Maxine Kenny Collection

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: AppMs-0461

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Maxine Kenny Collection documents Kenny's involvement and interest in environmental issues related to Appalachia and includes subject files (correspondence, newspaper clippings, reports, etc.) and material (recorded interviews and transcripts) related to three radio programs produced by Kenny: "Down to Earth: the Appalachian Family Farm," "Dungannon: A Place in History," and "A Time To Reap."

Dates

1971-1988 and undated

Creator

Kenny, Maxine (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Extent

3.00 linear feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement

The collection is arranged in the following series: Series 1, Subject Files, 1971-82 and undated and Series 2, Program Materials, 1984-88 and undated. The latter series is arranged in two sub-series: Series 2.1, Printed Material, 1985-88 and undated and Series 2.2, Audio Recordings, 1984-87 and undated.

Method of Acquisition

The Maxine Kenny Collection was donated to the Archives of Appalachia on November 7, 1994 by Maxine Kenny, Nickelsville, Virginia.

Separated Materials

The following maps were removed from this collection and added to the Archives of Appalachia map collection:

Blountville Quadrangle, 1978; Indian Springs Quadrangle, 1978; Kingsport Quadrangle, 1978

Processing Information

Ned Irwin completed processing, and the collection was opened to researchers in March 1997.

Subjects

Silkwood, Karen, 1946-1974
Agriculture -- Appalachian Region, Southern Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Air -- Pollution Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Appalachian Region, Southern -- Social life and customs Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Bumpass Cove (Tenn.) Subject Source: Local sources
Coalition of Appalachian Energy Consumers
Dungannon (Va.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Hazardous waste sites Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Hazardous wastes Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Hazardous wastes -- Tennessee Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Nuclear Fuel Services, Inc
Nuclear energy Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
Personal papers Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Pollution -- Tennessee -- Erwin Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Pollution--Appalachia Region, Southern Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
Pollution--Tennessee Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
Pollution--Tennessee--Kingsport Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
Pollution--Virginia Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
Publications (document genre) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Radiation--Health aspects Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
Radioactive wastes Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
Sanitary landfills Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
Sanitary landfills--Tennessee--Sullivan County Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
Tennessee Eastman
Water -- Pollution Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings