Title: Appalachian Photographic Archives, 1898-1965
Extent: 4.0 MS boxes
Arrangement: The collection is arranged alphabetically by subject.
Subjects: Appalachian Region., Architecture -- Appalachian Region, Southern -- Pictorial works., Industries -- Appalachian Region, Southern -- Pictorial works, Landscape -- Appalachian Region, Southern -- Pictorial works., Mountain people -- Appalachian Region, Southern -- Pictorial works., Photograph collections., Schools -- Appalachian Region, Southern -- Pictorial works.
Languages: English
Black and white photographic prints of various sizes, some with dates and/or notations, preserved for their relevance to Appalachia.
Note: A small number of the images are dated. Otherwise dates are approximate or no date is given.
Appalachian Region.
Architecture -- Appalachian Region, Southern -- Pictorial works.
Industries -- Appalachian Region, Southern -- Pictorial works
Landscape -- Appalachian Region, Southern -- Pictorial works.
Mountain people -- Appalachian Region, Southern -- Pictorial works.
Photograph collections.
Schools -- Appalachian Region, Southern -- Pictorial works.
Repository: Berea College Special Collections and Archives Catalog
Accruals: Berea College Library staff originally filed these photographs in mixed vertical files on Appalachian subjects. The photographs were later gathered into a separate collection. The original sources for most of the photographs are unknown, though Berea College professor James Watt Raine initials appear on a number of the items. Some of the photographs were originally part of a survey of rural schools or photographs from the Bureau of Mines, US Department of the Interior.
Access Restrictions: Records can be accessed through the Reading Room, Berea College Special Collections and Archives, Hutchins Library, Berea College.
Use Restrictions: Unless otherwise noted, there are no restrictions other than federal copyright regulations. Please cite collection.
Preferred Citation: [Object identification], Appalachian Photoarchives Collection, 1900-1955, Berea College Special Collections and Archives, Berea, KY.
Processing Information: Finding guide updated July 2019 to reflect reordering and addition of folders not priviously added to finding guide. Descriptions of photographs updated July 2019.
Other Note: Collection Number: BCA 0070 SAA 070
