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  • Collection: Western Carolina University: Making Memories

Helder Residence Hall was dedicated April 8, 1967. It was named for Horatio A. Helder, an executive at Champion Papers in Canton, North Carolina as well as a member of the Western Carolina College's Board of Trustees. Helder and his wife Adah Clark…

Dodson Cafeteria (left) and Helder Residence Hall (right) were dedicated April 8, 1967. The cafeteria was named for Professor Clinton F. Dodson, who at the the time of the dedication was head of the science department and had served the university…

This undated photograph taken by W. Newton Turner (1910-1995) shows High Falls as it appeared before Thorpe Reservoir, now Lake Glenville, was formed. Turner began teaching as an assistant professor of geology and geography in 1937 and filled a…

This photograph depicts a group of people at High Falls, also known as Tuckasegee Falls, located in southern Jackson County near Glenville Dam.

Hiram Tyram Hunter (1883-1947) began his tenure as president of Cullowhee Normal and Industrial School through its transition to Western Carolina Teachers College, a four-year institution. He headed the school from 1923 until his death in 1947.…

Hoey Auditorium was built in 1939 during a period of growth for Western Carolina Teachers College. Named for Governor Clyde Hoey, the building housed classrooms and the music department. The auditorium could seat 900 people.

Hoey Auditorium was built in 1939 during a period of growth for Western Carolina Teachers College. Named for Governor Clyde Hoey, the building housed classrooms and the music department. The auditorium could seat 900 people.

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 newspaper article from the Asheville Citizen 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…
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