Dorris Moore talks about attending Western Carolina Teachers College in the mid 1940’s, men getting drafted, World War II changing life on campus, and in her community back home.
Sarah Edna Moore is interviewed by Lorraine Crittenden on April 23, 1986 as a part of the Western North Carolina Tomorrow Black Oral History Project. Known as Edna, Moore grew up in Swain County working on a farm and did everything the boys did…
Emma Mosley is interviewed as part of the "Native Plants Project"--a research project of the Mountain Heritage Center at Western Carolina University. Ms. Mosley is a native and lifelong resident of Swain County. This interview takes place in…
Emma Mosley is interviewed by Lorraine Crittenden on April 23, 1986 as a part of the Western North Carolina Tomorrow Black Oral History Project. Born in 1910, Mosley discusses working on the family farm and cutting wood during her childhood. She…
Mary Mosley is interviewed by Edward Clark Smith on February 15, 1986 as a part of the Western North Carolina Tomorrow Black Oral History Project. Born in 1905, Mosley describes moving to Cottageville, South Carolina from Tampa, Florida to live with…
Ralph Myers discusses his connection with Annie Bell Cook and her family, describing their involvement and influence within the Brasstown, North Carolina community, particularly the church. He describes Annie Bell as faithful and industrious and…
Peggy Sue Nations is interviewed by a Smoky Mountain High School student as a part of Mountain People, Mountain Lives: A Student Led Oral History Project. Nations was born and raised in Sylva, NC. She talks about her career from teacher to…
Emily Neuwirth, an accountant, discusses her work experiences in corporate and manufacturing settings, as well as how she came to be in accounting. This interview was conducted to supplement the traveling Smithsonian Institution exhibit “The Way We…
Natalie Newman is interviewed by Kate Macaulay on May 25, 2022 as part of Mountain People, Mountain Lives: A Student Led Oral History Project. Newman discusses operating a business in downtown Sylva, North Carolina, and how Western Carolina…
Jennifer Rich interviews James R. Nicholls on October 10, 2002. James Nicholl was born in 1938 and raised in Texas. Dr. Nicholl ended up in Western North Carolina perhaps by fate. He started teaching English at WCU in the early ‘70s after receiving…