News that the campaign for the Connect NC Bond kicked off on January 5 – the successful passage of the bond will provide UNC Asheville with $21.1 million for renovations to Owen Hall – prompted a dive into the university archives for a look at two previous bond campaigns that involved our predecessor school, Asheville-Biltmore College.
The NC Community College Act of 1957 appropriated funding for Asheville-Biltmore contingent on matching local funds, making it necessary for the college to obtain a public vote of support for a proposed $500,000 bond issue. The vote for the bond issue was on the general election ballot of November 4, 1958, and brochures, flyers and newspaper advertisements campaigning for a “Yes” vote were issued.
Read more via our Archives blog.
