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Black History Academic Papers
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…
Tags: activism, community, employment, preaching, protests, recreation, school, slavery, teaching, war
Black History Newspaper Articles
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,…
Voices of Asheville Project
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…
Tags: Asheville, church, college, community, education, family, Goombay, Great Depression, hate crime, housing, human relations, integration, literacy, minorities, NAACP, politics, programs, protest, race riots, racial discrimination, racial disturbances, recreation, redevelopment, religion, school board, schools, segregation, sit-ins, sororities, sports, teaching, urban development, volunteering, YMI, YWCA
Southern Highlands Research Center Oral History Collection
Contains oral histories collected in and around Asheville and Western North Carolina during the fifteen years from 1977 to 1992, primarily by Dr. Louis D. Silveri and Dr. Bruce Greenawalt. Dr. Silveri collected over 180 hours of audio from…
Tags: Asheville, Civil Rights, education, family, human relations, school, segregation, teaching
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…
Francine Delany Collection
Small collection of materials related to Beatrice Francine Mitchell Delany, a much beloved and influential Asheville educator. The collection contains certificates, awards, letters, and photographs.
Tags: awards, education, recognition, teaching, YMI
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…