Winyah Sanitarium (Asheville, N.C.) photograph album

Collection

Identifier: AC-1206

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of photographs taken at Winyah Sanitarium, located in Asheville, N.C., circa 1920s. Subjects of the photograph include the exterior of the hospital, the grounds, and both staff and patients. A couple of the photographs include a car and most of the individuals are posed (some in the snow). There is one image of a street car and two of different buildings (unidentified). The photographed staff are primarily nurses wearing their uniforms and an African American woman wearing a maid's uniform.

Dates

circa 1920s

Conditions Governing Access

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Conditions Governing Use

Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, the North Carolina Public Records Act (N.C.G.S. § 132 1 et seq.), and Article 7 of the North Carolina State Personnel Act (Privacy of State Employee Personnel Records, N.C.G.S. § 126-22 et seq.). Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which the Appalachian State University assumes no responsibility.

Historical Note

Winyah Sanitarium was founded by Dr. Karl Von Ruck in 1888. It was located below Sunset Mountain in Asheville, North Carolina and was one of the first private facilities in the United States established to treat tuberculosis. The facility featured in this photograph album was built in 1900.