Appalachian Writers Association Records

Collection — other: Boxes 1-4

Identifier: AppMs-0564

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Appalachian Writers Association Records contain financial and administrative records, correspondence, board meeting minutes, newsletters, conference materials, and membership information. The majority of the files were collected by Patricia Shirley, the AWA’s recording secretary. The collection also includes poetry, short stories, and essays that had been submitted for AWA contests.

The collection covers the period of 1980-1999 and includes some undated material.

Dates

1980 - 1999

Creator

Appalachian Writers Association (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research

Extent

4.00 linear feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically by subject

Method of Acquisition

The Appalachian Writers Association was donated to the Archives of Appalachia by Dr. Theresa Lloyd, department of English at East Tennessee State University, on July 25, 2000

Processing Information

This collection was processed by Brianne Johnson and opened for research in December 2006.

Subjects

American literature -- Appalachian Region Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Appalachian Region -- Poetry Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Corporation records Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Ledgers (account books) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Literature and folklore -- Appalachian Region Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Maps Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Personal papers Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Publications (document genre) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus