This guide is based on the Digital Library of Appalachia Simms Collection project of 2008. Student Curatorial Associate Brittney Westbrook identified twenty-four artifacts in the Edna Lynn Simms Collection that had individuals named in the provenance. She compiled the information and photographed the artifacts. In 2013 Student Curatorial Associate Travis Rigg produced the initial version of this guide. In 2015 Student Curatorial Associate Kathryn Dunn revised the guide and Christopher Miller revised the texts.