Appalachian State Teachers College (N.C.)
Organization
Found in 13 Collections and/or Records:
Appalachian photographs collection
Collection
Identifier: AC-123
Abstract
The Appalachian photographs collection contain print photographs and negatives of the Appalachian region, mostly Northwestern North Carolina, but also some parts of Virginia, Kentucky, and Tennessee. It contains photographs, slides, and negatives. Images include Ashe, Avery, Mitchell, and Watauga Counties, Appalachian State Teachers College in Boone, and unidentified images of towns, people, and museum exhibits.
Dates:
1905-1980, undated
Appalachian State Teachers College collection
Collection
Identifier: UA 5247
Abstract
Appalachian State Teachers College, established in 1929 as a four-year college, was the precursor to Appalachian State University. The Appalachian State Teachers College Records include items such as early documents, correspondence, publications, speeches, and commencement addresses.
Dates:
1927-1967
Dorothy Florence Comer Thomas papers
Collection
Identifier: UA 5289
Content Description
The collection relates to Dorothy Florence Comer Thomas' time as a student at Appalachian State Teachers College. Included are her grade reports, registration cards, student activities tickets and receipts, and student handbooks. Her yearbooks are included because of the handwritten notes and signatures contained within. Additionally, the collection includes history of the Bailey family (written by Thomas) and a photograph album of black and white images of Boone, the Appalachian campus,...
Dates:
1938-1979
Elizabeth Brown Scoggins Collection
Collection
Identifier: UA 45
Abstract
The Elizabeth Brown Scoggins collection contains papers, photographs, documents, and artifacts spanning the history of Appalachian State and Watauga County from the 19th Century to the early 21st. Much of the collection is devoted to the Dougherty, Brown, and Bartlett families with an emphasis on concerning B.B. and D.D. Dougherty, founders of what would become Appalachian State University.
Dates:
1866-2003; Majority of material found within 1903 - 2000
Ella W. Thompson and Lloyd L. Hobbs Collection,
Collection
Identifier: UA-5017
Abstract
Ella W. Thompson and her husband Dr. Lloyd LeRoy Hobbs were students at Appalachian State Teacher's College from 1933 to 1937. This collection of scrapbooks, memorabilia, and publications documents their experiences at ASTC including correspondence with family and friends.
Dates:
1933-2007
John H. Workman Film Collection,
Collection
Identifier: UA-5075
Abstract
Dr. John Workman was Professor of Economics at Appalachian State Teachers College from 1946 to 1960. The John Workman Film Collection includes 16 8mm films, both black & white and in color, mostly pertaining to ASTC and the High Country. There is also 1 VHS tape with copies of 5 of the films.
Dates:
1930-1959
Louise Parks Scrapbook
Collection
Identifier: UA-5019
Abstract
Louise Parks, from Huntersville, NC, was a student at Appalachian State Teachers College from 1929-1934. This scrapbook dates from 1928-1931, in which she documents the activities she was involved with. The collection contains various candy wrappers, letters, cards, programs, postcards, and poems that Miss Parks glued to the scrapbook pages.
Dates:
1928-1931
Malissa C. Richardson papers
Collection
Identifier: UA 5291
Scope and Contents
The collection includes school papers, tests, mid-terms, and finals of Malissa C. Richardson, while a business student at Appalachian State Teachers College, circa 1944-1946.
Dates:
circa 1944-1946
Mary D. Davis Photographs
Collection
Identifier: UA 29.010
Scope and Contents
This collection includes eleven photographs of images related to Appalachian State Teachers College (Appalachian State University) and Boone, N.C. The images date from 1941-1942. Subjects includes Appalachian students and the campus and a snow storm in Boone. Downtown store front entrances featured are Dixie Stores and Watauga Hotel and Cafe. Downtown store fronts photographed include Farmers Hardware and the bank located next door. There is also a photograph of the Daniel Boone Hotel...
Dates:
1941-1942
Mary Elizabeth Hackney collection
Collection
Identifier: UA 5136
Abstract
Mary Elizabeth Hackney of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, attended Appalachian State Teachers College. Her collection contains the correspondence, ephemera, diploma, photographs, and other items related to Appalachian State Teachers College from 1930 to 1941.
Dates:
1930-1941, undated
Robert F. Coffey Papers,
Collection
Identifier: UA-5097
Abstract
This collection consists of the papers of Robert. F. Coffey, who was the superindendent of construction for Appalachian State Teacher's College during the 1930's and early 1940's. The papers are primarily business documents related to the construction of buildings on campus, though there are two small references to Mr. Coffey's personal life. The majority of Mr. Coffey's papers are correspondence relating to the design, planning, and ordering of equipment for the Watauga Hospital.
Dates:
1931-1941
University Charter and History Collection
Collection
Identifier: UA 38
Scope and Contents
This collection contains photocopies of documents pertaining to the establishment of a training school for teachers in western North Carolina, which eventually became Appalachian State University. It also includes the charter for Appalachian State University, as well as histories of specific campus departments and offices and organizational charts.
Dates:
1903-1999
University Deeds collection
Collection
Identifier: UA 5283
Abstract
Appalachian State University received its current name on July 1, 1967, transforming over the years from a small teachers’ college to a multi-disciplinary university. The University Deeds collection contains the original deeds to properties belonging to the university as well as supporting documentation, copies and abstracts of the deeds, notes and correspondence, title analysis, maps and drawings of property, certifications, and contracts.
Dates:
1900-2000
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