Ethel Rogers Tate (1904-1994) is interviewed by Lorraine Crittenden on May 20, 1986 as a part of the Western North Carolina Tomorrow Black Oral History Project. Tate was born in 1904 in East LaPorte. Her father worked in mica mines and the children…
Ella Owle is interviewed by Lorraine Crittenden on April 27, 1986 as a part of the Western North Carolina Tomorrow Black Oral History Project. Owle was born in 1894 in Swain County. She talks about the chores she and her siblings did as children…
Perry Kelly (Dr. Isaac Perry Kelly, 1925-2018) is interviewed by Kathy Walters on October 19, 2002. Mr. Kelly was born in Orlando, Florida in 1925. He lived there for a while until he moved to Alabama, then Georgia, only to return to back Orlando. He…
Juanita Allison is interviewed by Kimberly Allison on October 21, 2004. Longtime quilter Juanita Allison discusses the history of her craft, including how she got started, the methods, techniques, and tools she employs when making a quilt.
Jeff Seymour interviews Wayne Carson on November 21, 2002. Wayne Carson (born 1939), a Canton local who later moved to Buncombe County, worked in the Champion paper mill for 39 years. Carson discusses his experience from the new employee stage of his…
Matt Nickols interviews Ben Beaver and his wife, Betty Beaver on November 24,2004. They discuss Ben’s history and family traditions related to wood carving in the Appalachian region of Western North Carolina. Ben Beaver is the nephew of Nolan…
Mathew Nickols interviews Betty Beaver on November 24, 2004. Betty talks about her practice of woodcarving and the presence of woodcarving in the surrounding area. Betty describes how she became introduced to woodcarving, her specific practices, how…
Jim Bowman (James Claude Bowman) is interviewed by Joel Evans on October 14, 2002. Bowman talks about his time serving in the United States military from the time right after the Korean War, until the time of the United States entry into the Middle…
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…
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…