BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Missouri State University/Calendar of Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Chicago BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 DTSTART:20070311T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU TZNAME:CDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 DTSTART:20071104T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU TZNAME:CST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:4e4c2c27-f2d7-4661-9f70-2a691096c288.220720@calendar.missouristate.edu CREATED:20220419T183021Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220419T183021Z LOCATION:Meyer Library\, Duane G. 302 SUMMARY:Queen of the Hillbillies: The Writings of May Kennedy McCord DESCRIPTION:The Ozarks Studies Institute (OSI)\, an initiative of the MSU Libraries\, will host a free and open-to-the-public discussion of “Queen of the Hillbillies: The Writings of May Kennedy McCord” as part of its on going author talk series.\n\n\nEdited by Patti McCord and Kristene Sutlif f\, the book compiles the best of May Kennedy McCord’s widely scattered c olumns\, articles\, stories\, and ballads as well as unpublished material from her personal files. At the event\, both McCord and Sutliff will dis cuss their process in preserving and sharing these works.\n\n\nThe talk w ill also be livestreamed via Zoom. \n\n\nThe Legacy\n\n\nMay Kennedy McCo rd\, known as the “First Lady of the Ozarks” and “Queen of the Hillbillie s\,” spent most of her life working to preserve the unwritten history\, s ongs\, and stories of the Ozarks. Beginning in the 1920s\, she was recogn ized as one of America’s foremost folklorists as she shared her knowledge through lectures\, newspaper columns\, magazine stories\, radio programs \, and music festivals. She was an entertainer who became as much of a to urist attraction as her beloved hills and often entertained tour groups t hat wanted to learn about the Ozarks.\n\n\nAbout the Ozarks Studies Insti tute\n\n\nThe Ozarks Studies Institute seeks to preserve the history and culture of the Ozarks by fostering a comprehensive knowledge of Ozarks pe ople and their heritage.\n\n\nThe OSI’s author talk series is part of the university's scholarly content leading up to its participation in the 20 23 Smithsonian Institution’s Folklife Festival. The festival will feature the history and culture of the Ozarks region\, presented in part by Miss ouri State\, on the National Mall in Washington\, D.C.  X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<html><head><title></title></head><body><p>Th e Ozarks Studies Institute (OSI)\, an initiative of the&nbsp\;MSU Librari es\, will&nbsp\;host a free and open-to-the-public discussion of “<a href ="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/queen-of-the-hillbillies-patti-mccord/ 1140214641">Queen of the Hillbillies: The Writings of May Kennedy McCord< /a>” as part of its ongoing author talk series.</p>\n<p>Edited by Patti M cCord and Kristene Sutliff\, the book compiles the best of May Kennedy Mc Cord’s widely scattered columns\, articles\, stories\, and ballads as wel l as unpublished material from her personal files. At the event\, both Mc Cord and Sutliff will discuss their process in preserving and sharing the se works.</p>\n<p>The talk will also be livestreamed via <a href="https:/ /msulib.me/mccord_author_talk">Zoom</a>.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><strong>The Legac y</strong></p>\n<p>May Kennedy McCord\, known as the “First Lady of the O zarks” and “Queen of the Hillbillies\,” spent most of her life working to preserve the unwritten history\, songs\, and stories of the Ozarks. Begi nning in the 1920s\, she was recognized as one of America’s foremost folk lorists as she shared her knowledge through lectures\, newspaper columns\ , magazine stories\, radio programs\, and music festivals. She was an ent ertainer who became as much of a tourist attraction as her beloved hills and often entertained tour groups that wanted to learn about the Ozarks.< /p>\n<p><strong>About the Ozarks Studies Institute</strong></p>\n<p>The O zarks Studies Institute seeks to preserve the history and culture of the Ozarks by fostering a comprehensive knowledge of Ozarks people and their heritage.</p>\n<p>The OSI’s author talk series is part of the university' s scholarly content leading up to its participation in the 2023 Smithsoni an Institution’s Folklife Festival. The festival will feature the history and culture of the Ozarks region\, presented in part by Missouri State\, on the National Mall in Washington\, D.C.&nbsp\;</p></body></html> DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220428T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220428T200000 SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://libraries.missouristate.edu CATEGORIES:Public,Alumni,Current Students,Faculty,Staff END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR