[Yours] to Dick Taylor, January 26, 1948

[Yours] to Dick Taylor, January 26, 1948

Correspondence

Dillsboro (N.C.)

Family recreation

Jackson County (N.C.) -- Miscellanea

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Restaurants

This postcard, postmarked from Cullowhee January 28, 1948, written by an uknown author to Dick Taylor in Charlottesville, Virginia, shows a view of Glenville Lake and is part of the William E. Bird Collection. On the back of the postcard is written “(Little Yukon) Sunday P. M. Archie and Bob Tippett are stranded here. They say they will return to Tech in April when the spring thaw sets in). We had four inches of snow. Drove to Dillsboro today (with chains) to eat at Jarrett’s Hotel. Polly and Ruth and the boys are in the parlor popping corn, etc. tonight. Missing you! Love, Yours." William Ernest Bird (1890-1975) was born in the Qualla community of Jackson County, NC. Bird served Western Carolina University in various capacities during his long career. Bird’s roles at WCU included head of the English Department, Dean of Men, Acting President, and President. In 1963, he published The History of Western Carolina College: The Progress of an Idea. He was married to Myrtle Wells (1891-1983).

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William E. Bird Collection

Hunter Library Digital Collections, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723

1948-01-28

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