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  • Collection: Western Carolina University: Making Memories

This “Senior Class” diploma was presented to Clarence H. Brooks by the Cullowhee Normal and Industrial School on May 8, 1922. The diploma is signed by Robert L. Madison as President and W.E. Bird as Dean of the institution. Madison, considered the…

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…

Group portraits of students in WCU's phyiscal therapy program from 1998-2012.

Camp Laboratory School was built in 1964 and was named for Cordelia Camp, an education professor from 1927-1950. The Camp building served as the new home for the laboratory school which had previously been housed in the McKee building. In 1994, the…

Built in the 1950s for approximately $40,000, the Chancellor's house was built to replace the previous residence of the Campus's leader. The building currently serves as the Bird Alumni House, which was most notable for housing President Hunter and…

Brown Cafeteria was built in 1957 and served as a replacement for the dining hall in Moore Dormitory where students had eaten since the 1920s. Brown Cafeteria is named for science professor Frank H. Brown, who enrolled at the Cullowhee Academy in…

Hunter Library is named for Hiram Tyram Hunter, who served as president of the institution form 1923 to 1947. Hunter Library opened in 1953 and grew periodically, with expansions in 1967 and the major addition of a new wing in 1983, which tripled…

Built in the 1950s for approximately $40,000, the Chancellor's house was built to replace the previous residence of the Campus's leader. The building currently serves as the Bird Alumni House, which was most notable for housing President Hunter and…

This Post Office was used by students and community members during the 1960s and 1970s. This building was located on the site of present day Noble Hall close to the intersection of present day Central Dr. and Centennial Dr. Over the years, the…

The Campus Bookstore was built in the late 1970's and serves as a hub for students buying textbooks and othe runiversity supplies.
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