Frank Buchanan and "Rosie" Ensley at the Employee entrance to 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,…
This undated photograph showing a portrait of Frank Wike (1889-1961) is part of the Sara Madison Collection. Frank Wike was Sara Madison’s great uncle and the brother of William Dallas Wike (1867-1940), grandfather of Sara Madison. Dr. Sara Jean…
In this letter from March 19, 1862, George Washington Whitman, Walt Whitman’s brother, writes to Dear Sister in detail about what is later known as the Battle of New Bern. Beginning with his trip to New Bern from Roanoke and ending with his troops…
In this letter from December 17, 1924, George Washington Carver writes to Mr. John Henry and Mrs. Margaret Gillespie Slagle to thank them for the box of apples and greenery they sent. He encourages their son Dick's studies and hopes that they will be…
In this letter of February 1, 1927, George Washington Carver writes to Dick Slagle. After commenting briefly on his health and travel plans, Carver writes of a demand in Africa for scientists with the creative ability to take advantage of Africa's…
In this letter from September 1, 1925, George Washington Carver writes to Dick Slagle. Carver discusses his hopes and plans for the following summer; he hopes for Slagle to come to Tuskegee or, if that is not possible, to go to Franklin himself, to…
In this undated Christmas letter, George Washington Carver writes to Thomas (Dick) Slagle to advise him against spending any of his life hating others.
In this brief letter of August 31, 1928, George Washington Carver writes to Thomas Dickey (Dick) Slagle. Carver discusses the upcoming academic year at the Tuskegee Institute and mentions the potential difficulty that race relations in Tuskegee pose…
In this letter of June 15, 1936, George Washington Carver writes to Mrs. Henry (Margaret Gillespie) Slagle to express his joy at having been able to meet her after having only known her through her son, Thomas (Dick), and through correspondence. He…
In this letter from September 20, 1924, George Washington Carver writes to Mrs. Henry (Margaret Gillespie) Slagle thanking her for a package of apples and expressing his excitement and approval over her son, Thomas (Dick), obeying his parents' wish…