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Levern Hamlin of Mecklenburg County was the first African American student to be admitted to Western Carolina College in 1957. Hamlin was already a public school teacher, and applied to the college to qualify for an advanced teaching certificate. Her…

Levern Hamlin of Mecklenburg County was the first African American student to be admitted to Western Carolina College in 1957. Hamlin was already a public school teacher, and applied to the college to qualify for an advanced teaching certificate. Her…

This basketball game was held between Western Carolina and Carson Newman College. Western Carolina is leading by one point with six seconds left on the clock.

Western Carolina University is located beside the Tuckasegee River.

In this business class, students work on mechanical adding machines.

In this undated photograph, a Western Carolina graduation class is shown walking just below Breese Gymnasium. In the 1970s and 1980s, graduation was held in the Whitmire Stadium.

Named for H.T. Hunter, the Hunter Library was constructed in 1953. Hiram Tyram Hunter (March 26, 1883–October 9, 1947) served as president from 1923 to 1947.

Named for William E. Breese, Breese Gymnasium was constructed in 1939.

Brown Cafeteria was built in 1957, and replaced the smaller, family-style dining facility in Moore Hall.

Cullowhee High School, also known as Cullowhee Academy, was founded in 1889. Its first two buildings were a wood frame classroom building and the Music and Art Building. The co-educational class of 1898 included 21 students (D. Hooper, C. Cooper, R.…