This article appeared in the Volume 4, Issue 3 Winter 2024 issue of the Appalachian Curator. Click here to view a PDF of the full issue. New collections in regional repositories: Buncombe County Special Collections, Asheville University of North Carolina Asheville University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Buncombe County Special Collections, Asheville Mary Mitchell Westall Large Collection on Westall Family History (1905-2016), additional accrual, MS294. Materials in this collection represent five generations of the family of Asheville builder James Manassas Westall (1861-1943). With the 1914 marriage of his son “Jack” to Mary Mitchell Wiley, the “hillbilly” Westall clan was united with the Tennessee business roots of Asheville hotelier Newton…
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What’s new in Appalachian Special Collections?
This article appeared in the Volume 4, Issue 1 Spring/Summer Winter 2023 issue of the Appalachian Curator. Click here to view a PDF of the full issue. New collections in regional repositories: Appalachian State University University of North Carolina Asheville Western Regional Archives, Asheville NC Appalachian State University In December 2020, Appalachian State University Libraries’ Special Collections Research Center received the MerleFest Archives. The archives span the history of the festival, from 1988 to the present, and include recordings of performances, photographs, and ephemera. The collection was opened in time for the 35th anniversary of MerleFest in April. Below is a photo of the interactive viewing and listening station, which allows…
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What’s New in Appalachian Special Collections?
This article appeared in the Volume 3, Issue 3 Winter 2022 issue of the Appalachian Curator. Click here to view a PDF of the full issue. New collections in regional repositories: Appalachian State University East Tennessee State University University of North Carolina Asheville Appalachian State University African American family photographs: This collection consists of a photograph folder containing six 4×4 inch photographs of an unidentified African American family in Greenville, South Carolina, circa 1950s. Edward Bobal photograph album: This photograph album was kept by Edward Bobal and his wife, Madelyn, while he awaited reassignment in the Army, in Asheville, North Carolina, during World War II. The album shows their 10 day…
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What’s New in Appalachian Special Collections?
This article appeared in the Volume 3, Issue 2 Fall 2021 issue of the Appalachian Curator. Click here to view a PDF of the full issue. New collections in regional repositories: University of North Carolina Asheville Western Carolina University Western Regional Archives, Asheville West Virginia University University of North Carolina Asheville Elaine Roland Gales Collection – This collection primarily contains newspaper clippings about events or pivotal episodes in the history of The Block, and articles about or obituaries for prominent individuals, social organizers, business leaders, or political figures from The Block and East End neighborhood. Also included are photographs (original or photocopied) of Elaine Gales, her friends and acquaintances,…
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What’s New in Appalachian Special Collections?
This article appeared in the Volume 3, Issue 1 Spring/Summer 2021 issue of the Appalachian Curator. Click here to view a PDF of the full issue. New collections in regional repositories: Appalachian State University Berea College Eastern Kentucky University University of Tennessee Virginia Tech Western Carolina University W. L. Eury Collection, Appalachian State University MerleFest Archives (AC-1279): The W. L. Eury Appalachian Collection received the MerleFest Archives (AC-1279) in June. MerleFest is an annual music festival held on the grounds of Wilkes Community College. It began in 1988 in memory of Merle Watson, son of musician and songwriter Doc Watson. The collection includes audio and video recordings of performances, photographs, and…
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What’s New in Appalachian Special Collections?
This article appeared in the Volume 2, Issue 3 Winter 2021 issue of the Appalachian Curator. East Tennessee State University Scott Honeycutt Ramble Maps, 2020, AppMs 879. Three (3) hand-drawn pictorial maps of the Cherokee, Pisgah, and Nantahala National Forests created by ETSU professor Scott Honeycutt with funding from the Margaret Byrd Huffman Grant. https://archives.etsu.edu/repositories/2/resources/825 Johnson City Centennial Time Capsule, 1969, AppMs 877. The contents of the time capsule that was buried in 1969 and open during the Johnson City, Tennessee Sesquicentennial Year (2019). Documents include local city, industry, and school information. Masengill’s Store Records, 1916-1959, AppMs 878. Thirty-four (34) ledgers from Masengill’s women’s wear shop in downtown Johnson City,…
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What’s New in Appalachian Special Collections?
This article appeared in the Volume 2, Issue 1 Spring/Summer 2020 issue of the Appalachian Curator. Click here to view a PDF of the full issue. Due to the COVID pandemic and the fact that many repositories are closed, we have fewer items in our New Acquisitions section this issue. New collections in regional repositories: Appalachian State University East Tennessee State University University of North Carolina Asheville Warren Wilson College W. L. Eury Collection, Appalachian State University Curtis Williams papers The papers of Curtis “Curt” Williams (1890 August 18 – 1959 December 5), a farmer, fur and herb trader, unschooled veterinarian, and distiller of whiskey from Lawrence County, Kentucky. The son of…
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What’s New in Appalachian Special Collections?
This article appeared in the Volume 1, Issue 3 Winter 2020 issue of the Appalachian Curator. Click here to view a PDF of the full issue. New collections in regional repositories: Appalachian State University Berea College East Tennessee State University University of North Carolina Asheville Virginia Tech Western Carolina University nbsp; W. L. Eury Collection, Appalachian State University Private William Rufus Barlow Civil War letters – In the summer of 1862, William Rufus Barlow (1827-1865) of King’s Creek, Iredell County, North Carolina was conscripted into the Confederate Army, joining other draftees in Company B of the 18th North Carolina Infantry. The letters sent home by Barlow to his wife, Elizabeth German…
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What’s new in Appalachian Special Collections?
This article appeared in the Volume 1, Issue 2 Fall 2019 issue of the Appalachian Curator. Click here to view a PDF of the full issue. New collections in regional repositories: Appalachian State University Berea College East Tennessee State University University of Kentucky University of North Carolina Asheville Virginia Tech Warren Wilson College West Virginia University W. L. Eury Collection, Appalachian State University Paul Ashley Records: A major recent acquisition was the record collection of Paul Ashley of Creston, North Carolina. Ashley was an audiophile who collected all styles and genres of music, but had a particular affinity for Gospel music. At over 22,000 records, this collection contains a…
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What’s new in Appalachian Special Collections?
This article appeared in the Volume 1, Issue 1 Spring/Summer 2019 issue of the Appalachian Curator. Click here to view a PDF of the full issue. New collections in regional repositories: Appalachian State University Berea College East Tennessee State University Marshall University Radford University University of Kentucky University of North Carolina – Asheville University of Tennessee Virginia Tech Western Carolina University W. L. Eury Collection, Appalachian State University Recently processed… Munsey Webb collection on the Norfolk and Western Railway, 1887-1995 – Collection of Munsey Willard Webb (1927-2006), who worked as a depot agent and telegraph operator at various railway stations between Pulaski, Virginia and Galax, Virginia. Through photographs and…
