Katie Hoffman Papers

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: AppMs-0613

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Katie Hoffman Papers consist of research notes, correspondence, newspaper clippings, magazine articles, oral histories, memorabilia, and photographs, related to the Melungeon community in Vardy, Tennessee, the Greene County Anti-Road campaign, Appalachian music, and genealogical research. Dr. Hoffman completed the majority of the research included in this collection as part of her postgraduate education between 2000 and 2004.

Dates

1895-2006
Majority of material found in 2000-2004

Creator

Hoffman, Katie (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Extent

1.24 linear feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement

The collection is arranged in series according to the subject matters pursued by Dr. Hoffman.

Method of Acquisition

Katie Hoffman donated materials in 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007 and 2010, accession numbers 2001-007, 2001-581, 2002-041, 2003-007, 2003-031, 2003-054, 2006-023, 2007-098, 2010-016.

Related Materials

Documenting Community Traditions, AppMs 610

Separated Materials

"Vardy Voice," 2001-2010 (incomplete) was added to the Appalachian publications held by the Archives of Appalachia.

Transcripts of interviews of Eula Collins Mullins & Audrey Mullins Frantz were added to Documenting Community Traditions, AppMs 610.

Sang Spell by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor was added to the Archives of Appalachia book collection.

Subjects

Audiocassettes Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Birthplace of Country Music Alliance (BCMA)
Clippings (information artifacts) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Compact discs Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Memorabilia Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Negatives (photographic) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Oral histories Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Personal papers Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Photographs Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Research notes Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Vardy (Tenn.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Vardy (Tenn.)--Social life and customs Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source