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CAMPUS MAP
Reproduction of Collection Items
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Douglas Ellington, Design for City Building, Asheville, NC,
Lyda Collection
(lyda11), D. H. Ramsey Library, UNC Asheville

HERITAGE OF WESTERN NC
Drawings, photographs, documents, maps and oral histories in
and near Asheville, NC from Pack Library, Asheville Art Museum, Asheville
Historic Resources Commission, and UNCA
collections. [A LSTA grant ]
Heritage of Western North Carolina
is a Collaborative
NC ECHO digitization project
ASHEVILLE URBAN RENEWAL
FILES
Housing Authority of the City of Asheville
Online files in this large collection will be continuously updated during the
next two years. Please continue to check the site.
See
Press Release
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WRITERS
&
MOUNTAINS
Web exhibit of WNC - literature,
geography, history
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Asheville's Built Environment
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NAN CHASE
ASHEVILLE: A HISTORY
2007 book about Asheville
Asheville
Fire Department
A narrative essay and images about
history of department |
Western
North Carolina Travel and Tourism Books, Booklets, Reports, Brochures, Postcards and Postcard
Folios
about western NC
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FEATURED COLLECTIONS |
East Riverside Photographs
- Photographs from the East
Asheville area
that includes many African American
families ... many unidentified. Assistance with identification is
requested. Many date from late 1880's to early 1930's. Plateau Studio, A.F. Baker and other well-known studios are represented. |
Speculation Lands Collection
Plats, patents, correspondence, ledgers and
survey field notes of land speculation in western NC, 1795 -
c.1920
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US Forest Service Photographs
A collection of 3,249 photographic
prints that document work
of the U.S. Forest Service Southeastern Experiment Station, in
Asheville, NC. |
Mountain Dance and Folk Festival & Shindig on the Green
Archive of Asheville's famous music and dance festivals.
1928-present
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Jewish
Heritage in Western NC
Collections detailing families and lives of Jews and Jewish business
in western NC. Includes area temple history. |
Biltmore Industries Archive
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History of early craft and weaving industries
in Asheville, NC. Includes Tryon Toy Makers and Grove Park Inn
information.
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Heritage of Black Highlanders
Collection-
Donations of Lucy Herring, Johnny Baxter, Jean McKissick McNeil, Southern
Highlands Research Center,
YMI
Cultural Center,
and
supplemented by
additional resources. |
Sherrill's Inn - Registers
and photographs of one of Asheville's oldest inns located at Hickory Nut Gap,
NC |
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SERVICES/TOOLS
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BLOWERS GALLERY EXHIBITS |
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PACK SQUARE:
"PACK:
A NAME THAT WILL ENDURE" -
Online Exhibit
- D.H. Ramsey Library
&
Pack Square Conservancy
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