Appalachia Special Collections: Archives

The Appalachian Leadership and Community Outreach, Inc. (ALCOR) records contains documents and some audio/graphic materials related to the educational and recreational programs sponsored by the organization in Eastern Kentucky. The collection has administrative office files, partnered college files, development fundraising files, Coordinated Consumer Health Education Project Files. File topics also include those on board members, contracts, equipment, program planning and policy, campus directors, college programs, and program training.

The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) records (dated 1958-2010, undated; 325 cubic feet; 934 boxes) consist of the official records of the Appalachian Regional Commission since its inception in 1965 as well as reports of the projects funded by the ARC across the 13 states that make up the Appalachian Region.

The collection consists of over 130 boxes of papers, photographs, and audio-visual recordings. This collection primarily documents Combs' term as Governor of Kentucky from 1959-1963.

The Commission on Religion in Appalachia (CORA) records consists of operating records, ephemera, photographs, film, and audio recordings documenting the activities of CORA relating to causes such as labor, civil rights, and environmental protection in Appalachia.