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- Founding of Lindsey Wilson College
- Lindsey Wilson College
- Lindsey Wilson College
- Indian Tribes That Hunted In and Claimed Parts of West Virginia
- Indians of North America
- Brief overview of Native American tribes that resided in West Virginia. Huron -- Mohawk -- Mingoes -- Delaware --Cherokee -- Shawnee -- Tuscaroras.
- West Virginia Wesleyan College
- L.M.U. in the Great Smokies / [unknown]. In Mountain herald / Lincoln Memorial University.
- Lincoln Memorial University (Harrogate, Tenn.) -- History.; Great Smoky Mountains (N. C. and Tenn.)
- Sixty-two students on the LMU registers attend the school from the Great Smoky Mountain region, a much-discussed area since the national park question arose. LMU is confident that these students will "become leaders back home" as they...
- Lincoln Memorial University
- Daughter of Slaves
- Afro-Americans
- Roan Mountain resident's recollections of "Aunt Cindy" Griffeth, a beloved Yancey County resident who was the daughter of slaves.
- Lees-McRae College
- Mahalia Collins Mullins
- Family Trees; Melungeons
- Great, great, great, great Aunt Mahalia Collins Mullins shown here with elephantiasis is the legendary Melungeon moonshiner of Newman's Ridge.
- King College
- Hatcher Hotel 19/20
- hotels; sayings; rural areas
- Mr. Hatcher spent time writing sayings and stories about local history and folk lore on the walls of his hotel. The Hatcher Hotel was located on Main St. in Pikeville, KY.
- University of Pikeville
- History of Lorentz Community (Upshur County, W. Va.)
- Early history of a West Virginia community. Content appears to have been written in early 20th century.
- West Virginia Wesleyan College
- Dear Sister (Oct. 14, 1862)
- Civil War; Correspondence
- A letter from Watson Bunten to his sister, purportedly Sirene Bunten, written from Fort Pickering, Memphis, Tennessee.
- West Virginia Wesleyan College
- July 17, 1862 Letter from Mary Hervey to her sister
- Civil War; Family; Horseback riding; Hotels
- This is a letter written by Mary Hervey to her sister. The letter was written in Cumberland Maryland. It mentions that General Kelly, who was married to one of the Goshorn daughters, was staying in the same hotel as Mrs. Hervey. The letter also...
- Wheeling Jesuit University
- Great Speckled Bird (talking)
- Banjos;
- Roy Swayney plays the banjo and sings in his home for a group of high school students from Paideia school in Atlanta. John Sundale is the group leader and plays guitar with Roy. Roy built the banjo he is playing. Listen to Great Speckled Bird:...
- Warren Wilson College
- Great Speckled Bird (talking)
- Bands;
- Marc Pruett talks about the Dobro and the next song during a concert featuring musicians from Canton, North Carolina. The concert is part of a series organized by David Holt and takes place in Warren Wilson College's Kittredge Theater. Marc plays...
- Warren Wilson College
- The Old Regular Baptist
- Religion; Religious events; newspapers
- This is a newspaper printed by the Old Regular Baptists at Millstone, Kentucky. This is volume 2, whole number 20, number 8, and was printed in September 1925. It has letters, editorial, and obituaries.
- University of Pikeville
- Minutes of the Eightieth Annual Meeting of the New Salem Association of Old Regular Baptist
- Religion; Religious events
- This is a copy of the original Minutes of the Eightieth Annual Meeting of the New Salem Association of Old Regular Baptist held with the Enterprise Church, Pike County, Kentucky, on Friday and Saturday, September 22 and 23, 1905. Includes meeting...
- University of Pikeville
- A glimpse by the motorcade; L[incoln] M[emorial] U[niversity] in the Great Smokies / [unknown]. In Mountain herald / Lincoln Memorial University.
- Lincoln Memorial University (Harrogate, Tenn.) -- History.;
- The article: "A Glimpse by the motorcade," relates to the opening of the Dixie Highway in October of [1925] and the offical motorcade tour that drove on the paved road in front of Lincoln Memorial University. The article: "L[incoln]...
- Lincoln Memorial University
- The Marvins; A Great devotion.
- Lincoln Memorial University (Harrogate, Tenn.) -- History.; Marvin, U. L.; Hill, John Wesley -- 1863-1936.; Cooper, Myers Young, 1873- .;
- The article: "The Marvins," Judge and Mrs. U. L. Marvin, of Gambier, Ohio make their "annual pilgrimage" to Lincoln Memorial University. Judge Marvin, a member of the Board of Directors of the University since 1913, was...
- Lincoln Memorial University
- Smoky Mountain Park / [unknown]. In Mountain herald / Lincoln Memorial University.
- Great Smoky Mountains (N. C. and Tenn.); Mountaineering; Mountains; Tourism; National parks & reserves;
- The author extolls the virtues of the national park established in the Great Smoky Mountains, citing its remaining hardward forests, variety of wildflowers and plants, and nearby natural beauty as draws to tourists. The article mentions both...
- Lincoln Memorial University
- America / [unknown]. In Mountain herald / Lincoln Memorial University.
- Lincoln Memorial University. Pioneer's Day Convocation. ; York, Alvin Cullum -- 1887-1964.
- An article from the "Mountain Herald" about the June, 1925 Commencement Address at Lincoln Memorial University, by Hon. John H. Kirby, of Houston, Texas. The orator's address, "America," began with background on his...
- Lincoln Memorial University
- Letter, 1944, June 13, U.S. Naval Training Station, Great Lakes, Illinois, to "Dear Nick" [Roland D. Carter]
- Lincoln Memorial University (Harrogate, Tenn.); Stuart, Jesse -- 1906-1984 -- Correspondence.; Stuart, Jesse -- 1906-1984 -- Primary sources.; Stuart, Jesse -- 1906-1984 -- Relationship to Lincoln Memorial University.; Stuart, Jesse -- 1906-1984 --...
- In this letter to his friend (Dr. Roland D. Carter, Department of English, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga), Stuart writes from the U.S. Naval Training Station at Great Lakes, Illinois, to tell him that their respective letters probably...
- Lincoln Memorial University
- Letter, 1944, June 7, U.S. Naval Training Station, Great Lakes, Illinois, to "Dear Nik" [Roland D. Carter]
- Stuart, Jesse -- 1906-1984 -- Correspondence.; Stuart, Jesse -- 1906-1984 -- Military service.; Stuart, Jesse -- 1906-1984 -- Primary sources.
- In this letter to his friend (Dr. Roland D. Carter, Department of English, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga), Stuart writes about finishing "boot training" in the U.S. Naval Training Station at Great Lakes, Illinois. He states that...
- Lincoln Memorial University
- Teaching and Preaching
- Missions
- Describes the author's experiences as a visiting preacher to a mountain community, in which he introduces the congregation to Presbyterian doctrine.
- Lees-McRae College