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…
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Featured Collection: The W.L. Eury Appalachian Collection at Appalachian State University
The W.L. Eury Appalachian Collection at Appalachian State University by Trevor McKenzie 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. The W.L. Eury Appalachian Collection at Appalachian State University recently celebrated half a century of collecting, cataloging, processing, and preserving materials on the Appalachian region. Although customary, it would hardly be appropriate to call this celebration a “golden anniversary.” Perhaps something more Appalachian should mark this milestone, something solid, like the “Amphibolite Anniversary”? Regardless of whatever metal or rock usually shines over these occasions, researchers worldwide know and appreciate the W.L. Eury…
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History of the Curator, 1996-2002
History of The Curator, 1996-2002 By Dustin Witsman 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. The Appalachian Curator takes its inspiration from, and pays homage to, The Curator, a print newsletter published by members of the Regional Collections Committee of the Appalachian Consortium from 1996-2002. The original iteration of The Curator was geared toward what are now commonly referred to as “Lone Arrangers” – archivists working as the sole custodian of a repository’s collections materials – stationed in various cultural heritage institutions entrusted with overseeing the preservation and care of Appalachian-related collections. The…
