Keyword: Biltmore Industries ; Asheville Country Day School ; Asheville Citizen ; Rhododendron Festival ; St. Genevieve's ; Biltmore Village ; Biltmore Estate ; Biltmore Forest ; Pen and Plate Club
LCSH:
Stephens, Eleanor Waddell, 1905-
Asheville...
Abstract: One of the first residents of Biltmore Forest, Stephens grew up with the Biltmore Estate as her front yard. She gives many fascinating details of daily life in the teens and '20's. She describes her education at St. Genevieve's and talks...
Keyword: Land-of-Sky Regional Council ; RiverLink ; TVA ; French Broad River ; I-26 Corridor ; Regional Vision '95 ; Carolina West
LCSH:
Shepherd, Robert E.
Asheville (N.C.) -- History
Regional planning - North Carolina
Abstract: Shepherd discusses his experience as executive director of Land-of-Sky Regional Council. The Council is part of a national and state-wide group of similar organizations. The Council covers Buncombe, Henderson, Madison, and Transylvania...
Appalachian Region, Southern -- Social life and customs
Interviews with members of the Sandy Mush community in Leicester, North Carolina about growing up in the region, tobacco farming, cultural continuity, and protesting the designation of Sandy Mush as a possible nuclear waste dump. Collection...
Keyword: Asheville City Council ; Planning and Zoning Board ; Land-of-Sky Regional Council ; Asheville City School Board
LCSH:
Price, Norma
Price, Patrick
Asheville (N.C.) -- History
School Integration -- North Carolina -- Asheville
Schools...
Abstract: The Prices discuss their involvements in the community since their arrival in Asheville in 1962. Patrick describes his experience serving on the school board for 10 years, and discusses several aspects of the school system, such as racial...
Keyword: Blue Ridge Parkway ; Unitarian Church ; S&W ; Grove Arcade ; Pack Place ; Montford
LCSH:
Moore, William (Bill)
Asheville (N.C.) -- History
Architecture -- North Carolina -- Asheville
City Planning -- North Carolina -- Asheville
Abstract: Moore discusses his education and experience with architecture and city planning. He describes his work achievements, citing Model City plans, public housing, and his involvement with the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Citing Frank Lloyd Wright as...
Keyword: Chunn's Cove ; S&W ; Plonk School ; Grove Park Inn
LCSH:
Middleton, Sallie Ellington, 1926-
Asheville (N.C.) -- History
Ellington, Douglas, 1886-1960
Architecture -- North Carolina -- Asheville
Artists -- North Carolina --...
Abstract: Middleton discusses her family history, and the contributions of her uncle and father to various important buildings in the city. She describes her experience growing up in Chunn's Cove and talks about the area as it was in her youth. She...
Keyword: Strouse Greenberg & Co. ; Opportunity Corporation ; Asheville City Council ; St. Joseph's Hospital ; S&W
LCSH:
Michalove, Kenneth (Ken) M., 1938-
Asheville (N.C.) -- History
Politics and government -- North Carolina --...
Abstract: Michalove discusses his experience growing up in Asheville, describing the segregated city as it was in his childhood. He talks about his education and his experience working as a business manager for Opportunity Corporation, where he was...
Preservation Society ; Historic Resource Commission ; Coalition of Asheville Neighborhoods ; Albemarle Park ; Manor Inn ; Neighborhood Housing Service ; Architecture ; Habitat for Humanity ; Richmond Hill
LCSH:
Mathews, Richard
Mathews, Jane...
Both Jane and Richard discuss their interest in historic preservation and outline the development of the Manor Inn area from the time that they moved there. They discuss their book, The Manor and Cottages, published in 1991.
Jane talks about her...
Keyword: Architecture ; Asheville Buncombe Library System ; UNC Asheville ; Sondley Collection ; Tree and Greenway Commission ; Quality Forward ; Six Associates
LCSH:
Lord, Anthony (Tony), 1900-1993
Asheville (N.C.) -- History
Libraries and...
Abstract: Anthony Lord describes his career as an architect in Asheville. He also discusses his involvement with the Asheville-Buncombe Library System Board of Trustees, which began with his appointment in 1945. He describes the old Pack Memorial...
Keyword: Architecture ; Depression ; World War II ; Buncombe County Public Library
Lord discusses his education and influences on his life and work. He describes the grand new subdivisions built in Asheville during the 1920's before the crash of the stock market: Lakeview Park, Kenilworth, Biltmore Forest and the neighborhood of...
Keyword: Parks and Recreation ; Montford Center ; Weaver Park ; French Broad River
LCSH:
Kisiah, Ray L. Asheville (N.C.) -- History
Politics and government -- North Carolina -- Buncombe County
Parks -- North Carolina -- Planning
Abstract: Kisiah discusses his experience working as a Parks and Recreation director, first in Charlotte and High Point, then in Asheville. He describes several initiatives that he took to revitalize the park system in Asheville. He describes...
Keyword: Elementary education ; World religions ; Rainbow Mountain Children's School ; Newfound School
Abstract: Johnson discusses the Rainbow Mountain Children's school, an alternative elementary school that attempts to provide children with a holistic education. The school was started by his ex-wife, Aostre Johnson, who left to get her doctorate...
Keyword: Water department ; Tuberculosis ; Sulpher Spring Hotel ; Dula Springs Hotel ; Trolleys ; Manor Inn ; Carolina Creamery ; NC Environmental Management Commission ; Metropolitan Sewerage District
Abstract: Johnson discusses his family history, his education, and his experience working for the city of Asheville for 26 years. He describes various projects in which he was involved, and discusses the planning and development of Asheville as a...
Keyword: Strouse Greenberg & Co. ; Architecture ; Planning and Zoning Commission ; Chestnut Ridge ; Southern Highland Folk Art Center ; Givens Estate ; Windswept Apartments
Abstract: Cort discusses his work as an architect for the firm of Lindsey Gudger, which he joined in 1967. He describes different projects he has worked on, as well as different issues concerning building and zoning. He discusses his experience...
Keywords: Allessandro Bassano ; Hendersonville, NC ; Asheville, NC ; Great Depression ; Fleetwood Hotel
LCSH:
Barber, Jody, Sr.
Baker, A.F
Bassano, Alexander
Hendersonville (N.C.) -- History -- Pictorial works
Asheville (N.C.) -- History --...
Oral history taken by Bruce Greenawalt of Barber's recollections of his photographic work. Includes discussion of Hendersonville and the surrounding area, the Depression, and the photographic work of the Barber family, who have lived in the area...
Asheville businesses ; Downtown Asheville ; Hyman Dave ; Esther Ruth Fox ; Betty Pollock Golden ; Stan Golden ; Miriam Kell ; Ginger Grand Lerner ; Milton Lurey ; Harry Mamlin ; Mary Lee Mamlin ; Trudy Packard ; Marilyn Blomberg Patton ; George...
Jewish Businesses in Western North Carolina was a project derived from the ingenuity of the organization History @ Hand, whose research into the history of Jewish families in western North Carolina has enriched the cultural awareness of Jewish life...
Keyword: Asheville Housing Authority ; Unitarian Church ; City planning ; Unified Development Ordinance ; HUD
Abstract: Holt discusses his religious background, and the factors that led him to become a member of Asheville's Unitarian Universalist Church. He also discusses his experience as a planner for redevelopment, and describes several projects that he...
Keywords: Architects ; Six Associates Architectural Firm ; Architecture ; Asheville Mall ; Mountain people ; Beaucatcher Tunnel ; Textile Mills ; Thomas Wolfe ; Fleetwood Hotel, Hendersonville ; Depression ; Central Bank and Trust Company ; Wallace...
Description Full transcript: Gaines discusses his ancestry and his childhood summers in the mountains of North Carolina where his father had a small farm. He recounts his life as an architect and the projects and personalities he encountered in the...
Keyword: Preservation Society of Asheville and Buncombe County ; Beaucatcher Mountain ; Biltmore Village ; Architecture ; Montford ; Historic districts ; North Carolina Preservation Foundation ; Biltmore Village Historic Museum ; Six Associates...
Abstract: Griffin describes how he came to Asheville and fell in love with it, and how his work in an architectural firm led him to become involved with efforts to stop the cut through Beaucatcher Mountain. He discusses his involvement with the...
Keyword: Strouse Greenberg & Co. ; Zoning ; AAUW ; League of Women Voters ; Buncombe County Library System ; Asheville City Council
LCSH:
Frank, Mary Lloyd, 1926-
Asheville (N.C.) -- History
Politics and government -- North Carolina --...
Abstract: Frank describes how she became interested in politics, and outlines her community involvement. She discusses her experience serving as a member of the AAUW, the League of Women Voters, the board of the public library, and the Asheville...
