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! TO FURTHER REFINE YOUR
SEARCH USE THE CUSTOM SEARCH ABOVE. Local history is one of the strengths of the D.H. Ramsey Library Special Collections. When Special Collections was known as the "Southern Highlands Research Center," it identified an area of research that was under-explored. This research area identified by the Center as "Urban Appalachia." It was believed that the urban centers, particularly of the Southern Appalachians, were not fully explored in the literature of the region. Further, the Center and the current Ramsey Library Special Collections believe we have much to learn from a cultural comparison of aspects of life in the Appalachian urban centers with that of life in the rural regions of Appalachia. |
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| Today, Special Collections still builds on the research interests of the Southern Highlands Research Center and continues to build on its strengths. We also continue to build our collections in the area of urban studies and we seek material that will document the development of urban life in towns and cities such as Asheville, Hendersonville, and other western North Carolina urban centers. |
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| Information that documents the rise, the decline, and resurgence of the city of Asheville and the surrounding urban centers in western North Carolina an the Southern Appalachians, carries excellent research potential for the many threads the urban centers of the region share in common, as well as those elements that are distinctive to each western North Carolina urban center. Also, the comparative research of the rise of urban centers in the coal-rich mountains of eastern Kentucky against the rise of the travel and tourism industry in western North Carolina is points to the enormous importance of environmental awareness in the sustainability of specific life-styles and economic sustainability. The founding of cities and towns in the rich coal-fields of West Virginia and Kentucky is very different than the founding of cities and towns in the mountains of western North Carolina. |
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| Because Asheville and Buncombe County are at the core of our collection interests, this list is an abbreviated resource. To fully explore the collections we hold on the topic of "urban Appalachia" you will need to use our Google "Custom Search" above to locate and refine your topic. | ||
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Asheville City Directories [
Miller's Asheville (Buncombe County, N.C.) City Directory] List of directories available in Special
Collections and on microfilm. Full text unavailable online. F264.A8
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Asheville
City Plan, 1922
Nolen, John. (Full Text) Published in 1925 " ...for the people of Asheville," N.C., Nolen provides a detailed outline of the city and a plan for its re-design. NA9127.A8 N6 1925 |
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PACK SQUARE:
"PACK:
A NAME THAT WILL ENDURE" -
Online Exhibit
- D.H. Ramsey Library
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Pack Square Conservancy
An exploration of the
history of the central square in Asheville, NC. |
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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. |
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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
Life in Western NC Collections detailing families and lives of Jews and Jewish business in western NC. Includes area temple history. |
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Live and Invest in the Land of the Sky (1920's) A 44 page promotional booklet for real estate interests in Asheville and environs. Includes descriptions of many planned communities in the region. Grouped by real estate company, some information is included regarding the companies. |
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Azure Lure: A Romance of the Mountains Gray, Idyl Dial, ed. (1924).
(Partial Text) "Here in the 'Land of the Sky' romance, adventure, and love fan into flames the day dreams of home, honor, and happiness, in Earth's Paradise, by Indian folklore termed the 'Garden of Eden' ...." F261 .G77 1926 |
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Letters From the Alleghany Mountains
Lanman, Charles. (1849).(Full
Text) A well-known travel account of early western North Carolina that includes first-hand accounts of the life of the Cherokee, mineral wealth, and details of specific geography. F 210 lL29 1849 |
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Lindsey's Guide Book to Western North Carolina
Lindsey, Thomas H. (1890) (Full Text) Small 98 page book that describes travel
in western North Carolina at the end of the 1880's. It might be
described as a booklet, as the size of the item is only 16 cm. in
height. The small work intended to be carried by travelers, includes
photographs, drawings, and descriptions of the most visited locations in
the western region of North Carolina. It represents one of the earliest
comprehensive travel guides for the region and is often referred to by
travelers during the year surrounding the turn of the century.
F259 .L75 |
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On Horseback. (HTML)
Warner, Charles Dudley. (1888) An account of a journey by horseback through western North Carolina and eastern Tennessee authored by Charles Dudley Warner, a friend and mentor of Samuel Clemens [Mark Twain]. One of the earliest and best observations of life in the region near the end of the nineteenth century. F215 .W27 1889 |
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The Heart of the Alleghenies.
Zeigler, Wilbur and Ben Grosscup.
(1883) (Full Text) or, Western North Carolina, comprising its
topography, history, resources, people, narratives, incidents, and
pictures of travel, adventures in hunting and fishing and legends of its
wildernesses. Raleigh, N.C.: Williams & Co. ; Cleveland, OH, W.W.
Williams. A travel journal by Wilbur
Zeigler and Ben Grosscup, friends who journeyed from Abingdon, Virginia
to the western North Carolina highlands and recounted their adventures
and the sights along the way. F259
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Carolina Mountain Breezes Buckner, Eloise. (1929) Ebbs,
Asheville, NC: Miller Press.
Intended to “give the mountaineer’s
viewpoint,” Ebbs believed those born in western North Carolina had been
poorly represented by “outsiders” and she wished to place before the
reader the “true and honest people” of the mountains. Given her strong
sense of place and her fervid defense of the local, it is curious that
in her preface to the novel she gives inspirational credit to "outsider"
Margaret Morley, among others. She says “…I found it very hard to
separate my own thoughts from those of others, as all had become rather
a part of me,”
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In Buncombe County Pool, Maria Louise. (1896) Chicago: Herbert S Stone & Company.
Written as a travelogue during summer months spent in
western North Carolina, the close observations of the region are not
always kind, but reveal the cultural tensions often expressed in travel
literature about the region. PS2649.P4
I6 1896
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Asheville, N.C. (c.1910) Postcard view of the city at turn of the century. |
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Asheville in "The Land of the Sky" Brochure produced by the Asheville Chamber of Commerce in the 1920's (1927 ?) detailing the important tourist attractions of the city and surrounding region. |
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Battery Park Hotel (late 1800's) Written by E.P. McKissick, the hotel manager, the 12 page booklet describs the hotel in detail. Photographs of the interior and exterior of the hotel. Special Collections: F264.A8 M355 |
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Dedicating Buncombe County's Court House (1928) A 16 page dedication program provided to the public when the Buncombe County Court House was opened in 1928. Includes a brief history of Buncombe County by F.A. Sondley when the corner-stone for the building was laid November 7, 1927. Is part of the Edgar Lyda Collection |
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Dedication of the City Building Asheville NC (1928) Dedication program of the City Building of Asheville, NC. Exercises March 19th, 1928. Includes information on the Contractors, the architect, Douglas Ellington, a brief history of Asheville, pictures of the leaders in the two administrations under which the City Hall was built, and a roster of City Commissioners from 1849 (prepared by Gallatin Roberts). Special Collections F264.A8 D43 1928 Is part of the Edgar Lyda Collection |
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Directory
of the Public Schools of Buncombe County, NC, 1928-29 A small 30 page booklet listing schools in Buncombe County in 1928-29 and the administration and teachers associated with the schools. |
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Directory of Social Resources of Asheville and Buncombe County
(1947) A 39 page booklet produced by the Social Work Executives of Buncombe County, Community Chest Councils, and the Welfare Planning Council which details the various city services and programs in 1947. Basically serves as an index to services in the region for that year. [Djvu images] |
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The Indian Path in Buncombe County, by Dr. Gail [Gaillard]
Tennent (1940's ?, privately printed.) A short narrative by Dr. Tennent of the Indian trails found in Buncombe County, North Carolina, and the history accompanying many of the trails. Contains a rare map of the conjectured paths, prepared for the publication. |
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The Indian's Curse: A Legend of the Cherokees by F.A. Sondley, LL. D., [Asheville? N. C., n.d.
(1911?)] A 16 page account of a
Cherokee sentinel's death during the French and Indian War and the
events that led to his curse on the site where he met his death from a
poisoned stream.
Special Collections E99.C5 S6x |
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Live and Invest in the Land of the Sky (1920's) A 44 page promotional booklet for real estate interests in Asheville and environs. Includes descriptions of many planned communities in the region. Grouped by real estate company, some information is included regarding the companies. |
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Medicine in Buncombe County Down to 1885; Historical and Biographical
Sketches by Gaillard Tennent, M.D. (n.d.) A brief 28 page booklet detailing medical practice in Buncombe County from the late 1700's to 1885 and the lives of the physicians who practiced in the county. Is part of the William R. Walls, Jr., Collection M80.2.1 |
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Oakhurst: Formerly Asheville School for Girls (1916-1917) A small 32 page catalogue for the School for the Sixth Session of 1916-1917. It describes the administration, faculty, scope and purpose of the school, as well as the schedule, departments of study, examinations and reports, and expenses Is part of the Herbert D. Miles Collection, 1912-1958 [M2007.09.01] |
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Rogers' Asheville (1890's) Created in the1890's, Roger's Asheville was prepared as a guide to Asheville and vicinity. It is a 26 page book with text and images arranged much like a photograph album. Pages are stiff card stock and brittle in most copies. Special Collections F264.A8 R7 |
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Sixty Four Selected Views of Western North Carolina (192?)
"The Land of the Sky" - "America's Beauty Spot," Picturesque Western North Carolina. Published by the Southern Post Card Co., Asheville, N.C. Special Collections F261 .S69 |
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Souvenir Folder of Asheville, North Carolina, "In the
'Land of the Sky'"
(from the
Stafford and
Wingate Anders Collection.) Surrogate images scanned from a souvenir folder (25 images) of Asheville produced by the Asheville Post Card Company and dating from the 1930's [?]. Original souvenir folder retained by the owner. |
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Souvenir of Asheville of the Sky-Land by Harriet
Adams Sawyer (1892) An early booklet written as a souvenir of travels to Asheville and environs. Contains 103 pages of descriptions and photographs of Asheville' public buildings, hotels, businesses, scenery, and environment. Special Collections F264.A8 S2 1892 |
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The Sunny South : drawings by E.H. Suydam
(1924) A 34 page booklet containing images and captions describing places and scenery throughout the South drawn by E.H. Sudyam for the Southern Railway System, the sections on Asheville and Mt. Mitchell are beautifully drawn. Special Collections F215 .S95 1924 |
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Twenty-Five Years of Engineering in Western North Carolina Charles Edward Waddell was the first President of the American Association of Civil Engineers, North Carolina Section and this small pamphlet is a record of the many projects that Waddell's company engaged in in western North Carolina. The facilities engineered by Charles E. Waddell & Company from 1902-1927 in Western North Carolina, are mainly in and near Asheville, NC. This pamphlet contain a brief description of each job and supplemental photographs of the individual projects. Is part of the Edgar Lyda Collection |
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WWNC Radio Station (1929) A brochure produced in celebration of the first anniversary of WWNC radio station, Asheville, NC. It contains a brief history of the stations origins and lists and photographs of contributors and individuals who performed or contributed programming to the radio station during the first year of existence. Is part of the Edgar Lyda Collection |
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Winter Homes in the South - The Southern Railway (1900) [Brochure]
A small brochure promoting the real estate
and travel and tourism highlights along the route of the Southern
Railway.
Special Collections F215 .W56 1900 |
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With Pen and Camera thro' The "Land of the Sky": Western North Carolina
and the Asheville Plateau (1909) A large format and beautifully produced 48 page booklet that describes travel in the "Land of the Sky," a region that includes the Asheville plateau and the Western North Carolina, generally. The booklet contains large photographs with descriptive narrative of key points of interest to tourists and travelers to the area. The narrative by Homer T. Waldron and photographs cover highlights along the well-traveled tourist routes. Special Collections F262.B94 W3 1911 |
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