Gus and Emma Adler Collection

Gus and Emma Adler Collection M2011.10.1 "Emma and Gus Adler," [adl_012], Gus and Emma Adler Collection, D.H. Ramsey Library Special Collections, UNC Asheville
Title	Gus and Emma Adler Collection
Creator	John Charles Hunter
Alt. Creator	Gus Adler
Identifier	http://toto.lib.unca.edu/findingaids/mss/adler_gus_emma/default_adler_gus_emma.htm
Subject Keyword	Gus Adler ; Emma Adler ; Sky Club ; Robert Mitchum ; Grace Kelley ; movies ; film ; restaurants ; Asheville, NC ; Heidelburg restaurant ; dining ; Beau Castle ; celebrities ; catering
Subject LCSH	Adler, Gus Adler, Emma Asheville (N.C.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. Architecture -- North Carolina -- Asheville Historic buildings -- North Carolina -- Asheville Appalachian Mountains -- Social life Celebrities -- Socialites Jews -- North Carolina -- Asheville -- Sources Jews -- Southern states -- History
Description	A small group of photographs and documents of Gus and Emma Adler that covers their years managing the Sky Club, a fine-dining establishment in Asheville in the early 20th century. Includes photographs of famous people who came to the club and who knew the Adlers.
Publisher	D.H. Ramsey Library Special Collections, University of North Carolina Asheville
Contributor	Sharon Fahrer
Date original	2011-12-13
Date digital	2011-12-16
Type	Collection ; Text ; Image
Format	1 small manuscript box
Source	M2011.10.1
Language	English
Relation	Is related to Jewish Heritage in Western North Carolina collections, D.H. Ramsey Library Special Collections, UNC Asheville ; Beale and Peggy Fletcher Oral History ;
Coverage Temporal	1920s-1960s
Coverage Spatial	Asheville, NC ; Miami, FL
Rights	Any display, publication, or public use must credit the D.H. Ramsey Library Special Collections, University of North Carolina at Asheville. Copyright retained by the creators of certain items in the collection, or their descendents, as stipulated by United States copyright law. Some materials in collections are electronic rights only. Please ask for assistance from Special Collections staff.
Donor	Donor number: 408
Acquisition	2011-12-08
Citation	Gus and Emma Adler Collection, D.H. Ramsey Library Special Collections, University of North Carolina at Asheville 28804
Processed by	Special Collections staff, 2010 ; LL ; HP
Last update	2012-04-11
Biography	Emma Adler, b. Pageland SC, 1904; d. Cincinnati, OH April 14, 1987. She lived in Asheville N.C., for most of her life. On July 13, 1957, Mrs. Adler was arrested along with five nightclub owners in Asheville on charges of illegal resale of tax paid liquor. Gus Adler, b. March 31, 1879, Germany ; d. April 17, 1952, Asheville N.C. Final resting place is in Cavalry Episcopal Church Cemetery in Fletcher, Henderson Co. N.C.
History/Context	The Sky Club was established by the Adlers in the old O.C. Hamilton residence in ca. 1920s and was called "The Heidelburg." During WWII the name was changed to the Sky Club, reflecting the change in public response to all things German.
Series	> Biographical information > Photographs > Sky Club

Box	Folder	Item	Description
Items List
M2011.10.01	01	01	Biographical Information [photocopy only]
	02	02	Gus and Emma's families [photocopy only]
	03	03	Celebrities [photocopy only]
	04	04	Sky Club [photocopy only]
	05	05	Miscellaneous [photocopy only]
	06	06	Photographs [original and photocopy]