Appalachian Photographic Archives

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: BCA 0070-SAA 070

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

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.

Dates

created: 1898-1965

Conditions Governing Access

Records can be accessed through the Reading Room, Berea College Special Collections and Archives, Hutchins Library, Berea College.

Conditions Governing Use

Unless otherwise noted, there are no restrictions other than federal copyright regulations. Please cite collection.

Extent

4.00 ms_boxes

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement Note

The collection is arranged alphabetically by subject.

Accruals and Additions

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.

Other Descriptive Information

Collection Number: BCA 0070 SAA 070

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.