BIBFRAME Work

Title

Rural Free Delivery

Type

• Collection
• Mixed Material

Contribution

• Volkaert, Redd (performer)
• Thomason, Tim, 1958- (interviewee)
• Endicott, Stephanie (interviewee)
• Miles, Kenny, 1989- (interviewee)
• Presar, Jeremy D. (interviewee)
• Honaker, Steve (interviewee)
• Occupational Folklife Project (sponsor)
• Carpenter, LeAnn (interviewee)
• Woodcock, Jason (interviewee)
• Taylor-Hatfield, Teresa (interviewee)
• Grim, Brian, 1970- (interviewee)
• Mullins, Zack (interviewee)
• Bibey, Jim (interviewee)
• Lawson, Ruby (interviewee)
• Hilliard, Emily (collector)
• Miller, Doug, 1956- (interviewee)
• Ebersbach, James M. (interviewee)
• Buckler, John T. (interviewee)
• Molen, Anna (interviewee)
• Taulbee, Roger (interviewee)
• Fisher, Margaret (Lana Margaret) (interviewee)
• Foltz, Kay (interviewee)
• American Folklife Center (sponsor)
• Atwater, Lorna (interviewee)
• Button, Karen (interviewee)
• Elliott, Bruce E. (interviewee)
• Roten, Nancy (interviewee)
• Lucas, Joy D. (interviewee)
• Henderson, Wayne (interviewee)

Subject

• Digital photographs--Color--2020-2030 (GMGPC)
• United States Postal Service--Appalachian Region. (LCSH)
• Rural free delivery--Appalachian Region (LCSH)
• Postal service--Employees (LCSH)
• Postal service--Employees--Appalachian Region (LCSH)
• Government contractors--Appalachian Region (LCSH)
• Post office stations and branches--Appalachian Region (LCSH)
• Country life--Appalachian Region (LCSH)
• Letter carriers--Appalachian Region (LCSH)

Genre Form

• Interviews (LCGFT)
• Video recordings (LCGFT)
• Oral histories (LCGFT)
• Sound recordings (LCGFT)

Language

• eng

Content

• text

Note

• In English.
• Various interviewees; music performed by Wayne Henderson, Brian Grim, and Redd Volkaert.

Summary

This collection of interviews documents the expressive culture and experiences of 25 rural mail carriers and clerks (formerly known as postmasters) in the upper mountain South (VA, WV, KY, OH, and NC). It focuses, in particular, on the function they serve as lifelines in their community, as well as how their place of work -- rural post offices -- are invaluable community hubs in remote rural areas.

Authorized Access Point

Rural Free Delivery

Capture

Recorded at various locations in Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohio, and West Virginia.

Geographic Coverage

• North Carolina
• Appalachian Mountains
• Kentucky
• Ohio
• West Virginia
• Virginia

Admin Metadata

• Date: 2026-10-01T02:04:42.273235+00:00
• Agent: cbc
• Status: c
• Derived from: 22971804

Admin Metadata

• Date: 2026-10-01
• Cataloger id: Unknown
• Description level: http://id.loc.gov/ontologies/bibframe-2-6-0/
• Description language: eng
• Description authentication: pcc