Appalachian Regional and Rural Studies Center

The Appalachian Regional and Rural Studies Center (ARRSC) provides students with an understanding of the heritages, environments and cultures of the Appalachian region. Moreover, ARRSC faculty and support personnel engage in various forms of community outreach and are available to support student and public research.

About the Appalachian Regional and Rural Studies Center

The Appalachian Regional and Rural Studies Center's Appalachian Folklife Archives, some 600 unique field collection projects and their accompanying recordings, videotapes, slides and photographs, are located in McConnell Library.

The ARRSC’s Main Archive of approximately 800 Appalachian literary, media, history, sociology and anthropology projects is also housed in McConnell Library. For those interested in searching any of these collections, please go to Appalachian Collection Finding Aids or contact Bud Bennett 540-831-5694 or brbennet@radford.edu for an appointment.