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Cratis Williams Introduction [Sudden Salvation: Coming to Boone]
A memoir of Cratis' life after he moved to Boone and began teaching at Appalachian State. He was very interested in mountain speech, music, and heritage, and taught English, speech, and dramatics. He eventually became an influential administrator of…
Photocopies of Leo Finkelstein's scrapbooks
A conglomeration of papers Leo collected over his lifetime, from newspaper clippings about a bookmobile and his father's death to letters from the Buncombe County library. It includes pictures from the Asheville Lions Club and Leo's years serving the…
Poor Man's Bank drafts, edited
Leo Finkelstein's account of Asheville in the early twentieth century, how the Jewish community functioned, and pawnbroking during the Depression.
I Remember When
Leo Finkelstein's handwritten account of his memories as a part of the Lions Club.
Letters from Leo original text
Letters of correspondence between Leo and the Lions Club where he describes his military training. He talks about his daily schedule, his comrades, his longing for home, and his new perspective on life.
"Lions," Lions Club notes and ephemera
Records from Lions Club meetings from 1998 with tidbits about Leo's health and involvement in the community. It also includes information about Leo's swing band, the Sanctimonious Seven.
"History," Nashville Bar Association Memorial Service, 1998, birthday cards, correspondence in shorthand
Various memorabilia from Leo Finkelstein's life, including handwritten letters, flyers, Lions Club and Beth ha-Taphila information, and newspaper clippings.
Lions Club, Pawnshop notes
Papers kept by the Asheville Lions Club that give an account of Leo in his old age.
Asheville Lions Club in the 1930s and 1940s
Looking back into the past, a member of the Asheville Lions Club reminisces on the "good old days" in the 1930s.
Leo Finkelstein's autobiography of Jews in Asheville, 1982
Anecdotes about Leo's life growing up in Asheville during the first half of the 20th century. The Jewish Community was very united, and dedicated to observing the Sabbath and dietary laws, and keeping the High Holy Days. Leo enjoyed growing up in the…
