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Appalachia (Special Collections): Culture & Folklore

This guide will direct you to resources in Special Collections on topics related to the Appalachian region.

Manuscript Resources

Norbert F. Riedl Collection, 1965-1975, MS.0954, MS.1075, and MS.1168
Riedl’s collections contain the University of Tennessee anthropology professor’s research materials on Southern Appalachian folk culture.

 

 

Rare Books

Peculiarities of the Appalachian mountaineers; a summary of legends, traditions, signs and superstitions that are almost forgotten. 1967 (GR108.J65)

People’s cultural heritage in Appalachia. 1970 (F217.A65.W48)

Glimpses of Southern Appalachian folk culture: papers in memory of Norbert F. Riedl. 1978 (GN1.T454 no. 3)

Tales along the Appalachian Plateau. 1995 (F106.F96 1995)

The southern highlander & his homeland. 2003 (F210.C2 2003)

Special Collections and University Archives

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