Western Carolina acquired university status in 1967. It was founded in 1889 as a semi-public secondary school and charterd as Cullowhee High School in 1891. It underwent several name changes in the early 1900s when its name was first changed to…
Western Carolina acquired university status in 1967. It was founded in 1889 as a semi-public secondary school and charterd as Cullowhee High School in 1891. It underwent several name changes in the early 1900s when its name was first changed to…
This handwritten letter of resignation from Robert L. Madison (1867-1954) to Walter Moore, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Cullowhee Normal and Industrial School, conveys Madison's decision to resign on grounds of health. Madison, considered as…
In this speech Robert L. Madison (1867–1954) is asking for money to provide training for teachers in rural communities or to at least make a beginning in providing such training in Cullowhee, if not in other areas of the state. Madison is…
Letter from Hiram Tyram Hunter (1883-1947) to Robert L. Madison (1867-1954) regarding the latter's salary and pension with written note on the back. Hunter served as president of Cullowhee Normal and Industrial School through its transition to…
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…
In this letter, H. M. Candler is sending a check for $3.00 to P. L. Elliott, chairman of the Home Coming Committee, in exchange for two football game tickets. The game was being held as a fundraiser for the Madison Memorial in honor of Robert Lee…
In this letter Hiram Tyram Hunter (1883-1947) thanks Robert Lee Madison (1867–1954) for the gift of an academic doctor's gown. Hunter (1883-1947) served as president of Cullowhee Normal and Industrial School through its transition to Western Carolina…