Robert L. Madison (1867–1954) prepared this timeline which shows the history of financial support provided by the State of North Carolina to Western Carolina Teachers College known as Cullowhee High School in the late 1880s. The document was…
In this letter, Robt. L. (Robert Lee) Madison (1867-1954), Superintendent of Public Instruction in Jackson Country, is notifying Professor J. N. Wilson, the Bursar at Cullowhee Normal and Industrial School, that the State and County have appropriated…
Sara Sutton Madison and her family lived in Davies Dormotory from 1935 until 1941. Built in 1910 and originally a women's dormitory, female students moved to Moore dormiotry in 1921 and Davies was converted into apartments for faculty and staff. Sara…
Anne Flintom McLeod and Sara Sutton Madison sit down to discuss growing up in Cullowhee. They talk about campus buildings, college faculty, community members, and their memories of Western North Carolina. Anne Flintom McLeod is the great-niece of A.…
James Taylor interviews Dr. Gordon Mercer about the history of the Political Science department at WCU. Dr. Mercer came to WCU in the fall of 1980 to direct the newly formed MPA program. The program went into full operation in the spring of 1981.…
This newspaper article from the News and Observer announces the installation of a fountain which will be placed as a marker of the original building where Robert Lee Madison (1867-1954) began Western Carolina Teachers College. Madison, considered as…
This memoir by Imogene Herron Nielsen, known later in life as Gene Nielsen, describes her experiences at Western Carolina Teachers College while she was a student there from 1931-33. Nielsen ends her memoir by stating how her experiences at Western…
Class portrait of 1996 nursing graduates Mary Adaghebalu, Wayne Allison, Tracy Anders, Jennifer Bradley, Helen Brinkley, Sue Brown, Mary Beth Bundy, Lucy Calhoun, Trish Carver, Russ Coggins, Amy Coward, Linda Crawford, Kendra Farmer, Shannon Forbis,…
This 12-page issue of Ebony Chronicles came out in the spring of 1996 and was published by the Organization of Ebony Students. The news magazine voiced the issues and concerns of WCU’s African American community and celebrated their accomplishments…
This 20-page second issue of Ebony Chronicles came out in December 1995 and was published by the Organization of Ebony Students. The news magazine voiced the issues and concerns of WCU’s African American community and celebrated their accomplishments…