Appalachian Region, Southern -- History
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Cherokee Indian Museum, Gatlinburg, Tennessee (Brochure)
Collection
Identifier: SM 02-11
Content Description
Brochure entitled "Cherokee Indian Museum, Gatlinburg, Tennessee." The brochure features Carl Standingdeer on the front cover, plus nine other photographs.
Dates:
Undated
David M. Sherman Collection, Add. #2
Collection
Identifier: MSS 04-03
Content Description
The majority of the collection consists of articles concerning the people of the Southern Appalachian area or travels in the region.
Dates:
1857 - 1979; Majority of material found within 1857 - 1928
Hiram C. Wilburn Collection
Collection
Identifier: MSS 80-17
Content Description
Hiram C. Wilburn was the principal surveyor of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and unofficial founder of the Park museum.Wilburn was born February 28, 1880, in Union, SC. He graduated from Clemson College in 1908, with a degree in agriculture. From 1908-1916, he taught school and served as a high school principal in Union, SC. After this he owned and operated a farming and general supply store in Union. In 1925, Wilburn moved to North Carolina, where he found work as a...
Dates:
1829 - 1962
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...
Dates:
1986 - 1989
