Appalachian Student Organizing Committee Collection
Scope and Content
The collection consists primarily of the papers of David Tice and Allan Cox, student organizers of the Appalachian Student Organizing Committee. Materials include correspondence, clippings files, small-press and local publications on Appalachian issues, petitions, and notes and drafts. The materials in the collection deal with various topics, including strip mining and land use issues, poverty, health care and free clinics, coal mining and coal miners, strikes, local political races, issues at Virginia Tech, and the Vietnam War and other national and international issues. The collection also include materials from other organizations whose mission overlapped with that of the ASOC, these organizations include Operation Coal Mining and the Appalachian Regional Resource Committee.
Dates
- Creation: 1964 - 1975
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1971 - 1974
Creator
Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish material from the Appalachian Student Organizing Committee Collection must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.
Historical Note
The Appalachian Student Organizing Committee (or Appalachian Student Committee) was an approved student organization at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in the early 1970s. The organizations' mission was to raise awareness about Appalachian issues and provide support for other grassroots organizations in the Appalachian region. The coordinators of the organization were David Tice and Allan Cox. David Tice was a member of the Class of 1974.
Full Extent
12.4 Cubic Feet (10 boxes; 1 oversize folder)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Appalachian Student Organizing Committee (or Appalachian Student Committee) was an approved student organization at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in the early 1970s. The collection consists primarily of the papers of David Tice and Allan Cox, student organizers of the Appalachian Student Organizing Committee. Materials include correspondence, clippings files, small-press and local publications on Appalachian issues, petitions, and notes and drafts. The materials in the collection deal with various topics, including strip mining and land use issues, poverty, health care and free clinics, coal mining and coal miners, strikes, local political races, issues at Virginia Tech, and the Vietnam War and other national and international issues.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged into two series. Series I consists of records, correspondence, and subject files and is arranged in alphabetical order by folder title. Series II consists of publications and is arranged in alphabetical order by title.
Acquisition Information
The collection was donated in September 1989.
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Appalachian Student Organizing Committee Collection was completed in May 2012.
Subject
- Title
- Appalachian Student Organizing Committee Collection, 1964-1975
- Author
- Jennifer Mitchell
- Date
- © 2012 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. All rights reserved.
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections, Virginia Tech Repository
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308
specref@vt.edu