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James E. Dooley and Barbara Dooley Collection
Research and documentation concerning the chapter published in The History of Jackson County as “The Cultural Arts” (Sylva, N.C.: Jackson County Historical Association, 1987)
James Frederick Zachary Collection
The collection consists of four items pertaining to James Frederick Zachary: (1) a diploma from the Atlanta Southern Dental College conferring the degrees of Doctor of Dental Surgery (1919); (2) a license from the Board of Dental Examiners of Georgia (1919): (3) a license from the North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners (1919); and (4) a license from the State of Washington to practice dentistry (1931).
James R. Thomas, Sr. Collection
This collection consists of partial and complete newspaper editions of the Asheville Citizen (July 18, 1916, and August 29, 1931) and the News & Observer (Raleigh, NC) (December 30, 1917; January 29, 1921; March 5, 1921; January 16, 22, 25, 29, 1923; February 3, 5, 6, 9-14, 22-27, 1923; March 9, 12, 13, 1923).
The majority of the news in the papers relates to World War I and its aftermath.
James Robert Love Collection
James W. Terrell Papers
James W. Wilson Collection
James Watson Papers
Jane Nagy and William Paulk Papers
Jason D. Ledford Family Papers
Jean Casada Brooks Collection
This is a collection of photographs previously owned by Mrs. Jean Casada Brooks (1944-1993) of Swain County, NC. She was the daughter of Lillie Woody Casada and Walter M. Casada. She married James Winfred Brooks.
Subjects of the photographs include family members, community events, and the Carolina Wood Turning Company in Bryson City, N.C. Family surnames include Brooks, Casada, and Woody.
Jesse Bryson Stalcup Collection
Jesse C. Crisp Collection
Papers of the Crisp and related families, consisting of correspondence, legal papers, and deeds in Graham and Swain counties, North Carolina, and dated 1855 to 1930.
Jesse R. Siler Collection
Jimmy Reed Collection
Jo Ann Smith Collection
Joel T. Hubbard Collection
Joel Thomas Hubbard (1855-1933) was the owner and operator of a dry goods and notions store in Wilkesboro, NC, in the late 19th-early 20th centuries.
The collection consists primarily of correspondence to Hubbard from 1880-1931. In addition, there are business records, deeds, tax records and other legal documents, and news clippings. There is limited information on timber operations in Wilkes County, NC.
John Abbot Collection
John and Irenah Wike Collection
John B. Battle Papers
Published and typescript materials associated with a Western Carolina University Mountain Heritage Center collection.
John B. Battle Papers, Add. #1
The collection consists of a variety of historical, although unrelated, items.
John B. Battle Photographs
John Ehle Collection
John Ehle manuscript Pray to the Red Rattlesnake (typescript with handwritten edits), 644 pages. A proof copy of Trail of Tears: The Rise and Fall of the Cherokee Nation accompanied the donation and has been cataloged with Special Collections books.
John Goebel Collection
The collection consists of data compiled by John Goebel from cemeteries in Buncombe, Haywood, and Swain counties, and the Qualla Reservation (Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians) of North Carolina. The information includes the number of graves, names of those buried, dates of birth and death, and inscriptions.
John Jacob Niles (Film) Collection
One copy of the film "John Jacob Niles" by Appalshop, Inc. (32 minutes, color, c1978), with accompanying film transcript and study guide.
John Lyle Collection
This collection contains reminiscences and photographs of the Cullowhee, NC portion of a bicycle trip made by Mr. John Lyle.
John Moore Crawford Family Collection
John Parris Collection
John Preston Arthur Collection
John R. Brinkley Papers
Bound, typescript report entitled “Properties of Dr. John R. Brinkley, Sylva, North Carolina,” by Ellis Clarke Soper, Consulting Engineer, containing “Letter of Transmittal” (four pages, dated May 1, 1937), “Index” (three pages), “Report” (fifteen numbered pages plus title page), “Appendix” (three pages), thirty-five photographs, and two maps.