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The Council of the Southern Mountains Records
Papers: 1912-1970
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Overview & Series Description
History
Series I - Organizational and Administrative Records 1915-1975
Series II - General Correspondence, 1957-1970
       part 1 | part 2 | part 3 | part 4 | part 5
Series III - Annual Conference Records, 1912-1974
Series IV - Financial Records, 1923-1970
Series V - Funding Agencies, 1952-1970
Series VI - Commission Records, 1926-1972
Series VII - Community Action Program (CAP) Materials, 1946-1970
Series VIII - Mountain Life & Work, 1925-1970
Series IX - Urban Migrants, 1935-1970
Series X - Reference Materials, 1913-1970
Series XI - Photographs

This series consists of the Council’s general correspondence, mostly relating to fund-raising, membership and general
inquiries. Arrangement is chronological by year, then alphabetical within each year. Important or chief correspondents are
listed where applicable.

Box 18

1. ‘A’, 1957
2. ‘BA-BL’, 1957
3. ‘BA-BL’, 1957
4. ‘BO-BY’, 1957
5. ‘CA-CU’, Cooper, Senator John Sherman 1957
6. ‘CA-CU’, Cooper, Senator John Sherman 1957
7. ‘CA-CU’, Cooper, Senator John Sherman 1957
8. ‘G’, 1957
9. ‘G’, 1957

Box 19

1. ‘H’, 1957
2. ‘H’, 1957
3. Highlander Folk School, 1957
4. Integration, 1956-1957
5. ‘M’, 1957
6. Massie, Willman, United Mine Workers, 1957
7. ‘R’, 1957
8. ‘S’, 1957
9. Southern Highland Handicraft Guild, 1957
10. ‘A-AP’, 1958-1959
11. ‘A-AP’, 1958-1959
12. ‘AR-AZ’, 1958-1959

Box 20

1. Ayer, Perley F., 1958-1959
2. ‘BA-BE’, 1958-1959
3. ‘BA-BE’, 1958-1959
4. ‘BA-BE’, 1958-1959
5. ‘BA-BE’, 1958-1959
6. Bickford, Nellie 1958
7. ‘BI-BO’, 1958-1959
8. ‘BI-BO’, 1958-1959

Bidstrup, Georg, John C. Campbell Folk School
Bischoff, John, Red Bird Mission

Box 21

1. ‘BR-BY’, 1958-1959
2. ‘BR-BY’, 1958-1959
3. ‘BR-BY’, 1958-1959

Brewer, Earl D., Southern Appalachian Studies
Brown, Kenneth, Danforth Foundation
Brown, Ralph, Save the Children Foundation
Byrd, Robert C., Congress
4. Camp, Suzanne, Council Recreator, 1958
5. Camp, Suzanne, Council Recreator, 1958
6. Camp, Suzanne 1959
7. Christian Children’s Fund, 1958-1959
8. ‘CA-CON’, 1958-1959

Box 22

1. ‘CA-CON’, 1958-1959
2. ‘CA-CON’, 1958-1959
3. ‘CA-CON’, 1958-1959
4. ‘CA-CON’, 1958-1959

Clark, Septima, Highlander Folk School
Cobb, Alice, Highlander Folk School
Comfort, Richard, National Board of Missions
5. ‘COO-CU’, 1958-1959
6. ‘COO-CU’, 1958-1959
7. ‘COO-CU’, 1958-1959

Box 23

1. ‘DA-DI’, 1958-1959
2. ‘DA-DI’, 1958-1959
3. ‘DA-DI’, 1958-1959

Danforth Foundation
4. ‘DO-DY’, 1958-1959
5. ‘DO-DY’, 1958-1959

Drukker, Raymond
Dulcimers
6. ‘E’, 1958-1959
7. ‘E’, 1958-1959
8. Education Committee, 1958-1959
9. Educational Literacy Campaign, 1958-1959

Box 24

1. ‘F’, 1958-1959

Faber, Stuart, Appalachian Fund
Fessler, Donald, Council President
French, Katherine Jackson, ballads
Frontier Nursing Service
2. 'F', 1958-1959
3. ‘F’, 1958-1959
4. ‘F’, 1958-1959
5. ‘G’, 1958-1959
6. ‘G’, 1958-1959
7. ‘G’, 1958-1959
8. ‘G’, 1958-1959

Box 25

1. HA-HAZ’ 1958-1959
2. HA-HAZ’ 1958-1959
3. HA-HAZ’ 1958-1959
4. ‘HE-HU’ 1958-1959
5. ‘HE-HU’ 1958-1959
6. ‘HE-HU’ 1958-1959
7. ‘HE-HU’ 1958-1959

Hindman Settlement School
Hord, Pauline, Fundamental Education
Horton, Myles, Highlander Folk School
Hutchins, Francis

Box 26

1. ‘I’, 1958-1959
2. Jones, Loyal, assistant Executive Secretary, 1957-1959
3. ‘J’, 1958-1959
4. ‘J’, 1958-1959
5. ‘J’, 1958-1959

Jamison, Glays
Jones, W.B., Danforth Foundation
6. 'K', 1958-1959
7. Literacy, 1956-1959

Box 27

1. ‘L’, 1958-1959
2. ‘L’, 1958-1959

Laubach, Frank, Literacy Specialist
3. Massie, Willman, United Mine Workers, 1958-1959
4. ‘MA-ME’, 1958-1959
5. ‘MA-ME’, 1958-1959
6. ‘MA-ME’, 1958-1959
7. ‘MI-MY’, 1958-1959

Box 28

1. ‘MI-MY’, 1958-1959
2. ‘MI-MY’, 1958-1959
3. ‘Mc’, 1958-1959
4. ‘Mc’, 1958-1959
5. ‘N’, 1958-1959
6. ‘N’, 1958-1959
7. ‘N’, 1958-1959
8. ‘O’, 1958-1959

Box 29

1. Publications Commission, 1958
2. Putnam, John E., Dulcimers, 1958
3. ‘PA-PE’, 1958-1959
4. ‘PA-PE’, 1958-1959
5. ‘PA-PE’, 1958-1959
6. ‘PF-PY’, 1958-1959

Pitman, Louise, Southern Highland Handicraft Guild
7. PF-PY’, 1958-1959
8. PF-PY’, 1958-1959

Box 30

1. Recreation Committee, 1958-1959
2. Rural Development Program-State and National, 1958-1959
3. ‘RA-RI’, 1958-1959
4. ‘RA-RI’, 1958-1959
5. ‘RA-RI’, 1958-1959

Randolph, Henry, Council President
Ritchie, Edna, folksinger
6. ‘RO-RY’, 1958-1959
7. ‘RO-RY’, 1958-1959
8. ‘RO-RY’, 1958-1959

Box 31

1. Save the Children Foundation, 1958-1959
2. Scholarship List, 1958-1959
3. Sigma Phi Gamma, 1958-1959
4. Sigma Phi Gamma, 1958-1959
5. Smith, W.P., craft artist, 1958-1959
6. Smith College Service Fund, 1958-1959
7. Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools meeting, 1958
8. Spiritual Life Committee, 1958
9. ‘SA-SL’, 1958-1959
10. ‘SA-SL’, 1958-1959
11. ‘SA-SL’, 1958-1959
12. ‘SA-SL’, 1958-1959
13. ‘SA-SL’, 1958-1959

Box 32

1. ‘SM-SQ’, 1958-1959
2. ‘SM-SQ’, 1958-1959
3. ‘SM-SQ’, 1958-1959
4. ‘SM-SQ’, 1958-1959

Smith, Gertrude, Smith College
Speech on social welfare by P.F. Ayer
Southern Highland Handicraft Guild
5. ‘ST-SY’, 1958-1959
6. ‘ST-SY’, 1958-1959
7. ‘T’, 1958-1959
8. ‘T’, 1958-1959
9. ‘U’, 1958-1959

Urban Migrants
10. ‘V’, 1958-1959

Box 33

1. ‘WA-WH’, 1958-1959
2. ‘WA-WH’, 1958-1959
3. ‘WA-WH’, 1958-1959

Walters, Roy, Dean, Berea Foundation School
Weatherford, W.D., Director, Southern Appalachian Studies
Welch, Frank, Director, Tennessee Valley Authority
4. ‘WI-WY’, 1958-1959
5. ‘WI-WY’, 1958-1959
6. ‘WI-WY’, 1958-1959
7. ‘Y’, 1958-1959
8. ‘Z’, 1958-1959

Box 34

1. Adult Education, 1960-1961
2. Aldridge, D.M., 1960-1961
3. Appalachian Fund, 1960-1961
4. Appeals, 1960
5. Arnow, Harriet S., author, 1960-1961
6. Austin, David, 1961
7. ‘A-AL’, 1960-1961
8. ‘AM-AP’, 1960-1961
9. ‘AR-AY’, 1960-1961
10. ‘AR-AY’, 1960-1961
11. Baker, Robert, Director, Secondary Education, 1960-1961
12. Baley, W. Ross (Pop), 1960-1961
13. Ballow, Louise, Director, Ford Foundation Project, 1961
14. Begley, Myrtle, 1961

Box 35

1. Bidstrup, Georg, Director, John C. Campbell Folk School, 1960-1961
2. Bischoff, John, 1961
3. Boggs, Alvin, Pine Mountain Settlement School, 1960-1961
4. Bowen, Hilliard A., 1960-1961
5. Bragdon, Marshall, Mayor’s (Cincinnati) Friendly Relations Committee, 1960-1961
6. Brewer, Earl D., 1960-1961
7. Brown, James S., 1960-1961
8. ‘BA’, 1960-1961
9. ‘BA’, 1960-1961
10. ‘BA’, 1960-1961
11. ‘BE’, 1960-1961
12. ‘BE’, 1960-1961
13. ‘BH-BL’, 1960-1961
14. ‘BH-BL’, 1960-1961

Box 36

1. ‘BO’, 1960-1961
2. ‘BO’, 1960-1961
3. ‘BR’, 1960-1961
4. ‘BR’, 1960-1961
5. ‘BR’, 1960-1961
6. ‘BR’, 1960-1961
7. ‘BU-BY’, 1960-1961
8. Canterbury, Edith R., 1961
9. Carroll, May, 1960-1961
10. Chase, Richard, folklorist, 1960-1961
11. Cohen, Eli, 1960-1961
12. Combs, Bert, Governor, 1960-1961
13. Comfort, Richard, 1961
14. Comstock, J.F., 1960-1961
15. Connor, Robert F., 1960-1961
16. Cooper, Senator John Sherman, 1960-1961
17. Crockett, Reverend Samuel, Spiritual Life Committee, 1960-1961

Box 37

1. ‘CA’, 1960-1961
2. ‘CA’, 1960-1961
3. ‘CA’, 1960-1961
4. ‘CA’, 1960-1961
5. ‘CE-CH’, 1960-1961
6. ‘CE-CH’, 1960-1961
7. ‘CI-CL’, 1960-1961
8. ‘CI-CL’, 1960-1961
9. ‘COA-COL’, 1960-1961
10. ‘COM’, 1960-1961
11. ‘CON-COO’, 1960-1961

Box 38

1. ‘COP-COU’, 1960-1961
2. ‘COW-CUT’, 1960-1961
3. ‘COW-CUT’, 1960-1961
4. Daly, Mrs. Joseph J., 1961
5. Dixon, Charles, 1960-1961
6. Drake, Charles, 1961
7. Drukker, Raymond and Judy, 1960-1961
8. ‘DA’, 1960-1961
9. ‘DA’, 1960-1961
10. ‘DA’, 1960-1961

Box 39

1. DE-DI’, 1960-1961
2. DE-DI’, 1960-1961
3. DE-DI’, 1960-1961
4. ‘DO’, 1960-1961
5. ‘DO’, 1960-1961
6. ‘DR’, 1960-1961
7. ‘DU-DY’, 1960-1961
8. ‘DU-DY’, 1960-1961
9. Easterly, Ellis, 1960-1961
10. Eisenhower, Richard, 1961
11. Ernst, Harry, 1960-1961
12. Ertel, Paul, 1960-1961
13. Esham, C. Forest, 1961
14. ‘EA-ED’, 1960-1961

Box 40

1. ‘EH-ER’, 1960-1961
2. ‘ES-EV’, 1960-1961
3. Fessler, Donald, 1960-1961
4. Fessler, Donald, 1960-1961
5. Fraser, Helen B., 1960-1961
6. Friends of Kentucky Libraries, 1960-1961
7. ‘FA-FE’, 1960-1961
8. ‘FI-FL’, 1960-1961
9. ‘FI-FL’, 1960-1961
10. ‘FO’, 1960-1961
11. ‘FO’, 1960-1961
12. ‘FR-FU’, 1960-1961

Box 41

1. Garner, Mary Clyde, 1960-1961
2. Geiger, Albert J., 1960-1961
3. Ghormley, Reverend Hugh W., 1960-1961
4. Ghormley, Reverend Hugh W., 1960-1961
5. Gibbons, John H., 1960-1961
6. Giffin, Roscoe, 1960-1961
7. Girl Scouts, 1960-1961
8. Graham, Walter A., 1960-1961
9. Gray, George H., 1960-1961
10. Guiton, Thomas A., 1960-1961
11. ‘GA-GE’, 1960-1961
12. ‘GA-GE’, 1960-1961
13. ‘GH-GL’, 1960-1961
14. ‘GH-GL’, 1960-1961
15. ‘GO-GRE’, 1960-1961
16. ‘GO-GRE’, 1960-1961

Box 42

1. ‘GRI-GU’, 1960-1961
2. ‘GRI-GU’, 1960-1961
3. Hansen, Carl F., 1961
4. Haas, Lonnie H., 1961
5. Hauser, Philip M., 1960-1961
6. Hayes, Charles, 1960-1961
7. Hayes, William, 1960-1961
8. Hayes, Brooks, 1960-1961
9. Health and Welfare Council or Louisville and Jefferson County, 1960-1961
10. Hoff, Franklin R., 1961
11. Horton, Myles, 1960-1961
12. Hudson, Arthur, 1961
13. ‘HAB-HALL’, 1960-1961
14. ‘HAB-HALL’, 1960-1961
15. ‘HAB-HALL’, 1960-1961
16. ‘HAM-HAN’, 1960-1961

Box 43

1. ‘HAR-HAZ’, 1960-1961
2. ‘HAR-HAZ’, 1960-1961
3. ‘HE’, 1960-1961
4. ‘HE’, 1960-1961
5. ‘HI’, 1960-1961
6. ‘HI’, 1960-1961
7. ‘HO’, 1960-1961
8. ‘HO’, 1960-1961
9. ‘HO’, 1960-1961
10. HU-HY’, 1960-1961
11. HU-HY’, 1960-1961
12. Integration, 1961
13. ‘I’, 1960-1961

Box 44

1. Jablonski, T. Henry, 1960-1961
2. Jacobs, Ethel W., 1960-1961
3. Johnson, Doris, 1960
4. Johnstone, Robert L., 1960
5. Jones, Loyal, 1960-1961
6. ‘JA’, 1960-1961
7. ‘JE’, 1960-1961
8. ‘JO’, 1960-1961
9. ‘JO’, 1960-1961
10. ‘JO’, 1960-1961
11. ‘JU’, 1960-1961
12. Kasturba Medical Aid, 1960
13. Kentucky Welfare Association Inc., 1960
14. Key, Carl R., 1960-1961
15. Kirsch, Fred W., 1960-1961
16. Klineberg, Otto, 1960-1961

Box 45

1. Knott, Sara Gertrude, Director, National Folk Festival, 1960-1961
2. ‘KA’, 1960-1961
3. ‘KEA-KEM’, 1960-1961
4. ‘KEA-KEM’, 1960-1961
5. ‘KEA-KEM’, 1960-1961
6. ‘KEN-KEY’, 1960-1961
7. ‘KEN-KEY’, 1960-1961
8. ‘KI’, 1960-1961
9. ‘KI’, 1960-1961
10. ‘KL-KN’, 1960-1961
11. ‘KL-KN’, 1960-1961
12. ‘KO-KY’, 1960-1961
13. ‘KO-KY’, 1960-1961
14. ‘KO-KY’, 1960-1961

Box 46

1. Lantz, J. Edward, 1960-1961
2. Lee, Ollie, 1961
3. Libraries, 1960-1961
4. Lilly Endowment Inc., 1960-1961
5. ‘LA’, 1960-1961
6. ‘LA’, 1960-1961
7. ‘LA’, 1960-1961
8. ‘LE’, 1960-1961
9. ‘LE’, 1960-1961
10. ‘LE’, 1960-1961
11. ‘LI-LL’, 1960-1961
12. ‘LI-LL’, 1960-1961
13. ‘LO-LY’, 1960-1961
14. ‘LO-LY’, 1960-1961

Box 47

1. McCanna, Henry A., 1960-1961
2. McClure, Robert G., 1960-1961
3. ‘MC’, 1960-1961
4. ‘MC’, 1960-1961
5. Mitchell, Nicholas P., 1960-1961
6. Morton, Thruston B., 1961
7. Mountain View Hotel, 1960-1961
8. ‘MAB-MAP’, 1960-1961
9. ‘MAB-MAP’, 1960-1961
10. ‘MAR’, 1960-1961
11. ‘MAR’, 1960-1961
12. ‘MAR’, 1960-1961
13. ‘MAR’, 1960-1961
14. ‘MAS-MAY’, 1960-1961
15. ‘MAS-MAY’, 1960-1961

Box 48

1. ‘ME’, 1960-1961
2. ‘ME’, 1960-1961
3. ‘ME’, 1960-1961
4. ‘MI’, 1960-1961
5. ‘MI’, 1960-1961
6. ‘MI’, 1960-1961
7. ‘MI’, 1960-1961
8. ‘MOA-MOO’, 1960-1961
9. ‘MOA-MOO’, 1960-1961
10. ‘MOA-MOO’, 1960-1961
11. ‘MOR-MOU’, 1960-1961
12. ‘MOR-MOU’, 1960-1961
13. ‘MY-MY’, 1960-1961
14. ‘MY-MY’, 1960-1961

Box 49

1. Nagel, Floyd V., 1960-1961
2. National Council of Churches, 1960-1961
3. National Education Association, 1960-1961
4. National Forum Foundation, 1960-1961
5. National Health Forum, 1960-1961
6. Newdorp, John W., 1960
7. ‘NA’, 1960-1961
8. ‘NA’, 1960-1961
9. ‘NA’, 1960-1961
10. ‘NE’, 1960-1961
11. ‘NE’, 1960-1961
12. ‘NI-NY’, 1960-1961
13. ‘NI-NY’, 1960-1961

Box 50

1. Ovall, Carrie E., 1960-1961
2. ‘O’, 1960-1961
3. ‘O’, 1960-1961
4. ‘O’, 1960-1961
5. Patton, James L., 1960-1961
6. Paukner, Lillian, 1960-1961
7. Perkins, Carl D., 1961
8. Physics Film, 1960-1961
9. Physics Film, 1960-1961
10. Pitman, Louise, 1960-1962
11. Pitney-Bowes Inc., 1961
12. Pivnick, Isadore, 1961
13. Ponder, Eddie, Milwaukee Public Schools, 1961
14. Porter, Edward O., Cincinnati Board of Health, 1961-1962
15. Porter, Marshall J., 1960-1961
16. Purtee, Edward O., 1960-1961
17. ‘PA’, 1960-1961
18. ‘PA’, 1960-1961

Box 51

1. ‘PE-PH’, 1960-1961
2. ‘PI-PL’, 1960-1961
3. ‘PO’, 1960-1961
4. ‘PR’, 1960-1961
5. ‘PU’, 1960-1961
6. ‘Q’, 1960-1961
7. North Carolina Health Council- Raleigh, 1961
8. Ramsey, Ralph J., University of Kentucky, 1960-1961
9. Randle, William, Radio Station WERE, 1960-1961
10. Randolph, Henry S., Board of National Missions, 1960-1961
11. Ratliff, G.C., 1960-1961
12. Ratliff, Paul E., 1960-1961
13. Ready, Catherine R., Bristol –Myers Co., 1960-1961
14. Residential Adult Education Conference, 1961
15. Rizk, Estelle S. (Paul Farres Rizk), 1960-1961

Box 52

1. Roberts, Leonard, 1960-1961
2. Robertson, Ollie James, 1960-1961
3. Rogers, Burton, 1960-1961
4. Rohrbough, Lynn, 1960-1961
5. Rood, Grace, Subcommittee on Health Scholarships, 1960-1961
6. Roop, Naomi and Wendell, 1960-1961
7. Rudd, William E., Kentucky State Medical Association, 1960-1961
8. Rural Education, 1960-1961
9. Russell, E. Arthur, Red Bird Mission, 1960-1961
10. ‘RA’, 1960-1961
11. ‘RE’, 1960-1961
12. ‘RH-RI’, 1960-1961
13. ‘ROB-ROD’, 1960-1961
14. ‘ROE-ROY’, 1960-1961

Box 53

1. ‘RU-RY’, 1960-1961
2. Saltzman, Henry, Ford Foundation, 1960-1961
3. Save the Children Federation, 1960
4. Schreiber, Danial, National Education Association, 1960-1961
5. Schweitzer, George K., 1961
6. Seeger, Pete, folksinger, 1961
7. Sears and Roebuck Co., 1960
8. Senators and Representatives, 1960
9. Senior, Clarence, American Society of Planning Officials, 1960-1961
10. Shelton, Mary E., Delta Kappa Gamma, 1960-1961
11. Sigma Phi Gamma, 1960-1961
12. Sigma Phi Gamma, 1960-1961
13. Sigma Phi Gamma, 1960-1961
14. Slone, Alice H., Lotts Creek Community School, 1960-1961
15. Smiddy, Joe C., Clinch Valley College, 1958-1961

Box 54

1. Smith College, 1960-1961
2. Smith, Louis, Dean of Berea College, 1960-1961
3. Snavely, Frank R., Pleasant Hill Community Center, 1961
4. Social Security, 1960-1961
5. Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools, 1961
6. Spray, Paul, 1960-1961
7. Stovall, Henry A., Hazel Green Academy, 1960-1961
8. Student Teaching, 1960
9. Sutton, Willis A., Jr., 1960
10. ‘SA’, 1960-1961
11. ‘SC’, 1960-1961
12. ‘SE-SH’, 1960-1961
13. ‘SE-SH’, 1960-1961
14. ‘SI-SL’, 1960-1961
15. ‘SI-SL’, 1960-1961

Box 55

1. ‘SM’, 1960-1961
2. ‘SM’, 1960-1961
3. ‘SN-SQ’, 1960-1961
4. ‘STA-STE’, 1960-1961
5. ‘STI-STR’, 1960-1961

Still, James, Author
6. ‘STI-STR’, 1960-1961

Still, James, Author
7. ‘STU-SY’, 1960-1961
8. Teague, Paul K, Research Development Specialist, 1960-1961
9. Thomas, Robert F., Pittman Community Center, 1960-1961
10. Tincher, Hope G., 1961
11. ‘TA-TI’, 1960-1961
12. ‘TA-TI’, 1960-1961

Box 56

1. ‘TO-TY’, 1960-1961
2. ‘TO-TY’, 1960-1961
3. ‘U’, 1960-1961
4. Van Bramer, Helen, Goudy Elementary School, Chicago, 1960-1961
5. Vandermeer, Samuel, Forest Hills Community Center, 1960-1961
6. ‘V’, 1960-1961
7. Weller, Jack Director, West Virginia Mountain Project, 1961
8. West Virginia Council of Churches, 1961
9. Wheeler, Billy Edd, folksinger, 1960-1961
10. Whisman, John D., Special Assistant to Governor, 1960-1961
11. Whitt, Walter E., 1960-1961
12. Williams, Cratis, 1960-1961
13. Williams, Herbert, Director, Columbus Public Schools, 1960-1961
14. Wilson, Jess, 1961
15. Wolf, James, Council Recreator, 1960-1961
16. Woods, Thomas, Manager, Mountain View Hotel, 1960-1961
17. Writer’s Workshop, 1958-1960
18. Wyatt, Wilson, Lieutenant Governor, 1960-1961
19. ‘WA’, 1960-1961

Box 57

1. ‘WA’, 1960-1961
2. ‘WE’, 1960-1961
3. ‘WH’, 1960-1961
4. ‘WI’, 1960-1961
5. ‘WI’, 1960-1961
6. ‘WO’, 1960-1961
7. ‘WO’, 1960-1961
8. ‘WR-WY’, 1960-1961

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