Southern Appalachian Ministry in Higher Education Records
Scope and Contents
These records document the activities of the Southern Appalachian Ministry in Higher Education from 1973-1980. They also highlight educational, social, economic, and religious issues shaping Appalachia during the 1970s. They include Board and committee minutes, correspondence, memos, project files, transcripts of interviews, surveys, newsletters, pamphlets, and articles on life in Appalachia. There are files on the boycott of the J.P. Stevens & Co. plant in Georgia.
Dates
- 1972-1980
Creator
- Southern Appalachian Ministry in Higher Education (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Extent
3.00 linear feet (3 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
The arrangement of the files is alphabetical by file heading. The original headings used by SAM were retained. The information given in brackets in the Box and Folder List was added by the Archives for clarification.
Method of Acquisition
Donated to the Archives of Appalachia in 1998 by Jim Sessions.
Processing Information
Timothy Vasser processed and wrote the collection inventory in 2006.
- Sessions, Jim
- Troy, William
- Appalachian Region -- Economic conditions Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Appalachian Region -- Social conditions Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Appalachian Region--Religion Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Commission on Religion in Appalachia
- Corporation records Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- J.P. Stevens
- Junior College Students Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Personal papers Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Publications (document genre) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Status
- Completed
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Archives of Appalachia Repository
PO Box 70295
344 J.L. Seehorn Jr. Rd.
Johnson City TN 37614 USA
423-439-4338
423/439-4338
archives@etsu.edu
