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This collection includes various academic documents about African Americans in the Swannanoa Valley, many of which concern African American women. The collection has a lot of information about the history of the black community in terms of schools…

This photograph collection includes photos of African American women with their children and families at church, farming, at home, and at school. Notable women include Emma Greenlee, Hattie Stepp, Lucinda Stepp, Martha Stepp, and Ruby Moore.

This collection has general information on African Americans in the Swannanoa Valley. It includes a list of names of both men and women who have played an important role in the area. These names include Melody Gardner, Lynn Gardner, Sharon Harper,…

This collection includes various newspaper articles on African Americans from the Swannanoa Valley. Many of these articles concern African American women, including Inez Daugherty, Lib Harper, Lizzie Littlefield Wells, Addie Burgin, Jessie Lytle,…

Oral history interview of Mary O. Burnette completed on February 9, 2018.

This collection includes newspaper clippings and a certificate of death of Annie Daugherty, one of the main midwives for the town of Black Mountain in the early 1900s.

This collection includes newspaper clippings, an obituary, and a DVD presentation concerning Inez Daugherty. The DVD is entitled "Growing up Black in Black Mountain: An Evening with Inez Daugherty."

Oral history interview of Inez Daugherty completed on February 7, 2005.

Oral history interview of Inez Daugherty and Caroline Copeland on March 17, 2004.

Oral history interview of Inez Daugherty and Caroline Copeland completed on April 28, 2005.