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Click on the images below to view Subject Guides to our Appalachian Collections. These guides are a sampling of collections that include personal papers of individuals and families, institutional records of businesses and organizations, photographs and moving images of rural and community life. Also included are sound recording collections of Appalachia in word and song. To search all our finding aids, click on Search Collections.






COLLECTIONS

The Archives has over 800 collections. The diaries, letters, legal papers, business records, scrapbooks, maps, and memorabilia that make up these collections document all aspects of life in Appalachia. This link will take you to a sampling of topics of interest to researchers.
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PHOTOGRAPHS

The Archives photographic collections reflect the fullness of life in Appalachia. With over 250,000 images, our holdings span the 19th and 20th centuries. This link will take you to a sampling of our visual resources.
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SOUND RECORDINGS

The Archives houses nearly 75,000 sound recordings. This link will take you to a guide to our major sound collections. You will also find a link to iTunes U, where you can hear a selection of traditional ballads, mountain songs, country tunes, folk tales, and much more.