Records of the Appalachian Student Organizing Committee
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
- 1964 - 1975
- Majority of material found within ( 1971-1974)
Creator
Language of Materials
The materials in the collection are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use
The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials.
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Administrative History
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.
Extent
12.4 Cubic Feet (10 boxes and 1 oversize folder)
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.
Source of Acquisition
The collection was donated to Special Collections and University Archives in September 1989.
Rights Statement for Archival Description
The guide to the Records of the Appalachian Student Organizing Committee by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/share-your- work/public-domain/cc0/).
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Records of the Appalachian Student Organizing Committee was completed in May 2012.
- Title
- Records of the Appalachian Student Organizing Committee, 1964-1975 (bulk 1971-1974)
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Jennifer Mitchell, Archives Assistant
- Date
- 2020 (CC0 1.0)
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech Repository
Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308
specref@vt.edu