This undated photograph shows the school class at Wilmont with Inez D. Cathey (1888-1918) as teacher and is part of the William E. Bird Collection. On the back of the photograph is written “Mrs. Inez D. Cathey Sylva, NC and school of Wilmont NC. Dec…
In this letter of December 12, 1887, Sheriff R. V. McElroy requests James W. Terrell send the payment for William Holland Thomas’ taxes in Graham County, North Carolina.
This overview of the Mead plant near downtown Sylva 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…
This photograph of the Mead plant near downtown Sylva 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…
This photograph of the Mead plant near downtown Sylva 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…
Ted Fincannon working 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, expanded in…
This report, entitled “Almond-Judson Community, Fontana Area,” was completed in 1944 by Mr. Arnold James Hyde (1914-2010) for the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). Hyde was employed by the TVA to assist in the acquisition of land and relocation of…
This report, entitled “Stecoah Community, Fontana Area,” was completed in 1944 by Arnold James Hyde (1914-2010) for the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). Hyde was employed by the TVA to assist in the acquisition of land and relocation of residents in…
The New Testament, Translated into the Cherokee Language. Fifth edition Park Hill: Mission Press, 1850 is 764 pages and measures just over 5” x 3”. Translated by Samuel Austin Worcester (1798-1859) and Elias Boudinot (1802-1839), born Gallegina…
This photograph of Walt Whitman's brother Thomas Jefferson "Jeff" Whitman, Jessie Whitman's father, is signed to "Jessie from Thos? Whitman May 28, 1886" and is stamped Scholten Portraits Grand Gold Medal, St. Louis Merchants Exchange, 1879.