Appalachia (Special Collections): History

Carson and Alberta Brewer Papers, Bulk 1960-1970, MS.2825

This collection contains the research materials and drafts for Valley So Wild: A Folk History by Alberta and Carson Brewer

Turnley Collection, 1763-1920, MS.2023
The Turnley Collection contains papers about early East Tennessee history, daily and business lives of early Tennessee settlers, and Turnley family history.

Fink and Dulaney Papers, 1779-1932, MS.2018
This collection of materials documents East Tennessee history, and includes the personal papers of early settlers J.F. Deaderick, A.A. Taylor and William Bean.

Smoky Mountain Railroad Collection, 1909-1963, (MS.0424)

The Smoky Mountain Railroad Collection includes correspondence, financial records, bank statements, payroll reports, agents' reports and profit and loss statements. There are also two ledgers for 1909-1912 and 1925; a record book for 1926; and a cash book for 1944-1945.

View of Miller's Cove. Photograph from the William Cox Cochran Photograph Collection.

Appalachia; the mountains, the place, and the people. 1972 (F106.T57)

Better I Stay. 1975 (F442.1.C45)

The rugged southern Appalachia: early settlement, early feuds, strikes, drugs, poverty, schools, beauty, 1700-present. 1997 (F217.A65 M69 1997)

The Southern Appalachians: a history of the landscape. 1999 (F217.A65 Y37 1999)