This official certificate announcing the promotion of George Whitman to Lieutenant Colonel on March 13, 1865 is signed by Edwin M. Stanton, Secretary of War, and President Andrew Johnson.
This undated postcard showis Gertie Coward Stillwell (1884-1967) and is part of the William E. Bird Collection. On the back of the postcard is written Mary Bird. Mary Bird was the twin sister of Roy Bird who was married to Edna, Gertie's sister.…
This undated photograph showing a girl with a birthday cake is part of the Sara Madison Collection. The photograph was developed by Ecenrods in Sylva, N.C. Dr. Sara Jean Sutton Montgomery Madison (1931-2017) had a lifelong association with Western…
This undated photograph of a girl holding a doll is part of the Sara Madison Collection. Dr. Sara Jean Sutton Montgomery Madison (1931-2017) had a lifelong association with Western Carolina University, and was married to James A. Madison (1928-2015),…
This undated photograph showing a girl with dolls sitting in front of an outdoor building is part of the Sara Madison Collection. Dr. Sara Jean Sutton Montgomery Madison (1931-2017) had a lifelong association with Western Carolina University, and was…
This 214-page copy book spans from 1801 to 1802 and contains mathematics problems. Gordon Anderson copied and created math problems possibly to teach his children, covering addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Family member Charles H.…
This undated photograph showing a portrait of Granville Wike (1882-1955) is part of the Sara Madison Collection. Granville Wike was Sara Madison’s great uncle and the brother of William Dallas Wike (1867-1940), grandfather of Sara Madison. Dr. Sara…
This undated photograph showing a portrait of the great grandchildren of Emma Jane Shelton Hampton Wike (1870-1954) standing on steps is part of the Sara Madison Collection. The children shown are Ed Graham (Wilma), Bob Graham (Wilma), Dallas Carper…
This photograph is part of a collection of photographs that were created for the Sylvan, a monthly 1950s publication of Sylva's Mead Corporation. Mead, which opened in 1928, expanded in 1955 and closed in 1974 due to environmental concerns, produced…