Appalachian Collection/ Southern Appalachia Collection
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Title
Appalachian Collection/ Southern Appalachia Collection
Description
Bibliography of holdings at the Washington County Public Library in the following areas: Appalachian Poetry Literature, both fiction and poetry; non-fiction related to Appalachia including essays and periodicals, cultural history, socio-economic theory and history; arts, crafts, musical scores, videos and sound recordings
The Southern Appalachia Collection consists of over 500 titles in the categories of general works, philosophy, religion, social sciences, linguistics, pure sciences, applied sciences, arts and recreation, literature, history, fiction. In addition to books, the collection includes journals..., maps, pamphlets, sheet music, paintings and pictures, dozens of discs and cassette recordings, slides, films and filmstrips.
The items in the collection offer a snapshot of scholarship in the nascent field of Appalachian studies in the 1960s and early 1970s.
The items in the collection offer a snapshot of scholarship in the nascent field of Appalachian studies in the 1960s and early 1970s.
Collection Items
Appalachian Fiction
What is Appalachian fiction? What makes it unique?
Wendell Berry throws out some suggestions in his short piece, The Long Legged House:
“As I worked that summer I had these lines of [Andrew] Marvell very fresh in my mind, and they were having a…
Wendell Berry throws out some suggestions in his short piece, The Long Legged House:
“As I worked that summer I had these lines of [Andrew] Marvell very fresh in my mind, and they were having a…
Biographies
Appalachia, home of the "strange land and peculiar people" in thousands of stories, novels, radio and TV programs and films...has produced some of the most important writers, artists, scientists, and politicians in the country. These are the stories…
Appalachian Poetry
Abingdon is no stranger to poets and poetry. Longtime Abingdon resident Lou Crabtree, won the Edgar Allen Poe Award for poetry and was named Virginia Laureate in Literature.
The Sow's Ear Press began operation in Abingdon in 1987. Sow's Ear (since…
The Sow's Ear Press began operation in Abingdon in 1987. Sow's Ear (since…
Mountain People: Life and Culture in Appalachia
For most people, Appalachia conjures up images of majestic mountains, old-time music, and a simpler way of life. Since its recognition as a distinctive region in the late 19th century, Appalachia has been a source of enduring myths and distortions…
Non-Fiction
People know very little about Appalachia and much of what they know is wrong. "A story about flatboating on the Tennessee River in the 19th century suggests one of the reasons why this is so: flatboatmen taking a valuable cargo of products down the…
Southern Appalachian Collection
"With the aid of an ESEA Title II grant, Mrs. Elaine Duty, librarian at the John S. Battle High School in Washington County, Virginia created a Southern Appalachian Collection of over 500 titles in the categories of general works, philosophy,…
Appalachian Homecoming
Appalachian Homecoming was conceived as a series of programs all taking place at the Washington County (Va.) Public Library highlighting positive aspects of Appalachian life and culture. While planning the program we talked to people like Randy…