Appalachian-Scottish and Irish Studies Collection
Scope and Contents
The Appalachian-Scottish & Irish Studies Collection focuses on the various components of the academic studies program examining the history and culture of Appalachia, Scotland, Ireland, and the interrelationships of the three locales. Materials document course work, lectures, field trips, student papers or projects, notes, schedules, and other aspects of the program. Documentation is found in manuscript records, audio and videorecordings, and photographs. The material provides insight on such subjects as folklore, storytelling and oral traditions, Appalachian and Gaelic language and literature, traditional music, migration patterns, and other aspects of Appalachian, Scottish, and Irish (including Ulster) history and culture.
Dates
- 1957-1997
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open to research.
Conditions Governing Use
While loan copies of tapes may be borrowed, other reproduction of tapes in the collection is prohibited without the permission of the director of the Appalachian-Scottish & Irish Studies program or the head of the archives. In addition, any commercial recordings in the collection must be used in the archives and may not be borrowed or copied.
Extent
5.00 linear feet (1 linear foot photographs (4 boxes), 4 linear feet manuscripts (8 boxes), 369 audiotapes, 172 videotapes)
541.00 item(s)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
The collection is divided into five series as follows: Series 1, Course Materials, 1976-97 and undated; Series 2, Student Papers/Projects, 1988-95 and undated; Series 3, Photographs, 1988-97 and undated; Series 4, Audio Recordings, 1957-97 and undated; and Series 5, Video Recordings, 1987-94 and undated. Collection materials are arranged chronologically within series. Undated materials are filed first, followed by dated material. The sequence of box numbers begins over with each series.
Where audio and video materials appear in the same series, the audio item number is preceded by an "A" and the video item number is preceded by a "V".
Method of Acquisition
The Appalachian-Scottish & Irish Studies Collection was donated to the Archives of Appalachia between 1988 and 1997 by Dr. Thomas G. Burton and Stevan Jackson, directors of the program at East Tennessee State University (ETSU).
Accruals and Additions
Additional material was donated by John and Carole Lebert, Knoxville, Tennessee, between 1994 and 1997.
Separated Materials
Nine (9) 33rpm albums of Scottish music recorded by the School of Scottish Studies, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland as part of their Scottish Tradition series were separated from the collection and catalogued.
- Bothy Ballads: Music from the North-East, M1746.B68 1971
- Music from the Western Isles, M1746.M87 1971
- Waulking Songs from Barra, M1746.W38 1972
- Shetland Fiddle Music, M1746.S54 1973
- The Muckle Sangs: Classic Scots Ballads (2 discs), M1746.M83 1975
- Gaelic Psalms from Lewis, M2110.G34 1975
- Calum Ruadh: Bard of Skye, M1746.R83 1978
- James Campbell of Kintail: Gaelic Songs, M1746.C36 1984
- The Fiddler and His Art, M1746.F53 1989
General
Please do not use any extant copies of the 1995 "Guide to Audio-Visual Collections in the Archives of Appalachia" to request materials from this collection. The item numbers are not correct in that publication.
Processing Information
Georgia Greer, Ned Irwin, C.Lyke, Norma Myers, Christy Norris and Marie Tedesco completed processing, and the collection was opened to researchers in September 1997.
- Bennett, Margaret, 1946-
- Hicks, Orville
- Hicks, Rena, 1899-1976
- Proffitt, Frank, 1946-
- Robertson, Stanley
- Appalachian Region -- Population Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Ballads Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Banjo music Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Clans--Scotland Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Edinburgh Tattoo
- Folk dancing, Scottish Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Folk dancing--Appalachian Region Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Folk songs, Scots Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Folklore -- Scotland Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Grandfather Mountain Highland Games Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Hicks, Ray, 1922-2003
- Ireland -- History Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Jack tales Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- McDermitt, Barbara Rice Damron
- Northern Ireland--Description and travel Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
- Northern Ireland--History Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
- Northern Ireland--Population Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
- Northern Ireland--Social conditions Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
- Personal papers Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Photographs Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Pipe music Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
- Publications (document genre) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Scotland--Church history Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
- Scotland--Description and travel Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
- Scotland--Economic conditions Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
- Scotland--Emigration and immigration Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
- Scotland--Population Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
- Scotland--Social conditions Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
- Scottish Gaelic language Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Silkie tales Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
- Spalding, Susan Eike
- Sports--United States--History Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
- Storytelling Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Storytelling--Technique Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
- Travelers--Scotland Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
- Williamson, Duncan, 1928-2007
- Author
- Georgia Greer, Ned Irwin, C. Lyke, Norma Myers, Christy Norris and Marie Tedesco
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- eng
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
