An article titled 'Town of Whittier Is Abolished By Assembly Bill'� appeared in the January 31, 1933, issue of 'The Ruralite' (Sylva, N.C.). An article in the January 19, 1933, issue of a separate newspaper, the 'Jackson County Journal'�...
This letter from B.B. Royall, Hewitts, N.C., to Dr. William F. Tompkins, Webster, N.C., dated January 7, 1890, concerns prospective mineral resources. The text of the letter reads: 'I recd. the specimens of nickel &c. The yellow hard mineral is...
This letter from O.B. Coward, Sylva, North Carolina, to William Estes, dated January 22, 1889, concerns an offer from Coward to purchase cattle from Estes. The letterhead for the Sylva business of Hall, Smith & Company noted that it dealt in...
Single-sheet folded newsletter for the Appalachian School (initially called the Appalachian Industrial School). The January 1923 publication describes classes, student life, and financial needs. Illustrated with black and white photographs of...
Indian wood-carving -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Cherokee art -- Appalachian Region, Southern;
This four-page brochure was produced to accompany a 1974 exhibition of work by Cherokee woodcarver Virgil Ledford. The exhibit was held at Qualla Arts and Crafts Mutual and included 21 pieces in cherry, buckeye, walnut, and mahogany. The...
Storytelling -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Artists -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Mountain life -- North Carolina -- Clay County; Farm life -- North Carolina, Western; Mountain life -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Quilting --...
The show begins with Amy telling a story about her first date with a boy named Bill Carpenter. She compares the nature of dating relationships then to the nature of dating relationships now. On Creative Corner, Doreyl continues her interview with...
Dillsboro (N.C.); Electric utilities -- North Carolina -- Jackson County
The Ruralite (Sylva, N.C.) reported on improvements in the operation of the Dillsboro and Sylva Electric Company in its January 13, 1931, issue in an article titled 'Electric Company Installs Some New Machinery.'� C.J. Harris, a prominent...
Paper mills -- North Carolina --Jackson County; Sylva Paper Board Company (Sylva, N.C.)
The January 10, 1928, issue of 'The Ruralite' (Sylva, N.C.) contained an article 'Work Started on Big Paper Mill'� concerning construction of the Sylva Paper Board Company's plant by the Mead Corporation. The paperboard company's operations were...
Railroads -- North Carolina; Lumber trade -- North Carolina; Bemis Lumber Company
An article from the January 24, 1928 issue of 'The Ruralite' (Sylva, N.C.) entitled 'Bemis Firm to Top Lumber Belt'� indicated that the Bemis Lumber Company, under its subsidiary operation of the Graham County Railway, planned an extension of its...
This portrait shot of Robert Lee Madison (1867 - 1954) was taken by the studio of Lindsey & Brown, South Court Place, Asheville, N.C. Madison, a native of Virginia, came to western North Carolina in 1886 to teach at a school in Quallatown. He...
This photograph became seperated from the Album, but appears to match the location for the Album caption ''Sheriff Collecting Taxes.'' This picture appeared in ''Our Southern Highlanders'' (1922 revised ed., p. 40) as ''At the Post-Office. (Sheriff...
Bob on the Ore Dump. The picture is similar to the one in Kephart's article ''The Southern Highlander'' (part II, ''The Back of Beyond'') which appeared in ''Outing Magazine,'' January 1913, p. 397, and was labeled ''Bob.'' It might have been taken...
This photograph appears with the caption ''Wilson & Cook's Mill'' in Album. This mill was featured in a variety of Kephart's publications. It appeared in ''Our Southern Highlanders'' (1922 revised ed., p. 48, and 1921 ed, p. 152) as ''A Tub Mill.''...
Kephart, Horace, 1862-1931; Mines and mineral resources
The Album caption reads simply "The Everett Copper Mine." The text on the reverse of the picture elaborates, "The Everett copper mine. My cabin is just above it. Hampton lives in upper (1 1/2 story) house, alongside boiler house. Everything else...
The caption for this photograph, simply labeled ''Laurel,'' does not note that the man in the picture is Kephart. A similar picture appeared in several of Kephart's publications (see, ''Roving with Kephart,'' ''All Outdoors'' magazine, January...
Letter from Albert Britts, Associate Editor of the Frank A. Munsey Company, New York, offering to purchase the publication rights to Kephart's short story "The Trail of a Bullet."
The caption for this photograph, simply labeled "Laurel," does not note that the man in the picture is Kephart. A similar picture appeared in several of Kephart's publications (see, "Roving with Kephart," "All Outdoors" magazine, January 1921, p....
This photograph appears with the caption "Wilson & Cook's Mill" in Album. This mill was featured in a variety of Kephart's publications. It appeared in "Our Southern Highlanders" (1922 revised ed., p. 48, and 1921 ed, p. 152) as "A Tub Mill." It...
"Bob on the Ore Dump." The picture is similar to the one in Kephart's article "The Southern Highlander" (part II, "The Back of Beyond") which appeared in "Outing Magazine," January 1913, p. 397, and was labeled "Bob." It might have been taken...
This photograph became seperated from the Album, but appears to match the location for the Album caption "Sheriff Collecting Taxes." This picture appeared in "Our Southern Highlanders" (1922 revised ed., p. 40) as "At the Post-Office. (Sheriff...
