Appalachian Studies   Tags: appalachian_studies, regional studies  

Books

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Articles

Library databases and resources

Genealogy

         Find your ancestors

W. L. Eury Appalachian Collection 
        at Appalachian State University
 Digital Collection at ASU

D. H. Ramsey Special Collections
        at UNC-Asheville

Hunter Library Special Collections
        at Western Carolina University

RAP (Research Advisory Program

The Research Advisory Program (RAP) provides students the opportunity to meet with a librarian for in-depth reference assistance to identify appropriate sources for a research topic.

RAP Session Request Form 

Reference Sources

Appalachian Bibliography 
ASU APP COLL STACK Z1251.A7 A6 (1980)
A classic from West Virginia University Library.

Appalachian Regional Commission Archives 
ASU APP COLL STACK F106 .A58 (1990)
Guide to library and archives of the Commission on economic development in the area since 1965.

Archives in Appalachia: A Directory 
ASU APP COLL STACK CD 3052 .A73 (1985)
Funded by National Historical Publications and Records Commission.

American Folklore: An Encyclopedia and online as an Ebook
ASU APP COLL OVSZ and ASU REFERENCE GR101 .A54 (1996)
Four volume work with bibliographical references, illustrations, and an index.

Bibliography of Southern Appalachia 
ASU APP COLL STACK Z1251.A7 B5x (1978)
From the Appalachian Consortium, edited by
Charlotte Ross. Selectively annotated.

Dictionary of Smoky Mountain English
ASU APP COLL OVSZ PE2927 .G7 M66 2004
Glossary and vocabulary for mountain dialects.

Encyclopedia of American Social History 
ASU MAIN STACKS HN 57 ,E58 (1993)
Another massive work with with maps and an index. Long articles with 
bibliography and cross-references.

Encyclopedia of Appalachia
ASU SPEC APP COLL F106 .E53 2006
Organized by subject with bibliography and index.

Encyclopedia of Southern History 
ASU REF F207.7 .E52 (1979)
Massive volume with maps, tables, and biographical entries.

A Selected Bibliography of Scholarship on Appalachia 
http://www.appalachianstudies.org/
resources/bibliographies/index.php

Appalachian Center at the University of Kentucky 
http://www.appalachiancenter.org/

The Appalachian Center of Berea College 
http://www.berea.edu/appalachiancenter/

Appalachian Collection at West Virginia University
http://libraries.wvu.edu/collections/appalachian/

Museum of Appalachia
http://www.museumofappalachia.org/

Appalachian Studies Association 
http://www.appalachianstudies.org/
Official site of the organization with research resources and regional services.  Sponsors an annual conference.

Archives of Appalachia at East Tennessee State University 
http://www.etsu.edu/cass/Archives/

Documenting the American South 
http://docsouth.unc.edu/
A collection of primary sources on Southern history, literature and culture from the colonial period through the first decades of the 20th century.

North Carolina ECHO, Exploring Cultural Heritage Online 
http://www.ncecho.org/ 
The special collections of North Carolina's libraries, archives, and museums. Searchable by subject.

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