The Voices of Asheville Project is the work of Dorothy Joynes, who decided to "show the tapestry of the city over the last hundred years" through oral histories of people "from all walks of life, backgrounds, races and ages." She initially…
This collection includes numerous newspaper clippings concerning the Young Men's Institute (YMI) in Asheville. Many African American women were involved with the YMI, including Oralene Simmons, Margaret Fuller, Wanda Henry-Coleman, and Ceretha Ann…