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Annie Dobbin and Willett Miller farm collection
Collection
Identifier: AC-1258
Abstract
This collection consists of land documents pertaining to the Annie Dobbin- Willet Miller farm in Todd, North Carolina. It includes land surveys and deeds beginning in the mid-19th century outlining the lands which make up the farm.
Dates:
1830-1970
Annie Dougherty Rufty Letters
Collection
Identifier: UA 5149
Abstract
Annie Dougherty Rufty (1903-2001) was one of four children of D.D. Dougherty and Lillie Shull Dougherty. She graduated from Appalachian in 1921 and went on to teach home economics at the high school level. She was married to Roy S. Rufty. This collection contains correspondence and a 1905 summer term card.
Dates:
1979
Appalachian Consortium Records,
Collection
Identifier: UA-5001
Abstract
The Appalachian Consortium, in operation from 1970-2004, was a nonprofit, educational organization formed by a partnership of academic institutions dedicated to preserving the history and enhancing the future of the Southern Appalachian region. This collection contains files detailing the initial organization and continuing leadership of the Consortium, its finances and correspondence, as well as its major projects, grants, publications, and conferences.
Dates:
1970-2004; Majority of material found within 1978 - 1990
Appalachian Crafts and Music Festival collection
Collection
Identifier: AC-152
Abstract
The Appalachian Crafts and Music Festival Collection includes thirty-five audiocassettes and six videocassettes, recorded at the Appalachian Crafts and Music Festivals in 1984, 1985, and 1987. The Appalachian Crafts and Music Festival was an annual event in Watauga County, North Carolina featuring local and regional craftsmen and musicians.
Dates:
1984-1987, undated
Appalachian Cultural Museum records
Collection
Identifier: AC-500
Abstract
Materials in the Appalachian Cultural Museum Records cover the history of the museum from 1989 until its close in 2006. The collection contains materials concerned with the museum administration, correspondendence, exhibits, events, and publicity.
Dates:
1855-2012, undated; Majority of material found within 1988 - 2002
"Appalachian Education and Politics Bibliography"
Collection
Identifier: AC-375
Abstract
Appalachian Education and Politics Bibliography includes a three page undated selective bibliography on books on Appalachian culture, education, and politics. It is not attributed to an author. Books date between 1916 and 1970.
Dates:
undated
Appalachian Festival at Morris Harvey College collection
Collection
Identifier: AC-233
Abstract
The Appalachian Festival at Morris Harvey College Collection documents the Morris Harvey College Appalachian Festival in 1975. The majority of the collection consists of correspondence between Morris Harvey College and Charlotte Ross or programs from Morris Harvey College. Other items include a festival program and participants' descriptions.
Dates:
1975, undated
Appalachian Glee Club records
Collection
Identifier: UA 25.007
Content Description
This collection includes newsletters, performance programs, photographs, recordings, and performance posters.
Dates:
1962-1997
Appalachian High School Basketball schedule
Collection
Identifier: AC-517
Abstract
This consists of one Appalachian High School Basketball Schedule for the year 1955-1956.
Dates:
1955-1956
Appalachian High School newsletters
Collection
Identifier: UA 60
Scope and Contents
The collection includes two issues of the Appalachian High School newsletter, "Appalachian High Life." Appalachian High School was one of the two demonstration schools housed at Appalachian State Teachers College (Appalachian State University). Contents include the "Salute to the Seniors" issue (May 25, 1951) and pages 3-7 of a Christmas issue, likely from 1950.
Dates:
1950-1951
Appalachian Journal records
Collection
Identifier: AC-875
Abstract
The Appalachian Journal Records contain drafts of papers submitted for publication in the Appalachian Journal between 1972 and 1988, conference and workshop announcements and papers, posters, articles, and newspapers. The Appalachian Journal is an interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed quarterly featuring field research, interviews, and other scholarly studies of history, politics, economics, culture, folklore, literature, music, ecology, and a variety of other topics, as well as poetry and reviews...
Dates:
1933-1988, undated; Majority of material found within 1972 - 1988
Appalachian Land Ownership Survey Records
Collection
Identifier: AC-104
Abstract
The Appalachian Land Ownership Survey was a study initiated by the Appalachian Land Ownership Task Force in Fall 1978 to examine land ownership patterns, particularly absentee and corporate ownership, and the resulting effects on regional development. The study participants concluded that a disproportionate amount of land owners were absentee and that corporate owners paid a disproportionately low amount of taxes. Materials address issues such as agriculture, coal mining, housing, land...
Dates:
1936-1985, undated
Appalachian Literary Society Record Books
Collection
Identifier: UA 25.006
Scope and Contents
This collection contains two records books of the Society, dated 1905-1909, 1912. Included in the books are the Society's constitution, meeting minutes, membership rosters, and drafts of programs hosted by the Society.
Dates:
1905-1909, 1912
Appalachian Oral History Project records
Collection
Identifier: AC-111
Abstract
This collection includes records for the Appalachian Oral History Project, a combined effort of Appalachian State University, Alice Lloyd College, Emory and Henry College, and Lees Junior College to document oral histories of the history and folklore of the central Appalachian region. Materials in this collection consist of interviews and records generated by Appalachian State University interviewers between 1973 and 1975. Records include audio interviews, administrative files, photographs, and...
Dates:
1850-1989; Majority of material found within 1965 - 1989
Appalachian Parents Association records
Record Group
Identifier: UA 5128
Abstract
The Appalachian Parents Association was founded in 1988 in order to involve parents of Appalachian students in activities and programs vital to the success of the university. These records contain the organizational files of the Appalachian Parents Association from 1989-1998.
Dates:
1989-1998; Majority of material found within 1996 - 1998
Appalachian Poetry collection
Collection
Identifier: AC-578
Abstract
This collection is four poems by Appalachian poets, Muriel Miller Dressler, Louise Marsh Gabriel, Walter Griffin, and Jesse Stuart. All four are accompanied by drawings, printed on colored papers, with Dressler's being autographed.
Dates:
undated
Appalachian Region Photographs collection
Collection
Identifier: AC-123
Abstract
The Appalachian Region Photographs collection contains print photographs and negatives of the Appalachian region, mostly Northwestern North Carolina, but also some parts of Virginia, Kentucky, and Tennessee. It contains photographs, slides, and negatives. Images include Ashe, Avery, Mitchell, and Watauga Counties, and unidentified images of towns, people, and museum exhibits.
Dates:
1905-1980, undated
Appalachian Regional Articles and Student Papers collection
Collection
Identifier: AC-878
Abstract
This collection includes a variety of articles and student papers concerning the Appalachian Region collected by the librarians in the W.L. Eury Appalachian Collection.
Dates:
1900-2005, undated
Appalachian Regional Brochure Collection,
Collection
Identifier: AC-119
Abstract
The Appalachian Regional Brochure Collection is a collection of brochures of attractions located throughout the Appalachian Regional Commission-defined counties and the Appalachian Trail states. The collection covers historical sites and tourist attractions, providing insight into the promotion of tourism in the Appalachian region in addition to describing the sites themselves. Brochures currently cover the following states: Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina,...
Dates:
1900-1999
Appalachian Regional Ephemera Collection,
Collection
Identifier: AC-121
Abstract
The Appalachian Regional Ephemera Collection contains flyers, posters, postcards, brochures, travel guides, booklets, programs, and other ephemera from Appalachian towns or with Appalachian themes. There are real estate booklets with northwestern North Carolina houses for sale, as well as brochures of businesses, museums, and tourist attractions of Appalachia.
Dates:
1880-present
Appalachian Resource Center records
Collection
Identifier: AC-855
Abstract
The Appalachian Resource Center Records is a collection of surveys sent in 1979 from the Center to various agencies/universities to garner information on available resources relating to studies, crafts, education, outreach programs, and publications in the southeastern states.
Dates:
1979
Appalachian Staff Council Records
Record Group
Identifier: UA 5079
Abstract
The Appalachian Staff Council is an elected body of staff members at Appalachian State University that represent the buildings and departments in which they work. These records contain meeting minutes, correspondence, agendas, reports and 3 photographs, dating 1974-2004.
Dates:
1974-2004; Majority of material found within 1988 - 2004
Appalachian State University Foundation, Inc. Records,
Collection
Identifier: UA-5049
Abstract
The Appalachian State University Foundation, Inc. was chartered in November 1970 to begin and sustain a fund-raising program for ASU and supports the university by receiving and investing private funds to help further the institution's academic mission. The Appalachian State University Foundation, Inc. Records, dating 1929-2008, contain mostly financial statements and meeting minutes for the Foundation and its Board of Directors.
Dates:
1929-2008; Majority of material found within 1981 - 1986
Appalachian State University Library scrapbook
Collection
Identifier: AC-151
Abstract
The Appalachian State University Library Scrapbook is based on a scrapbook by Belk Library staff for the 1970 John Cotton Dana Publicity Awards Contest. The scrapbook contains 35 pages filled with photographs and laminated newspaper articles about Belk Library. Also included are the program to former head librarian Richard Barker's memorial service, John Cotton Dana Publicity Awards Contest materials, and a 1970 library handbook.
Dates:
1970-1991
Appalachian State University Memory Project
Collection
Identifier: UA 5108
Abstract
The Appalachian State University Memory Project Records consists of oral histories documenting Appalachian State University and its surrounding community. This collection contains memories and biographical sketches of alumna, administrators, community members, faculty and staff connected to Appalachian State University. The collection's oral histories were conducted between 2006 and 2015. This collection continues to be an ongoing project.
Dates:
2006-2015, Undated; Majority of material found within 2006 - 2009
Appalachian State University Oral History Projects, Audio materials and papers
Collection
Identifier: AC-669
Abstract
The Appalachian State University Oral History Projects, Audio Materials and Papers Collection is a mixture of audiocassettes from several oral history projects, conferences, and events, dating in the 1970s-1980s, some of which have been positively identified as to which project the interview is related while others are not. A few transcriptions, CD copies, and duplicates are also part of this collection.
Dates:
1971-2002, undated
Appalachian Studies Association Conference papers
Collection
Identifier: AC-564
Abstract
This collection consists of the agendas of the second and third annual meeting of the Appalachian Studies Conference, the second one being in 1979 at Jackson'Mill State 4-H Camp, West Virginia, and the third being in 1980 at Johnson City, Tennessee.
Dates:
1979-1980
Appalachian Studies Student Alliance
Collection
Identifier: AC-106
Abstract
The Appalachian Studies Student Alliance Collection covers the development of the Appalachian Studies Student Alliance. Papers include fliers, e-mail print-outs, surveys, posters. It is a non-incorporated, unofficial student organization for Appalachian Studies undergraduates, graduates and alumnus at Appalachian State University.
Dates:
1999-2001
Appalachian Training School Collection
Collection
Identifier: UA 43
Scope and Contents
The Appalachian Training School Collection contains land deeds, student class constitution and minutes, library borrowing records, promotional brochure, and manuscript for a student magazine. The deeds are for land in and around Boone and Watauga County, NC, owned by Watauga Academy, Appalachian Training School, and members of the school's Board of Trustees. The promotional brochure highlights the programs and facilities at the school and was sent by President B. B. Dougherty to a prospective...
Dates:
1900-1920
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