This monument was built to honor Robert Lee Madison who founded the institution that would become Western Carolina University on August 12, 1889. The monument was dedicated by the Alumni Association and friends on June 4, 1934.
This monument was built to honor Robert Lee Madison who founded the institution that would become Western Carolina University on August 12, 1889. The monument was dedicated by the Alumni Association and friends on June 4, 1934.
This diploma was presented to Maie Thelma Roberts on August 31, 1927 after completing the Course in Teacher Training. The diploma is signed by Hiram Hunter and Reuben B Roberts. Hunter served as president of Cullowhee Normal and Industrial School…
This 1941 photograph by W. Newton Turner (1910-1995) shows majorettes next to Breese Gymnasium. Costumes were made by Addie Beam, faculty, and majorettes. Turner began teaching as an assistant professor of geology and geography in 1937 and filled a…
A fire erupted in Hunter Library at Western Carolina University on February 26, 1989. Campus security officer W. R. Holder reported the fire at 5:50 AM and it was contained in the check-out service of the Media Center. The fire destroyed audio-visual…
This 1939 photograph taken by W. Newton Turner (1910-1995) shows a man holding a camera pointed toward graduates walking by. Turner began teaching as an assistant professor of geology and geography in 1937 and filled a variety of roles before…
A fire erupted in Hunter Library at Western Carolina University on February 26, 1989. Campus security officer W. R. Holder reported the fire at 5:50 AM and it was contained in the check-out service of the Media Center. The fire destroyed audio-visual…
This 1941 group photograph taken by W. Newton Turner (1910-1995) shows that year's May Court. Members of the court who are identified on the back from left to right, unknown, Frances Allison, Maggie Dillard, unknown, Mary Delle Davis, Ruth Coggins,…
This undated photograph taken by W. Newton Turner (1910-1995) shows the May Court at the Woodland Stage with Old Madison Building in the background. Turner began teaching as an assistant professor of geology and geography in 1937 and filled a variety…