Appalachian Studies: Web Resources

Appalachian Studies Association
http://www.appalachianstudies.org
Publishes the Journal of Appalachian Studies. Lists service, funding, and research links, plus discussion lists and course syllabi. Headquartered at Marshall University, Huntington, WV.

Appalachian Center, Berea College
http://www.berea.edu/appalachiancenter/
Major center for Appalachian Studies. Dynamic web site with useful links “About the Region”: other Appalachian centers; book and article research bibliographies by Dr. Gordon McKinney; issues; educational; environmental; community development; publications; music and dance.

Appalachian English (speech and dialect)
http://www.cas.sc.edu/engl/dictionary/
A starting point for information on the English language spoken in Appalachia, including an online Dictionary of Southern Appalachian English, MP3 sound transcripts of native speakers, an annotated bibliography, full-text articles, and links to other sites. By Dr. Michael Montgomery.

Appalachian Heritage: A Literary Quarterly of the Appalachian South
http://www.berea.edu/appalachianheritage/
Poetry, short stories, criticism, and featured authors -- much of it full-text online, with photographs, new books list, and access to previous issues. Links to regional authors, literary news and events. Edited by George Brosi.
(See also the quarterly lit review, Appalachian Journal http://www.appjournal.appstate.edu/index.html)

Appalachian Regional Commission
http://www.arc.gov/index.jsp
A federal office that dispenses funds and works with states to create opportunities for economic development. Regional data, research reports, maps, and articles from Appalachia Magazine.

Appalachian Treasures Gateway
http://www.zanesville.ohiou.edu/library/appalachia/
A directory of sites about Appalachian history, culture, physical and social environments, social customs, images and stereotypes, maintained at Ohio University - Zanesville. Includes links to bibliographies, organizations, events and other gateways.

AppLit
http://www.ferrum.edu/AppLit/
Resources for teachers of Appalachian literature for children and young adults: lesson plans, study guides, links, articles, authors, bibliographies, fiction & poems. Produced at Ferrum College, Va.

CVA: Center for Virtual Appalachia
http://cva.morehead-st.edu/
This portal to online information includes access to government, commercial, educational, and private sites with links to maps, art, music, literature, religion, crafts, and events.

Center for Appalachian Studies and Services, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN.
http://cass.etsu.edu/
A hub of scholarly, educational, public service, and artistic projects addressing the needs and interests of the Appalachian region.

Dictionary: Southern Appalachian English
http://www.cas.sc.edu/engl/dictionary/
Hundreds of words are defined and quoted in context from sources (1784-2001) listed at the end. Includes audio transcripts in mp3 format from 16 interviews conducted in the Great Smoky Mountains in 1939.

Films and Videos
http://www.ferrum.edu/AppLit/Bibs/WVFilmIndex.htm
Index to Bibliographies of West Virginia and Appalachian Films in AppLit. By Steve Fesenmaier of the West Virginia Library Commission.

http://www.library.appstate.edu/appcoll/filmography.html
Southern Mountaineers Filmography, 1904-1995, by J.W. Williamson, Appalachian State University.

Hillbilly Highway: Appalachia and America
http://www.unc.edu/%7Ewhisnant/appal/Sylfal97.htm
Course syllabus for Dr. David Whisnant's Junior Seminar on Appalachian Studies (AMST 63), University of North Carolina, and links to hundreds of Appalachian-related sites.

Literature: SSSL Bibliography
http://www.missq.msstate.edu/sssl/
Annotated checklist of scholarship on 1,000 writers of the American South (novelists, playwrights, poets, essayists, diarists). Collected over thirty-five years by the Bibliography Committee of the Society for the Study of Southern Literature. Appalachian writers are well-represented.

Migration and Urban Appalachians
http://uacvoice.org/research.html
Includes a Bibliography of Urban Appalachian Resources by Phil Obermiller, migration statistics, reports and programs, newsletter and maps, and services offered by the Urban Appalachian Council of Greater Cincinnati.

Research Aids: Pathfinders for 80 Appalachian topics
http://www.library.appstate.edu/appcoll/research_aids/index.html
Good starting point for a wide array of subjects. Books, journals, encyclopedias, internet resources, bibliographies, films, and library subject headings and call numbers are listed for each topic. Maintained by Appalachian State Universitys Special Collections; compiled by graduate students.

Selected WV Authors; Selected WV African-American Authors
http://www.mountainlit.com/centuryauthos.htm
List of nearly 90 West Virginia authors, compiled by Phyllis Wilson Moore for WV's Bridgeport Public Library.

West Virginia History, Lecture Notes
http://www.as.wvu.edu/wvhistory/
Course syllabus, lecture notes, and research links for Dr. Ronald L. Lewis' West Virginia History class (History 153), West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV.