Snapshot: Archives Week
Oct 31, 2013
Images from North Carolina Archives Week Open House held this past Thursday in the Reinhardt Room, Belk Library. This year's Archives Week celebrated ...
Camp Yonahlossee
Oct 14, 2013
Camp Yonahlossee was founded in 1922 by Mrs. A. P. Kephart as a summer camp for girls. The camp was the female counterpart to Camp Yonahnoka located n...
Snapshot: Camp Yonahlossee
Oct 4, 2013
Images from Camp Yonahlossee, a camp for young women that was located near Linville, North Carolina. More information will be posted on this collectio...
Snapshot: Norfolk and Western Railway Company Employee Passes
Sep 25, 2013
Images from AC.673: Norfolk and Western Railway Company Employee Passes, 1907-1971. The Norfolk and Western Railway operated as a rail system from 188...
Cratis Williams, Ballad Collector
Sep 24, 2013
Cratis Dearl Williams (April 5, 1911-May 11, 1985), considered the Father of Appalachian Studies, was a native of Caines Creek in Lawrence County, Ken...
"A Cabin Industry"
Sep 20, 2013
Alnwick Bedspreads was one of many companies who profited from a resurgence of interest in Colonial era household items in the early 20th Century. The...
Snapshot: Doc Abrams and Music Box
Sep 6, 2013
"Doc" Abrams had a lifelong fascination with musical machines and instruments. Abrams collected musical oddities [one of which-- dubbed "Musical Caske...
"Precious Jewel"
Aug 13, 2013
On July 4, 1941, Dr. W. Amos Abrams brought his recording equipment to the Boone Fiddlers Convention to capture the performances of local musicians. A...
"A Few Words of Explanation"
Aug 7, 2013
"A Few Words of ExplanationOne year, during my senior-graduate course in the History of English Drama, Folklorist Richard Chase came to our campus for...
Snapshot: "The Only True Map of North America"
Jul 30, 2013
A Virginian's map of North America from AC.668: Reverend Doctor Goodridge Wilson Papers. ...