Descriptive Summary

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

An appointment for research is required. No Inter-Library Loan. Color photographs and negatives are housed separately within a cold storage unit and require advanced notice to view.

Copyright Notice

The collection is protected by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U. S. C.). Reproductions are made only for use as personal study or research. It is the user's responsibility to verify copyright ownership and to obtain all necessary permissions prior to the reproduction, publication, or other use of any portion of these materials. Duplication is restricted to photographers or heirs.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Collection 123: Appalachia Photographs, W. L. Eury Appalachian Collection, Appalachian State University, Boone, North Carolina, 28608.

Provenance

Materials were located in the W.L. Eury Appalachian Collection stacks in June 2001.

Processing Information

Processed in 2001. This collection was opened to the public in July 2002. Finding aid revised, 2010.

Biographical/Historical Note

Appalachian State University was founded as Watauga Academy in 1899. It became state-funded in 1903 and changed its name to Appalachian Training School. It focused primarily on high-school-level and teacher education. It became a junior college in 1921 and became known as Appalachian State Normal School in 1925 as an official teachers college. In 1929, it was renamed Appalachian State Teachers College. In 1967, it was awarded university status and became Appalachian State University. It became part of the University of North Carolina system in 1971.

Scope and Content Note

Appalachia Photographs contain print photographs and negatives of the Appalachian region, mostly Northwestern North Carolina, but also some parts of Virginia, Kentucky, and Tennessee. It contains photographs, slides, and negatives. Images include Ashe, Avery, Mitchell, and Watauga Counties, Appalachian State Teachers College in Boone, and unidentified images of towns, people, and museum exhibits. The Collection consists of four series: Appalachian State Teachers College, Northwestern North Carolina Photographs, General Appalachia Photographs, and Separated Materials.

Collection Arrangement

Series Description

Series I, Appalachian State Teachers College, includes images of the campus, students, faculty, and buildings. It is divided into four subseries. Subseries A, Buildings, contains images of campus buildings. Subseries B, Faculty and Staff, contains images of employees, teachers, and administrators. Subseries C, Students, consists of images of mostly unidentified students and student athletic groups. Subseries D, Other, includes images of the W.L. Eury Appalachian Collection, artifacts from the Appalachian Cultural Museum, and photographic copies of images from publications, including the Dew Drop, Globe, and Rhododendron.

Series II, Northwestern North Carolina Counties, contains images identified from Northwestern North Carolina. It is divided into four subseries. Subseries A, Ashe County, includes images from West Jefferson, including the Beaver Creek Canning Company, Beaver Creek Parade, and the West Jefferson Baptist Church. Subseries B, Avery County, contains images of the International Mineral and Chemical Corporation and the 1964 Highland Games at Grandfather Mountain. Subseries C, Buncombe/Mitchell Counties, includes one image of the Biltmore House in Asheville, and images from Spruce Pine, NC. Subseries D, Watauga County, contains three images, Appalachian Mountain skiers, an interior photograph of the Mast General Store in Valle Crucis, and the Howard's Knob windmill.

Series III, General Appalachia, contains mostly unidentified photographs of the Appalachian region. The bulk of photographs are from Northwestern North Carolina, but also are from Virginia, Georgia, Kentucky, and Tennessee. There are three images (one duplicate) of coal mining, photographs of unidentified towns, houses, and buildings, unidentified people, farmers, and children, some illustrations, and a collection of images of an unidentified log cabin.

Series IV, Separated Materials, contain negatives, slides, and color materials and is divided into two subseries. Subseries A consists of black and white negatives and slides. Negatives include the print photographs as well as unprinted images of events and locations, primarily in Northwestern North Carolina. There are seven slides of coal mining included. Subseries B include color photographs, negatives, and slides. Color photographs include images of a red plaid blanket, a dance at Harris High School, and a waterfall. Color materials are stored separate from the collection in the Cold Storage unit.

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