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Buncombe County
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| **NC ECHO Directrory:
http://blue.dcr.state.nc.us/servlet/ascwg/search?ss=no&qry=county&tm1=Buncombe Provides a more comprehensive and recent [November 2005] directory of repositories and cultural organizations in Buncombe County. |
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Air Force Weather Technical Library Notes: Special Collections: Meteorology (Climatic Data Summaries) |
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Asheville Art Museum |
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Asheville Citizen-Times Library |
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Asheville School |
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Asheville-Buncombe Library System – North Carolina
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Asheville-Buncombe Library System Name Edward Sheary Title Director Library Pack Memorial Library Address 67 Haywood Street City Asheville, NC 28801- Work Phone (828) 255-5203 Fax Number (828) 255-5213 Email Address esheary@ncsl.dcr.state.nc.us URL SiteVisit H. Keiner Date Updated 10/28/99 Notes |
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Biltmore Estate |
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Biltmore Village
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Black Mountain Center for the Arts Name Ed Pauley Title Director Library Address PO Box 817, 225 W. State Street City Black Mountain, NC 28711- Work Phone (828) 669-0930 Fax Number (828) 669-0930 Email Address bmsca@mindspring.com URL SiteVisit J. Futch Date Updated 10/28/99 Notes Archive, no object collections |
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Black Mountain College Museum and Art Center |
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Blue Ridge Parkway Name Phil Noblitt Title Director Library National Park Service Address 400 B B & T Building City Asheville, NC 28801- Work Phone (828) 271-4779 Fax Number (828) 271-4313 Email Address phil_noblitt@nps.gov URL http://www.nps.gov/blri/ SiteVisit H. Keiner Date Updated 10/28/99 Notes By appointment only. Dates: 1901 to date. Size: 11-50 linear feet. |
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Center for Diversity Education |
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Christ School Name Title Director Library Library/Archives Address 500 Christ School Road City Arden, NC 28704- Work Phone (828) 684-6232 Fax Number (828) 684-2745 Email Address admissions@christschool.org URL http://www.christschool.org SiteVisit J. Futch Date Updated 10/22/99 Notes Archival records, local history, photographs. Founded 1900. |
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Colburn Gem and Mineral Museum Name Tom Wilson Title Curator Library Address PO Box 1617 City Asheville, NC 28801- Work Phone (828) 254-7162 Fax Number (828) 251-5652 Email Address URL SiteVisit H. Wykle Date Updated 10/28/99 Notes |
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Dry Ridge Historical Museum Name Josephine Osborne Title Director Library Weaverville Library Address PO Box 291 City Weaverville, NC 28787- Work Phone (828) 645-3592 Fax Number Email Address URL SiteVisit J. Futch Date Updated 10/28/99 Notes Temporarily closed: mid to late 1800 ledgers, Zebulon Vance election results, newspapers from 1800 to mid 1800's |
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Eliada Home for Children Name Title Library Archives Address 2 Compton Drive City Asheville, NC 28806- Work Phone (828) 254-5356 Fax Number Email Address URL SiteVisit J. Futch Date Updated 10/22/99 Notes Archival records. Contact Bill Spellman in History Dept. at UNCA for additional information |
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ENG/Six Associates Name Douglas Campbell Title President Library Pack Library – North Carolina Room Address 1095 Hendersonville Road City Asheville, NC 28803- Work Phone (828) 274-1551 Fax Number Email Address URL SiteVisit H. Wykle (Phone conversation) Date Updated 10/22/99 Notes Six regional architects. Includes some Douglas Ellington and Richard Sharp Smith architectural drawings and other regional architectural history. Collection recently donated to Asheville Buncombe Library. |
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Episcopal Diocese of Western North Name
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Turner
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M. Patton Address
111 Grovewood Road |
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Health Adventure Name Ashley Maag Title Library Address 2 S. Pack Square City Asheville, NC 28802-0100 Work Phone (828) 254-6373 Fax Number (828) 257-4521 Email Address info@health-adventure.com URL http://www.health-adventure.com SiteVisit H. Wykle Date Updated 10/28/99 Notes Founded 1968. Exhibits |
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Organization Historic Resources Commission of Asheville and Buncombe County Name Title Director Library Address PO Box 7148 City Asheville, NC 28802- Work Phone (828) 259-5836 Fax Number (828) 259-5428 Email Address URL SiteVisit H. Keiner Date Updated 10/28/99 Notes Tues., Wed., Thur., 9-5. Dates: 1801 to 1950. |
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Montreat College Name Elizabeth Pearson Title Director Library L. Nelson Bell Library Address PO Box 1297 City Montreat, NC 28757- Work Phone (828) 669-8011 Fax Number (828) 669-1552 Email Address URL SiteVisit Michelle Francis Date Updated 10/28/99 Notes Special Collections: Social studies (Howard Kester papers; Crosby Adams Music Collection |
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Montreat College-Presbyterian Historical URL |
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Mountain Area Health Education Center Name Joan Colburn Title Director Library Address 501 Biltmore Ave City Asheville, NC 28801-4686 Work Phone (828) 257-4712 Fax Number (828) 258-2099 Email Address info@mtn.ncahec.org URL http://mtn.ncahec.org SiteVisit H. Wykle Date Updated 10/28/99 Notes Medical library OPAC address: http://www.mtn.ncahec.org/library |
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Grovewood Galleries & N C Homespun Name
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NCDCR Archives and History Western Office Name Jeff Futch Title Records Management Analyst Library Archives and Records Section Address 1 Village Lane, Suite 3, Biltmore Village City Asheville, NC 28803-2677 Work Phone (828) 274-6789 Fax Number (828) 274-6995 Email Address jfutch@ncsl.dcr.state.nc.us URL http://www.ncdcr.gov/maps-western.htm SiteVisit J. Futch Date Updated 10/22/99 Notes |
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Olde Buncombe Co. Genealogical Society, Inc. Name Doris Cline Ward Title Secretary Library Address 85 Tunnel Road, Innsbruck Mall, Suite 22 City Asheville, NC 28805 Work Phone (828) 254-3311 Fax Number Email Address dorisward@aol.com URL http://www.main.nc.us/OBCGS/ SiteVisit J. Futch Date Updated 10/28/99 Notes Mon.-Fri. 9-5. Dates: Pre-1800 to date. Size: 151-300 linear feet. |
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Preservation Society of Asheville and Buncombe County Name Bill Wescott Title President Library Address 13 Biltmore Way City Asheville, NC 28801 Work Phone (828) 254-2343 Fax Number (828) 254-2343 Email Address presociety@bellsouth.net URL http://www.psabc.org SiteVisit H. Keiner Date Updated 10/28/99 Notes |
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Smith-McDowell Museum Name Rebecca Lamb Title Executive Director Library Address 283 Victoria Road City Asheville, NC 28801 Work Phone (828) 253-9231 Fax Number (828) 253-5518 Email Address rlamb@wnchistory.org URL http://www.unchistory.org SiteVisit J. Futch Date Updated 10/28/99 Notes |
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Southern Highland Craft Guild Name Title Director of Programs/Collections Library Folk Art Center Library Address PO Box 9545 City Asheville, NC 28815 Work Phone (828) 298-7928 Fax Number (828) 298-7962 Email Address shcglibrary@worldnet.att.net URL http://www.southernhighlandguild.org SiteVisit M. Francis Date Updated 10/28/99 Notes Reference only; 2 days per week, variable. Collections librarian Caroline Manheimer (?). |
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Thomas Wolfe House Memorial Address
52 N. Market Street |
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UNC Asheville, Ramsey Library Special Collections Name Jim Kuhlman Title Library Director Library D. H. Ramsey Library Address One University Heights City Asheville, NC 28804-8504 Work Phone (828) 251-6545 Fax Number (828) 251-6012 Email Address hwykle@unca.edu URL http://toto.lib.unca.edu SiteVisit H. Wykle Date Updated 10/28/99 Notes M-Th 9-3 ; Other hours by appointment |
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UNC-Asheville Owen Gallery Name Tucker Cooke Title Chairman-Art Dept. Library Art Department Address 1 University Heights City Asheville, NC 28804-3299 Work Phone (828)251-6559 Fax Number Email Address tcooke@unca.edu URL http://bulldog.unca.edu/art/gallery/gallery.htm SiteVisit H. Wykle Date Updated 10/17/99 Notes |
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US Forest Service - Southern Research Station Name Rod Kindlund Title Publications Director Library Publications Office Address 200 Weaver Blvd. City Asheville, NC 28801- Work Phone (828) 259-0560 Fax Number Email Address rodney@green.gov URL http://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/ SiteVisit H. Keiner Date Updated 10/22/99 Notes UNCA holds USDA photographic materials derived from Forest Service Research Station work. Collections include original documents of research by agency in the southeast US. |
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Warren Wilson College Name Title Archivist Library Martha Ellison Library Address PO Box 9000 City Asheville, NC 28815-9000 Work Phone (828) 298-3325 Fax Number (828) 299-0238 Email Address URL http://www.warren-wilson.edu/~library/ SiteVisit H. Wykle Date Updated 10/28/99 Notes Special Collections:Archives of college; James McClure Clarke papers; Arthur S. Link Library of American History; mountain music audio tapes; Presbyterian church history |
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Y M I Cultural Center Gallery Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the YMI has served Asheville's minority citizens since it was first established in 1893 as the Young Men's Institute. The YMI Cultural Center houses numerous exhibits, many dealing with the history of African Americans in Western North Carolina, and sponsors such cultural events as Asheville's Goombay! Festival, an Annual Kwanzaa Celebration and the Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Celebration. Name [unfilled] Title Director Library Address P.O. Box 7301 City Asheville, NC 28801- Work Phone (828) 254-4614 Fax Number (828) 257-4539 Email Address URL http://www.ymicc.org/ Date Updated 10/17/99 Notes Margaret Fuller, Education director |
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Zebulon B. Vance Birthplace Name Sudie Wheeler Title Manager Library NC Dept. of Archives & History Address 911 Reems Creek Road City Weaverville, NC 28787- Work Phone (828) 645-6706 Fax Number Email Address vance@ncmail.net URL http://www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/sections/hs/vance/vance.htm SiteVisit J. Futch Date Updated 10/28/99 Notes Mon.-Sat. 9-5; Sun. 1-5. Dates: 1801 to 1860. Size: 11-50 linear feet. |
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