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1. Dr. Patrick Gainer, Professor of English, West Virginia University

'Dr. Patrick Gainer, right, advisor to the Monticola, editors on left. 1966 editor Lucas, business McClellan.'

2. Dr. Patrick Gainer, West Virginia University

From left to Right: Dr. Patrick Gainer, English Professor, Mrs. Chitwood; Dr. Oliver P. Chitwood, retired History Professor and Bettijane Christopher Burger. At this staff appreciation dinner the yearbook was dedicated to Dr. Chitwood, and Dr. Gainer received an award for his many years of sponsorship to Monticola. Plaque reads:  'Monticola - To Dr. Patrick W. Gainer in appreciation for continuous dedication and service, from the 1967 staff'.

3. Monticola Awards Dr. Patrick Ward Gainer for Sponsorship, West Virginia University

A scene from registration at the Field House: a male in dark suit second from the left at the bottom of picture talking to a seated female in light blouse is WVU Folklorist and Musician Patrick W. Gainer.

4. Registration at the Field House, West Virginia University

5. Patrick Gainer Playing Dulcimer at Glenville Folk Festival, Glenville, W.Va.

'Patrick Gainer, noted authority on folk culture, originator and master of ceremonies for the Glenville Folk Festival, plays 'Sugar in the Gourd,' a sprightly piece he heard frequently as a child. The instrument, a variation of the ancient rebec, was hand crafted for Gainer by a mountain friend.'

6. Patrick Gainer Playing Dulcimer at Glenville Folk Festival, Glenville, W.Va.

7. Patrick Gainer Displays Gun at Glenville Folk Festival, Glenville, W.Va.

Taught in English department at West Virginia University.

8. Gainer, Professor Patrick

Taught folklore in English department at West Virginia University.

9. Professor Patrick Gainer

10. Patrick Ward Gainer (Right) on One of His Ballad Collecting Visits

'Pat Gainer, on one of his ballad collecting trips, picks up material from Dave Thomas on his remote mountain farm.'

11. Patrick Gainer (Right) Talks to Dave Thomas on One of His Ballad Collecting Trips

'Uncle Lewis O'Dell singing a ballad --- while [Pat] Gainer records it.'

12. Patrick Gainer Records Uncle Lewis O'Dell