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| Repository: | Appalachian State University W. L. Eury Appalachian Collection |
| Creator: | Eury, William Leonard (1904-1995) |
| Title: | Collection 391. William Leonard Eury Papers, 1934 - 1990, n.d. |
| Language of Material: | Material in English |
| Location: | For current information on the location of these materials, please consult Appalachian State University. |
| Abstract: | William Leonard Eury Papers include programs, papers, and photographs collected by Apppalachian State University Librarian Leonard Eury. |
| This collection details Appalachian State University's Library history during Librarian Leonard Eury's tenure. Photographs are primarily of the campus library and campus personnel. Carol G. Belk Library construction and an aerial view of campus are included. Manuscript documents include library class reports regarding library procedures, circa 1930s, with respect to Appalachian State Teachers College. Also available are library correspondence, circa 1960s, programs, dating 1930-1970, n.d., include college plays, college banquets, Boone Methodist Church services, and an undated homemade Valentine card. | |
| Extent: | 0.25 linear feet, 1 archival box |
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[Identification of item], Collection 391. William Leonard Eury Papers, W. L. Eury Appalachian Collection, Appalachian State University, Boone, North Carolina, NC, USA.
Darlene Scott transferred materials from Margaret Eury Agle to the W.L. Eury Appalachian Collection in July 2001. The accession number is 01-69. It was opened to the public in February 2008.
Processed by Kathryn Staley, February 2008
Encoded by Kathryn Staley, February 2008
William Leonard Eury was born to James Walter Eury and Lona Dee Douglas Eury in Gastonia in 1904. He received a B.A. degree from Duke University and B.S. (1937) and M.S. in Library Science (1951) from George Peabody College of Vanderbilt University. He taught mathematics and French from 1926 to 1929 at Clarkton High School in Clarkton, North Carolina and also served with the Army-Air Force 449th Bomb Group during World War II. Eury joined the staff of Appalachian Normal School on a full-time basis in 1929. He first worked under Librarian Emma H. Moore until he was promoted to Librarian in 1946. He retired in 1970. He died on September 17, 1995 at his residence in Bessemer City, North Carolina.
During his long career at Appalachian, the school evolved from a normal school to Appalachian State Teachers College to Appalachian State University. Eury managed the library's growth from two small rooms with about 2,000 books in 1929 through the establishment of the D.D. Dougherty Library in 1935, and the library's eventual move into the Carol Grotnes Belk Library (present-day Old Library Classroom Buildin) in 1968. In 1952, he developed a separate Music Library which is now housed in the Broyhill Music Center and assisted establishing a special collection devoted to preserving materials related to the Appalachian region. The W.L. Eury Appalachian Collection was dedicated in his honor in 1971.
| Appalachian State Teachers College |
| Appalachian State University |
| Eury, William Leonard (1904-1995) |
| Libraries and schools -- United States |
| Collection 391A. William Leonard Eury Papers. Correspondence Series. (1957-1990, n.d.) | |||||||||
| The Correspondence Series consist primarily of letters to Eury in his capacity as Librarian thanking him for assistance with theses and circulation matters. A 1965 State Board of Education regarding the Teacher Education Programs (at Appalachian) and an undated homemade "Late Valentine Greetings from Nancy and Maude" are included. Inside the card is a "Map to the Heart of W.L. Eury." A 1967 letter from James Larkin Pearson describes Pearson's and his wife Cora's literary works and refers to his decision to donate his papers and books to the Wilkes Community College library after Appalachian Library staff had visited him. A 1975 letter from Music Librarian Thomas Gunn describes the history of the Music Library. | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||
| 1 | 1 | Correspondence, 1957-1990, n.d. | |||||||
| Link to Valentine's Day Card, page 1. | |||||||||
| Link to Valentine's Day Card, page 2. | |||||||||
The Appalachian Focus. [1973].
Appalachian State Teachers College, summer commencement. August 28, 1930.
Appalachian State Teachers College, commencement. August 27, 1931.
Appalachian State Teachers College, commencement. May 5, 1933.
Appalachian State Teachers College, commencement. May 4, 1934.
Appalachian State Teachers College, recital. August 15, 1934.
Appalachian State Teachers College, play. "In Old Vienna," presented by Appalachian Glee Club. February 9, 1935.
Appalachian State Teachers College, fete. "Old English May Fete" presented by Young Women's Christian Association. April 29, 1935.
Appalachian State Teachers College, commencement. May 3, 1935.
Appalachian State Teachers College, homecoming program, presented by the Alumni Association. September 30, 1938.
Appalachian State Teachers College, grand opening. "The Grand Opening: The Stork Club, Jr.," presented by the Junior Class. 1946.
Appalachian State Department of Music, concert. Senior Recital by Robert Smith, Pianist. April 17, 1970.
Appalachian State Department of Music, concert. Eighteenth Century Chamber Music. April 21, 1970.
Student Government Association Steering Committee, Appalachian State, Earth Day program. April 22, 1970.
Appalachian State Library Science Club and Department of Educational Media, program. "Mary Eunice Query: Twenty-five years at Appalachian, 1947-1972." May 20, 1972.
Appalachian State Teachers College, play. "The Two Vagabonds," presented by Appalachian Glee Club. February 10, n.y.
Appalachian State Teachers College, play. "Bells of Beaujolais," presented by Appalachian Glee Club. April 6, n.y.
