Manuscript Collections in W.L. Eury Appalachian Collection

Manuscript Collections at W. L. Eury Appalachian Collection

Appalachian Collection's manuscripts collections which are open to the public are represented in the Library's online catalog. EAD finding aids and/or web pages for some of these collections are available on this site. Of these finding aids, most are detailed, descriptive inventories that provide an intellectual framework for the materials described. They may include biographical notes, organizational histories, size of the collection, scope/content notes, descriptions of record series, and a container list, depending on the types of materials in the collection. These summary descriptions contain selected information from the records that appear in the Library's online catalog. The links below give access to alphabetical lists of collection finding aids.

Patrons may research the manuscript collections in the the Doughtery Reading Room. Appointments for access are required. To make an appointment, contact Greta Browning or Kathy Staley.

To finding aids: A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | Y | Z

E
142. Graydon Eggers Manuscript
363. Emergency Committee for Strikers' Relief Letter

F
319. Willie Ferguson Papers
174. Paul Fink Collection
107. Leo Finklestein Papers
323. Fireman's Trip Sheets
334. "The First Valle Crucis" Photograph
261. W.B. Ford Collection of Papers
117. Isaac Foster Papers
353. C.J. French and Mrs. J.B. Givens Map

G
390. Generalized Geologic Map of Kentucky, 1979
358. George Washington's Railroad Chesapeake and Ohio Line Correspondence
235. Georgia Railway and Power Company Notebook
291. Georgia Railway and Power Company Photographs
180. Lynne M. Getz Student Papers
352. Giles County, Virginia Map
237. Globe Photographic Map
167. Globe Public School Records
361. Graham Family Papers
372. Grassy Creek Literary Society Ledger
254. Jack Grayson Farm Survey
315. Greater Lynchburg Story Collection of Papers
197. Lewis Green Papers
105. Andrew Jackson Greene Papers | xml finding aid | Transcribed Diary for 1906-1909
327. Greer Family Collection of Papers
113. I.G. Greer Papers
258. Grogan Family Genealogical Papers
137. Jack Guy Papers

N
340. Nantahala National Forest Day Books
350. National Woolen Mills Broadsides
351. New River Map (North Edge)
211. New River Papers
267. Norfolk and Western Railroad Photograph
305. Norfolk and Western Railroad at Whitetop Photographs
307. Norris Dam Photograph
205. North Carolina Folklore Society Collection of Papers
359. North Carolina Moonshine Papers

0
344. Oakland Heights Sanatorium Statement
299. Observation Tower and Grave of Professor Mitchell Photograph
341. Oldest Mountains Stamp

P
190. Kathryn Parke Collection of Papers
316. Pittsburg and West Virginia Railroad Company Collection of Papers
292. Pittsburg and West Virginia Railway Company Photographs
228. Politics Pays Collection of Papers
360. Jerry Pope and Rebecca Williams Papers
306. Posters Collection
199. Printer Archives Papers
198. Robert Proffit Papers
166. Public School Records for Avery and Watauga County

R
281. Randolph Avenue Overhead (Elkins, WV) Blueprints
188. Reed Island Iron Company Records
288. John Regent Letter
160. Resolutions of Pin League to John Ross
264. Rhea School Collection of Papers
318. John Andrew Rice Papers
219. Roanoke Life Saving and First Aid Crew, Inc. Photograph
325. Cassie M. Robinson Papers
140. Paul A. Rockwell Manuscript
229. Rollin Chemical Company Ledger
241. Rosenblatt Piano Co. Salesman Trade Card
193. Carl Ross Student Papers
272. John Ross Correspondence
342. Rules and Regulations of the Navigation Company of Coal River

S
122. St. Paul's Farm and Industrial School Collection
231. Isaac Sansbury Diary
238. Senoirity of Roanoke Shop Employees Covered by the Mechanical Department Association Agreement
215. W. Stewart Scott Papers (web page) [collection is unavailable]
184. Henry D. Shapiro Papers
159. Lewis Shaw Manuscript
274. Shelbourne Farm Map
217. John T. Shepherd Papers
165. Zeb Shook Papers
280. Shuford Hardware Company Document
368. Sarah Louisa Shull Photograph
311. Shulls Mills Photographs
256. Sloop Memorial Hospital Housing Grant
321. Smyth County, VA Lifetime Collection
115. Southern Appalachian Historical Association Records | xml finding aid | boxlist
124. Speculation Land Company Records (web page)
183. Staley Estate Papers
146. Adam Staley Southern Claims Commission Records
283. Stephens and Sexton Document
373. Steveson, Alabama Cockfighting Picture
273. Ernest "Pop" Stoneman Collection of Papers
230. Storer College Programs
208. Virgil Sturgil Papers
202. Summers County, WV, Music Project

T
170. Micah Taul Memoirs
269. Taylor and Mast Ledger
118. Tennessee Valley Authority Collection of Photographs
301. They Shall Not Pass: Conical Roller Cattle Guard Collection of Papers
213. Monroe Thomas Collection of Papers
207. Tomorrow's People Report
336. Train Maps [see Library Catalog for individual maps]
337. Train Posters
295. Tweetsie Railroad Program Collection
384. Loraine Tyrie Papers, 1912 - 1920, n.d.

V
128. Valle Crucis Company Records
127. Valle Crucis Mission School Collection
329. Andre Van Damme Collection of Papers
206. Van Noppen Manuscript
181. Vardy Valley Oral History Project Records
252. John B. Vaughan Collection of Papers
310. Virginia Blue Ridge Railroad Photograph

W
216. W.L. Eury Appalachian Collection Genealogy Files
200. Marshall Ward Audiocassettes
158. Harold F. Warren Manuscripts
356. Washington Sheriff Summons
308. 1903/1904 Watauga Academy Photograph (Currently unavailable)
371. Watauga County, North Carolina Government Ledgers
112. Watauga County, North Carolina Historical Site Collection | xml finding aid
236. Watauga County Spring Festival Collection of Papers
223. Watauga County Times Records
141. Verdola Keller Watson Manuscript
381. Dr. Carrol Waymon Interview
275. "We Have Some Writers"
157. John Foster West Manuscript
285. "The West Virginia Hills" Broadside
282. Westcott and Trenchard Lumber Co. Document
294. Western North Carolina Railroad Pamphlets and Map
172. Rogers Whitener Papers
249. Inez Wieczorek Scrapbook
376. B. Eliot Wigginton Manuscript
102. Cratis D. Williams Papers | xml finding aid
380. Joseph Williams Papers
179. Jerry Wayne Williamson Papers
389. Wilkes Central Marching Band Collection of Papers, ca. 1985
163. Lee Wilson Collection
313. Winston-Salem Fealty Building and Loan Association Ledger
162. World's Fair (Knoxville, TN) Materials
357. David Worth Papers
331. Wyrick Spring Company Stock Certificate
330. Wythe County Shot Tower Print

Y
187. Julian Yoder Papers
110. James R. York Family Folksong Collection
156. Youth Conservation Corps Collection of Papers