Film,  Video, & Music Recordings

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.

• Conquest of Canaan [35 mm film and VHS video copy]

• 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]

• "The Jewish Community Center: A Dream Come True, and Dedication" (video, VHS). Production source unknown. [video]

• "Thomas Walton Patton: Asheville's Citizen and Soldier," produced by Phyllis Lang and Chanse Simpson.  A biographical and documentary video. [video]

• "Tammy Martin," 5/6/1998, UNC Asheville. (video)

• "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)

• Thoms Rehabilitation Hospital: A Special Kind of Help, 1951 (?) (16 mm film)
  Includes footage on speech therapy, pre-school for handicapped children, singing, medical practice, meals, etc. at Thoms. Source unknown.

• "Danny" Cerebral Palsy Child. (16 mm film) Produced by Tom Marker [?], South Bend, Indiana and the National Association of American Business Clubs, 207 Dale Building, Danville, ILL [?]. Film is damaged. (16 mm film)

• "Danny" -- Copy 2  [note: Nancy Seymour, Thoms Hospital ? ]

• 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.]

• "James Mullen," North Carolina People with William Friday, Episode #2947, Airdate: 5/19/00. (video)

• "King Tour of Historic Downtown Asheville" (recording) written by Rob Neufeld, Narrated by David Holt, Shared Copyright Rob Neufeld and Preservation Society, 1992.

• "Settlement Schools of Appalachia," KET, The Kentucky Network. (video)

• Honorary Degree Recipient, Wilma Dykeman. Excerpt from Commencement 1997, UNC Asheville. (video)

• 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)

• List of Films in DVD video format available in Media Room, Main Library floor.

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