Metal lure box (a -lid, b-bottom); brass colored tin with green painted labels; "AL. FOSS PORK RIND MINNOW BOX" with additional printing on green labels box stamped with "No. 4 RED & WHITE" denoting the type of lure...
Captain J. M. Cathey, in camp near Weldon, North Carolina, to his father, Col. J. Cathey, February 15, 1864. Captain Cathey writes of his personal feelings and concerns, his health, recent events, the reenlistment of fellow soldiers for additional...
This letter was written by Doris Coulter, tapestry weaver and life-member of the Southern Highland Craft Guild. The 1965 letter provides details about a cooperative effort by Department of the Interior’s Indian Arts and Crafts Board, the Jackson...
Among the featured headlines the August 27, 1929 issue of "The Ruralite" (Sylva, N.C.) was the article “Power Co. Will Build Nantahala Dam this Fall,” reporting on plans of the newly formed Nantahala Power and Light Company for a...
This collage of photographs in the R.A. Romanes (1896–1978) collection is dated November 1, 1937, and features Bryson City, North Carolina (top left), the Little Tennessee River as seen from the Franklin, N.C., to Bryson City road (bottom right),...
This Carolina Mountain Club "Trip Report" of an excursion to Roan Mountain notes that the roundtrip by automobile from Asheville, North Carolina, was 123.8 miles, with an additional 18 miles covered by foot. The total time for the trip...
An article titled “Hotel Gordon to Open July 6th” from the June 27, 1929, issue of the "Mountaineer" (Waynesville, North Carolina) announced plans for dances accompanied by an orchestra at two of Waynesville’s hotels, the Hotel...
The front page of the "Cherokee Scout" (Murphy, North Carolina) for November 18, 1927, announced the opening of a new Cherokee County courthouse in its article “Formally Open Cherokee’s New Courthouse.” A fire in 1926 had destroyed...
This program for the 1936 Cherokee Indian Fair is 23 pages and documents the fair that was held on October 6, 7, 8, & 9 of that year. The fair was first formally established and held regularly in 1914. Since it began, one of its main...
This 43 page booklet tells of the founding of the Appalachian School near Penland, N.C., the organization and early years of the Penland Weavers and Potters, and the establishment of Penland School of Handicrafts, now known as Penland School of...
This photograph depicts Helen Gibson starting to carve on a blank. Gibson learned to carve under John C. Campbell Folk School instructor Murrial Martin and took additional lessons from Jack Hall. She has sold her work through the school's...
This is a transcript of an interview of basket maker Julia Ned Taylor (1902-1991) conducted by Edward Dupuy and Clifford Hotchkiss in 1965. Taylor lived in Cherokee, North Carolina on the Qualla Boundary and was a was a fourth generation basket...
This page of illustrations from the souvenir album "Western North Carolina R.R. Scenery," published in the 1880s, features panels depicting "R.R. bridge 1 1/2 miles below Asheville" (top left); "Pearsons Bridge across...
This page of illustrations from the souvenir album "Western North Carolina R.R. Scenery," published in the 1880s, features panels depicting "Swannanoa Tunnel, 1800 feet" (top left); "Lick Log Tunnel, 562 feet" (top...
This handmade fiddle or violin is made from walnut, and pine or spruce. Evident through the sound hole on the back interior is an inscription "A. Manson Ingle maker 1873." An additional paper label also inside reads "Paternal...
(011) Awl; wooden handle; awl point broken; "USA" on point; handle stained; (018) Wooden block with 8 tacks; one tack has "KUEFFAL & ESSER CO. NY"; some tarnished spots on tacks; wood block has additional small holes; (123)...
Lucky Strike cigarette tin (cylinder); Green cigarette tin, brass colored trim, printed red and black "LUCKY STRIKE - 'It's Toasted'" label; four holes punched in lid; mfg. at "FACTORY NO 130 DISTRICT OF N.C. "; with additional...
Leather shoulder holster and strap for .38 special; with additional elastic strap; tooled, and stamped ".38 SPECIAL"; with 2 brass snaps; snaps have "US FASTENER CO. BOSTON" and two stars; piece of canvas adhered to back of...
(023) pistol cleaning brush; twisted wire brush with wire loop for hanging, black bristles; bore: approx. .38 caliber; (027) Leather shoulder holster and strap for .38 special; with additional elastic strap; tooled, and stamped ".38...
Letter from Kephart to "Outing Magazine" editor Albert Britt outlining four additional chapters from "Highland Dixie" (an earlier title for "Our Southern Highlanders") for the magazine. Kephart also discusses the size...
