Pine Mountain Settlement School
Series 28: BOOK COLLECTIONS
Series 40: BIBLIOGRAPHIES
Collections of Books and Periodicals at PMSS
BOOK Collections
TAGS: books, periodicals, periodicals, Courtney Moser, Helen de Long, Katherine Pettit, Ethel de Long Zande, reading lists, Library (Boys House), Community School library, Mary Rogers, E. J. Carr Collection, rare and special book collections
The book and periodical collections in the LIBRARY at Pine Mountain Settlement School are not fully inventoried. There are three large BOOK COLLECTIONS housed in the LIBRARY (Boys House). These include materials retained from the Community School LIBRARY under the direction of Mary Rogers during the 1950s through the 1980s; the E.J. Carr Collection; and the rare and special book collections held in the small ANNEX adjacent to the large collections and reading room.
COMMUNITY SCHOOL LIBRARY
Only a fraction of the large Community School Library books were retained following the closure of the Community School and the remainder have seen many other reductions as the years have passed. George Brosi, the then editor of Appalachian Heritage and also a book dealer evaluated the PMSS collections and made recommendations regarding collection retentions. In 2018 an attempt by Sky Marietta, wife of Director Geoff Marietta, to further reduce the holdings of the legacy library, chose to retain only those books that were related to the Environmental Education program. The remainder of the holdings were sold and given away to the Pine Mountain Community. The Environmental Education book retentions were then housed in the Archive room for reference use by the program staff and community, on request. All catalog cards of the original library maintained by staff member, Mary Rogers, were retained.
The E. J. Carr Collection Books resided in the “Plant Center” (Girl’s Industrial) during the early years of the Environmental Education program maintained by Ben Begley. When work began on the creation of an Industrial Kitchen in the “Plant Center” space (Girl’s Industrial), the E.J. Carr Collection of Herbal and Medicinal books were moved to the Archive room in the Library (Boy’s House).
The Elizabeth Culbreth Book Collection is the most recent addition to our special book collections. The Culbreth Collection covers books not included in the general archival holdings that were recommended for purchase or collection to honor “Liz,” or “Libby” as some remember her. Her service on the Pine Mountain Settlement School Board of Trustees for over thirty years, gives her the distinction of the longest serving Board member on the Pine Mountain Settlement School Board of Trustees. It is an honor she also holds as the longest serving Board member of the Berea College Board of Trustees. Elizabeth retired from the Pine Mountain Settlement School Board in 2018 but retains close ties with her colleagues and with the School.
The Special and Rare Book Collections in the Annex Room are arranged alphabetically by author and number several hundred books. The are currently being inventoried. Many of the books related to Appalachia and to Pine Mountain Settlement School are signed editions or have an important relationship to the School. Two separate small collections represent the libraries of Katherine Pettit and that of Helen de Long and family, including her sister Ethel de Long Zande, many with original book-plates. See the list below for specific donations and holdings.
This guide to book and periodical collections held by Pine Mountain Settlement School will continue to be a work in progress. As we inventory our remaining books, receive gifts of books. add new titles, and refine subject areas to meet educational need, the inventory in many of the collections listed, will increase.
To follow the progress of this inventory of our book and periodical collections, go to any of the linked pages found below.
See Also:
BIBLIOGRAPHIES
BIBLIOGRAPHIES Guide
BOOKS and PERIODICALS at PMSS Collections Guide
BOOK Collections
ABOUT BOOKS
ABOUT PERIODICALS (Not PMSS)
BOOKS KATHERINE PETTIT Book Collection
BOOKS Helen de Long Family Book Donation
BOOKS Elizabeth Culbreth Appalachian Books Collection
BOOKS That Mention PMSS
BOOKS Dance Collections A-L
BOOKS Dance Collections M-Z
BOOKS 1924 Recommended Books List of PMSS
BOOKS Helen Kuhn Donation
BOOKS Courtney Lomax/Moser Donation
BOOKS New Titles and Recommendations for Purchase or Donation
BOOKS Draper Weaving Studio Collection
E.J. CARR Book and Periodical Collection
FNS Frontier Nursing Service Bulletin GUIDE
Mountain Life & Work GUIDE (See Internet Archive)
PERIODICALS Appalachian Heritage Inventory
Publications Related to PMSS GUIDE
See Also
BIBLIOGRAPHIES
BIBLIOGRAPHY
BIBLIOGRAPHY Environmental Education and Land Use
BIBLIOGRAPHY Harlan County, Kentucky
BIBLIOGRAPHY Pine Mountain Settlement School
BIBLIOGRAPHY Settlement Schools Southern Appalachians