University of North Carolina at Asheville
D. Hiden Ramsey Library
Special Collections/University Archives

Oral History Register
for

Landon " Buck" Ray

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Title

 Landon " Buck" Ray Conversation

Creator

 Landon " Buck" Ray
Alt. Creator Conversation with Dr. Louis D. Silveri

Subject
LCSH:

 Landscape -- Therapeutic use
Regional planning -- North Carolina
City planning -- Environmental aspects
Appalachian Region, Southern -- Description and travel  

Subject
Keyword:

Highland Hospital, athletic director, Dr. Carroll's Sanatorium, Appalachian Mountains,

Description

 Landon Ray is conversing with Dr. Louis Silveri as they drive the countryside, commenting on the landscape, new building sites and how the areas have changed throughout the years. 

Publisher

D. H. Ramsey Library Special Collections, University of North Carolina at Asheville, NC, 28804

Contributor

 Landon Ray

Date

Electronic Record Issued: 2001-07-25

Type

7 Cassette tapes

Format

 Recordings

Identifier

 http://toto.lib.unca.edu/findingaids/oralhistory/SHRC/ray_landon.html

Source

Louis D. Silveri Oral History Collection, D.H. Ramsey Library Special Collections, University of North Carolina at Asheville 28804

Language

English

Relation

 SHRC Jane Craig Oral History http://toto.lib.unca.edu/findingaids/oralhistory/VOA/A_C/Craig_J.html  
Asheville Area Photographic Collection
http://toto.lib.unca.edu/findingaids/photo/ashevillearea/asheville_area.html

Coverage

 c.1900's-1976 ; Asheville, NC
Rights No restrictions ;  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 authors of certain items in the collection, or their descendents, as stipulated by United States copyright law.

Acquisition

Donor number: 23 ;  Date of acquisition: August, 1977

Processed By

 Southern Highlands Research Center staff , 1978 ; Special Collections staff, 2001

Interview Date

 1977

Biography

Landon Ray was raised in Buncombe County and worked as a timber cruiser surveying the land for the Great Smoky National Park.  He worked as a recreational therapist in the Highland Psychiatric Hospital and was present when Zelda Fitzgerald was there.

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