Archives in Appalachia: A Directory consists of tabulated entries describing 181 repositories in 195 counties in the South-Central Appalachia region which hold historical records documenting the political, social, cultural, and economic history of the region, and a list of coming attractions, agencies which do not currently collect manuscript material but which plan to do so in the future. Also included in this directory are indexes sorted by type of material and by subject matter which enable researchers to locate selected genres of material.