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Medicinal Plants of the Southern Appalachians

WEBThe Southern Appalachian region is the most botanically diverse of any of the world’s temperate zones. The relationship of human beings to these plants has a history rich in …

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Cherokee Healing Special Collections Research Center

WEBHealing practices of the Cherokee are a blend of ritual and medicinal plants. Much of the information of the past has been reported by outsiders of the tribe, as a result of …

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Ethnographies and Ethnographic-like Works on Appalachia

WEBThis document is designed as an introduction to ethnographies and ethnographic-like literature on Appalachia, which ideally present scholarly or at least factual content. The …

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Folk Healing in Southern Appalachia

WEBFolk Religion in Southern Appalachia. Thesis (Th.D.)--Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1969. 248 leaves. ASU SPEC APP COLL MIC MicF 190. Cozzo, David N. …

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Wildcrafting in Appalachia Special Collections Research Center

WEBWildcrafting is the practice of identifying and harvesting wild plants for food, medicine, or craft. While the practice of wildcrafting has, with the exception of ginseng digging, …

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Mental Health in Appalachia Special Collections Research Center

WEBLibrary of Congress Call Numbers: BF1-990 - Psychology. BF173-175.5 - Psychoanalysis. BF176-176.5 - Psychological tests and testing. BF180-198.7 - Experimental psychology. …

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Latinos in the Southern Appalachians

WEBScope: There has been a marked growth of the Latino population in Appalachia over the last twenty years. The majority of the Latino immigrants are Mexican, but there are also …

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Appalachian Women’s Mental and Physical Health

WEBMEDLINE/PubMed Bethesda, MD: National Library of Medicine. Covers 1985 to present. Provides access to articles and abstracts from more than 3,500 journals in the areas of …

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Medicine Shows in Appalachia Special Collections Research Center

WEBThis pathfinder is meant to point readers to useful subject areas and works to explore in regards to the American medicine shows of the post-bellum era and early 20 th century. …

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Sustainable Agriculture in Appalachia/West Africa: A Comparative …

WEBAecury, Thomas A. Agricultural Diversity and Change in Industrializing Appalachia: An Ecological Analysis of Eastern Kentucky, 1880 to 1910.Lexington: Center for …

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Policies and Perceptions Surrounding Issues of Climate Change in

WEBSouthern Appalachia, a subregion of Appalachia, is an environmental victim of industrial forces. The region, once rich in natural resources that fulfill basic human needs, faces …

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Mary Breckinridge and the Frontier Nursing Service

WEBIn 1925, Mary Breckinridge founded the Frontier Nursing Service in eastern Kentucky. As one of the first programs of its kind in the nation, the Frontier Nursing Service was …

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Appalachian Literature for Children

WEBScope: Children understand a concept if they are familiar with the package in which that concept is delivered. Appalachian children can benefit by reading books which relate to …

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Bingham Dai Papers and Book Collection

WEBAbout the Collection. The Bingham Dai Papers and Book Collection reflect the life and work of Dr. Bingham Dai, one of the first native-born Chinese to be trained in the new 20th …

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Tourism in East Tennessee: The History of Great Smoky Mountains

WEBTooman, L. Alex. The Evolving Economic Impact of Tourism on the Greater Smoky Mountain Region of East Tennessee and Western North Carolina. Thesis (Ph. D.)- …

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Internal Migration: Appalachian Urban Areas Special Collections

WEBMigration away from the Appalachian region is a subject with an overabundance of resources available. Topics that center on internal migration within the Appalachian …

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Mexico to Appalachia: The Context for Immigration and the …

WEBMigration from Mexico to Appalachia has significantly affected the lifestyles and economies of both regions. According to the 2000 census, the predominantly Mexican Latino …

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Related Websites Special Collections Research Center

WEBAppalachian State University Websites. The Backlog Blog: The blog was founded to document the processing of collections for an NHPRC grant from the Library of …

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Role of Women in Coal Mining Labor Activism in Appalachia

WEBThis pathfinder had been constructed as a guide for anyone interested in learning more about the role of women in coal mining related labor related activism in Appalachia. The …

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