East Tennessee State University

The Center for Appalachian Studies and Services at East Tennessee State University will process, preserve, and digitize records in its collection that document the people and cultures of southern and central Appalachia. The collection contains approximately 1,000 oral history interviews and field recordings of vernacular music performances, 1,500 original photographs of the region, and 100 linear feet of paper documents from the early 1900s to the early the 21st century. The center will hire a project archivist for two years to work with a graduate assistant to process and rehouse the collection. Digitized collections content will be made available online for the benefit of students and researchers of southern and central Appalachia.