NC Room at Pack Library
Dublin Core
Title
NC Room at Pack Library
Subject
Archives and primary source materials documenting the history of Asheville and Western North Carolina housed at Pack Memorial Library.
Description
Recordings, images, publications, and various texts pertaining to the history of Western North Carolina.
Creator
Varies
Publisher
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Date
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Type
Rare Books and Publications, Individual Photographs, Manuscript Collections, Vertical Files and Newspaper Clippings, Oral Histories
Coverage
Western North Carolina
Collection Items
Angels Unaware: Asheville Women of Color
Limited oral history paying tribute to women of color in the Asheville area. These women's lives have been molded by the circumstances of the times in which they live(d), a time when history left out the lives of black women and did not realize their…
"Beauties of Western North Carolina"
Photo of a small cabin in an open field with three African American women and three children standing or sitting in the dirt yard outside the cabin door. Seems to date back to the 1880s.
"The Altruistic Club"
Digital scan made from a booklet about clubs for African American women.
"The Ever Ready Club"
Digital scan made from a booklet about clubs for African American women.
"Cooperative Sisters No. 1"
Digital scan made from a booklet about clubs for African American women.
"M. M. and I. Club"
Digital scan made from a booklet about clubs for African American women.
"President, Officers and Members of the Asheville Federation Club"
Digital scan made from a booklet about clubs for African American women.
"Plant, Flower and Fruit Guild"
Digital scan made from a booklet about clubs for African American women.
"African American Club Women"
A group portrait of African American women, seated and standing in the living room of someone's home.
"Westall Family Collection"
Folder contains information on the Westall Home Place and other Westall houses built nearby. Manuscript "RE: "The Help" at 44 Westall Avenue, Asheville, in the 20th century" by Catherine Large Wetstein in 2015 describes the African American women who…