This article appeared in the Volume 3, Issue 1 Spring/Summer 2021 issue of the Appalachian Curator. Click here to view a PDF of the full issue. By Derek Whisnant and Gene Hyde Introduction: The 2020-21 survey was administered through a combination of online research and contacting repositories via email and phone. The survey was done in two sections. The first section used the original 1985 survey to ask the following: Is the repository still open ? If so, have their been any administrative changes (name change, merged with another repository, etc.) ? Is there a website or email contact? Once repositories were identified, Derek sent them this email query: We are…
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Archives in Appalachia 2020 Survey: Georgia
By Derek Whisnant and Gene Hyde This article appeared in the Volume 2, Issue 1 Spring/Summer 2020 issue of the Appalachian Curator. Click here to view a PDF of the full issue. Introduction: NOTE: September 28, 2020 – This updated version includes final formatting. The 2020 survey was administered through a combination of online research and contacting repositories via email. The survey was done in two sections. The first section used the original 1985 survey to ask the following: Is the repository still open ? If so, have their been any administrative changes (name change, merged with another repository, etc.) ? Is there a website or email contact? Once repositories were…
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An Introduction to the Archives in Appalachia 2020 Survey
By Gene Hyde This article appeared in the Volume 2, Issue 1 Spring/Summer 2020 issue of the Appalachian Curator. Click here to view a PDF of the full issue. Introduction This issue of the Appalachian Curator includes the first round of results in our efforts to revisit and update the Appalachian Consortium’s 1985 survey, Archives in Appalachia: A Directory, which remains the only attempt to comprehensively document archival repositories in the region (thanks to our colleagues at Appalachian State University for digitizing the original 1985 survey). During the discussions leading up to the formation of the Special Collections Committee in ASA, the need to update the 1985 survey was identified as…
