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North Carolina Art Education Association Records, Add. #11
Collection
Identifier: MSS 92-1
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North Carolina Art Education Association Records, Add. #12
Collection
Identifier: MSS 92-03
Content Description
John C. Campbell Folk School
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North Carolina Art Education Association Records, Add. #13
Collection
Identifier: MSS 92-5
Content Description
Folder 1 - Art Contest Guidelines (pamphlets).
Folder 2 - Constitution of the North Carolina Arts Education Association.
Folder 3 - Correspondence and other information: 1991.
Folder 4 - Executive Board Meeting schedule: 1991.
Folder 5 - Five Year Plan (Texas Art Education Association): 1990.
Folder 6 - "The First Twenty-Five Years,” history compiled by E. Frances Crim and
Dr. Perry Kelly.
Folder 7 - Newsletter,...
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North Carolina Art Education Association Records, Add. #14
Collection
Identifier: MSS 93-1
Content Description
Folder 1 - NCAEA Annual Conference: October 5-8, 1978.Folder 2 - NCAEA Annual Conference: March 15-18, 1979.Folder 3 - NCAEA Annual Conference: April 17-20, 1980.Folder 4 - NCAEA Annual Conference: November 19-22, 1981.Folder 5 - NCAEA Annual Conference: November 4-7, 1982.Folder 6 - NCAEA Award of Merit for Barbara BowmanL 1991.Folder 7 - NCAEA Board of Directors Meeting: February 6-7, 1981.Folder 8 - NCAEA...
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North Carolina Art Education Association Records, Add. #15
Collection
Identifier: MSS 93-4
Content Description
Folder 1 - Arts Article
Folder 2 - Awards Committee and awards winners for 1991.
Folder 3 - Board of Directors Agenda for November 5, 1989.
Folder 4 - Board of Directors list of Officers: 1990 - 1991.
Folder 5 - Board of Directors scheduled meeting dates.
Folder 6 - Board of Directors Meetings: November 17, 1990, February 22, 1991.
Folder 7 - "By Design" Newsletter.
Folder 8 - Constitution of the...
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North Carolina Art Education Association Records, Add. #17
Series
Identifier: MSS 97-12
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North Carolina Art Education Association Records, Add. #18
Collection
Identifier: MSS 99-11
Content Description
Folder 1 – Awards: 1999.
Folder 2 – Ballots: 1999.
Folder 3 – Board Meeting.
Folder 4 – Board Meeting: February 7, 1998.
Folder 5 – Board Meeting: November 6, 1998.
Folder 6 – By Design: 1999.
Folder 7 – Executive Board Meeting: 1998, 1999.
Folder 8 – Executive Board Meeting: 1999.
Folder 9 – Files of Debra Cooper: 1999.
Folder 10 – National Art Education Association Southeast...
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North Carolina Art Education Association Records, Add. #3
Collection
Identifier: MSS 85-02
Scope and Contents
This addition to the North Carolina Art Education Association collection contains financial records, correspondence relating to finances, requests for payment, bank statements, checks and monthly financial reports. For additional information, see the entry descriptions under MSS 80-50, MSS 81-07 and MSS 81-10.
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North Carolina Art Education Association Records, Add. #8
Collection
Identifier: MSS 90-4
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North Carolina Nurses Association - District 23
Collection
Identifier: MSS 82-01
Scope and Contents
The North Carolina Nurses Association is incorporated under North Carolina law. The Association's objectives were to organize registered professional nurses in North Carolina for the purpose of advancing and promoting the best interests of the nursing profession; to promote high standards; to propose, sponsor, and advocate legislative enactments regulating professional nurses; and to promote working conditions and compensation of nurses.The collection contains the minutes and some...
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North Shore Cemetery Decoration Project Collection
Collection
Identifier: MSS 06-01
Scope and Contents
Materials concerning the cultural and natural history of the “north shore” of the present Great Smoky Mountains National Park, North Carolina - Tennessee, including, but not limited to, a two volume “compilation of documents regarding the Environmental Impact Study on the North Shore Road in the Great Smoky Mountain [sic] National Park in Swain County, North Carolina” (cover letter dated April 16, 2003); a “Cultural Resources Existing Conditions Report, North Shore Road Environmental Impact...
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Pauline Pressley Collins Scrapbooks collection
Series
Identifier: MSS 08-07
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Robert L. Madison Collection
Series
Identifier: MSS 81-15
Content Description
Madison was born in Staunton, VA, on Feb. 17, 1867. He was the son of Robert Lewis and Helen Banister Madison. In 1885, he graduated from the University of Chattanooga. In 1888, Madison moved to Sylva, NC. In 1891, he married Ella V. Richards of Elizabeth, NJ. They had six children: Robert Edward, James Ambrose, Annie Louise, Monro Bolling, William Haight, and John Banister.
Robert Lee Madison founded Cullowhee High School, forerunner of Western Carolina University, in 1889. ...
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Robert L. Madison Letter, Add #5
Item
Identifier: SM 95-03
Content Description
Original, handwritten letter from Robert L. Madison, principal of the Cullowhee High School, dated March 5, 1895, from Painter, North Carolina: "Robt. L. Madison, Prin. C.H.S." to "Mr. M. Buchanan, Treasr. Bd. Mgrs. Normal Dept. C.H.S."
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Robert W. Harris Scrapbook
Item
Identifier: SM 11-05
Content Description
Black, hardbound scrapbook (18" x 12"), containing chiefly memorabilia of a vacation to Europe, specifically the Mediterranean, including Spain and Italy. Includes clippings, photographs, receipts, publications, correspondence, boarding passes, and maps. Correspondence to/from Mrs. F.R. Harris, Mr. Robert W. Harris, and Marina Harris, 1932-1933. Contains materials relating to the Steamship Exochorda and SS Rex, along with several hotels in New York, Spain, and Italy. Includes "Glimpses from...
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Rufus Morgan Collection
Collection
Identifier: MSS 12-02
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of materials relating to the life and activities of the Rev. Rufus Morgan (1885 – 1983), an Episcopal Priest in western North Carolina. These materials were gathered by Mr. Ben Bridgers of Sylva, NC, in preparation for a planned biography of Rufus Morgan. Included are correspondence, audio cassettes (1970 – 1979 and no date), notes, photographs, and clippings, chiefly concerning Rev. Rufus Morgan and family. Also included are eight convention journals titled Diocese...
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Samuel McDowell Tate Letters
Collection
Identifier: SM 99-1
Content Description
Twenty-two (22) pieces of correspondence to S.M. Tate, predominantly concerning railroads and railroad affairs or Tate's capacity as an official with the Western North Carolina Railroad. Included are seven (7) letters by James Wilson, chief engineer of the railroad. The range of dates covers 1868-1896, although the majority are dated during the 1870s. Included are letterhead stationery from: Eagle Hotel; Hot & Warm Springs Hotel (with illustration); War Springs Manufacturing Colony (with...
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Scarborough, Hazel
Collection
Identifier: MSS 80-37
Scope and Contents
The collection contains several groups of correspondence, most of which concerns relatives of Hazel Scarborough. These groups are:
Auyer (Ayer) Cole, Asheville, NC:., letters to his family during World War I service: 1917-1918.
William B. Simpson, Weaverville, NC: , letters to his family during his military service in Korea: 1953.
E. C. Cole family, Asheville, NC: ., correspondence & papers: 1914-1918....
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Sol and Lillian Schulman and Family Collection
Collection
Identifier: MSS 04-01
Content Description
Box 1 of the Sol and Lillian Schulman Collection focuses on Schulman’s Dept. Store. The ledger and account books record, in detail, each patron’s name, town of residence, purchases and credits. The second box of the collection is primarily made up of plaques and certificates presented to the Schulmans by area businesses and organizations. The awards range in date from 1982-2002. Folder 1 includes an “Economy Weekly Time Book” which documents Schulman’s employees, their hours worked and wages...
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Steam Laundry, Mountain Park Hotel Records
Collection
Identifier: SM 02-01
Content Description
Printed receipt book for the Steam Laundry of the Mountain Park Hotel, Hot Springs, North Carolina. Standard charges for particular items of clothing are listed. The pre-printed date on the heading is 1890.
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Stringfield, Love, & Sloan Families
Collection
Identifier: MSS 16-02
Scope and Contents
This collection contains materials related to the Stringfield, Love, Sloan, and related families of Haywood County, NC. See related collections for more information on these families:
MSS 80-06 William Williams Stringfield
MSS 80-20 William Williams Stringfield, Add. #1SM 80-55 James Robert LoveMSS 81-06 James Robert Love, Add. #1MSS 15-03...
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Swain County Justice of the Peace Ledger and Miscellanea
Collection
Identifier: MSS 99-6
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Sylva Rotary Club Papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 05-03
Content Description
Organizational records and commemorative materials of the Sylva Rotary Club, of Sylva, North Carolina, founded in 1928. Included are issues of the Rotarian magazine, Rotary pamphlets and newsletters, by-laws and constitution of the Rotary Club, scrapbooks, memoranda, news articles, correspondence, and other materials documenting the history and activities of the Sylva Rotary Club.
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T. Ray Gibbs Collection
File
Identifier: MSS 96-09
Content Description
The Ray Gibbs Collection contains over 50 household artifacts. Gibbs (b. 1904) was a distinguished alumnus of WCU (Class of 1927, Cullowhee State Normal School) who chose a career in education. He served as a teacher, coach, principal, and assistant superintendent throughout North Carolina before retiring as Superintendent of Forsyth County Schools in the late 1950s. He and his wife, Frances Louise Patrick Gibbs, retired to Whittier, N.C. where Ray was raised. The Gibbs Collection came to the...
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Twentieth Century Club Papers, Add. #1
Sub-Group
Identifier: MSS 98-4
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Twentieth Century Club (Sylva, NC)
Collection
Identifier: MSS 86-04
Scope and Contents
The Twentieth Century Club, of Sylva, NC--a member of the Federated Women's Clubs of America--was organized in April 1925. The object of the club was to promote interest in education, philanthropy, public welfare, moral values, civics, and fine arts. Early club projects included:
1. Establishing a town library,
2. Furnishing lunches for needy children,
3. Establishing a continuing scholarship for a Western Carolina...
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Venoy and Elizabeth Reed Collection
Collection
Identifier: MSS 05-06
Content Description
Papers of Robert Venoy Reed (1915 - 1984) and Elizabeth Reed of Jackson County, North Carolina. Materials include correspondence, photographs, scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, books and magazines, and memorabilia. Also included are medals and awards from Venoy Reed’s service in the United States military in the European theater of war during World War II. Also included are school annuals of Webster High School and Sylva-Webster High School, representing Mrs. Reed’s years of service in...
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Vera E. Taylor
File
Identifier: SM 80-02
Content Description
The collection contains a photocopy of a booklet, The Battle of Fort Sumter and First Victory of the Southern Troops, April 13, 1861, published in Charleston, SC, in 1861. This account of the Fort Sumter affair is chiefly a compilation of reports by Charleston newspapers. The book is thirty-two pages in length and contains, in addition to an account of the battle, a description of Fort Sumter and the official correspondence of the Confederate command.The second item in the...
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W. Frank Forsyth Papers
File
Identifier: MSS 80-45
Content Description
Forsyth's papers are divided into eight broad categories. The first category includes legislative and personal correspondence from his N. C. Senate years, invitations to political affairs, Senate and House directories, various legislative bills and state statistics. The second category has Western Carolina University Board of Trustees notes, letters of sympathy and funeral / memorial papers. The third category has newspaper clippings, with subjects ranging from Forsyth's Senate campaign to...
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Walt Whitman Collection
Collection
Identifier: MSS 80-51
Scope and Contents
Walt Whitman (1819 - 1892) was a noted American poet, as well as a teacher, editor, publisher, and volunteer Civil War nurse. He was the son of Walter and Lousia Van Velsor Whitman, of New York. Whitman is probably best known for Leaves of Grass (first published in 1855).
The collection came into the possession of William Petterson's family when one of Petterson's ancestors lived next door to Walt Whitman's niece, Jessie, in Camden, N.J. Jessie presented the items as...
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WCU / Petitioners Files
Collection
Identifier: MSS 97-10
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WCU International Students and Host Families Collection
Collection
Identifier: MSS 16-06
Scope and Contents
This collection concerns international students and the Host Family Association at Western Carolina University. Formed during the mid-1970's, the Host Family Association's mission was to assist the newly-arriving international students with the transition from life in their home country to the challenges of being a new college student in an unfamiliar country. Host families provided essentials, such as bedding, dormitory furnishings, and winter clothing. They also hosted international...
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Webb Garrison Papers, Add. #1
Collection
Identifier: MSS 96-06
Scope and Contents
Materials for the production of (1) "Atlanta and the War" (notes, work plans, chronology, mss.);
(2) "More Curiosities" (Civil War);
(3) "Pennsylvania Tales" (editor's questions, cut lines, bibliography, lists, uncorrected/unedited mss).
(2) "More Curiosities" (Civil War);
(3) "Pennsylvania Tales" (editor's questions, cut lines, bibliography, lists, uncorrected/unedited mss).
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Webster Historical Society (Webster, NC)
Collection
Identifier: MSS 80-61
Content Description
The Webster Historical Society was founded in 1974 to collect and preserve the history of Webster, NC. From 1852-1913, Webster was the county seat for Jackson County.Much of the correspondence, business records, and legal papers pertain to the Long family. Among the items are several original deeds to Jackson County lands.There is a transcript of an interview with Claude Cowan conducted in 1975 by Mary Morris. Both Cowan and Morris were lifelong residents of...
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Western North Carolina Associated Communities
Collection
Identifier: MSS 80-12
Scope and Contents
The Western North Carolina Associated Communities is made up of eleven western counties in North Carolina (Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Macon, Madison, Swain, and Transylvania). Begun in 1947, the organization was dedicated to the development of the region. The overall policy of the association was to organize the counties and communities west of Asheville for their mutual benefit on matters pertaining to tourism, game and fish resources, and roads (originally...
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Western North Carolina Associated Communities, Add. #1
Collection
Identifier: MSS 90-02
Content Description
For additional information, see the main entry description for WNCAC under MSS 80-12.
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Western North Carolina Associated Communities, Add. #3
Collection
Identifier: MSS 94-1
Content Description
For additional information, see the Western North Carolina Associated Communities collection main entry under MSS 80-12. Contents Folder 1 - Bank statements, dues paid, treasurer's report: October 1988 - September 1989.Folder 2 - Bank statements, dues paid, treasurer's report: October 1989 - September 1990.Folder 3 - Bank statements, dues paid, treasurer's report: October 1990 - September 1991.Folder 4 - Bank...
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Western North Carolina Historical Association
Collection
Identifier: MSS 80-19
Content Description
The Western North Carolina Historical Association was incorporated in August, 1952, as a non-profit educational organization. The association encourages the study of western North Carolina history, collects historical materials, and preserves historic sites and buildings. The collection consists of correspondence (1952-1972), minutes (1954-1972), programs, photographs, reports, recommendations, membership lists, resolutions concerning deceased members, newspaper clippings, and other items...
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Western North Carolina Historical Association, Add. #1
Collection
Identifier: MSS 80-23
Content Description
This collection includes by-laws, certificates of incorporation, correspondence, guides and outlines, lists of officers and trustees, lists of members, minutes, miscellaneous, news releases, newspaper clippings, notes, notices of meetings, photographs, programs, resolutions, speeches, and the treasurer's reports.
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Western North Carolina Miscellanea
Collection
Identifier: MSS 80-74
Scope and Contents
The collection contains several unrelated items donated to the WCU History Department. Title of collection changed from "History Department" to "Western North Carolina Miscellanea" February 5, 2015.Among the items are:Correspondence from Anna Angel Allen to her father and brother (surname Angel). The letters are primarily of family interest.A family "patent right" of T.M. Angel for "Levi Cutshawl's Churning Machine." Tax receipts of T.M. Angel...
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Western North Carolina Tomorrow’s Black Oral History Project
Collection
Identifier: MSS 98-03
Scope and Contents
In an attempt to piece together the history of Black people in western North Carolina, Western North Carolina Tomorrow (WNCT) conducted an oral history project. WNCT is a group composed of representatives from the various communities throughout the region. Although the contribution of the unique culture and history of the Southern Appalachian people to America is well documented, the important contribution and historical experience of the southern Appalachian Black family is a largely unknown...
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William Bryant Carden Civil War Letter
Collection
Identifier: SM 02-03
Contents
Civil War letter of William Bryant Carden (also Cardin), dated October 6, 1861 (beginning of letter) and October 7, 1861 (end of letter), from Camp Lee, Pocahontas County, Virginia (now West Virginia).
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William E. Bird Collection, Add. #2
Series
Identifier: MSS 90-08
Content Description
The collection consists primarily of correspondence from 1937 to 1955 concerning the formation of a museum for the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Also included are (1) Tenth Annual Handbook of the Great Smoky Mountains Hiking Club (Knoxville, Tennessee, 1935); (2) B.W. Wells, "The Remarkable Flora of the Great Smoky Mountains" (Asheville, N.C., n.d.); and (3) "General Information Regarding Great Smoky Mountains National Park, North Carolina - Tennessee" (Washington: U.S. Dept. of the...
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William Estes Papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 95-3
Content Description
Personal papers of William Estes and related family of Swain County, North Carolina. The papers include personal and/or business correspondence; papers related to Estes' capacity as a judicial official (court summons or actions; warrants; notices of actions, petitions, and decisions; agreements); property and land related papers (notices, transactions, surveys, etc.); receipts and memorandum & account booklets; surveys and reports on stills and distilleries, road duty, or schools;...
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William F. Tompkins (1862-1896) Collection
Collection
Identifier: MSS 80-13
Scope and Contents
This collection contains manuscripts regarding William F. Tompkins, a Jackson County, NC, physician and businessman. Tompkins was born in Michigan in 1862, but grew up in Kansas and Colorado. He took his professional training in the Louisville Medical College (Louisville, KY). His first practice was at Colorado Springs, CO. While still a young man he moved to Webster, NC (Jackson County), where he established a medical practice and became a land and mineral speculator. Dr. Tompkins served...
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William F. Tompkins Collection, Add. #1
Collection
Identifier: MSS 80-73
Scope and Contents
This collection contains manuscripts regarding four Jackson County, NC, families of the early part of the 20th century. The families are Tompkins, Coleman, Luck, and Dillard.
The principal family represented is the Tompkins family. Dan Tompkins was a newspaperman and politician in Sylva for thirty-one years. Dan Tompkins’ paternal grandfather was Dr. William C. Tompkins. In 1884, after practicing medicine and publishing newspapers in Kansas and Colorado, Dr. Tompkins...
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William Holland Thomas (1805-1893) Collection
Collection
Identifier: MSS 80-03
Scope and Contents
William Holland Thomas (1805-1893) was a prominent businessman, “Indian agent” (later known as superintendent), soldier, and politician from western North Carolina. Born near Waynesville, NC, Thomas was related to President Zachary Taylor on his father's side of the family. Thomas became interested in business and law at an early age.
Thomas began his long association with the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians when Chief Yonaguska "adopted" the young Thomasung white boy...
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William Holland Thomas III Collection
Collection
Identifier: MSS 80-67
Content Description
The collection contains photocopies of correspondence and legal documents regarding the controversy over land titles held by the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in western North Carolina. The materials probably were collected by William Holland Thomas III, grandson of William Holland Thomas, who was the first Indian agent for the Eastern Band.The materials in this collection may be used in conjunction with those in the William Holland Thomas collection (MSS 80-03; MSS 80-90) and...
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William Paulk, Add. #4
Collection
Identifier: MSS 02-08
Scope and Contents
Literary works by William Paulk, and consisting of a continuation of the "Letters to Freddy" (Volume IX).
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William Paulk Estate Papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 03-10
Content Description
Papers of Mr. William Paulk, former English professor, WCU English Department.
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William Tobias Howze
Collection
Identifier: SM 16-02
Scope and Contents
William Tobias Howze (born September 8, 1929 in Groveland, FL) enlisted in the United States Army on January 20, 1947 and served until June 14, 1950 and these materials mostly have to do with his military service. He served in the American Embassy Motor Pool and with the Honor Guard in post-war Japan. He served as a driver for General Douglas MacArthur and a number of other Allied military officers including Australian General Thomas Albert Blarney. The photographs, some autographed, include...
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William Walker Collection
Series
Identifier: MSS 80-44
Content Description
William Walker II (1812-1864) was the son of an Irish immigrant who landed in Virginia about 1770 and later settled in Wilkes County, NC. Walker migrated to Valley Town in Cherokee County, NC, in 1839. He married Margaret Scott, a cousin to General Winfield Scott. They had six children: Charles Agnew, William Pitt, Alfred McLean, George Benjamin, Rufus Jarrett, and Richard (who died in infancy).
Walker established an Indian trading post and later served as first postmaster of...
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William Williams Stringfield, Addition #1
Collection
Identifier: MSS 80-20
Scope and Contents
This addition to the William Williams Stringfield collection (MSS 80-06) contains material on William Williams Stringfield, members of the Stringfield family, Robert Love, and James R. Love. Subjects include the Civil War, the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the Blue Ridge Parkway, and the Methodist Episcopal Church. The collection also contains photographs and postcards. The photographs mainly show scenic views of the Waynesville, NC, area and also prominent people in the towns of...
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William Williams Stringfield Collection
Collection
Identifier: MSS 80-06
Scope and Contents
William Williams Stringfield (1837-1923) was born in Nashville, TN. He was the son of Thomas Stringfield, a minister and the editor of the Southwestern Christian Advocate. Thomas Stringfield served as a chaplain in Andrew Jackson's army. He eventually settled in Strawberry Plains, TN, where he founded and served as the first president of a small college. He died in 1858. It was at Strawberry Plains that William Williams Stringfield spent most of his youth.
When the...
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W.T. Combs Papers
Collection
Identifier: SM 80-29
Scope and Contents
While working for the United States Forest Service, W.T. Combs surveyed and mapped North Carolina's portion of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Pisgah National Forest authorities assigned Combs to act as a liaison between surveyors and title attorneys.The collection contains an article by Combs on the rights of sportsmen, a final report on North Carolina land grants and title records, and a letter from Combs to his grandson, John Parham, discussing his...
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Young Adult Conservation Corps Program (YACC)
Collection
Identifier: MSS 82-04
Scope and Contents
The Young Adult Conservation Corps of the Blue Ridge Parkway was started in 1977 under the administration of President Jimmy Carter to offer young people a year's work in the outdoors. Camp 2172 of the Blue Ridge Parkway YACC was the first operating Corps in the nation, employing men and women ages 16-23. The young people worked alongside experienced personnel clearing fallen trees, draining wetlands, laying water lines, repairing rail fences and clearing drains on 469 miles of the Parkway. ...
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Zachary Family Collection
Collection
Identifier: SM 80-40
Scope and Contents
The Zachary family of western North Carolina owned land in Jackson, Swain and Buncombe counties during the 1800s.
The collection consists of deeds, land grants, and surveys for the counties mentioned above. There are two pieces of family correspondence and a receipt for a land purchase. The land grants, with accompanying surveys, are the original deeds from when the land was purchased from the U.S. government.
The collection consists of deeds, land grants, and surveys for the counties mentioned above. There are two pieces of family correspondence and a receipt for a land purchase. The land grants, with accompanying surveys, are the original deeds from when the land was purchased from the U.S. government.
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Zachary ledger
Collection
Identifier: SM 01-02
Content Description
Ledger of Alexander Zachary of Jackson County, North Carolina, containing accounting and business entries from the 1840s - 1850s.
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Zebulon Weaver Collection
Collection
Identifier: MSS 80-01
Scope and Contents
Zebulon Weaver (1872-1948) was a lawyer and U.S. Representative from western North Carolina. He was born in the Weaverville area of Buncombe County, NC. He was educated in the local schools, including Weaver College, and also studied law at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Admitted to the bar in 1894, Weaver practiced law in Asheville, NC, prior to entering politics.
Weaver served in the North Carolina House of Representatives (1907-1909) and the state...
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Zebulon Weaver Collection, Addition #1
Collection
Identifier: MSS 80-08
Scope and Contents
For a biographical sketch of Zebulon Weaver, see the content and scope note for the main entry "Zebulon Weaver" collection, accession number MSS 80-01.Topics mentioned in the correspondence in this addition include the proposal and establishment of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and the Blue Ridge Parkway, including the purchase of lands. Weaver served as Park Commissioner of the North Carolina Park Commission, and much of the correspondence reflects his service in that...
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