AASIS Collection
AC 047

 

Summary Information

Repository
McConnell Library Archives and Special Collections
Title
AASIS Collection
ID
AC 047
Date
1997-2013
Extent
2 Linear feet
Physical Description

This collection contains lesson plans, photographs, quilts, and various other information.

 

Location
Located in locked compact shelving, level 1.
Language
English

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], AASIS Collection, Special Collections, McConnell Library, Radford University, Radford, VA.

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Biographical/Historical Note

Appalachian Arts and Studies in the School (AASIS) is a program designed to encourage college-able but not college-bound students from Southwest Virginia to pursue higher education.  The program, started in 1996 by Grace Toney Edwards, was funded in its first year by a Jesse Ball DuPont Foundation grant, in its second and third years by a Coca-Cola Foundation grant, and has since then been funded by private donors.  High school teachers from the area who are participants in the program prepare lesson plans highlighting various aspects of Appalachian life and studies.  The participating students are called AASIS Scholars, and are paired with  a participating Radford University student, known as an AASIS Mentor.  The mentor works with the student to help introduce college life and to inspire the scholar to attend. 

 

 

 

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Scope and Contents

This collection consists of lesson plans and projects from participating schools, photographs, videotapes, and quilts made by AASIS participants.

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Administrative Information

Publication Information

McConnell Library Archives and Special Collections

McConnell Library
PO Box 6881
Radford, Virginia
540-831-5692
archives@radford.edu

Restrictions to Access

An appointment for research is required. The collection is open for research. No interlibrary loan.

Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use

The documents are available for free personal, non-commercial, and educational use, provided the proper citation is used (e.g. McConnell Library Archives and Special Collections, Radford University, Radford VA).  Any commercial use of the materials, without the written permission of the Radford University, and the copyright holder, is prohibited.  Please refer to the McConnell Library Archives and Special Collections website for more information.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

All materials were donated to Radford University Archives and Special Collections by Dr. Grace Toney Edwards.

Accruals

Further accruals are expected.

Existence and Location of Originals

Archives and Special Collections, McConnell Library

 

 

Collection Inventory

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BOX 1.

Box 1: Folder 1: Lesson Plan- Bland County History Archives. Rocky Gap High School. May 20, 1997

Box 1: Folder 2: Interview with Ralph Clark & Ed Sarver, by Daniel Clark.  Rocky Gap High School.  1996-97

Box 1: Folder 3: Corn in Our Culture- A Bibliography.  Rocky Gap High School.  1996-97

Box 1: Folder 4: Appalachian Home Remedies.  Mrs. Huffman's Class.  1999-2000. 

Box 1: Folder 5: Appalachian Unit Plan.  Pulaski County High School.  1999-2000

Box 1: Folder 6: Project and Lesson Plans- Recipes.  Floyd County High School.  1999-2000.

Box 1: Folder 7: Water is More Than a Drink.  Floyd County High School.  1999-2000.

Box 1: Folder 8:  A Journey Through Soil.  Eastern Montgomery High School.  2001-02

Box 1: Folder 9:  The Games We Used to Play.  Rocky Gap High School.  2001-02.

Box 1: Folder 10: Calendar- A Year of Appalachia.  Mrs. Whalen's Class.  2001-02

Box 1: Folder 11: The Beauty of a Dream.  Fort Chiswell High School.  2002-03

Box 1: Folder 12: Play Us a Tune.  Craig County High School.  2002-03.

Box 1: Folder 13: Discovering Heritage.  Fort Chiswell High School.  2003-03.

Box 1: Folder 14: Book Review and Analysis.  Rural Retreat High School. 2002-03.

Box 1: Folder 15: Wildcrafting: The Story Behind Herbal Remedies.  Craig County High School.  2003-04.

Box 1: Folder 16: Catching A Song.  Fort Chiswell High School.  2003-04.

Box 1: Folder 17:Where Am I From?  Rural Retreat High School.  2003-04.

Box 1: Folder 18: Stories Collected From Family and Friends.  Grayson County High School.  2003-04.

Box 1: Folder 19:  Calendar.  Rocky Gap High School.  2004-05.

Box 1: Folder 20:  We Are Appalachia.  Fort Chiswell High School.  2004-05.

Box 1: Folder 21:  Recording History With A Quilt.  Grayson County High School.  2004-05.

Box 1: Folder 22:  Connecting to the Appalachian Trail.  Craig County High School.  2005-06.

Box 1: Folder 23:  A Visit to Appalachia.  Fort Chiswell High School.  2005-06.

Box 1: Folder 24:  Finding Our Clear Paths.  Rocky Gap High School.  2005-06.

Box 1: Folder 25:  Welcome to My Place.  Rural Retreat High School.  2005-06. 

BOX 2.

Box 2: Folder 1:  Connecting to the Trail.  Craig County High School.  2006-07.

Box 2: Folder 2: History of Appalachian Music.  Floyd County High School.  2006-07.

Box 2: Folder 3:  Children's Games.  Fort Chiswell High School.  2006-07.

Box 2: Folder 4:  Appalachian Interview Questions.  Grayson County High School.  2006-07.

Box 2: Folder 5:    AASIS Presentation.  Patrick County High School.  2006-07.

Box 2: Folder 6:  Faces on a Quilt.  Rocky Gap High School.  2006-07.

Box 2: Folder 7:  Just For Fun- The Spoken Word: An Appalachian Poetry Cafe.  Rural Retreat High School.  2006-07.

Box 2: Folder 8:  Appalachian Culture and Values in Wish You Well, by D. Baldacci.  Rural Retreat High School.  2006-07. 

Box 2: Folder 9:  Coal Mining Mini Unit.  Eastern Montgomery High School.  2007-08.

Box 2: Folder 10:  Places to See, Things to Do, People Too!  Floyd County High School.  2007-08.

Box 2: Folder 11:  Exploring the Coal Mine.  Fort Chiswell High School.  2007-08.

Box 2: Folder 12:  Traditional Dance in the Blue Ridge.  Grayson County High School.  2007-08.

Box 2: Folder 13:  Family Wartime Stories.  Patrick County High School.  2007-08.

Box 2: Folder 14:  What's Cooking?  Rural Retreat High School.  2007-08.

Box 2: Folder 15:  Fun With Words & Phrases.  Rural Retreat High School. 2007-08.

Box 2: Folder 16:  Historical Tour ofOur County.  Rock Gap High School.  2007-08.

Box 2: Folder 17: The Great Depression & Today's Economy.  Craig County High School.  2008-09. 

Box 2: Folder 18:  Our Heritage: Appalachia and Beyond.  Floyd County High School.  2008-09.

Box 2: Folder 19:  Promoting Appalachia.  Fort Chiswell High School.  2008-09.

Box 2: Folder 20:  Witing the Appalachian Experience.  Grayson County High School.  2008-09. 

Box 2: Folder 21:  Family History Project.  Grayson County High School.  2008-09.

Box 2: Folder 22:  Appalachian Society.  Patrick County High School.  2008-09.

Box 2: Folder 23:  The Times of Our Lives.  Rocky Gap High School.  2008-09. 

Box 2: Folder 24:  Making the Best of It.  Rural Retreat High School.  2008-09.

Box 2: Folder 25:  Book Trailers for Appalachian Novels.  Fort Chiswell High School.  2009-10.

Box 2: Folder 26:  The Throw Away Society.  Fort Chiswell High School.  2009-10.

Box 2: Folder 27:  Who Are You?  Fort Chiswell High School.  2009-10. 

Box 2: Folder 28:  The ABC's of Grayson County.  Grayson County High School. 2009-10.  

Box 2: Folder 29:  Mountain Music- Past, Present & Future.  Fort Chiswell High School.  2010-11.  

Box 2: Folder 30: Lesson Plan.  Patrick County High School.  2010-11. 

Box 2: Folder 31:  Disc.  Hilary Newby 2011 AASIS Unit.  Rural Retreat High School.  2010-11.

Box 2: Folder 32:  Light My Fire.  Rocky Gap High School.  2010-11.

Box 2: Folder 33:  Journey of a Lifetime. Fort Chiswell High School. 2011-12.

Box 2: Folder 34:  Cornhusk Dolls.  Rocky Gap High School.  2011-12.

Box 2: Folder 35:  Monarch Butterfly.  Fort Chiswell High School.  2011-12.

Box 2: Folder 36:  "A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words" Te Appalachian Photos of Earl Palmer & the Poetry of Jesse Stuart.  Carroll County High School.  2011-12.

Box 2: Folder 37:  Virginia/United States History.  Rocky Gap High School.  2012-13.

Box 2: Folder 38:  Our Depot, Our Legacy.  Rural Retreat High School.  20012-13.

Box 2: Folder 39:  Finding Meaning in Surroundings.  Fort Chiswell High School.  2012-13.

Box 3: Folder 40:  Live Eagle Cam Watch.  Fort Chiswell High School.  2012-13.

Box 3: Folder 41: Our Boys and Their Dogs.  Bland  High School.  Undated.

Box 3: Folder 42:  Family Names Project.  Bland High School.  Undated.

Box 3: Folder 43:  Rock and Mineral Resources in Virginia: Coal and a Whole Lot More.  Eastern Montgomery High School.  Undated.

Box 3: Folder 44:  Historical/Archival Photo Bulletin Board.  Rocky Gap High School.  Undated.

Box 2: Folder 45:  Karst- What Really Lies Below.  Fort Chiswell High School.  Undated.

Box 2: Folder 46:  Legends of the Appalachians.  Grayson County High School.  Undated.

BOX 3.

Box 3: Envelope 1:  Photos.  Eggleston Cliffs; Old Pyne Store; Gathering to honor Eleanor Lahr.  1988.

Box 3: Envelope 2:  Photos.  Ulster-American Heritage Museum, Staunton VA.  1991.

Box 3: Envelope 3:  Photos.  Appalachian Studies Graduates.  1992.

Box 3: Envelope 4:  Photos.  Appalachian Studies Conference.  1996.

Box 3: Envelope 5:  Photos.  Apppalachian Teachers Network Conference.  1996.

Box 3: Envelope 6:  Photos.  AASIS- First ever High School visit to RU.  1996.

Box 3: Envelope 7:  Photos.  AASIS- Social Event.  1996-97.

Box 3: Envelope 8:  Photos.  AASIS Teachers Gathering (High School) and Scholars Visit.  1998.

Box 3: Envelope 9:  Photos.  AASIS Teachers Meeting.  1998-99. 

Box 3: Envelope 10:   Photos.  AASIS Spring Scholars Visit.  1999.

Box 3: Envelope 11:  Photos.  AASIS Spring Visit.  1999.

Box 3: Envelope 12:  Photos.  AASIS Scholars Visit.  1999.

Box 3: Envelope 13:  Photos.  AASIS at RU.  1999.

Box 3: Envelope 14:  Photos.  AASIS Mentors Visit to Floyd High School.  2000.

Box 3: Envelope 15:  Photos.  AASIS Visit to RU.  2000.

Box 3: Envelope 16:  Photos.  AASIS Teachers Staff Meeting- Selu.  2001.

Box 3: Envelope 17:  Photos.  Carter Fold.  2004.

Box 3: Envelope 18:  Photos.  AASIS.  Undated.

Box 3: Envelope 19:  Photos.  AASI- Storyteller Angelyn DeBoard.  Undated.   

Box 3: Envelope 20:  Photos.  AASIS at Selu.  Undated.

Box 3: Envelope 21: Negatives.  AASIS- unidentified negatives.  2007.

Box 3: Envelope 22:  Slides.  AASIS Spring Visit.  2000.

Box 3: Folder 23:  Slides.  Slides taken from Selu presentation folder.  Undated.

Box 3: Folder 24:  Buttons.  1 AASIS buttons. 

BOX 4

Box 4: Video Tape. AASIS First Junior Scholar RU Campus Tour.  Nov 20, 1996. 2 tapes.

Box 4: Video Tape.  AASIS Interviews at Shawsville High School.  1997.

Box 4: Video Tape.  AASIS Student Visit to RU for ASC Presentation.  1997.

Box 4: Video Tape.  AASIS Second Junior Scholar Visit to RU Camput.  Tour/Day of Corn.  April 6, 1997.  2 tapes.

Box 4: Video Tape.  Promotional Videos. 1992.  2 tapes.  

Box 4: Video Tape.   Promotional Video.  1996-97

Box 4: Video Tape.  Promotional Video. 1997-87, 1998-99. 2 tapes.

Box 4: Video Tape.  At Rocky Gap.  March 25, 1999.

Box 4: Video Tape.  Mentors video about RU for Shawsville AASIS Scholars.  1999.

Box 4: Video Tape.  Mentors video about scholars' visit to RU campus.  Nov. 17, 1999.  2 tapes.

Box 4: Video Tape.   AASIS visit days.  2000.

Box 4: Video Tape.  Affrilachia: Frank X. Walker.  AASIS. April 4, 2001.  3 tapes.

Box 4: Video Tape.  Interviews- Kim Gross, Eastern Montgomery High Schoo.  2001. 

Box 4: Video Tape.  Community Partnerships for Youth- Powerpoint Presentation at App. Studies Association Annual Conference.  2002. 

Box 4: Video Tape.  Teachers Workshop featuring Sam Linkous & Ken Childress.  2002.

Box 4: Video Tape.   Scholars visit to RU Campus.  April 10, 2002.  2 tapes. 

Box 4: Video Tape.   Rough Cut.  2003.

Box 4: Video Tape.   Scholars Visit to RU.  2003.

Box 4: Video Tape.  Promotional Video.  2004.

BOX 5.

Box 5:Two quilts made by AASIS students.

BOX 6.

Box 6: Two quilts made by AASIS students.