Hubert Hayes and Canton Cloggers at the 1955 opening of Grove Park Inn

Hubert Hayes and Canton Cloggers at the 1955 opening of Grove Park Inn

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Clog dancing

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Hayes, Hubert, 1901-1964

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This 1955 photograph shows Hubert Hayes introducing the Canton Cloggers (also known as the Champion YMCA elementary square dance team) at the opening of the Grove Park Inn. Founder and director of the Mountain Youth Jamboree, Hubert H. Hayes (1901-1964) auditioned and directed youth to perform in folk dance, music, and folk and ballad singing. The jamboree was held in the Asheville City Auditorium (now known as Thomas Wolfe Auditorium) from 1948 to 1973, and Hayes’ wife, Leona Trantham Hayes (1913-1989) continued to direct the program after his death in 1964. Hubert Hayes was an author, playwright, and alumni of Duke University.

Hubert Hayes Collection

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

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Buncombe County (N.C.)

Asheville (N.C.)

8" x 10"(dimension)

Picturing Appalachia