Additions, 1969-1999, consisting of administrative and subject files related to the
cultural, educational, and social justice programs affiliated with the Highlander
Research and Education Center including international exchanges and visits; Community
Development and the Economy program of Jellico, Tennessee; the Southern Appalachian
Leadership Training (SALT) program; the Commission on Religion in Appalachia (CORA); the
Summer Youth Program; the Environment and Economics Intern Program; and projects formed
in cooperation with the United Furniture Workers of America.
The ADMINISTRATIVE FILES, 1969-1999, series contains budget and financial materials,
as well as materials related to fundraising. Also included are staff reports,
correspondence, meeting minutes, files of various committees, and materials relating to
the 50th Anniversary of Highlander in 1982.
The CULTURAL PROGRAMS, 1972-1998, contains materials relating to various music, art,
film, storytelling and oral history programs held by or otherwise affiliated with
Highlander and consists of flyers, reports, grant applications, and correspondence.
Includes audio recordings by Billy Sparks and Hazel Dickens.
The EDUCATION series, 1977-1998, includes materials documenting various adult and
rural education programs such as the Highlander Economy and Education Project (HEEP) and
consists of reports, correspondence, and grant-related materials.
The INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS series, 1980-1998, includes correspondence, reports, and
itineraries documenting international visits and exchanges. Materials document both
foreign visitors to Highlander as well as overseas travel conducted by Highlander staff
principally documenting their work with Latin America.
The RURAL PROGRAMS series, 1978-1997, consists of correspondence, reports, and other
materials relating to programs developed for the general welfare of rural communities,
in particular the Commission on Religion in Appalachia (CORA) and the Community
Development and the Economy program of Jellico, Tennessee.
The SOCIAL ACTION series, 1977-1998, relates to programs dealing with issues such as
labor, health, the environment, economics, diversity, gender, and the Persian Gulf War,
principally the Environmental Economics and Interns Programs and Highlander labor
projects formed in cooperation with the United Furniture Workers of America. Includes
audio recordings by Rocky Peck.
The SUBJECT FILES, 1990-1997, consists of general files documenting programs, people,
and issues arranged roughly in alphabetical order.
The WORKSHOPS and CONFERENCES series, 1982-1998, consists of correspondence, flyers,
reports, and conference schedules of conferences and workshops held either at the
Highlander facility or attended by Highlander staff.
The YOUTH PROGRAMS series, 1984-1996, series documents youth programs affiliated with
Highlander, including the Black Mountain Youth Improvement Association, Rural Youth
Leadership for Change, and the Summer Youth Program and workshop, and consists of
correspondence and reports primarily from workshop participants to Highlander staff.
The Southern Appalachian Leadership Training (SALT) series, 1971-1998, consists of
administrative files documenting program planning and the recruitment of new program
participants, as well as orientation and meeting materials, and SALT participant files
which include application materials, correspondence, and reports by participants of the
program. The SALT files are arranged in rough chronological order, alternating between
the administrative files and the participant files. Also includes audio recordings of
monthly reports and the David Community Development Corporation.
The PHOTOGRAPHS, 1978-1997, are made up of both color and black and white prints,
often accompanied with the corresponding negatives and document several educational and
cultural programs affiliated with Highlander. There are four folders of black and white
photography documenting the United Furniture Workers of America as well as several
folders of color photographs documenting the Southern Appalachian Leadership Training
program.
