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Appalachian History: Manuscripts and Archives

A guide to historical primary sources created about and by the Appalachian region.

Manuscript and Archival Collections in Special Collections

Manuscript Collections in the W.L. Eury Appalachian Collection

The W.L. Eury Appalachian Collection contains over 400 publicly available manuscript collections with subjects ranging from 19th century land speculation to general store records. Manuscript collection subjects are also searchable within the Library catalog.

 

Archival Collections in the University Archives

The archives of Appalachian State University record our local history of higher education in Appalachia.  Finding aids for the collection are available through the above link "Browse List of Collections."

 

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WorldCat is universal in subject scope and includes records for over 95 million items held in thousands of libraries throughout the United States and Europe. Includes manuscript and archival collections.

Regional Appalachian Archives

North Carolina

Asheville, NC

Chapel Hill, NC

  • Wilson Library. Includes Southern Historical Collection, North Carolina Collection, and Southern Folklife Collection, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Cullowhee, NC

Mars Hill, NC

 

Other Appalachian States

Johnson City, TN

Knoxville, TN

Berea, KY

Lexington, KY

Morgantown, WV

Blacksburg, VA

Radford, VA

Reference & Instruction Archivist

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Greta Browning
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Office: Belk Library 433

browningge@appstate.edu
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