William Ernest Bird and Bill Farmer tearing down house at Spruce to construct at Sunburst

William Ernest Bird and Bill Farmer tearing down house at Spruce to construct at Sunburst

Bird, William Ernest

Dwellings

Men

Mountains

Portraits, Group

This undated postcard of William Ernest Bird (1890-1975) and Bill Farmer tearing down a house at Spruce is part of the William E. Bird Collection. On the back of the postcard is written “Bill Farmer and I tearing down a house at Spruce. Several have already been torn down. We have about eighteen more to treat in the same manner. Quite a destruction, isn’t it! It takes us about a day to raze one of these houses. The materials are used in the construction of new buildings at Sunburst.” Bird 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

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2018-11-28

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Haywood County (N.C.)

North Carolina, Western

2 pages(pages)

5.5" x 3.5"(dimension)

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