The Center subscribes to over 40 periodicals dealing with Appalachia, including academic journals, special interest publications, local publications, and organizational newsletters. We also receive newsletters and publications from Appalachian Studies departments at other colleges and universities. Click here to see list of our current periodical subscriptions. The Center also has an extensive collection of over 1000 back issues of periodicals, some dating back to the 1970's. We are currently in the process of indexing the articles in the back issues into a searchable database to allow easier access to researchers.
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Click here to see a list of available back issues. One of the Center's unique collections is the Folklife Archives Collection, which consists of nearly 400 student folklife projects dating back to 1981. These projects were completed in English 446, Appalachian Folklore, taught by Ricky Cox, and English 648, Studies in Appalachian Folk Culture, taught by Dr. Grace Toney Edwards. Both courses are typically offered during the fall semester. The projects, which are based largely on interviews, focus on the folklore and oral tradition of Appalachia, and for this reason, the students are required to carefully document and preserve their projects so that they may serve as research material for generations to come.