A PROJECT OF: UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE AT CHATTANOOGA THE AMERICAN CHESTNUT FOUNDATION BETHANY BAXTER DR. DONALD DAVIS DR. HILL CRADDOCK American Chestnut.

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A PROJECT OF: UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE AT CHATTANOOGA THE AMERICAN CHESTNUT FOUNDATION BETHANY BAXTER DR. DONALD DAVIS DR. HILL CRADDOCK American Chestnut Oral History Project

Conception & Methodology Record & preserve memories of American chestnut with specific interest in the Economic & Cultural significance of the tree preceding and following chestnut blight pandemic - Identified through TACF members - Importance of both Nuts & Wood - Audio Recordings, minutes Oral Histories recorded between May – December, Oral History Interviews conducted, representing 32 people

DEMOGRAPHICS

The American Chestnut Foundation Non-Profit Organization with 6,000 Members & Volunteers 25 th Anniversary Meeting October 2008 Presentation of Chestnut Oral History Project Additional Recordings of Member’s Stories & Motivation for Involvement in TACF

Oral History Collection: Availability Website: Permanent Archive Collection at UTC

Oral History Collection: Future Uses Local Storyteller interested in writing stories based on Chestnut Oral History Collection material Additional Oral Histories recorded to Video by UTC Students Publications, Radio Programs, & for Use in Audio/Visual Pieces

Questions & Acknowledgements Thanks to Dr. Anthony Baxter, Dr. Hill Craddock, Dr. Donald Davis, Dr. Zibin Guo, Iliza Myers, Dr. John Tucker, & the TN chapter of TACF Project funded by The American Chestnut Foundation, UTC Graduate Student Association, UTC University Honor Program, & the Summerfield K. Johnston Endowment for the Restoration of the American Chestnut