The collection includes correspondence, minutes, position papers, financial statements, grant proposals, publications, newspaper clippings, photographs, and audiotapes related to the council's work. Such topics as abortion, child development, conjual violence, and economic development are covered. Model Valley Economic Development Corporation Collection Organized in 1970, the non profit corporation sought to improve economic conditions and promote social services in the Clear Fork valley of Tennessee Materials include organizational documents, newspaper clippings, other printed matter, and photographs. David Morris Collection Contains correspondence, memoranda, notes, publications, posters, and pamphlets describing protest movements in the United States, South America, and Europe during the 1960's. Especially examined are the American Civil rights movement and the Vietnam War protest.
Some materials relate to the South and Appalachia.
Jeanne M. Rasmussen Collection Includes Rasmussen's photographs and essays on the coal mining industry, the United Mine Workers of America, and the economic and social conditions of those living the coal camps of Appalachia. June M. Rostan Papers Contains correspondence, recordings, photographs, scrapbooks, and other material documenting Rostan's involvement with Coal Employment Project, other grassroots organizations, and her union organizing activities. Southern Empowerment Project Records Includes documentation on the activities of Southern Empowerment, an organization made up of regional self-help groups, among them the Community Farm Alliance, Charlotte Organizing Committee, and Save our Cumberland Mountains. Tennessee Against Chemical Hazards Consists of subject and geographical files of the non-profit organization concerned with chemical hazards in the environment. Topics covered include the Clinch River Breeder Reactor, Bumpass Cove waste disposal, and the Sullivan County Concerned Citizens group.