Jackson County native, Susan Leveille, attributes her family's influence in her decision to become a weaver. Her aunt, Lucy Morgan, founder of the Penland School, was a frequent visitor in Susan's home in her youth. At age 9 or 10, Susan gained…
Debbie Lewis describes living in Asheville in the 1960s and 1970s. She shares her view on race relations during this period, the impact that school integration had on the community, and how the Asheville High School Riot of 1969 impacted her…
Delsie Pettit Love is interviewed by Lorraine Crittenden on September 11, 1986 as a part of the Western North Carolina Tomorrow Black Oral History Project. Love was born in 1893 in Andrews. She recalls her mother’s funeral when she was four years…
Tony Wagoner interviews Dr. Clifford Ramsey Lovin (1937-2015) on November 13, 2002. Dr. Lovin began teaching at Western Carolina University in 1966 and continued to work for many years as a history professor, and later, Assistant Dean of the School…
Alverta Lowman is interviewed by Edward Clark Smith on March 24, 1987 as a part of the Western North Carolina Tomorrow Black Oral History Project. Lowman describes cleaning houses for different families in Asheville. She recalls church services,…
Fred Lunsford discusses his relationship with Annie Bell Cook and her family. He also talks about his own experiences growing up in Marble, North Carolina during the Great Depression, serving during World War II, and his career as a pastor and…
Makayla, a dancer and pole fitness instructor, discusses her experiences in different clubs, as well as her perspective on the industry, and male and female sexuality. This interview was conducted to supplement the traveling Smithsonian Institution…
Ola Mapp, (born St. Ola DeShields, 1915-2009), is interviewed by Edward Clark Smith on October 2, 1987 as a part of the Western North Carolina Tomorrow Black Oral History Project. Born in 1916, Mapp moved to Asheville in 1921. She talks about her…
Tom Massie is interviewed by Helen Miller on June 9, 2016, as part of Mountain People, Mountain Lives: A Student Led Oral History Project. Massie, a former Jackson County Commissioner, discusses his childhood memories of Haywood County and his…
Robert Turnbull was born and raised in Columbia, South Carolina in 1947. Turnbull discusses growing up in the 1950s and early 1960s. He entered the Army Reserves right out of high school and attended Officer Candidate School. Turnbull shares his…