Joyner Building served as a combination classroom and administration facility. Constructed in 1913, it was the focus of the Cullowhee Normal and Industrial School campus for decades. Until 1952, it housed the school’s library. The building was…
This typed recollection was written by Katerine Brown Wells in Autumn of 1982 and was dedicated to her children and grandchilden. It covers the first ten years of her life growing up in Cullowhee, NC. Born on February 14, 1921 in Jackson County,…
This 52-page scrapbook was put together by Katherine M. Brown (Wells), a woman from Cullowhee, North Carolina. Brown attended Western Carolina Teachers College from 1937 until the early 1940’s. Most entries date to her time spent as a student as…
This 50-page scrapbook was put together by Katherine M. Brown (Wells), a woman from Cullowhee, North Carolina. Brown attended Western Carolina Teachers College during the late 1930’s until the early 1940’s. Most of the entries date to the early and…
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…
This 14-page transcript of a 2007 interview Tim Osment conducted with Sara Madison, born in 1931. Madison shares her memories of growing up on campus, living in Davies Hall until third grade, and then moving to Buzzards Roost just above campus.
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.…
James Taylor interviews Dr. Don Livingston about the history of the Political Science department at WCU. Dr. Livingston received his Bachelors and Master’s degrees from the University of South Carolina and his PhD from the University of Mississippi…
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.…