Photographs - D. H. Ramsey Library Special Collections


PHOTOGRAPH COLLECTIONS
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The photographic collections of Special Collections & University Archives number some 20,000 items, including prints and negatives. A growing alphabetical list of photographers who either photographed extensively in western North Carolina or who lived and worked in the western part of the state may be viewed via the Photographers page of the Western North Carolina Heritage web site. The following collections are held at UNCA and represent many of the finest photographic images of the western North Carolina region. Many of these collections have accompanying manuscript materials. See Manuscripts or the link that accompany the photographic materials.
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	*Stafford and Wingate L. Anders* Collection** Small digital collection of postcards of Asheville and photographs related to Exum Clement, mother of Stafford Anders who was the first woman legislator in North Carolina. (3 items, 26 images)

	Asheville Area Photographic Collection A photographic survey of Asheville, NC, sponsored by the Southern Highlands Research Center and the North Carolina Department of Archives and History in 1976. Photographs are by Charles McLarty and Jefferson Davis. The collection numbers approximately 200 images and complements the work of Jeff Davis who photographed for CETA in the 1970s and later.

	Austin-Brooks Collection Papers and photographs of logging operations of the Ritter Lumber Company and life in the Hazel Creek area of Swain County, North Carolina, taken between 1914 and the mid-1920's.

	E.M. Ball Collection Asheville and western North Carolina from 1919-1969. Collection is comprised largely of urban architectural photographs and people and events in Asheville. Also included are early images of rural life in the region. [Large file] See also Asheville's Built Environment which allows close zooms of many of the images.

	*Jody Barber* Collection** Views of Hendersonville, NC and surrounding area, taken by members of the Barber family from 1884 until the 1930's. The explore the full-range of this collection and that of Barber's uncle, A.F. Baker, go to the Hendersonville Public Library collections which constitute the bulk of the Baker-Barber Collection.

	Biltmore Industries Archive Photographs and albums of images from Biltmore Estate Industries, Tryon Toy-Makers, and Biltmore Industries. See finding aid for complete list of selectively scanned materials. Biltmore Industries Photographs (GPI, Overlook, Biltmore Industries, etc) Charlottte Yale Scrapbook Album of Biltmore Industries Craft Biltmore Estate Industries Catalog
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	*Frank Clodfelter* Photographs** Railroad photographs taken from 1952 to the early 1980's includes many of the railroad lines that were represented in the southeastern United States. Norfolk Southern, Southern Railway lines and others are represented in the collection.

	*Frank Coxe* Papers** A banker and past Executive Director of the Asheville Industrial Council and descendent of Tench Coxe. Approximately 140 photographs of Asheville, Green River area, Old Battery Park Hotel and family members are included in this collection. See also the Tench Coxe Collection.

	East Riverside Photographs, Asheville, NC, a collection of turn-of-the-century and later photographs of residents of the East Riverside area. Most are unidentified but are an exquisite representation of the large African American community in Asheville at the turn of the century. Identification is invited.

	Grove Park Inn Photographs A virtual collection of early images of the construction and development of the Inn. Originals are retained by the Grove Park Inn Resort and Spa, Inc. and any publication must seek permission from the GPI. The images detail the construction techniques, materials of construction and landscaping processes of the large resort hotel. Many of the photographs are the work of John B. Robinson
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No image	*Sarah Harnden* Photographs** Several photographs of hog-killing in the Leicester area of North Carolina, 1995. [Images not available]

	*Lou Harshaw* Papers and Photographs** [P80.7.1] A large group of photographs of Asheville and area taken by local historian and former photographer for the Asheville Chamber of Commerce, Lou Harshaw. Selective photographs will be placed online as the full collection is processed.

	*Hugh Hester* Photographs** Small collection of family photographs of Hester, a military General, political activist and writer, and his family.

	*Neal Hinegardner* Collection** Small collection of propaganda photographs taken by Jakob Tiefenthaler [?], photographer for the German Third Reich just prior to WWII. The collection includes photographs of Hitler, Himmler, Göring, Goebbels, and additional government, party and military leaders, reviews of troops and other promotional views of official ceremonies. Hinegardner knew and worked with Tiefenthaler who was employed by the US Armed forces following the war.

	Holladay Collection of John B. Robinson Photographs A large collection of over 4,000 photographs donated by Stephen Holladay of the photographer, John B. Robinson. The photographs cover the later 1890's to the early 1930's and were taken by Robinson while he resided in both Washington DC and in western North Carolina. The photographs capture life at the turn of the century and many popular landmarks on the East Coast, Washington DC and life and architecture in western North Carolina. Images include Asheville, Marshall, Chimney Rock, and other regional sites as well as scenes from Washington, D.C. at the turn of the century. Important individuals who lived and traveled in western North Carolina are also captured, such as William Jennings Bryan, E.W. Grove, Fred Seely and others. Vacation travel in New Jersey, Florida and the North Carolina and South Carolina coast are documented.

	Joi Holloway Photographs Small collection of 33 photographic slides of the exterior and interior architecture of St John in the Wilderness Church, Flat Rock, NC, and 21 architectural slides of the exterior and interior of St. James Church of Hendersonville. Slides were taken March 27 and 29, 1996. [images not available]
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	*William T. Kirkman* Photograph Collection, 1923-2000 Selected photographs taken from the approximately 4,000 images in Kirkman' personal collection. Focused on his years as a member of the Carolina Mountain Club, an Asheville area hiking club established in 1931, it also ncludes many images of western North Carolina, as well as other regions along the Appalachian chain of mountains. Kirkman, a 50-year member of the Carolina Mountain Club, was active in local environmental initiatives and documents related to his activism are included. The collection also contains some supplementary materials about the Carolina Mountain Club**.

	Henry Martin Knauth Photograph Collection A collection of two-hundred-eighty-four photographs taken by Henry Martin Knauth during his tour of duty in Europe in the First World War as a quartermaster for the American Army. Photographs include famous sights in Paris such as Notre Dame, Napoleon's Stables, and photos of victory parades during the war's conclusion. Also featured are pictures Knauth took in various parts of France, Italy, and Germany during his travels while on leave. These photos include images of the destruction of the First World War along the Western Front. There are also pictures of Knauth's extended family and hometown in Ludwieler, Germany from which his family had migrated to the United States in the 1890's. Also included is a photograph of Woodrow Wilson flanked by an honor guard at the Paris Peace Conference.

	Ku Klux Klan Rally, Memphis, Tennessee, (January 17, 1998) [P2008.09.1] A small body of photographs and videos, photographed by ADL members as part of their watch on hate groups. in the US.

	L.C. LeCompte Postcard Collection (1910-1977) A collection of photographic postcards of western North Carolina and other southern states produced by the Asheville Postcard Company, dating back to 1910 when the company was founded. [Large file]

	*Edgar Lyda* Collection Photographs (1873-1956)** A small collection of early Buncombe Co. Courthouse and Buncombe Co. Commissioners photographs. For documents and designs of architect Douglas Ellington and Milburn and Heister designs for the Buncombe County Courthouse, see the Edgar Lyda Collection. (18 items).
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	*Luther McCurry* Collection** A small collection of photographs of Asheville at the turn of the century collected by the McCurry family.

	*Caroline and W. B. McEwen* Collection (1904-1906)** 1906 scrapbook with photographs of scenic Western North Carolina.

	*Mrs. Walter L. Massie* Collection of Jesse Morris Photographs of Oteen Hospital** A photograph album of 375 photographs depicting life at Oteen Hospital, Oteen, NC, during the the period of WWI and beyond. The photographs were taken by Jesse Morris and others while Morris was working as a nurse in the hospital.

	*William Patrick Mungo* Photographic Collection** A virtual collection of photographs and postcard photographs taken and collected by Mungo during his tour of military duty from Hawaii to the Philippines within the years of 1939 and 1940 as part of the 31st U.S Infantry, Company H. Originals retained by the family of William Patrick Mungo.

	National Climatic Data Center, Asheville, NC An historical overview of the National Climatic Data Center located in Asheville, NC. Formerly located in the Grove Arcade building in Asheville, the center is now located in the Federal Building. This collection of photographs, newspaper clippings, and correspondence, gathered by those who worked at the Center, traces the development of the Center and visually documents its location in the Grove Arcade building and its move to the new location. The collection also contains information on the staff of the National Climatic Data Center and the activity of the Center over its life-span. The collection is in virtual form only. The digital surrogates of the original materials were donated to Special Collections for distribution to the public.

NEW!	National Forests in North Carolina Historic Photographs A large (approx. 1800 image) photographic collection that documents the "Cradle of Forestry" and many of the National Forests of North Carolina. The collection is also found on the new UNCA CONTENTdm database. Work will continue to the end of the year (2011) to load all images and to re-load the complimentary collection of US Forest Service photographs in the U.S. Forest Service Southern Research Station Collections. This new collection is a provided through a cooperative grant with the National Forests in North Carolina located in Asheville, NC. [in process]
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	*Hans Curt Pfalzgraf* Collection** Large format photographic prints of various scenes of Western North Carolina photographed by Pflazgraf in the 1940's. (34 items)

	*D.H. Ramsey* Photographic Collection** Photographs of D.H. Ramsey and family. One photo album of family photographs and travel photographs. D.H. Ramsey Library is named for this long-time supporter of education and civic action.

No image	Helen Rice Collection Photographs of Sayles Bleacheries, Asheville, NC construction and operation. Access restricted until after publication of Rice's history of Sayles Bleacheries, Asheville operation: Greige Bales and Village Tales: History, Photographs, Contacts and Personal Stories Written by Sayles Employees and Villagers by Helen Jones Rice Northside Graphics & Printing Co.;1st edition (January 2007). ISBN-10:1427607443 See also: http://www.rihs.org/mssinv/Mss006sg28.htm Rhode Island Historical Society for a history of the bleacheries and the History of Dan River Mills, [Smith, Robert Sidney, 1904- , Mill on the Dan; a history of Dan River Mills, 1882-1950, Durham, N.C., Duke University Press, 1960].
	*Ora Rives* Collection** Photographs of a 1905 vacation in western North Carolina taken by Hattie Hill as documentation of the camping trip of the Rives family, the Hills and friends. Images include Highlands, Sapphire, Cedar Mt., Cashiers and other popular tourist locations. A digital copy of the travel journal prepared by Hattie Hill to accompany the photographs is included.

	John B. Robinson Photographs, [See: Holladay Collection of John B. Robinson Photographs] Selected photographs from the some 5,000 photographs taken by Robinson while he resided in both Washington DC and in western North Carolina. The photographs capture life at the turn of the century and many popular landmarks on the East Coast, Washington DC and life and architecture in western North Carolina
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	*R. Henry Scadin* Collection** Approximately 2500 photographs that document rural life in western North Carolina from the late 1890's to 1924 and diaries from 1885-1923 that contain photographic sojourns of the photographer and family and many notes on photographic processes and materials . Also included are photographs taken in Vermont, Florida, Tennessee, Georgia, and other states, account books of the photographers activity, and other miscellaneous materials.

	UNCA Institutional Photographs (See University Archives) Selected photographs from Asheville-Biltmore College days to present University of North Carolina Asheville.

	U.S. Forest Service Southern Research Station Collections This collection of 3,249 photographs documents the work of the U.S. Forest Service Southeastern Forest Experiment Station in Asheville, NC. Region Eight, comprises forests in the states of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Virginia, West Virginia, and Tennessee, and activities from 1897 through 1952. The photographs were taken by 58 different photographers, including the Biltmore Estate foresters Gifford Pinchot and Carl Alwin Schenck. Subject areas include the effects of timbering, grazing, erosion, and pollution on an area; forest growth patterns; forestry history, methods, and equipment; and historical data on land use. Logging and timber management in western North Carolina is included. The collection is related to the new, National Forests in North Carolina Historic Photographs collection.
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