Jones, Loyal, 1928- (Personal Name)

Appalachia, a self-portrait, c1979 (a.e.) t.p. (Loyal Jones) p. 110 (b. 1928)

Faith and meaning in the southern uplands, c1999: CIP t.p. (Loyal Jones) pub. info. (Loyal Edward Jones; b. 01/05/28)

Berea College Appalachian Center, About Loyal Jones (online), viewed August 12, 2020 (Loyal Jones, prolific author, born in Marble, Cherokee County, N.C. and lived there until he was 12, when his family moved to Brasstown in Clay County. Earned bachelors in English at Berea College in 1954 and MA in English in 1957 from the University of North Carolina. Was a teacher in Jefferson County, Kentucky, public schools. Served as the director of the Appalachian Center at Berea College 1970-1993. Lives in Berea, Ky. In 2008, the Berea College Board of Trustees passed a resolution to rename the Appalachian Center at Berea College the Loyal Jones Appalachian Center in recognition of his distinguished career and notable accomplishments as the Center's founding director.)