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Appalachian State University Campus Guide: Welcome to Boone, Watauga County, and Appalachian State University [1991]

A 5-page pamphlet and guide to the high country with information, including a school index, and a detailed road map of Watauga County.

Tags: ASU, Beaver Dam, Boone, community information, laurel creek, road map, Watauga County N.C.

Interview with Robert Proffit [October 3, 1980]

Robert Proffit talks about Meat Camp's early history from the first settler John Green in 1788. Over the next few decades, people began to trickle in to Western North Carolina. He talks about the first churches in the area: Hopewell Methodist Church and Meat Camp Church. He also describes the civil war, how many members of the community enlisted with the confederate army, but after the war there wasn't much difference in Meat Camp. Proffit explains Meat Camp well with this statement: "there was never anything here to begin with except just natural things."

Tags: Ashe County, Avery County, Big Hill, blacksmith, Boone, David Miller, Early Settlers, H&T Chair, herbs, herbs and roots, Hopewell Methodist Church, John Green, Meat Camp, Meat Camp Church, Proffit's Grove Church, Riddles Fork, Robert Proffit, roots, Spencer Blackburn, tobacco warehouse, Watauga County N.C., Wilkes County

Interview with Ruth South [January 10, 1976]

Ruth South talks about working with the NYA (National Youth Administration) under Roosevelt's New Deal policy and the classes she took on weaving. She has been weaving with homespun wool her whole life and sees homemade crafts as a very important part of life. It is certainly an integral part of the mountain community life during the early twentieth century. South also took classes in wood-working at Pendelum and Berea.

Tags: 1940 flood, Berea, Blowing Rock, Boone, camp Yonahlossee, Carolina Designer Craftsman, crafts, Deck Hill, Green Heights, homespun wool, Meat Camp, North Carolina art and artist expedition, NYA, Pendelum, potter, Ruth South, Southern Highland Guild, stencil dress, The American Heroin, Theodore Roosevelt, traditional crafts, traditional weaving, Valle Crucis, Watauga Handicrafts, Watauga industries, weaving, wool, WPA

Interview with Phil Templeton [November 12, 1975]

Phil Templeton, a real estate developer, talks about the development happening in High Country over his lifetime. He attributes the development to the growth of the university, the skiing industry, and tourism in general. He is a proponent of the development, even if it means the loss of traditional mountain culture, because it provides a higher standard of living for people. He says: "Utopia would be that everything would remain in its natural state and everyone could enjoy it, but that's not how it works."

Tags: Boone, Carolina Reality, county tax, mountain development, mountain heritage, Mountain Land Management Act, mountain resorts, permits, Phil Templeton, pollution laws, railroad, real estate, Sierra Club, West Jefferson, zoning laws

Interview with Jenny Horton [June 17, 1984]

Jenny Horton, a black woman living in Boone, talks about working as a cook most of her life. She worked in a hospital for a few years, but had to stop after she developed arthritis. She talks about the rationing of sugar, flour, meat, coffee, and other foods during the Depression and the different views on medicine people used to have. People were much more likely to use home remedies than go to the doctor. She also explains there was "a lot of tension between whites and blacks."

Tags: Boone, farming, gardem, garden, Great Depression, grits mill, home remedies, Jenny Horton, Michigan, Monroe, North Carolina, Pennyslvania, Poconos, segregation, Watauga Hospital

Interview with Ted Potter, June 12, 1973

Ted Potter was born in Tamarack, NC in 1908 and throughout his life was a logger, mail carrier, and farmer.

Mr. Potter recalls childhood memories of Christmas, moonshining, and the Great Depression. He discusses the schoolhouse experience from his childhood as well as farming during the Great Depression.

Tags: Boone, CCC, Civilian Conservation Corps, farming, Great Depression, moonshining, North Carolina, schoolhouse, Tamarack, Ted Potter, Works Progress Administration, WPA

Interview with Mr. & Mrs. Lee Greene, June 11, 1973

Lee Greene was born in Watauga County, North Carolina in 1904 and farmed all his life. Mrs. Greene was born in Meat Camp, North Carolina.

Mr. and Mrs. Greene talk about their education in a one-room schoolhouse. Mr. Greene talks about farming and the changes he has seen in the community, specifically in politics. Mrs. Greene explains how to make soap and homemade remedies. Both recall their methods of transportation as children and the transition of using cars. Mr. and Mrs. Greene also recollect memories of the Great Depression.

Tags: Boone, cars, Chestnut Grove, Great Depression, homemade remedies, Lee Greene, Lenoir, Maple Springs, Meat Camp, Perkinsville, Politics, railroad, Sassafras Tea, schoolhouse, soap, Watauga County N.C.

Interview with Ira Donald Shull, March 27, 1973

Ira Shull was born November 8, 1892 in Valle Crucis, North Carolina on a farm where he grew up. During his young adult life, he moved out west to the Washington area, specifically Spokane where he worked on a ranch. Mr. Shull had a hand in bringing telephone lines to the Boone area in the 1940s.

Mr. Shull refers back to his childhood and community life in Valle Crucis including politics, transportation, postal service, outlaws, and homemade remedies. He goes into detail about his experience farming livestock and crops. Mr. Shull also talks in detail about the Great Depression including the WPA projects going on at that time. He shares stories of outlaws and the Civil War his grandfather shared with him as a child.

Tags: Boone, Civil War, Great Depression, outlaws, telephone, Valle Crucis, Washington, WPA

Interview with Mamie Breybeal Shull, April 3, 1973

Mamie Graybeal Shull was born in 1889 and has lived around Boone, North Carolina since 1906.

Ms. Shull begins her interview talking about Shull's Mill. She then talks about home remedies and other traditions like the legends, myths, and food. Ms. Shull explains her experiences with cars and the reaction of the community when they were first introduced. She recollects memories in the schoolhouse including school lunches, text books, and the layout. To finish her interview, Ms. Shull explains what church was like as a child.

Tags: Boone, cars, legends, myths, Shull's Mill, traditional food

Interview with Stanley Harris Sr, March 30, 1973

Stanley Harris Sr. was born on October 31, 1882 in Johnson County, Tennessee. He went to high school in Montezuma, North Carolina and then continued his education in Athens, Tennessee at U.S. Grant University. He wene to post graduate school at American University in Harriman, Tennessee. Mr. Harris had many different occupations throughout his life including salesman at a furniture store in Lexington, Kentucky, assistant secretary of YMCA in Frankford, Tenessee, and boardman on the National Council of Boy Scouts of America in 1917. He moved back to Watauga County in 1948, where he was part of the Watauga Centennial and secretary of Chamber of Commerce. He was a big influence on bringing industries to Boone, North Carolina.

Mr. Harris talks about the effects the Great Depression had on him while at that time he was emplyed by one of Rockafeller's orgnizations. He does explains how the banks were affected and what he believes caused the Great Depression based on his experience with the stock market. When asked about his childhood, Mr. Harris recollects his experience working, explains his family education, and describes the religious community. He then talks about Boone and describes how the minority groups of Boone are treated.

Tags: American University, Boone, Boy Scouts of America, Great Depression, industrialization, Kentucky, Tennessee, US Grant University, ymca

New River Light & Power History Scrapbook

This scrapbook documents the history of New River Light & Power (NRLP) through historical documents and photos.

Blanford Barnard and Dauphin Disco Dougherty established the New River Light and Power Company in 1915 to provide hydroelectric power to Appalachian Training School and the local community. On March 23, 1923, a fire destroyed the power plant and machinery. The structure was repaired and resumed operation on July 12, 1923. On October 30, 1924 a new power plant with a 26 foot concrete dam located on the Middle Fork of the New River began operation. The complex was located three miles outside of Boone near the Old Blowing Rock Road at Devil's Gate. This power plant remained in operation through 1972. In 1972, NRLP stopped generating power and started bringing in electricity exclusively from Blue Ridge Electric Membership Corporation.

Tags: Appalachian Training School, Blanford Barnard, Blue Ridge Electric Membership Corporation, Boone, dam, Dauphin Disco Dougherty, Hydroelectric power plants, New River, New River Power & Light, North Carolina, scrapbook, Watauga County N.C.

Diary of Andrew Jackson Greene, Volume 1 [July 15, 1906 - April 30, 1908]

These journal entries range from the dates of July 15, 1906 to April 30, 1908. Included, there is a brief description of what Andrew Jackson Greene experienced each day. He included information about himself, his friends and family, and community events from the time period.

Tags: A.M. Daugherty, Alden Isaac, Appalachian Training School, Beaver Dams, Bertha Eller, Boone, Bristol, Cook Brothers, Cove Creek, Cove Creek Academy, Dr. Lynch, F.A. Linney, Farmer's Institute, Hoosier Schoolmaster, I.G. Greer, J.C. Davis, Literary Society, Mast Store, McGuire's Store, Moses Cone Mansion, Neva, Polly Warren, Primary Convention of the Democrats, R.M. Greene, Raven Rock, Reverend David Greene, Reverend J.F. Davis, Reverend L.C. Wilson, Reverend Savage, S.M. Greene, Silverstone School, Smith Brothers, State Fair, Teacher's Institute, Teacher's Record, Tennessee, Union Baptist Church, Wake Forest, Zionville

Diary of Andrew Jackson Greene,Volume 2 [May 1, 1908 - December 31, 1908]

These daily diary entries were recorded from the dates of May 1, 1908 to December 31, 1908. Each day Andrew Jackson Greene wrote a few sentences about his day and what he was thinking. He included information about himself, his friends, and community events during these dates.

Tags: Alden Isaac, Appalachian Training School, B.B. Daugherty, Beaver Dam, Boone, F.A. Warren, Forest Grove, Ida Moretz, J.C. Davis, J.L. Tomas, Jack Greene, James Warren, John F. Eggers, Justice of the Peace, Mabel, Mast Store, Ollie Eggers, P.C. Younce, Polly Warren, R.A.Thomas, Reverend E.F. Jones, Reverend W. Swift, Reverend Wilson, Silverstone, superintendent, Temperance Rally, Walnut Grove, Watauga Literary Society, Zionville

Diary of Andrew Jackson Greene, Volume 4 [October 1, 1909 -April 30, 1910]

These journal entries range from the dates of October 1, 1909 to April 30, 1910. Each day, Greene wrote a few sentences about what he did that day. He wrote about important towns that he visited, what was happening in the church, the work he did, and about his friends, family and neighbors.

Tags: Alden Isaac, B.B. Daugherty, Boone, court, George Laurance, Henley Greer, J.C. Davis, J.F. Eggers, J.H. Mast, John Daugherty, Mabel, P.C. Younce, Pat Laurance, Reverend Rox, Reverend Wilson, S.M. Greene, schoolhouse, Silverstone, Sunday School, teacher, trial, Walter Icenhour, Zionville

Diary of Andrew Jackson Greene, Volume 6 [December 1, 1910 - April 30, 1911]

These diary entries range from December 1, 1910 to April 30, 1911. The entries contain information about the weather, the church, his family, and friends. He wrote about friends such as the marriage of Chas M. Greer and Jennie Swift, and his evening with Jasper Hagaman and Lemuel Wilson. He also included the names of several local places such as Fork Ridge, Mabel, Boone, and Beaver Dam.

Tags: Beaver Dam, Beaver Dam Church, Boone, church, corn, Corn Pone, G.P. Sherrill, Hagaman's & Co, Henly Greer, Henry Norris, J.F. Eggers, J.F. Oliver, J.J.T. Reese, J.L. Thomas, J.R. Wilson, John Norris, John Sherrill, John Wilson, Justice of the Peace, Lee Swift, Mabel, Missions, Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, Plowing, Prayer Meeting, Reverent Owen, S.M. Greene, schoolhouse, Silverstone, Singing, Sunday School, Sunday School Institute, W. Jasper Wilson, W.F. Reese, Watauga County Sunday School Convention, Zionville

Diary of Andrew Jackson Greene, Volume 7 [May 1, 1911 - January 31, 1912]

These diary entries are from May 1, 1911 through January 31, 1912. This notebook was damaged and several pages are missing. Greene recorded his daily activities and interactions with his friends and places such as Miss Nancy Hagaman, and Henley Greer, and Zionville and Mabel.

Tags: A.J. Campbell, Beaver Dam, Boone, church, Cove Creek Academy, Cove Creek Church, drought, Farmer's Union, Forest Grove, G.H. Thomas, Henly Greer, Henry Norris, Hugh Hagaman, Hunting, J.C. Davis, J.F. Eggers, J.F. Oliver, J.J.T. Reese, John Sherrill, Lee Swift, Mabel, measles, molasses, P.C. Younce, Reverend L.C. Wilson, Robert Garland, Roy Eggers, School Fire, schoolhouse, sermon, Silverstone, Singing, Sunday School, Teacher's Institute, The Farmer's Educational Cooperative Union, trial, W.F. Reese, Zionville

Diary of Andrew Jackson Greene, Volume 9 [July 1, 1912 - January 31, 1913]

These entries range from the dates of July 1, 1912 through January 31, 1913. In this diary, he included poetry, which is not featured in his other diaries. A.J. Greene recorded his daily activities, details about the weather, details about his work, politics of the time period, and many details about church and The Bible. He writes of several local places including Mabel, The Appalachian Training School, and Bushy Fork.

Tags: Appalachian Training School, B.B. Daugherty, Baltimore convention, Bible quotations, Boone, Brother Wilson, cherry picking, Christmas tree, church, corn, Cornhusking, Experiment Station, Farmer's Union, farming, Forest Grove, Fork Ridge, Governor Charles B. Aycock, Henly Greer, Henry Norris, J.C. Davis, J.F. Oliver, J.J.T. Reese, Jacob Norris, Jethro Wilson, John Norris, Justice of the Peace, Lectures, Mabel, mill, molasses, Report on Education, Road Superintendents, schoolhouse, Shakespeare, Singing, Sunday School, Teacher Recertification, Teacher's Institute, Three Forks Association, Zionville

Diary of Andrew Jackson Greene, Volume 14 [July 1, 1914 - September 30, 1914]

These diary entries are from July 1, 1914 through September 30, 1914. The diary is based around the actions and thoughts of Andrew Jackson Greene. He wrote about work on the farm, Fourth of July festivities and the details of church life. He also included much opinion about religion, and people. Community members involved include James Horton, P.C. Younce, and J.R. Wilson, and many more.

Tags: baseball, Boone, Brother Trivett, calamity howlers, cherry picking, church, corn, David Stern, farming, G.C. Norris, G.P. Sherrill, Harrison Church, hay, hoeing corn, J.R. Garland, J.R. Wilson, James Horton, Literary Society, mill, P.C. Younce, Republican Convention, road inspection, Roy Eggers, schoolhouse, sermon, Silverstone, Singing, Solomon Younce, Sunday School, trial, Upland, W.H. Campbell, World War I

Diary of Andrew Jackson Greene, Volume 16 [December 1, 1914 - July 31, 1915]

Entries for this diary begin on December 2, 1914, and end on July 31, 1915. These entries include information about Greene’s social life, and his work. He wrote daily about what he did the weather, and what his friends had to share with him that day. He mentions many local people and places including, but not limited to J. R. Garland, Reverend David Greene, Mabel, Vilas, and Boone.

Tags: Appalachian Training School, automobile, B.B. Dugherty, Boone, Brother Trivett, church, Commencement Day, court, D.D. Daugherty, David Greene, Doctor Butler, Domestic Science Department, Euterpian Literary Society, flood, G.P Sherrill, garden, Hunting, I.G. Greer, J.F. Olivers, J.R. Garland, J.R. Wilson, Junior Reception, Lee Swift, Mabel, Meadow View Club, mill, Newland Hall, Professor Downum, road work, Senator Lineback, state examination, Sunday School, teachers' club, Union Baptist Church, Vilas, W.F. Reese, Watauga Club

Diary of Andrew Jackson Greene, Volume 17 [August 1, 1915 - October 22, 1915]

These diary entries range from August 1, 1915 through October 22, 1915. Greene wrote daily about what he did and what his thoughts are regarding current situations. He also gave information on several community events such as the Conference of the People of Watauga County.

Tags: Appalachian Training School, Baptist Church, blues, Boone, Caroll Jonson, Conference of the People of Watauga County, court, Episcopal Church, Mabel, Newland Hall, Professor Downum, Reverend Payne, Singing, Sunday School, Teachers' Institute, W.M. Thomas, World War I

Diary of Andrew Jackson Greene, Volume 18 [October 23, 1915 - December 12, 1915]

The diary includes entries from October 23-December 12, 1915. Andrew Jackson Greene wrote each day about work on the farm, the weather, church activities, school and business. He also kept record of the people that he visits each day, and community events that took place during this time period. Greene also made frequent reference to Appalachian Training School.

Tags: Appalachian Training School, Boone, commissioner's court, D.D. Daugherty, Declaimers Contest, faulty meeting, Mabel, Mountain Regions of the South, Preparatory Department, Professor Downum, Reverend Grimsley, Sunday School

Diary of Andrew Jackson Greene, Volume 19 [December 13, 1915 - March 12, 1916]

Diary entries from this diary are from December 13, 1915 through March 12, 1916. In this diary many of the entries are about the weather, Appalachian Training School, and Church. He wrote about a new program that he started at the school called the teachers club, and the small numbers of students that decide to brave the harsh winter conditions.

Tags: Appalachian Training School, Boone, Christmas, church, commissioner's court, D.D. Daugherty, faculty meeting, J.J.T. Reese, Mabel, Newland Hall, Professor Downum, Reverend Bradshaw, Reverend Waters, Roosevelt the Citizen, snow storm, Sunday School, teachers' club, The Star Rover

Diary of Andrew Jackson Greene, Volume 21 [March 13, 1916 - May 11, 1916]

This diary includes entries from March 1-May 11, 1916. Each day Greene writes about the weather, schoolwork, church, and the friends he visits with. Because this diary was written in the spring, most of the entries are about the weather, how he longed for warm spring days, but was greeted by snow in the morning. During this time Greene is living in Boone at Appalachian Training School in Boone. He makes visits home, but he doesn’t permanently reside there. Greene often speaks of getting dinner in White Hall, which is still the name of a dormitory at Appalachian State University today. During his time at the school, he began to attend the Baptist Church in Boone.

Tags: Appalachian Training School, Baptist Church, Boone, Court Week, D.D. Daugherty, Elizabethton, Mabel, Professor Jones, Reverend Adams, Sunday School, Watauga History Company, White Hall

Diary of Andrew Jackson Greene, Volume 22 [June 15, 1916 - October 12, 1916]

This diary includes entries from June 15, 1916 through October 12, 1916. Each day Greene wrote about his work on the farm, his friends, his family, the church, and community events. Important events and people include D.E. Benfield, Mabel Farmer’s Union Rally, J.H. Isaacs and many more.

Tags: Appalachian Training School White Hall, Boone, Colonel Fred Olds, Cone Lakes, Culver's Mill, D.D. Daugherty, Farmer's Union Rally, farming, Hubbard Swift, Literary Society, Mabel, Professor Downum, R.L. Doughton, Reverend Adams, Reverend Waters, summer session, Sunday School, World War I, Zionville

Diary of Andrew Jackson Greene, Volume 25 [March 11, 1917 - May 31, 1917]

This Diary contains entries from March 11-May 31, 1917. He shares his perspective as a local, a teacher, and a church member. He frequently includes his thoughts and opinions about church services, the weather, and his work at Appalachian Training School. He often travels between Mabel, Zionville, Vilas and Boone.

Tags: Appalachian Training School, Baptist Church of Boone, Boone, J.W. Farthing, Mabel, Professor Brown, Rustin South, Sherwood, Sunday School Convention, Vilas, Zionville

Diary of Andrew Jackson Greene, Volume 27 [September 1, 1917 - November 14, 1917]

This diary includes entries from September 1-November 14, 1917. Greene wrote each day about his work, the weather, and events within the community, especially church events. People mentioned in this diary include Mr. Walker Tatum, B.B. Daugherty John Morgan, Rev. Mr. Adams, and Rev. Mr. Clark. Places mentioned through this diary include Asheville, Blowing Rock, Boone, Watauga County, Camp Jackson in Columbia SC, and many more.

Tags: Appalachian Training School, Asheville, B.B. Daugherty, Blowing Rock, Boone, Camp Jackson, Columbia SC, John Morgan, Mr. Walker Tatum, Rev. Mr. Adams, Rev. Mr. Clark, Watauga County N.C.

Diary of Andrew Jackson Greene, Volume 28 [November 18, 1917 - February 20, 1918]

This diary includes entries from November 15, 1917 through February 20, 1918. Each day Greene wrote about his work at Appalachian Training School, the weather, the church, community members, and community events. This diary gives insight on what the typical school day at Appalachian Training School would look like as well as what life in Boone looked like during the years of 1917 and 1918.

Tags: "Ann of Ava", Anniversary of the Library Societies, Apppalachian Training School, Boone, Community, E.S. Coffey, Hickory High School, Ive, J.J. Spanhour, Mission Study, Mission Study Band, Newland, Newland Hall, Snow, Sunday School, teacher

Diary of Andrew Jackson Greene, Volume 29 [February 20, 1918 - November 18, 1918]

This diary includes entries for each day from February 21-November 18, 1918. Greene wrote each day about the Appalachian Training School and the work he did there. Mentioned in this diary, and still on Campus at Appalachian State University today is White Hall, which is now a female residence hall. He also wrote about his involvement in the Baptist Church in Boone. He frequently mentions Rev. Mr. Adams, as well as many other reverends. He gives insight as to what the life of a local from Boone NC might look like during this time period.

Tags: Appalachian Training School, Baptist Church of Boone, Boone, Howard's Knob, Lilly Reese, Mast Store, Patriotic Rally, Professor D.D. Dougherty, Rev. Mr. Adams, Sunday School Institute, Supt. Smith Hagaman, White Hall, Winkler's Creek

Diary of Andrew Jackson Greene, Volume 30 [November 19, 1918 - March 17, 1919]

This diary has entries for each day from November 1918 through March 1919. He writes his daily activities, his thoughts and opinions on specific events, and important records. This diary gives unique perspective into the life of an Appalachian Training School teacher, and a local of Boone, NC.

Tags: Appalachian Training School, Boone, Chappell, superintendent, teacher, Travel, Weather

Diary of Andrew Jackson Greene, Volume 31 [March 18, 1919 - July 19, 1919]

This diary includes daily entries from March through July 1919. In this diary Greene wrote about his work at Appalachian Training School, the weather, the church events, and members of the community. At this time, Greene was living and working in Boone, NC. Names mentioned in this diary include Professor D.D. Dougherty, Rev. Mr. Bradshaw, and Mr. Coble of Elk Park.

Tags: Appalachian Training School, Battery E. 113 Regiment of Field Artillery, Boone, church, Community, Elk Park, Hodge's Gap, Levois Field, Mabel, Mobile School at the Baptist Church, Mr. Coble, Professor D.D. Dougherty, Rev. Ed. Hodges, Rev. Mr. Bradshaw, Rev. R.C. Eggers, Sallie Warren, Sermons, Solomon Younce, Yvonnie Ward

Diary of Andrew Jackson Greene, Volume 32 [July 20, 1919 - August 31, 1919]

This is a diary with daily entries by Andrew Jackson Greene from July 20 to August 31, 1919. Greene wrote about his daily activities, the weather, the church, and his work at Appalachian Training School during July and August. Places mentioned in this diary include Boone, Mabel, Blowing Rock, Beaver Dam, and Eastern Training School.

Tags: A.J. McBride, Appalachian Training School, Baptist Church at Union, Beaver Dam, Blowing Rock, Boone, Bristol, Eastern Training School, Elbert Farthing, Elizabethton, G.R. Sherril, I. G. Greer, J.R. Wilson, Johnnie Eggers, Mabel, Ollie Eggers, Phonograph, W.M. Thomas

Diary of Andrew Jackson Greene, Volume 33 [September 1, 1919 - October 8, 1919]

This diary includes entries from September 1 though October 8, 1919. Each Day Andrew Jackson Greene made an entry about his work, the church, or community events. He was a teacher at Appalachian Training School in Boone, NC. Community members and events that are mentioned throughout this diary include, but are not limited to J.H. Farthing, J.J. Eller, and the Fair at Mountain City.

Tags: • Appalachian Training School, • J.J. Eller, Boone, C.C. Greer, Ethel Tester, Fair at Mountain City, Ida Proffitt, J.H. Farthing, L:ena Wilson, Mabel, Normal Sunday School Class, Ola Eggers, R.M. Brown, Secondary School Training Class, Stella Hagaman, Timbered Ridge

Diary of Andrew Jackson Greene, Volume 35 [December 7, 1919 - February 4, 1920]

This diary includes entries from December 9, 1919 through February 4, 1920. In each entry, he included information about what was happening in the church and in the community. He wrote about his daily work at Appalachian Training School and his students. Many entries include comments about the weather for that day. Familiar places named in this diary include Beaver Dam, Cove Creek, Mabel, and Boone.

Tags: Appalachian Training School, Beaver Dam, Boone, Cove Creek, Dan Swift, J.R. Wilson, Kenticky, Mabel, Mae Greene, Mr. Wagner Reese, Normal Class, Spencer Thomas, Students, Sunday School, Training Class, White Hall, wood cutting

Diary of Andrew Jackson Greene, Volume 39 [November 25, 1920 - January 27, 1921]

This diary includes daily entries from November 25, 1920 through January 27, 1921. Greene wrote daily about the weather, the work at his school, and the workings of the church. Familiar places mentioned include Willowdale, Oak Grove, Boone, Mabel, Lovill Home Annex and Johnson City, Tennessee.

Tags: Archie Warren, Boone, Chappell, church, Henry Greene, Johnson City, Lovill Home Annex, Mabel, Neighbors, Oak Grove, Prayer Meeting, Tennessee, Timbered Rdge, Willowdale

Diary of Andrew Jackson Greene, Volume 43 [August 26, 1921 - November 13, 1921]

This diary contains daily entries by Andrew Jackson Greene on a range of subjects such as weather, church, school, community events, and travel. The diary contains entries from August 26 through November 13, 1921. Greene travels to a multitude of places throughout this diary some of these places include, Willowdale, Boone, Mabel, Zionville, Deep Gap, Cove Creek, and Elizabethton, Tennessee.

Tags: Appalachian Training School, Bethel, Boone, Boone Trail Highway, Bushy Fork, church, Community, Cove Creek, Deep Gap, Elizabethton, Lan Davis, Leonard Hardin, McBride’s Mill, school, sociology, Susan Ledford, Tennessee, Travel, Watauga, Weather, Wilkes

Diary of Andrew Jackson Greene, Volume 46 [August 8, 1922 - November 10, 1922]

This diary includes writings by Andrew Jackson Greene for each day between August 8th and November 10th in the year 1922. Each day Greene wrote about the things he had accomplished, how he was feeling, and the weather that they were experiencing on that particular day. Important towns and specific locations mentioned include but are not limited to Boone, Baptist Church of Boone, Appalachian Training School, Cove Creek, Forest Grove, Howard’s Knob, and Elizabethton, Tennessee.

Tags: Appalachian Training School, Baptist Church of Boone, Boone, Cove Creek, Elizabethton Tennessee, Forest Grove, Howard Barnes, Howard’s Knob, J.H. Brinkley, Mabel, Mountain City High School, Red Letter Day, Riley Horton, School basketball

Diary of Andrew Jackson Greene, Volume 47 [November 11, 1922 - February 18, 1923]

Andrew Jackson Greene kept this diary between the dates of November 11, 1922 through February 18, 1923. He wrote in this diary each day. He chose to record his daily activities including work at the school, preaching sermons, studying the Bible, working on the farm, going into town, traveling, and visiting with friends and neighbors. He also included information about the weather and community events. Community members named in this diary include but are not limited to Jeter Ramsay, Graydon Eggers, and President Dougherty. Dougherty was the president of the Appalachian Training School.

Tags: Appalachian Training School, B.S. Dugger, Bazaar at the Blackburn Hotel, Boone, Georges Gap, Gordon Hodges, Graydon Eggers, J.B. Elliot, J.W. Fletcher, Jeter Ramsay, Oak Hill, President Dougherty, Principal Dean Swift, Union Baptist Church, Watauga County Public Schools

Diary of Andrew Jackson Greene, Volume 48 [February 19, 1923 - December 17, 1923]

This diary was kept by Andrew Jackson Greene between the dates of February 19th and December 17th during the year of 1923. Greene made diary entries every day. He would record his daily accomplishments along with his worries, his hopes, and his inward thoughts. He also gave weather information and information about things that were happening within the community. He made note of all of the visits that he made with friends and family members, and all of the events he attended within the Appalachian Training School.

Tags: Beaver Dam, Boone, Cove Creek, David Dugger, Filmore McGlammery, Grace Barnes, Graydon Eggers, Jackson Smith, John Miller, Justice Hall, NC Railroads, Stella Norris, Viola Estep, W.F. Sherwood, Weather, Will Farthing, Willowdale, Zionville

Diary of Andrew Jackson Greene, Volume 49 [December 18, 1923 - March 30, 1924]

This diary was written each day from December 18, 1923 through March 30, 1924. For each day, there is a brief description of what Andrew Jackson Greene experienced that day. He included information about himself, his friends, and community events from the time period. He also included a list of the day’s accomplishments and detailed information about the weather that they experienced.

Tags: Boone, Community, Cove Creek, Dock Mast’s Store, Dr. Fredrick Losey, Ella Williams, J.W. Horton, Jackson Smith, John H. Bingham, Justice Hall, Mabel, measles, Mrs. Greene, Poly McBride, Rev. L.A. Wilson, Snow, Sugar Grove, Volume 50, Willowdale

Diary of Andrew Jackson Greene, Volume 50 [March 31 - July 12, 1924]

This diary was kept by Andrew Jackson Greene from March 31st through July 12th in the year of 1924. In the daily entries, Greene includes information about what he has accomplished that day, his opinions about certain events of the day, and who he has visited with recently. He also gives insight into what is happening in the school, the church, and throughout the community.

Tags: Boone, Cottrell’s Store, Cove Creek Baptist Church, Dock Mast’s Store, Elk Park, Festival at the Courthouse, Graydon Eggers, J.B. Elliot, J.B. Williams, J.F. Eggers, James Miller, Jennie Dugger, Junior-Senior Reception, Masonic Lodge at Sugar Gove, Meat Camp, Normal School, Rev. J.C. Teague, teacher, Uncle John Smith, Vilas, Weather, Willowdale

Diary of Andrew Jackson Greene, Volume 51 [July 13, 1924 - November 6, 1924]

Andrew Jackson Greene kept this diary from July 13th through November 6th during the year of 1924. He recorded all of his daily duties from study, preaching, and grading student work. He also wrote weather information and community events. In addition, he made note of all of the family and friends that he visited each day. People named throughout the diary include but are not limited to G.W. Trivett, Dr. Peter Hayes, J.B. Elliot, and Thelma Perry.

Tags: Baptist Young People’s Union, Blandolph Literacy Society, Boone, Dr. Peter Hayes, Elizabeth City, G.W. Trivett, Harmony Baptist Church, Howell Graveyard, J.B. Elliot, J.C. Smith, Mast, Newton Banner, Preacher, Sherwood’s Store, teacher, Thelma Perry, Three Forks Association, Training School Basketball

Diary of Andrew Jackson Greene, Volume 52 [November 7, 1924 - February 18, 1925]

This is a diary kept by Andrew Jackson Greene from November 7, 1924 through February 18, 1925. He includes information about special visitors for chapel, such as Dr. Johnson from Elon College, as well as information about his daily activities. For example, Greene frequently recorded visits with Ralph Bingham, John Dugger, and many more. He also writes about his work at Appalachian Training School. He teaches sociology, and Latin. In addition to writing about his classes, he frequently writes about the school’s basketball games.

Tags: Alice Cook, Annie Cook, Appalachian Training School, Banner Elk, basketball, Boone, Carter Farthing, Cove Creek, Dr. Hunter President of Cullowhee Normal, Dr. J.W. Jones, Dr. McNairy of the Caswell Training School, Dr. W.O. Bingham, Edwin Dougherty, Elon College, G.W. Trivett, J.J. Glenn, J.W. Brinkley, John Bingham, L.M. Farthing, Latin, Mabel, Newland high school, Paul Bingham, R. Bradshaw, Reverend W, sociology, Willowdale Baptist Church

Diary of Andrew Jackson Greene, Volume 53 [February 19, 1925 - June 12, 1925]

This is an Andrew Jackson Greene diary recorded from February 19 through June 12, 1925. In this diary Greene wrote his daily activities such as cutting wood, visiting with neighbors, or spending a day studying. He also included information about his work at Appalachian Training School. He wrote about the students, the weather, and current events in education.

Tags: Avery County, basketball, Beaver Dam, Boone, Brinkley Place, Clyde Mast, Commencement, Communion day, Cove Creek High School, Davenport College, Fifth Sunday Meeting, Justice of the Peace, Lyceum Festival, Mabel, Mast’s Store at Sugar Grove, New River, Peabody College for Teachers, Smith Harmon, Sunday School, Vilas, W.H. Brown, Watauga County N.C., Wilkesboro

Diary of Andrew Jackson Greene, Volume 55 [September 30, 1925 - December 18, 1925]

Andrew Jackson Greene kept this diary from September 30 through December 18, 1925. He wrote on September 30th, that he wanted to record experiences that will give pleasure and information to others. His goal was to both amuse and to inform. In the diary he wrote about his visit with friends, daily chapel, and his work at Appalachian Training School. He also included information about the weather and community events.

Tags: Alice Cook, Arthur Moore, basketball, Bob Taylor, Boone, Cove Creek, David Fox, Demonstration School, Dr. Edwin A. Alderman, Edward Bok, George Whittington, Mountain City, Polly McBride, Poplar Grove, Red Cross, Roy Dotson, Sherwood's Store, Stony Fork, Sunday School, Trade Tennessee

Diary of Andrew Jackson Greene, Volume 57 [March 25, 1926 - April 24, 1926]

Andrew Jackson Greene kept this diary from March 25 through April 24, 1926. There are daily entries on the weather, the Appalachian Training School, and his visits with friends and family. This diary gives a unique look into the time period, and a different way of life.

Tags: `W.H. Brown, Abner Smith, Ben Osborne, Boone, Cove Creek, Cove Creek High School, David Anderson, First Baptist Church of Morganton NC, Johnnie Walker, Mountain City, Mr. Dean Smith, Prseident B.B. Dougherty, Sunday School, Vilas, Watauga, Welfare Board, Willowdale Baptist Church

Diary of Andrew Jackson Greene, Volume 61 [October 29, 1926 - January 30, 1927]

Andrew Jackson Greene recorded this diary from October 29, 1926 through January 30, 1927. In this diary, Greene recorded his visits with family members and friends such as W.J. Mast and John Dugger. He also recorded the details of the daily weather that they were experiencing, whether they had fog, or rain, or snow, the temperature, and clear skies. In addition to recording the weather details, he also recorded much information about life as a teacher at Appalachian Training School. He named speakers that came to daily chapel, important events that took place, important faculty members, and the daily classroom activities.

Tags: Blan-dolph Literary Society, Boone, Boone Junior High, Chapel, Clarence Garland, Cove Creek High School, Dr. W.O. Bingham, election day, Elizabethton Tennessee, Foscoe, Friendship Church, Graydon P. Eggers, Greene Inn, Herbert Wagner, J.C. Farthing, Martha Washington College, Maxie Mae Greene, Miss Elsie Mae Chappell, Morganton NC, Newland Hall, Normal College, politicians, Reception of the Rankin Wilson Literary Society, Reverend F.M. Huggins, Reverend J.R. Owen, Ruth Proffit, Shouns Tennessee, Sunday School, Superintendent Smith Hagaman, Thomas Hicks, Vilas, Watauga County Examination, Watauga County N.C., Wilkesboro NC, Willowdale Baptist Church

Diary of Andrew Jackson Greene, Volume 62 [January 31, 1927 - April 12, 1927]

Inside the diary, one can find the story of a teacher, pastor, father, and husband. He wrote about the weather, his family and his work. This diary includes information on the Appalachian Training School such as important professors and administrators, certain names of campus buildings, and the daily concerns of the classroom. It also includes information about how people of the time period traveled. Greene walked many places, sometimes a train, and sometimes he found someone with a car to drive him.

Tags: Atlantic Christian College, Avery County, Baptist Church of Boone, Boone, Clyde Greene, Crossnore, Cullowhee Normal School, Davenport College, Earl Henson, G.P. Hagaman, Groundhog Day, J.A. Williams, Jane Bingham, Lenoir Rhyne College, Lewis Reece, Lovill Hall, Marshville High School, Newton Cook, Nora Bingham, Pembroke Normal, Pleasant Grove Church, Polly McBride, Robeson County, Sue Horton, Trap Hill, Union County, W.L. Henson, Wilkes County

Diary of Andrew Jackson Greene, Volume 63 [April 13, 1927 - July 16, 1927]

This diary was recorded by Andrew Jackson Greene from April 13th through July 16th during the year of 1927. This diary includes the typical account of Greene’s day such as the small details of the daily weather, the names of important speakers that he was able to listen to, the friends he visited with, and where he took his dinner. He also included a lot of detailed information about his work at Appalachian Training School. He wrote about his hopes for his students, and the information that he was teaching at the time. He also wrote a lot about the church which he pastored, Willowdale Baptist Church. He wrote very often about Sunday school and his meetings with other pastors.

Tags: Baptist Church of Boone, Boone, Booneville, Cove Creek High School, Dr. W.C. Tyree, Floyd Ward, J.B. Horton, L.A. Hunt, Lenoir, Mars Hill College, Mountain City, Normal School, Rutherford College, Teachers, Thomas Baird, Trade Tennessee, Vilas, Willowdale Baptist Church

Diary of Andrew Jackson Greene, Volume 66 [January 25, 1928 - April 29, 1928]

This diary was recorded by Andrew Jackson Greene from January 25th through April 29th, during the year of 1928. Greene wrote each day an account of what he experienced that day. His typical day involved Willlowdale Baptist Church, Appalachian Training School, visits with neighbors, and a trip to Boone.

Tags: Administration Building, basketball, Boone, Central Dining Room, Chapel, Cleveland County, court, Cove Creek, David Greene, educational standards, Fifth Sunday Meeting, Greer Café, Justice Hall, Lonnie Henson, Miss Margaret Eury, Miss Maude Greene, Mitchell College, Normal School, Paul Henson, President Dougherty, R.M. Brooks, Reverend J.M. Denton, Reverend P.A. Hicks, Ruth Tugman, Teachers College, The four year college, Trap Hill, Union County, Valle Crucis, Vilas, W.J. Sherwood, W.R. Lovill, W.Y. Perry, Watauga Hospital

Diary of Andrew Jackson Greene, Volume 68 [August 6, 1928 - November 10, 1928]

Andrew Jackson Greene kept this diary from August 6th through November 10th, during the year of 1928. Each day, Greene recorded entries about the weather, community events, friends and family visits. He also included entries devoted to Appalachian Training School, he even names some of the buildings still found on the Appalachian State University campus today such as Justice Hall and White Hall.

Tags: Appalachian State Normal School, Avery County, Boone, Bristol, Caldwell County, court, Dr. W.A. Stanburym Raleigh NC, Edwin Dougherty, Elk Park, faculty meeting, Hardie Lyons, J.H. Highsmith, Justice Hall, Leroy Martin, Middle Fork Church, Miss Mary Hale, Miss Ruth Rankin, Mitchell County N.C., President Dougherty, Reverend P.A. Hicks, Vilas, W.H. Brown, Watauga County N.C., West Jefferson, Wilkes County, Yancey County

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