Hunter Library at Western Carolina University
Home page: http://www.wcu.edu/404.asp
Western Carolina University’s Hunter Library houses print books, e-books, media, music, and more to support WCU’s academic community.
Hunter Library has contributed resources to LEARN NC, most notably from its Craft Revival Project, a digital collection that uses documents, oral histories, photographs, and more to explore the history of the Craft Revival movement in western North Carolina from 1895 to 1945.
Resources provided by Hunter Library at Western Carolina University
Records 1–13 of 13 displayed
- Blue Bells
- This photograph was used for obtaining orders for bed spreads. On the verso of the photograph is written, “Blue Bell, All Prices 66"–68" $25.00 each, 72"–76" $25.00 to 28.00 each All these have pillow runners with spreads. Please return promptly...
- Format: image/photograph
- The Craft Revival and economic change
- In this lesson plan, originally published on the Craft Revival website, students will interpret photographs and artifacts as representations of western North Carolina’s economy at the turn of the century. They will also analyze historical census data and produce a visual web that will represent the changing nature of the economy of western North Carolina.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8 and 11–12 Social Studies)
- By Patrick Velde.
- Elizabeth Watson to James Watson Oct 29 1861 (page 1 of 3)
- This is p,age one of a letter from Elizabeth Watson to her husband, James Watson during the Civil War.
- Format: image/letter
- Elizabeth Watson to James Watson Oct 29 1861 (page 2 of 3)
- This is page two of a letter from Elizabeth Watson her husband, James Watson, during the Civil War.
- Format: image/letter
- Elizabeth Watson to James Watson Oct 29 1861 (page 3 of 3)
- This is page three of a letter written from Elizabeth Watson to her husband, James Watson, during the Civil War.
- Format: image/letter
- "I am sorry to tell that some of our brave boys has got killed"
- In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 5.13
- Letter written from Confederate soldier M. W. Parris to his wife, Jane, during the Civil War. He writes about the fighting and the men who have been killed or wounded. Includes historical commentary.
- Format: letter
- Industrialization and Progressive Reform in the Craft Revival
- In this lesson plan, originally published on the Craft Revival website, students will analyze the process of making a hobby into a job. They will explore Craft Revival work environments, representations of industrial work environments, and data regarding Craft Revival work. To close the activity, students write a journal entry comparing Craft Revival and industrial work experiences.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8 and 11–12 Social Studies)
- By Patrick Velde.
- Letter from Emma A. Shoolbred to Col. Cathey, March 30th 1863 (Page 1 of 2)
- This is a letter written by Emma A. Shoolbred to Colonel Cathey in March of 1863. She is asking him for an ox and corn since her ox ran away and food is scarce.
- Format: image/letter
- Letter from Emma A. Shoolbred to Col. Cathey, March 30th 1863 (Page 2 of 2)
- This is the second page of a letter written to Colonel Cathey from Emma A. Shoolbred during the Civil War. She is asking him for a ox and corn since her ox ran away and food is scarce.
- Format: image/letter
- Letter from M W Parris to Jane Parris, July 3, 1862 (Page 1 of 2)
- This is the first page of a letter that was written by W.M. Parris to his wife, Jane, during the Civil War.
- Format: image/letter
- Letter from M W Parris to Jane Parris, July 3, 1862 (Page 2 of 2)
- This is page 2 of a letter written by M.W. Parris to his wife, Jane, during the Civil War.
- Format: image/letter
- "My dear I ha'n't forgot you"
- In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 6.1
- Letter from Elizabeth Watson to her husband, James, a Confederate solider in the Civil War, telling him news from home and how much she misses him. Includes historical commentary.
- Format: letter
- Pleading for corn
- In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 6.6
- Letter from Emma A. Scoolbred of Haywood County, North Carolina, to Colonel Joseph Cathey, asking him for an ox and corn because food has become scarce. Includes historical commentary.
- Format: letter
