Scope:
Agriculture has a long history in the Appalachian Region dating back to prehistoric times. Farms in the Appalachian Region have historically been subsistence based, and their history is a more narrow focus, which is the subject of this pathfinder. A variety of fields of study are relevant to this topic, but the purpose of this document is to remain focused on farms and farming in a historical context. Southern Appalachia is the geographical focus, including Southwest Virginia, Western North Carolina, West Virginia, East Tennessee, Northern Georgia and Alabama, and Eastern Kentucky.
Introductory Text:
A good introduction to the history of Farming in Appalachia can be found in Auchmutey, Jim. “United States: The South.” Encyclopedia of Food and Culture. Ed. Solomon H. Katz. New York: Scribner, 2003. p. 465-469. ASU APP COLL GT2850.E53 2003
Library of Congress Subject Headings:
Highly Relevant:
- Agriculture - Appalachian Region - History
- Agriculture - Appalachian Region, Southern - History
- Agriculture - Kentucky - History
- Agriculture - North Carolina - History
- Agriculture - Tennessee, East - History
- Agriculture - Virginia - History
- Agriculture - West Virginia - History
- Farms - Appalachian Region- History
- Farms - Appalachian Region, Southern - History
- Farms - Kentucky - History
- Farms - North Carolina - History
- Farms - Tennessee, East - History
- Farms - Virginia - History
- Farms - West Virginia - History
- Farms - Appalachian Region - History
- Family Farms - Appalachian Region, Southern - History
- Family Farms - Kentucky - History
- Family Farms - North Carolina - History
- Family Farms - Tennessee, East - History
- Family Farms - Virginia - History
- Family Farms - West Virginia - History
- Farm life - Appalachian Region, Southern - History
- Farm life - Kentucky - History
- Farm life - North Carolina - History
- Farm life - Tennessee, East - History
- Farm life - Virginia - History
- Farm life - West Virginia - History
- Frontier and Pioneer Life - Appalachian Region, Southern - History
- Frontier and Pioneer Life - Kentucky - History
- Frontier and Pioneer Life - North Carolina - History
- Frontier and Pioneer Life - Tennessee, East - History
- Frontier and Pioneer Life - Virginia - History
- Frontier and Pioneer Life - West Virginia - History
- Land tenure - Appalachian Region, Southern - History
- Land tenure - Kentucky - History
- Land tenure - North Carolina - History
- Land tenure - Tennessee, East - History
- Land tenure - Virginia - History
- Land tenure - West Virginia - History
- Land use - Appalachian Region, Southern - History
- Land use - Kentucky - History
- Land use - North Carolina - History
- Land use - Tennessee, East - History
- Land use - Virginia - History
- Land use - West Virginia - History
- Appalachian Region, Southern - Encyclopedias
- Southern States - Encyclopedias
Also Relevant:
- Agriculture, Prehistoric - Appalachian Mountains
- Agriculture, Prehistoric - Appalachian Region, Southern
- Appalachian Region, Southern - Economic conditions
- Kentucky - Economic conditions - History
- North Carolina - Economic conditions - History
- Tennessee, East - Economic conditions - History
- Virginia - Economic conditions - History
- West Virginia - Economic conditions - History
- Appalachian Region, Southern - Environmental conditions
- Kentucky - Environmental conditions
- North Carolina - Environmental conditions
- Tennessee, East - Environmental conditions
- Virginia - Environmental conditions
- West Virginia - Environmental conditions
- Food habits - Appalachian Region, Southern
- Food habits - Kentucky
- Food habits - North Carolina
- Food habits - Tennessee, East
- Food habits - Virginia
- Food habits - West Virginia
- Landscape changes - Appalachian Region, Southern
- Landscape changes - Kentucky
- Landscape changes - North Carolina
- Landscape changes - Tennessee, East
- Landscape changes - Virginia
- Landscape changes - West Virginia
- Landscape protection - Appalachian Region, Southern
- Landscape protection - Kentucky
- Landscape protection - North Carolina
- Landscape protection - Tennessee, East
- Landscape protection - Virginia
- Landscape protection - West Virginia
More General:
- Agricultural conservation
- Appalachian Region, Southern - Civilization
- Human ecology
Related:
- Environmental policy - Appalachian Region, Southern - Social aspects
- Grazing - Appalachian Region, Southern
- Human Beings - Effect of environment on
- Hunting - Appalachian Region, Southern
- Nature - Effect of Human Beings on - Appalachian Region, Southern
- Nature - Kentucky - History
- Nature - North Carolina - History
- Nature - Tennessee, East - History
- Nature - Virginia - History
- Nature - West Virginia - History
- Natural History - Appalachian Region, Southern
- Plant collecting - Appalachian Region, Southern
- Slaves - Appalachian Region, Southern
- Slavery - Appalachian Region, Southern
Clipping Files Subject Headings – W. L. Eury Appalachian Collection:
- Agriculture
- North Carolina - History
- Watauga County Farmers Market
Library of Congress Call Numbers:
- S521.5.A2
- S521.5.K4
- S521.5.N8
- S521.5.T2
- S521.5.V8
- S521.5.W4
- S604.6
- HD197
- HD205
- HD207
- HD210
- HD211.K4
- HD211.N8
- HD211.T2
- HD211.V8
- HD211.W4
- GF504.A5
- QH104.5.A6
- QH104.5.A62
Guides, Encyclopedias, and Dictionaries:
Abramson, Rudy & Haskell, Jean, Ed. Encyclopedia of Appalachia. Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press, 2006. ASU APP COLL F106 .E53
Auchmutey, Jim. “United States: Pioneer Food.” Encyclopedia of Food and Culture. Ed. Katz, Solomon H. New York: Scribner, 2003. P. 465-469. ASU MAIN REFERENCE GT2850.E53 2003 and available online through library catalog
Clark, Thomas D. “Agriculture.” Encyclopedia of Southern Culture. Charles Wilson Reagan and William Ferris, Eds. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1989. p. 5-7. ASU APP COLL and MAIN REF F209.E53 1989
Dethloff, Henry C. “Agriculture.” Encyclopedia of Southern History. David C. Roller and Robert W. Twyman, Eds. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1979. p. 11-16. ASU APP COLL and MAIN REF F207.7 .E52
Melosi, Martin V. “Environment - Agricultural System.” Encyclopedia of Southern History. David C. Roller and Robert W. Twyman, Eds. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1979. p. 319-321. ASU APP COLL and MAIN REF F207.7 .E52
Schapsmeier, Edward L., Ed. Encyclopedia of American Agricultural History. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1975. “Pioneer and Rural Life” Index, p.438. ASU REFERENCE S441.S36.
Bibliographies:
Bryant, Ron D. Kentucky History: An Annotated Bibliography. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2000. “Agriculture” p. 58-64. ASU APP COLL Z1287.B79 2000
Burch, John R. Bibliography of Appalachia: More than 4,700 Books, Articles, Monographs and Dissertations, Topically Arranged and Indexed. Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 2009. “Agriculture” p. 5-7. ASU APP COLL Z1251.A7 B87 2009.
Edwards, Everett Eugene. References on the Mountaineers of the Southern Appalachians. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Agriculture Library, 1935. ASU APP COLL Z1251.A7 E28 1935a
Forbes, Harold M. West Virginia History: a Bibliography and Guide to Research. Morgantown, WV: West Virginia University Press, 1981. ASU APP COLL Z1349.1.F6 W6
Graves, Glenna Horne. A Selected Bibliography on (agri)culture and Modernization Relating to the Appalachian South. Lexington, KY: G.H. Graves, 1988. ASU APP COLL Z5075.U6 A6 1988b
Reda, Kimberly Jane, and Robert O. Burton. A List of References Related to Small Farms and Family Farms. [Morgantown]: Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station, West Virginia University, College of Agriculture and Forestry, 1984.
Abstracts and Indices:
Agricola (Available through Belk Library Databases)
America: History and Life (Available through Belk Library Databases)
Dissertation Abstracts Online (Available through Belk Library Databases)
JSTOR (Available through Belk Library Databases)
Journals:
Agricultural History. 1927-present. Available online through ASU Catalog.
Appalachian Journal. Boone, N.C. Vol. 1, 1974 - present. ASU APP COLL F216.2.A66
Journal of Appalachian Studies. Morgantown, W. Va.: Appalachian Studies Association, 1995-present (Available online and bound Vol.1 - present) ASU APP COLL F106.J74
Mountain Life and Work. Berea, KY.: Berea College, 1925-1988 ASU APP COLL GR103.M5
West Virginia History. Charleston, W. Va.: State Dept. of Archives and History, 1939- present. Available Online and bound Vol.1-Vol. 58 (some volumes incomplete)
Other Sources:
Other Relevant Special Collections Pathfinders:
Agricultural Sustainability in the Southern Appalachian Mountains
A Cultural History of Crop Production on Appalachian Farms
The History of Agriculture in Central and Southern Appalachia
Medicinal Plants of the Southern Appalachians
Sustainable Agriculture in Appalachia/West Africa: A Comparative Study
Traditional Heirloom Vegetable Varieties of Appalachia and Southeast China
Compiled by:
Compiler: Bill Schultz, Jr., 3 November 2009
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