D. H. Ramsey Library Special Collections

Film, Video, Audio & Music Recordings

For a list of additional video recordings produced by Ramsey Library for a variety of campus events, see: UNCA AUDIO AND VIDEO and VIDEO FILMED FOR ASHEVILLE EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION (AET) BY UNCA. [This list includes video shot at UNCA on a variety of topics and produced for distribution on the Asheville Educational Television (AET) channel.]
Special Collections & University Archives hold very few motion picture films and only a handful of video cassettes and DVD-formatted video and audio material. This is not a specific genre of work, but a collection of unrelated materials that are largely film-based, audio, and video-based materials, some of which are accompanied by manuscript and photographic donations. The following list is not comprehensive for all holdings, but pulls from our holdings items that are noteworthy. One remarkable holding is the original Paramount film Conquest of Canaan, filmed in Asheville, North Carolina in 1921. For many years the film was listed as "lost." A copy was eventually found in Russia where the original sub-titles had been translated into Russian and the film re-mastered into a short form. Film-production is a growing industry in Western North Carolina. The LIST OF FILMS SHOT IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA, either entirely or partially, include many feature films.
FILM
Conquest of Canaan [AV-Film-2003.1.1] 35 mm film and VHS video copy]
VIDEO
Flat Rock Playhouse Archive [AV2006.11.1]
The Vagabond Players, Flat Rock Playhouse [AV 2006.11.2]
Honorary Degree Recipient, Wilma Dykeman. Excerpt from Commencement 1997, UNC Asheville. (video)
"James Mullen," North Carolina People with William Friday, Episode #2947, Airdate: 5/19/00. (video)
"The Jewish Community Center: A Dream Come True, and Dedication" (video, VHS). Production source unknown. [video]
John Allen's Gorre & Daphetid: The only motion pictures ever made of the world's most famous model railroad . Sunday River Productions. 36 minutes color video, converted from the original slides, of John Allen's model railroading masterpiece.
"King Tour of Historic Downtown Asheville" (recording) written by Rob Neufeld, Narrated by David Holt, Shared Copyright Rob Neufeld and Preservation Society, 1992.
Pennsylvania Railroad GG 1, Tape No. 7 Produced by Railroad Video Productions, this hour program tours the cab of the Pennsylvania Railroad GG 1 electric engine from South Amboy, N.J. to Pennsylvania Station, New York City. Copyright 1982 Walter M. Berko
"Tammy Martin," 5/6/1998, UNC Asheville. (video)
The Last of the Giants. Black and white 60 minute video that chronicles the steam engines of the past. Emson 1996.
"Operation Improvement" and "Progress Report" - Pre-School for Handicapped Children. From the N.C. League for Crippled Children, Box 839, Chapel Hill NC. (16 mm film, made available to the library on a permanent loan)
"Thomas Walton Patton: Asheville's Citizen and Soldier," produced by Phyllis Lang and Chanse Simpson. A biographical and documentary video. [video]
"Settlement Schools of Appalachia," KET, The Kentucky Network. (video)
Southside Celebration Project, producer, Roy Harris, 2000. History of the Southside area of Asheville in the 20th century. Duplicate copy held at Pack Library and the YMI . [video]
From Offices of Roy A Taylor, Congressman. (16mm film) [Mailed to Mr. Tom L. Mallonee, 1204 Northwestern Bank Building, Asheville, NC 28807, July 10, 1970.]
Thom's Rehabilitation Hospital: A Special Kind of Help, 1951 (16 mm film) [Transferred to DVD 2008] Includes footage on speech therapy, pre-school for handicapped children, singing, medical practice, meals, etc. at Thom's. Source unknown. "Danny": Cerebral Palsy Child. (16 mm film) 1950 Produced by Tom Marker, South Bend, Indiana for The National Association of American Business Clubs, 207 Dale Building, Danville, IL as part of the National A.B.C. Spastic Paralysis program with cooperation of the The National Association for Crippled Children and Adults - The Easter Seal Agency. Original 16 mm film is damaged. Transferred to DVD 2008. ress of the Handicapped at y0ur Orthopedic Hospital Asheville Orthopedic Hospital Wing Dedication Asheville Orthopedic Hospital & School Progress of the Handicapped at your Orthopedic Hospital
UNCA VIDEOS
Board of Trustees Meeting , 3-22-95. UNC Asheville. (video)
"University of North Carolina at Asheville," CollegeView: A Network of Discovery, copyright 1993 by CollegeView Partners. (video)
AET VIDEO FILMED FOR ASHEVILLE EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION (AET) BY UNCA
List of Films produced for AET in DVD video format available in Media Room, Main Library floor.
AUDIO
"The Rivers of the Carolinas" [AV audio 1992.9.1] A program titled "The Rivers of the Carolinas" was held on September 16, 1992 at the North Carolina Creative Retirement Center, UNC-A. Dorothy Joynes taped the opening session speakers, including: Wilma Dykeman, John Morris, Milton Ready, and Joan Moser. This program was part of Asheville's Annual French Broad River Week.
This Land of Ours [AV audio 2004.03.1] The Julian Price Papers contain personal papers, business items, newspaper clippings, publications, and photographs by and about Julian Price, a visionary businessman, philanthropist and civic investor who lived in Asheville, North Carolina between 1990 and 2001. These audio productions are from his career as a radio interviewer on WCQS. Included: This Land of Ours and his interview with Anthony ("Tony") Lord (1900-1993), a well-known Asheville Architect.
MUSIC/RECORDINGS
East Coast Piedmont Blues [Web exhibit] Bio-bibliography and research guide on blues musicians from North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Georgia, and surrounding region compiled by students enrolled in the Liberal Studies Introductory Colloquia, "The Art of the Blues" (Fall 2005) and "Jazz and Blues in American Culture" (Fall 2003). Project Advisor is Bryan Sinclair.
Mississippi Records Illustrated Discography - MR-001 to MR-050 [Web exhibit] Discography of LPs and cassettes produced by the eclectic independent record label out of Portland, Oregon. Mississippi Records specializes in vinyl reissues of American roots, blues, gospel, art punk, and world music, among other recorded obscurities.
North Carolina Jazz Musicians [Web exhibit] Bio-bibliography and research guide on jazz musicians from the Tar Heel State produced by D.H. Ramsey Library Public Services Librarian, Bryan Sinclair. Included are major 20th century jazz figures (John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk, Dizzy Gillespie, Nina Simone), forgotten sidemen, unknown early musicians and band leaders, contemporary recording artists, and jazz educators. Portions of this guide were originally published in the Fall-Winter 2001 issue of North Carolina Libraries.
Roger Howell's " Memory Collection" [AV-music-2008.1.1] A collection of tunes on DVD disc recorded by Roger Howell in October of 2007 in his studio on Banjo Branch, in Madison County, near Mars Hill, N.C. These tunes represent a range of musical repertoires. As interpreted by Roger Howell, the tunes include his version, those of other musicians, and arrangements that are unique to the particular repertoire. Many of the tunes are rare and have seldom been heard or recorded in any formal manner. Howell notes that the unique nature of this music prompted him to record this collection and to make it available to the public through several repositories in North Carolina, including UNCA's Special Collections.
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