Master mechanic Crawford Smith and Millwright Alvin Franklin look over a completed emergency repair job on the No. 1 paper machine at the Mead plant near downtown Sylva. This photograph is part of a collection of photographs that were created for the…
This 132 page Cullowhee Baptist Church Book spans from November 17, 1821 to December 14, 1884 and is written in the style of a diary. The congregation, organized near Webster in 1830, was an original member of the Tuckaseigee Baptist Association. The…
This 243 page Cullowhee Baptist Church Book spans from January 6, 1900 to January 12, 1936. The book starts with an alphabetical list of names and the remaining pages are written in the style of a diary. Missing pages are 203-204 and 211-212. The…
The flood of 1940 in Cullowhee, North Carolina occurred on August 13th as a result of a southeast hurricane. Flood waters and landslides damaged several homes and structures, and produced casualties. Photographs dated August 30th display the…
The flood of 1940 in Cullowhee, North Carolina occurred on August 13th as a result of a southeast hurricane. Flood waters and landslides damaged several homes and structures, and produced casualties. Photographs dated August 30th display the…
This image shows Daisy Eugenia Kinsland (1882-1948), born in the Bethel Community of Haywood County. Daisy graduated from Mission Hospital School of Nursing in 1912, enlisted in the Army on March 15, 1918, and retired August 31, 1938. She served…
This circular letter of April 1918 was written by King George V and addressed to 'Soldiers of the United States' and handed to them upon their arrival in Europe. This copy was given to Daisy Eugenia Kinsland (1882-1948) and sent home to her sister in…
This undated photograph showing a portrait of Dan Mills is part of the Sara Madison Collection. The portrait was produced by Olan Mills portrait studio. Dr. Sara Jean Sutton Montgomery Madison (1931-2017) had a lifelong association with Western…
In this letter of January 5, 1932, Dan Tompkins writes to his mother Annie Tompkins and family explaining his personal and business outings, and his wife Emily’s recent visit.
Plant physician Dr. Walter Durr (1912-2009), speaking on the care of industrial injuries at the January meeting of the Foreman's Club. In 1958 there were no lost-time accidents. This photograph is part of a collection of photographs that were created…