In this letter of December 8, 1888, James W. Terrell writes to Jim (James R. Thomas) instructing him to bid on a piece of property in Swain County. Terrell speculates the Cathcart land is endangered in Swain County and he has already secured most of…
In this letter of September 17, 1874, James W. Terrell writes to his daughters, Mollie (Mary Jane “Molly” Terrell Teague, 1859-1934) and Sallie (Sarah Ermina “Sally” Terrell Bird, 1861-1943). He discusses his work on an Indian court case. The trial…
In this letter of October 18, 1883, James W. Terrell writes to his wife Lulu (Sarah Louise Woodfin Terrell) about his delayed travel home, weather, condition of the crops near Murphy, personal health, and homesickness. James Terrell married Sarah…
In this letter of October 10, 1883, James W. Terrell writes to his wife Lulu (Sarah Louise Woodfin Terrell) about his time in court and selling land. He instructs her to send a package of land grants in Swain County to Charleston, South Carolina in…
In this letter from May 15, 1864, Thomas Jefferson “Jeff” Whitman writes from Brooklyn, N.Y. to his sister Han. He talks about their brother, George Whitman, hoping he makes it out of the war with his health intact for their mother’s sake. He also…
This 1954 photograph showing (from left to right) Jim Sutton of Bryson City, Cliff Taylor of Cullowhee and James Wike of Cullowhee in Pusan, Korea, is part of the Sara Madison Collection. Dr. Sara Jean Sutton Montgomery Madison (1931-2017) had a…
In this letter of April 29, 1904, Joe Bird (possibly Joel Bird, born in 1888) writes to his parents Charles A. Bird and Sarah Bird describing his time at school (Joe attended the School for the Deaf and Dumb, known today as the North Carolina School…
This portrait of Joe Dietz is part of a collection of photographs that were created for the Sylvan, a monthly 1950's publication of Sylva's Mead Corporation. Mead, which opened in 1928, expanded in 1955 and closed in 1974 due to environmental…
Joe Dietz (left), and Bob Lacey at the Mead plant near downtown Sylva. This photograph is part of a collection of photographs that were created for the Sylvan, a monthly 1950's publication of Sylva's Mead Corporation. Mead, which opened in 1928,…