In this letter of May 25, 1889, Thomas M. Youngblood agrees to give ten days notice before leaving the leased property from William H. Thomas. N. D. Christopher signs as a witness.
This undated photograph showing three men holding a bottle and a sign reading “when in the pool keep off the dirt” with “Johnson, Madison, and my self” written on the back is part of the Sara Madison Collection. Dr. Sara Jean Sutton Montgomery…
Arnold James Hyde’s (1914-2010) handwritten notes on the events involved in the consolidation of Graham County Schools in the early 1920s. The consolidation included Robbinsville, Sweet Gum, Bear Creek, Franks Creek, Mountain Creek, Little Snow Bird,…
This undated photograph showing a toddler standing next to a wagon with an automobile in the background is part of the Sara Madison Collection. Dr. Sara Jean Sutton Montgomery Madison (1931-2017) had a lifelong association with Western Carolina…
This undated photograph showing two girls, possibly Sara Jean Sutton on the right, holding baskets on May Day is part of the Sara Madison Collection. Dr. Sara Jean Sutton Montgomery Madison (1931-2017) had a lifelong association with Western Carolina…
This undated photograph showing two girls sitting in a yard 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…
This undated postcard written to Mr. Roy Bird from Blanche shows two men on a railroad trestle in flooded waters and is part of the William E. Bird Collection. On the back of the postcard is written “Hello, Read your card all O. K. was pleased to get…
Pictured front left is Elbert Carnes, president of the local union with union committee men H. Greer, C. Davis, Frank Buchanan, Mr. Ellis, P.D. O'Kelley, and Miles Calhoun. This photograph is part of a collection of photographs that were created for…
Vince and Eldon Hooper 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…