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The following lists of resources available on microfiche and microfilm *do not* include newspaper sources. Please go to "Newspapers" for more information.

Resources Available on Microfiche

  • Appalachian Oral History Collection: a project of Alice Lloyd College
  • City Directories, Miscellaneous Charleston, SC: 1782–1860 Richmond, VA: 1819, 1845–1860 Savannah, GA: 1848–1860
  • Dissertations: 500+ dissertations relating to the Appalachian region
  • Draper Manuscripts Kentucky Papers Preston and Virginia Papers Tennessee and Kings Mountain Papers
  • Family History Library (Church of Jesus Christ of Later-Day Saints) 1988
  • HRAF Files (Human Relations Area Files): Cherokee Highland Scots Mountain Whites Rural Irish
  • IGI (International Geneaolgical Index), 1988 edition The IGI is an ambitious project undertaken by the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints (Mormons). They have compiled an index of millions of names from parish registers throughout the world, available on microfiche. While the index is enormous in scope, it is by no means complete.

    The IGI is arranged in this order: Country /County /Alphabetically by surname /Chronologically Information contained in the Index:

    Surname and given name Marriages, the spouse’s name (women are listed under their maiden name) Births/christenings, the parents’ names Sex (M or F), or (H - husband, W - wife) Date and Place (in larger towns, this may be the actual parish)

    Type of event: A - Adult christening B - Birth C - Christening D - Death/burial F - First known child born (if there is no marriage date) M - Marriage N - Census S - Miscellaneous W - Will or probate

  • Journals, Miscellaneous Cold Mountain Review (1989, 1991–94) Valley Leaves (Vols. 1, 8–9) (Tennessee Valley Genealogical Societies, quarterly, covering the counties that touch the Tennessee River in Alabama.)
  • Travelers’ Accounts of Appalachia, 1540–1820

Resources Available on Microfilm

  • Census Records-National Archives, 1860–1920 for the Appalachian Region counties
  • Census Records-National Archives, 1930 for North Carolina counties
  • County Records for three adjacent East Tennessee Counties (including birth, marriage, death certificates, deeds, wills, and, after 1914, vital statistics): Carter Johnson Washington
  • County Records for sixteen Western North Carolina Counties: Alexander Allegheny Ashe Avery Buncombe Burke Caldwell McDowell Madison Mitchell Rowan Rutherford Surry Watauga Wilkes Yancey
  • Numbered Microfilm (1–748): To browse the Numbered Microfilm Collection online, go to the Online Catalog, select the Call Numbers search screen, select Local Call Numbers, then type “micf 18” (micf [space] and the number).
    1.-84. Assorted Theses, Dissertations, and Government Documents
  1. Appalachian Oral History, conducted by Alice Lloyd College (4 reels)
  2. Records of the Cherokee Indian Agency in Tennessee, 1801–1835 (14 reels)
  3. Census roll, 1835, of the Cherokee Indians East of the Mississippi and Index to the Roll (1 reel)
  4. Assorted Theses, Dissertations, and Government Documents (#88–126)
  1. Collection Of History And Genealogy Of Ashe County (4 reels)
  2. Assorted Theses, Dissertations, and Government Documents (#128–375)
  1. Draper Manuscripts:
    • Boone Papers (7 reels)
    • Kentucky Papers (7 reels)
    • North Carolina Papers (1 reel)
    • Preston Papers (2 reels)
    • Kings’ Mountain Papers (6 reels)
    • Tennessee Papers (2 reels)
  2. Watauga Co. Census, 1850 (1 reel)
  3. Tennessee Folklore Society Bulletin, 1935–1972 (2 rolls)
  4. Records of the Assistant Commissioner of the State of North Carolina: Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865–1870 (38 rolls)
  5. Records of the Superintendent of Education for the State of North Carolina: Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865–1870 (15 rolls)
  6. Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers who served in Organizations from the State of North Carolina (25 rolls)
  7. Indexes to Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Soldiers Who Served During the Cherokee Disturbances and Removal in Organizations from the State of Tennessee and the Field and Staff of the Army of the Cherokee Nation [National Archives and Records Service] (2 rolls)
  8. Papers of Zebulon Vance (39 rolls)
  9. Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps (2 rolls: City of Asheville, City of Boone)
  10. Assorted Theses, Dissertations, and Government Documents (#385–422)
  1. Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations From the State of North Carolina (25 reels)
  2. Church Book Records for Globe Baptist Church, Caldwell County NC (1 reel)
  3. Index to Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Soldiers Who Served During the Cherokee Disturbances and Removal in Organizations from the State of Georgia / National Archives and Records Service, 1972 (1 reel)
  4. Assorted Theses, Dissertations, and Government Documents (#426–486)
  1. Clingman’s Store Ledgers, Huntsville, NC, 1818–1856 (#487–493)
  1. Minutes of the Elizabeth Baptist Church, Mt. Croghan, Chesterfield County, SC: (the oldest Baptist church in the Chesterfield Association), 1825–1919 (1 reel)
  2. Fishing Creek Baptist Church, Somerset, KY, 1813–1949 (1 reel)
  3. Educational Development of Ashe County. Thesis, 1929. (1 reel)
  4. Jolts and Scrambles or, “We Uns and our Doin’s.” 1884. (1 reel)
  5. The Primitive Hymns, Spiritual Songs, and Sacred Poems: Regularly Selected, Classified and Set in Order, and Adapted to Social Singing and All Occasions of Divine Worship, by Benjamin Lloyd. 1845. (1 reel)
  6. Three Forks Baptist Church, Boone, NC: Minutes and Membership Roll, 1801–1974. (1 reel)
  7. FBI File, Highlander Folk School, 1936–1972. (1 reel)
  8. Frets magazine. Cupertino: CA, GPI Publications. v. 1, 1979. (1 reel)
  9. The Lined Hymn Tradition in Selected Black Churches of Eastern Kentucky. Thesis, 1988. (1 reel)
  10. Johnson’s Tennessee Harmony: Containing, I. A Copious Introduction to the Grounds of Music; II. The Rudiments of Music...; III. A Collection of the Most Approved Psalm Tunes and Anthems, Selected with Care from the Best Publications Extant, with a Few that are Original, Suited to a Variety of Metres. 1821. (1 reel)
  11. The Easy Instructor or, A new Method of Teaching Sacred Harmony: Containing, I. The Rudiments of Music on an Improved Plan ... II. A Choice Collection of Psalm Tunes and Anthems, from the most Celebrated Authors, with a Number Composed in Europe and America, Entirely new ... Published for the Use of Singing Societies in General, But More Particularly for Those Who Have Not the Advantage of an Instructor. 1813. (1 reel)
  12. Eaton’s Baptist Church, Rowan County, NC: Church Records, 1772–1902. (1 reel)
  13. Sinking Creek Baptist Church, Johnson City, TN: Church Records, 1803–1963. (2 reels) (#506–507)
  1. Yadkin Baptist Church, Patterson, NC: Church Records, 1787–1946. (1 reel)
  2. Assorted Theses, Dissertations, and Government Documents (#509–554)
  1. The Cecil Sharp Autograph Notebook Collection Folk Words, Folk Tunes, Folk Dance Notes and Index. (9 reels)
  2. Assorted Theses, Dissertations, and Government Documents (#556–565)
  1. Minutes of the First-Twelfth Annual Meetings and Reunions of the Confederate Veterans. New Orleans: United Confederate Veterans, 1890–1902. (1 reel)
  2. The South and the American Imagination: Mythical Views of the Old South, 1865–1900. Thesis, 1971. (1 reel)
  3. Records of Ante-bellum Southern Plantations from the Revolution through the Civil War. Series J, Selections from the Southern Historical Collection, Manuscripts Department, Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Part 14, Western North Carolina. 1992. (10 reels)
  1. [duplicate number] Katúah Journal, 1988–1993. (1 reel)
  2. Analysis of Vegetation on the South Slopes of Peters Mountain, Virginia. Thesis, 1974. (1 reel)
  1. [duplicate number] World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917–1918. (reels 3–11, 13, 15, 31–32, 34, 36, 49, 57, 64–72, 75–76, 79–83, 85–86)
  2. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917–1918. Maryland. (reels 1–3, 45–46, 54–56)
  1. [duplicate number] A Study of Managerial Decision Making in a Social Responsibility Area: A Case Study of the Tufted Carpet Industry, Dalton, GA. Thesis, 1971. (1 reel)
  2. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917–1918. North Carolina. (reels 2–4, 7–9, 11–13, 16–17, 22, 26–27, 36, 38, 40, 44–47, 56, 62, 65–67, 73, 75, 80)
  1. [duplicate number] The Mosses of West Virginia. Thesis, 1974. (1 reel)
  2. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917–1918. Misissippi. (reels 1–3, 7–9, 20–21, 25, 29–30, 34–35, 37–38, 41–42, 50–51, 55)
  1. [duplicate number] Geology of the Humpback Mountain Area of the Blue Ridge in Nelson and Augusta Counties, VA. Thesis, 1971. (1 reel)
  2. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917–1918. Tennessee. (reels: 1–13, 19–20, 23–27, 29, 33–39, 43–47, 49, 56, 64–67, 69–70, 73–74, 76–80)
  1. [duplicate number] The Regional Growth Points in Economic Development: A Comparison of West Virginia and West Pakistan. Thesis, 1965. (1 reel)
  2. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917–1918. West Virginia. (reels: 1–59)
  1. [duplicate number] A Study of the Relationship Between Recreation Interest and Participation and Intelligence, Scholastic Achievement, Vocational Interest, and Socio-economic Status of Negro Students Enrolled in the Secondary Public Schools of Eastern Tennessee. Thesis, 1966. (1 reel)
  2. Assorted Theses, Dissertations, and Government Documents (#575–616)
  1. Slavery in Ante-Bellum Southern Industries (particularly mining and smelting) 26 reels