice told him to erect sets of crosses across the Mountain State. Over 1500 cross clusters have popped up in 18 states, from New Jersey to Indiana to Texas to Florida.
Title:	Ramsey Trade Fair.
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA VT6711 AV LIB
Subject:	Fairs West Virginia Case studies. Flea markets Appalachian Region.
Abstract:	Shows what happens at the weekly flea market in Ramsey, West Virginia, where a variety of articles and gossip are traded in a spirit of fair play and hard bargaining.
Title:	Razing Appalachia: a documentary
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA VT7870 AV LIB
Subject:	Strip mining Environmental aspects West Virginia. Coal mines and mining West Virginia. Mountaintop removal mining. Documentary films.
Abstract:	Razing Appalachia is the story of the fight for survival of the people of Blair, West Virginia. The nation's second largest coal company wants to expand its operations, and evict the area's remaining homeowners. Are coal mining jobs more important than property rights? Environmentalists, mine owners, and local residents, state their opinions for and against this controversial mine expansion.
Title:	Righteous remnant: Jewish survival in Appalachia
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA VT6796 AV LIB
Subject:	Jews West Virginia Social life and customs.
Abstract:	Beckley, West Virginia is home to one of the last Jewish congregations in rural West Virginia. This documentary traces the history of the Jewish community in this small, Appalachian town and shows the struggles they face to preserve their faith and traditions amid declining numbers.
Title:	Rise up! West Virginia: a personal journey to understanding mountaintop removal
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA DV2493 AV LIB
Subject:	Coal mines and mining Environmental aspects Appalachian Region, Southern. Coal mines and mining Environmental aspects West Virginia. Mountaintop removal mining Environmental aspects Appalachian Region, Southern. Mountaintop removal mining Environmental aspects West Virginia. Hazardous wastes Appalachian Region, Southern. Hazardous wastes West Virginia.
Abstract:	"Award-winning filmmaker, B. J. Gudmundsson takes a personal journey from her life-long home in the eastern mountains of West Virginia to the southern coalfields of her beloved state. There she joins the Mountain Keepers who have been fighting a 20 year battle to save their homes from the destructive practice of Mountaintop Removal coal mining. Their stories of struggle and visions of hope open a door to the complex issue that is threatening the future of Appalachia"--Cover.
Title:	Rocks and rivers: West Virginia's geologic heritage
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA VT8242 AV LIB
Subject:	Geology West Virginia. Rocks West Virginia. Rivers West Virginia.
Abstract:	"'Rocks and Rivers' combines historical photographs and modern film footage into a fast-paced, entertaining look at the prominent role geology has played in creating 'Almost Heaven, West Virginia'."--Container.
Title:	Shelter
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA VT7602 AV LIB
Subject:	Women's shelters West Virginia Lewisburg. Abused women. Family violence.
Abstract:	Shelter tells the story of 5 rural West Virginia women who come to the Family Refuge Center in Lewisburg, WV over a 5 year period as they try to find freedom, justice, and safety for themselves and their children. The documentary challenges institutional response and national ambivalence towards wife battering and offers the model of a positive and healing approach.
Title:	Signs, cures & witchery: Appalachian cosmology and belief.
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA VT7876 AV LIB
Subject:	Folklore West Virginia.
Abstract:	A fascinating glimpse of little-known Appalachian beliefs among descendants of early German settlers, tracing them from the fifteenth century to present-day practitioners.
Title:	Signs, cures & witchery: Appalachian cosmology and belief
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA DV2812 AV LIB
Subject:	German Americans West Virginia Folklore. German Americans West Virginia History. Folklore West Virginia. Witchcraft West Virginia. Occultism West Virginia Folklore. Medicine, Magic, mystic, and spagiric West Virginia. Documentary films.
Abstract:	A look at the folklore and beliefs of the West Virginian descendants of early German settlers. Witchcraft, folk healing, omens and signs, hexes and protections against evil, tales of haunts and spirits, and humorous mischief like "belsnickling" and "shanghai" are recounted. The documentary also shows how these beliefs and folklore have roots in medieval beliefs and religious conflicts brought over from Germany.
Title:	Stitch in time: a history of quiltmaking in West Virginia
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA VT7906 AV LIB
Subject:	Quilts West Virginia History. Quiltmakers West Virginia. Quilts.
Abstract:	A stitch in time is a history of quiltmaking in the mountain state. Examines the quilt makers from the early 1800s to the present day, and explores the contributions of different ethnic groups to West Virginia quilting styles.
Title:	Struggle of Coon Branch Mountain.
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA VT6684 AV LIB
Subject:	Education, Rural West Virginia Coon Branch Mountain. Rural poor West Virginia Coon Branch Mountain. Poverty West Virginia.
Abstract:	A documentary in which various residents of a small rural West Virginia town protest bureaucratic indifference toward their desires for adequate educational opportunities for their children.
Title:	Tales of West Virginia.
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA VT6149 AV LIB
Subject:	Emblems, State West Virginia.
Abstract:	This video is a compilation of different aspects of West Virginia history. One segment features R. Doyne Halbritter, a Preston County attorney and local historian, who recounts some of his favorite little-known stories about West Virginia. In another segment Lucille DeBerry traces the adoption process for West Virginia's state animal, bird, tree, flower, state seal, and song. And finally, Charles G. Baker, a 1913 graduate of WVU's Law School, discusses the school's early days.
Title:	Ted & Sarah
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA VT6940 AV LIB
Subject:	Country life West Virginia
Abstract:	Ted and Sarah Hotchkiss have given up the "middle-class" so-called "good life" for a tar paper shack in a remote hollow in West Virginia. Their lifestyle is not unlike people in the third world. In this country," says Ted, "it is better to be on the bottom. If you can't get very rich then get very poor. For God's sake don't stay in the middle."
Title:	Ten miles to fetch water: a crisis in the West Virginia coalfield
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA VT2750 AV LIB
Subject:	Water-supply, Rural West Virginia. Water quality management West Virginia.
Abstract:	Discusses the complex economic, social and political issues raised by the water crisis in West Virginia coalfield through interviews with state and local officials and residents of five communities where water is scarce or not fit for human consumption.
Title:	Twisted laurel: folk art, folklore & music from the West Virginia Woods.
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA VT7179 AV LIB
Subject:	Folklore West Virginia. Folk music West Virginia.
Abstract:	Captures the close relationship between the land and the people with examples of herbal medicine, folk art and functional objects, and music.
Title:	We are Marshall
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA DV1994 AV LIB
Subject:	Football teams West Virginia Huntington Drama. Aircraft accidents Appalachian Region Drama. Football coaches West Virginia Huntington Drama. Feature films. Football films. Melodrama.
Abstract:	The inspiring story of how a small town in West Virginia, steeped in the rich tradition of college football, struggled to cope with a devastating loss and restore their community after one of the worst disasters in the history of American sports. On the evening of Saturday, November 14, 1970, a chartered jet carrying Marshall University's football team, coaches and fans, was on its way home from a hard-fought game in North Carolina. Less than a minute before its scheduled landing at Tri-State Airport, the plane crashed in the Appalachian Mountains, killing everyone aboard: 37 players, eight coaches and university staff, the flight crew, and 25 prominent Huntington citizens. They find hope and strength in the leadership of outsider Jack Lengyel, a young coach determined to rebuild Marshall's football program. Less than a year after the crash, on September 18, 1971, Marshall University was poised to stage one of the greatest comebacks in collegiate sports.
Title:	West Virginians in war
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA VT7905 AV LIB
Subject:	Soldiers West Virginia Biography. World War, 1939-1945 West Virginia.
Abstract:	West Virginians in War is a 90 minute documentary exploring the historic role of Mountaineers in America's conflicts. Interviews, archival film and photographs bring West Virginia's military history to life. Conflicts from the Civil War to Desert Storm are featured.
Title:	West Virginians remember World War II
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA DV2181 AV LIB
Subject:	World War, 1939-1945 Personal narratives, American. World War, 1939-1945 West Virginia. Documentary films.
Abstract:	A documentary of personal reminiscences by West Virginia veterans of World War 2.
Title:	Women of color day: celebration and luncheon, Wednesday, March 1, 1989, Erickson Alumni Center.
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA VT8278 AV LIB
Subject:	Minority women West Virginia Morgantown.
Abstract: