This image shows Professor Rogers Whitener and Cratis Williams, dean of the Graduate School, sitting in Williams' office at Appalachian State Teachers College (1929-1967) in the 1960s. Rogers Whitener taught English at Appalachian State since 1959. Williams began teaching at Appalachian State in 1942, and served as dean of the Graduate School from 1956 until 1975. He was acting chancellor for Academic Affairs in 1974, and served as assistant chancellor from 1976 to 1979, and interim chancellor following Herbert Walter Wey's retirement in 1979. Both Whitener and Williams studied and collected Appalachian folklore.

This image shows John Foster West, professor and writer-in-residence in the Department of English in the College of Arts and Sciences at Appalachian State University (1967-current) in 1978. He began teaching creative writing at Appalachian State in 1968 and retired in 1989. West was a published poet and novelist and was nominated for a Pulitzer for his first novel, "Time Was." This image appears in the 1978-79 Faculty Pictorial Directory (p. 12).

This image shows Professor Rogers Whitener of the Department of English at Appalachian State University (1967-current) holding a copy of his book in Boone Drug Store on King Street in Boone, NC, on September 26, 1981. Signs and advertisements can be seen hanging from the ceiling in the background. Whitener was signing copies of "Selections from 'Folk-Ways and Folk-Speech'" (North Carolina Folklore Journal, vol. 29, no. 1, spring-summer 1981). Whitener taught English at Appalachian State from 1959 until his retirement in 1989.

This image shows John Foster West, professor and writer-in-residence in the Department of English, sitting in an office at Appalachian State University (1967-current) in the 1970s or 1980s. He began teaching creative writing at Appalachian State in 1968 and retired in 1989. West was a published poet and novelist and was nominated for a Pulitzer for his first novel, "Time Was."

This image shows John Foster West, professor and writer-in-residence in the Department of English, standing outside against a tree at Appalachian State University (1967-current) in the 1970s or 1980s. He began teaching creative writing at Appalachian State in 1968 and retired in 1989. West was a published poet and novelist and was nominated for a Pulitzer for his first novel, "Time Was."

This image shows John Foster West, professor and writer-in-residence in the Department of English in the College of Arts and Sciences at Appalachian State University (1967-current) in the 1970s. He began teaching creative writing at Appalachian State in 1968 and retired in 1989. West was a published poet and novelist and was nominated for a Pulitzer for his first novel, "Time Was."

This image shows John Foster West, professor and writer-in-residence in the Department of English, sitting with students at an autograph signing in Plemmons Student Union, built 1967, at Appalachian State University (1967-current) in November 1973. West was signing copies of his new book, "Appalachian Dawn." A copy of the book can be seen propped up on the table. West began teaching creative writing at Appalachian State in 1968 and retired in 1989. He was a published poet and novelist and was nominated for a Pulitzer for his first novel, "Time Was."

This image shows Professor Rogers Whitener of the Department of English at Appalachian State Teachers College (1929-1967) in the 1960s. The Department of English focused on written and oral competency in the English language and literature. It is located in the College of Arts and Sciences. Whitener taught English at Appalachian State from 1959 until his retirement in 1989.

This image shows signs posted outside Boone Drug Store on King Street in Boone, NC, on September 26, 1981, advertising a book signing by Professor Rogers Whitener of the Department of English at Appalachian State University (1967-current). Whitener was signing copies of "Selections from 'Folk-Ways and Folk-Speech'" (North Carolina Folklore Journal, vol. 29, no. 1, spring-summer 1981). Signs read, "Fergit yer washin' Satidy n cum to our book-sign'n!" and "Here Now Rogers Whitener--"Spud"--"Ole Man" Come In."

This image shows John Foster West, professor and writer-in-residence in the Department of English in the College of Arts and Sciences at Appalachian State University (1967-current) in the 1970s. He began teaching creative writing at Appalachian State in 1968 and retired in 1989. West was a published poet and novelist and was nominated for a Pulitzer for his first novel, "Time Was."

This image shows Joe Miller, proprietor of Boone Drug Store in Boone, NC, in 1981, during a book signing session by Professor Rogers Whitener of the Department of English at Appalachian State University (1967-current). Shelves holding bottles can be seen in the background. Boone Drugs, Incorporated, opened on King Street in 1919 and operated a pharmacy and a soda fountain. The sign at the top of the image reads, "God Made Just a Few Perfect Heads, the rest he covered with hair."

This image shows Professor Rogers Whitener of the Department of English at Appalachian State University (1967-current) speaking to a girl in Boone Drug Store on King Street in Boone, NC, on September 26, 1981. A stuffed bobcat can be seen in the center, and other customers and supply displays can be seen in the background. Whitener was signing copies of "Selections from 'Folk-Ways and Folk-Speech'" (North Carolina Folklore Journal, vol. 29, no. 1, spring-summer 1981). Whitener taught English at Appalachian State from 1959 until his retirement in 1989.

This image shows the interior of Boone Drug Store on King Street in Boone, NC, in September 1981 before a book signing by Professor Rogers Whitener of the Department of English at Appalachian State University (1967-current). Customers can be seen sitting in the soda fountain in the background. Signs read, "Special Paperback Books 50% off," "Many a tombstone inscription is a grave error," "Rogers Whitener Signing Party Here Sat. Sept. 26, 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM," and "An Ounce of Example is worth a Pound of Advice!" Whitener was signing copies of "Selections from 'Folk-Ways and Folk-Speech'" (North Carolina Folklore Journal, vol. 29, no. 1, spring-summer 1981).

This image shows Ned R. Trivette, a staff member in the office of Business Affairs at Appalachian State Teachers College (1929-1967), standing next to Adminstrative Assistant Earleen Pritchett in March 1963. Trivette began working at Appalachian State in 1957 and served as the director of Business Affairs from 1965 until 1990. Pritchett served from 1947 to 1955 as secretary to J. D. Rankin, dean of the College, and assistant director of placement. She became administrative assistant to the president in 1961 and retired in 1972.

This image shows Ned R. Trivette, director of Business Affairs at Appalachian State Teachers College (1929-1967) in the 1960s. He can be seen sitting on the edge of a desk looking at a sheet of paper. Trivette began working at Appalachian State in 1957 and served as the director of Business Affairs from 1965 until 1990.

This image shows Ned R. Trivette, director of Business Affairs, standing next to a secretary working a mimeograph machine at Appalachian State Teachers College (1929-1967) in the 1960s. He can be seen looking at a newly printed piece of paper. Trivette began working at Appalachian State in 1957 and served as the director of Business Affairs from 1965 until 1990.

This image shows Ned R. Trivette, a staff member in the office of Business Affairs at Appalachian State Teachers College (1929-1967), standing in a doorway holding a pair of glasses in March 1963. Trivette began working at Appalachian State in 1957 and served as the director of Business Affairs from 1965 until 1990.

This image shows Ned R. Trivette, director of Business Affairs at Appalachian State Teachers College (1929-1967) in the 1960s. He can be seen sitting on the edge of a desk holding a Pepsi?

This image shows Ned R. Trivette, director of Business Affairs at Appalachian State Teachers College (1929-1967), standing with two other men in his office in September 1965. Trivette began working at Appalachian State in 1957 and served as the director of Business Affairs from 1965 until 1990.

This image shows Ned R. Trivette, director of Business Affairs at Appalachian State Teachers College (1929-1967) in 1966. Trivette began working at Appalachian State in 1957 and served as the director of Business Affairs from the mid-1960s until 1990.

This image shows Ned R. Trivette, director of Business Affairs at Appalachian State Teachers College (1929-1967), sitting at his desk in his office in November 1965. Trivette began working at Appalachian State in 1957 and served as the director of Business Affairs from 1965 until 1990.

This image shows Ned R. Trivette, a staff member in the office of Business Affairs at Appalachian State Teachers College (1929-1967), sitting at his desk in his office in March 1963. He can be seen speaking on the telephone. Trivette began working at Appalachian State in 1957 and served as the director of Business Affairs from 1965 until 1990.

This image shows Ned R. Trivette, director of Business Affairs at Appalachian State Teachers College (1929-1967), sitting at his desk in his office in July 1967. Trivette began working at Appalachian State in 1957 and served as the director of Business Affairs from 1965 until 1990.

This image shows Ned R. Trivette, director of Business Affairs at Appalachian State Teachers College (1929-1967) in the 1960s. Trivette began working at Appalachian State in 1957 and served as the director of Business Affairs from the mid-1960s until 1990.

This image shows Ned R. Trivette, director of Business Affairs at Appalachian State Teachers College (1929-1967), sitting at his desk in his office in November 1965. Trivette began working at Appalachian State in 1957 and served as the director of Business Affairs from 1965 until 1990.

This image shows Ned R. Trivette, director of Business Affairs, kneeling on the grounds for Conrad Stadium, completed in 1962, with an unidentified man at Appalachian State Teachers College (1929-1967) in 1961-62. The frame of Owens Field House can be seen in the background. Conrad Stadium replaced College Field, which was located on the present location of Rankin Science Hall, and was renamed Kidd Brewer Stadium in 1988.

This image shows Ned R. Trivette, vice-chancellor of Business Affairs at Appalachian State University (1967-current) in October 1978. He can be seen sitting at a desk. Trivette began working at Appalachian State in 1957 and served as the director of Business Affairs from the mid-1960s until 1990.

This image shows the interior of the Office of Business Affairs at Appalachian State Teachers College (1929-1967), in the 1960s. Photographs of former presidents B. B. Dougherty and J. D. Rankin and current President William Howard Plemmons can be seen on the wall.

This image shows members of a Bassoon Choir standing outside holding bassoons in a circle at Appalachian State Teachers College (1929-1967) in July 1962. The bassoon choir was composed of students, faculty and guest musicians and were directed by Professor William Spencer in the Department of Music at Appalachian State.

This image shows members of a Bassoon Choir standing outside holding bassoons at Appalachian State Teachers College (1929-1967) in July 1962. The bassoon choir was composed of students, faculty and guest musicians and were directed by Professor William Spencer in the Department of Music at Appalachian State. William Spencer can be seen standing in the back row in the center.

This image shows William Spencer, professor and chairman of the Department of Music Education at Appalachian State Teachers College (1929-1967) in June 1962. He can be seen sitting in a classroom in I. G. Greer Hall, built 1950, blowing into an empty bottle. Other empty bottles can be seen laid out on a table in the foreground. Spencer began teaching at Appalachian State in 1951, served as department chairman from 1958 to 1971, and retired in 1986.

This image shows a group of people sitting in a circle looking at books in the Reading Center at Appalachian State Teachers College (1929-1967) in June 1962. The Reading Center provided diagnostic and remedial services for Appalachian students and the region in general. It also served as a laboratory for students in the teacher preparation program.

This image shows the attendees of the annual Dulcimer Workshop standing in a circle on Sanford Mall, holding dulcimers into the air, at Appalachian State University (1967-current) in the late 1970s. The Dulcimer Workshop was an annual summer music camp developed by Professor William Spencer at Appalachian State in 1978. It was designed to provide training for beginners and advanced players of dulcimers.

This image shows two employees helping a student with a mechanical reading device known as a controlled reader in the Reading Center at Appalachian State Teachers College (1929-1967) in June 1962. The Reading Center provided diagnostic and remedial services for Appalachian students and the region in general. Uberto Price, director of the Reading Center, can be seen sitting on the left. It also served as a laboratory for students in the teacher preparation program.

This image shows the attendees of the annual Dulcimer Workshop standing on Sanford Mall at Appalachian State University (1967-current) in the late 1970s. They can be seen holding dulcimers. The Dulcimer Workshop was an annual summer music camp developed by Professor William Spencer at Appalachian State in 1978. It was designed to provide training for beginners and advanced players of dulcimers.

This image shows Professor William Spencer teaching a bassoon class in I. G. Greer Hall, built 1950, in the Department of Music at Appalachian State Teachers College (1929-1967) on July 31, 1962. He can be seen standing in the center holding a bassoon, and students can be seen sitting in the background. Spencer began teaching at Appalachian State in 1951, served as department chairman from 1958 to 1971, and retired in 1986.

This image shows William Spencer, professor and chairman of the Department of Music in the College of Fine and Applied Arts at Appalachian State University (1967-current) in 1980. Spencer began teaching at Appalachian State in 1951, served as department chairman from 1958 to 1971, and retired in 1986.

This image shows a professor instructing a group of bassoon players in a classroom during a practice session in the 1960s. William Spencer, professor and chairman of the Department of Music at Appalachian State Teachers College (1929-1967), directed a performance of the bassoon choir at Greensboro, NC, at an annual meeting of the North Carolina Music Educators in 1964.

This image shows four members of a Bassoon Choir sitting on a stage holding bassons in the 1960s. The bassoon choir was composed of students, faculty and guest musicians and were directed by Professor William Spencer in the Department of Music at at Appalachian State Teachers College (1929-1967).

This image shows students filing reeds at tables during a bassoon reed clinic presented by Professor William Spencer of the Department of Music at Appalachian State Teachers College (1929-1967) in the 1960s. The clinic was held in Greensboro, NC, at the North Carolina Music Educators Conference. Two instructors can be seen standing at the tables speaking to students. Similar clinics were held at Mid-Eastern Instrumental Clinic at Duquesne University and at the annual Iowa State Bandmasters Meeting in Des Moines, Iowa, in 1964.

This image shows members of a Bassoon Choir on stage in the 1960s. William Spencer, professor and chairman of the Department of Music at Appalachian State Teachers College (1929-1967), can be seen standing in the front on the left. Spencer directed a performance of the bassoon choir at Greensboro, NC, at an annual meeting of the North Carolina Music Educators in 1964.

This image shows students filing reeds around a table during a bassoon reed clinic presented by Professor William Spencer of the Department of Music at Appalachian State Teachers College (1929-1967) in the 1960s. The clinic was held in Greensboro, NC, at the North Carolina Music Educators Conference. An instructor can be seen standing at the tables speaking to students. Similar clinics were held at Mid-Eastern Instrumental Clinic at Duquesne University and at the annual Iowa State Bandmasters Meeting in Des Moines, Iowa, in 1964.

This image shows members of a Bassoon Choir standing in front of a building holding bassons at Appalachian State Teachers College (1929-1967) in the 1960s. The bassoon choir was composed of students, faculty and guest musicians and were directed by Professor William Spencer in the Department of Music at Appalachian State.

This image shows one of the members of a Bassoon Choir getting out of a car before a performance in the 1960s. He can be seen standing by a Volkswagen Beetle. Luggage can be seen on the roof and under the open hood. William Spencer, professor and chairman of the Department of Music at Appalachian State Teachers College (1929-1967), directed a performance of the bassoon choir at Greensboro, NC, at an annual meeting of the North Carolina Music Educators in 1964.

This image shows members of the double reed class in the Instrumental Workshop playing bassoons outside at Appalachian State Teachers College (1929-1967) in August 1962. William Spencer, professor and chairman of the Department of Music at Appalachian State, can be seen standing on the right. Spencer directed the Instrumental Workshop that lasted for two weeks and concluded with lectures, performances, and demonstrations by students who completed the program. Spencer began teaching at Appalachian State in 1951, served as department chairman from 1958 to 1971, and retired in 1986. The value of the bassoons represented in the reed class were estimated at $10,000. This image appears in the August 10, 1962, edition of "The Appalachian" (p. 5).

This image shows William Spencer, professor and chairman of the Department of Music, standing outside with a faculty member at Appalachian State Teachers College (1929-1967) in the 1960s. He can be seen standing on the left by a bench. Spencer began teaching at Appalachian State in 1951, served as department chairman from 1958 to 1971, and retired in 1986. Seated by Dr. Spencer is Dr. Gene Reese, Boone dentist.

This image shows five members of a Bassoon Choir playing bassoons on stage in the 1960s. William Spencer, professor and chairman of the Department of Music at Appalachian State Teachers College (1929-1967), can be seen second from the right. Spencer directed a performance of the bassoon choir at Greensboro, NC, at an annual meeting of the North Carolina Music Educators in 1964.

This image shows Professor William Spencer presenting freshman Betty Carole Easterling with a music scholarship from the Department of Music at Appalachian State Teachers College (1929-1967) in December 1963. They can be seen standing in Spencer's office. Spencer began teaching at Appalachian State in 1951, served as department chairman from 1958 to 1971, and retired in 1986.

This image shows William Spencer, professor in the Department of Music in the College of Fine and Applied Arts at Appalachian State University (1967-current) in 1978. Spencer began teaching at Appalachian State in 1951, served as department chairman from 1958 to 1971, and retired in 1986. This image appears in the 1978-79 Faculty Pictorial Directory (p. 35).

This image shows Robert Reiman, professor in the Department of Geography and Planning and coordinator of Long Range Planning at Appalachian State University (1967-current) in February 1972. Reiman began teaching at Appalachian State in 1963 and retired in 1989. Reiman also served as dean of University Research Services in 1972.