Southern Appalachian Writers Cooperative, Inc. records
Abstract
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- Southern Appalachian Writers Cooperative, Inc. records
- Date
- 1976-1979, undated
- Extent
- 0.45 Cubic feet
- Subjects
- Appalachian authors
- Authors, American--Kentucky.
- Minutes.
- Arrangement
- Arranged into two series: Newsletters, correspondence, and miscellaneous materials and Membership lists and bookkeeping records.
- Preferred Citation
- 82M5: [Identification of item], Southern Appalachian Writers Cooperative, Inc. records, 1976-1979, University of Kentucky Special Collections.
- Repository
- University of Kentucky
Collection Overview
- Biography / History
- The Southern Appalachian Writers Cooperative, Inc. (SAWC) is a group of writers, committed to encouraging and promoting literature about life in the Southern Appalachian Mountains. They feel that there is a great need for those who actually live or have roots in the region, to speak about their lives and culture.
- Scope and Content
- The Southern Appalachian Writers Cooperative, Inc. records (dated 1976-1979, undated; 0.45 cubic feet; 1 box) consists of correspondence, minutes, notes, checkbooks, membership lists, financial records, and a ledger. The records document the day to day activities of the cooperative from 1976 to 1979, including the founding meeting in 1976.
Restrictions on Access and Use
- Conditions Governing Access
- Collection is open for research.
- Use Restrictions
- Copyright has not been assigned to the University of Kentucky.
Contents of the Collection
Newsletters, correspondence, and miscellaneous materials, 1977-1976, undated
Brochure, newsletters and minutes of founding meeting, 1976-1977
Correspondence regarding membership inquiries and orders for New Ground, 1976 May-1977 December
Correspondence regarding membership inquiries and order for New Ground, 1978 January-1979 July
Correspondence, undated
Miscellaneous notes, handwritten, undated
Membership lists and bookkeeping records, 1976-1979, undated
Membership lists and cards, 1977-1978, undated
Financial records (bank statements, checks and bankbook), First National Bank of Williamson, West Virginia and Jefferson Security Bank, Shepherdstown, West Virginia, 1976
Financial records (bank statements, checks and bankbooks), Merchants and Planters Bank, Newport, Tennessee, 1977-1979
Ledger, 1977
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