Thomas Wolfe: A Writer's Life
Wolfe, Thomas, 1900-1938
Novelists, American--20th century--Biography
North Carolina--Biography
<span>The first novelist from North Carolina to become an influential voice in American literature, Thomas Wolfe was an imaginative and persuasive fictional writer. Hailing from Asheville, North Carolina, Thomas Wolfe is best known for his vivid portrayal of life in the mountains during the twentieth century. Published in 1999, </span><em>Thomas Wolfe: A Writer’s Life</em><span> explores Wolfe’s life and career spanning from 1900 until his early death in 1938. The author, Ted Mitchell, was a historic site interpreter at the Thomas Wolfe Memorial State Historic Site in Asheville. An earlier edition of this work was published by the Thomas Wolfe Memorial State Historic Site without the interpretation of Mitchell.</span><br /><br /><a href="https://drive.google.com/open?id=1aFWLS9QXyeJ4T60EvAxR2ltTxWJJEjAo" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Download EPub<br /><br /></a><a title="UNC Press Link" href="https://www.uncpress.org/book/9781469638102/thomas-wolfe" target="_blank" rel="noopener">UNC Press Print on Demand</a>
Mitchell, Ted
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Appalachian Consortium Press
1999
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Interview with Elizabeth Dotterer [July 17, 1975]
Hot Springs (N.C.)--Social life and customs--20th century
Community life--North Carolina--Hot Springs--History--20th century--Anecdotes
Elizabeth Dotterer talks about growing up in Hot Springs, North Carolina, where many tourists would come and stay over the summer. She explains: "It was the type of tourism we no longer have. You spent the entire summer." After the outbreak of WWII the nature of tourism changed. Dotterer reflects fondly on working at the hotels and spending time with the summer tourists. She explains that the opening of the I-40 highways had a big impact on tourism as well.
Efird, Jane
Dotterer, Elizabeth
<a title="Appalachian Oral History Project Interviews, 1965-1989" href="https://appstate-speccoll.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/195" target="_blank">Appalachian Oral History Project Interviews, 1965-1989</a>
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English
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Diary of Andrew Jackson Greene, Volume 27 [September 1, 1917 - November 14, 1917]
Watauga County (N.C.)--Social life and customs--20th century
Baptists--Clergy--North Carolina--Watauga County
Greene, Andrew Jackson, 1883-1942
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.
Greene, Andrew Jackson, 1883-1942
<a title="Andrew Jackson Greene Collection, 1906-1942" href="https://appstate-speccoll.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/190" target="_blank">Andrew Jackson Greene Collection, 1906-1942</a>
1917
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Watauga County (N.C.)
Leo Finkelstein: Personal History
Finkelstein, Leo, 1905-1998--Family
Finkelstein, Leo, 1905-1998--Anecdotes
Jews--North Carolina--Asheville--History
Leo Finkelstein provides an account of his family's past, starting in 1799 in Lithuania and ending with his life in Asheville.
<a title="AC.107 Leo Finkelstein Papers" href="https://appstate-speccoll.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/192" target="_blank"> AC.107 Leo Finkelstein Papers </a>
1998-01-30
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Asheville (N.C.)
Leo Finkelstein: Personal History (draft)
Finkelstein, Leo, 1905-1998
Jews--North Carolina--Asheville--History
Asheville (N.C.)--History
Finkelstein explains his family's past, beginning in Lithuania and ending in Asheville, North Carolina.
<a title="AC.107 Leo Finkelstein Papers" href="https://appstate-speccoll.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/192" target="_blank"> AC.107 Leo Finkelstein Papers </a>
1997-10-16
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Asheville (N.C.)
Leo Finkelstein: Personal History and Asheville Jewish Community History
Finkelstein, Leo, 1905-1998--Family
Jews--North Carolina--Asheville--History
Asheville (N.C.)--Anecdotes
Finkelstein describes his family's past, beginning in 1799 in Lithuania and ending with his life in Asheville, North Carolina, as well as some of the history of the Jewish community in Asheville.
<a title="AC.107 Leo Finkelstein Papers" href="https://appstate-speccoll.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/192" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> AC.107 Leo Finkelstein Papers </a>
1997-09-14
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Harry and Fannye Sherman Finkelstein Wedding Photograph
Finkelstein, Leo, 1905-1998--Family--Photographs
A photograph of Harry and Fannye Finkelstein's wedding.
<a title="AC.107 Leo Finkelstein Papers" href="https://appstate-speccoll.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/192" target="_blank"> AC.107 Leo Finkelstein Papers </a>
1904
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Asheville (N.C.)
Age of Easy Credit Making it Hard on Pawnshops, Asheville Citizen-Times
Pawnbroking--North Carolina--Asheville--History
A newspaper clipping explaining the struggles of Asheville's first pawnshop after getting loans became significantly easier.
<a title="AC.107 Leo Finkelstein Papers" href="https://appstate-speccoll.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/192" target="_blank"> AC.107 Leo Finkelstein Papers </a>
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Asheville (N.C.)
Those Asheville North Ca'lina Blues (Sheet Music)
Asheville (N.C.)--Songs and music
Those Asheville North Ca'lina Blues" sheet music from 1925 written by Frank B. Cook. Places such as "Eagle Street" and "Beaver Lake" are mentioned.
Cook, Frank B.
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1925
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Asheville (N.C.)
Group Photo, Party of Asheville, NC, Jewish Community, circa 1920
Jews--North Carolina--Asheville--History--Photographs
A group photo of the Asheville Jewish community.
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1920
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Asheville (N.C.)
Group Photo, Costume Party of Asheville, NC, Jewish Community, circa 1920
Jews--North Carolina--Asheville--History--Photographs
A group photo of a Costume Party held by the Asheville Jewish community.
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1920
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Asheville (N.C.)
Those Asheville Blues (Program Cover)
Asheville (N.C.)--Songs and music
A program cover of Those Asheville Blues.
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Julie Nixon in front of Finkelstein Pawnshop, Asheville Citizen-Times
Eisenhower, Julie Nixon
Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )
A clipping from the Asheville Citizen Times showing Julie Nixon standing in front of the Finkelstein loan office.
<a title="AC.107 Leo Finkelstein Papers" href="https://appstate-speccoll.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/192" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> AC.107 Leo Finkelstein Papers </a>
circa 1970
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Retired Pawnbroker Enjoying Slower Pace, November 15, 1983
Finkelstein, Leo, 1905-1998
Pawnbrokers--North Carolina--Asheville
A newspaper clipping about Leo Finkelstein's life after he retired and a brief overview of his career as a pawnbroker.
<a title="AC.107 Leo Finkelstein Papers" href="https://appstate-speccoll.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/192" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> AC.107 Leo Finkelstein Papers </a>
1983-11-15
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Group of Children in front of Car, Asheville, 1910s
Asheville (N.C.)--Photographs
Children
Automobiles
Photograph of a group of children in front of a car in Asheville, North Carolina.
<a title="AC.107 Leo Finkelstein Papers" href="https://appstate-speccoll.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/192" target="_blank"> AC.107 Leo Finkelstein Papers </a>
circa 1910
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Asheville (N.C.)
State Convention Badge for Leo Finkelstein, 1933
Elks (Fraternal order). Lodge No. 608 (Asheville, N.C.)
Freemasonry--North Carolina--Asheville--Congresses
A purple convention badge for Leo Finkelstein, identifying him as "Exalted Ruler" and "Asheville: In the Land of the Sky."
<a title="AC.107 Leo Finkelstein Papers" href="https://appstate-speccoll.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/192" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> AC.107 Leo Finkelstein Papers </a>
1933
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Pawnshops Here Could Furnish Good Museum (Newspaper Article)
Pawnbroking--North Carolina--Asheville
Pawnbrokers--North Carolina--Asheville
Finkelstein, Leo, 1905-1998
This Asheville Citizen-Times article featuring Leo Finkelstein reports on the life of a pawnbroker, including bizarre items (such as a stuffed bear), rich clients who pay interest just to keep their winter coats safe over the summer, con artists, and a minister who scraped by pawning his Bible every Monday and retrieving it every Saturday evening.
Schulz, Jimmie
<a title="AC.107 Leo Finkelstein Papers" href="https://appstate-speccoll.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/192" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> AC.107 Leo Finkelstein Papers </a>
1939-03-26
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Poor Man's Bank Drafts, edited
Finkelstein, Leo, 1905-1998
Asheville (N.C.)--History
Lions Club (Asheville, N.C.)
Jews--North Carolina--Asheville--History
Leo Finkelstein's account of Asheville, North Carolina in the early twentieth century, how the Jewish community functioned, and pawnbroking during the Depression. Item contains photographs.
<a title="AC.107 Leo Finkelstein Papers" href="https://appstate-speccoll.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/192" target="_blank"> AC.107 Leo Finkelstein Papers </a>
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Asheville (N.C.)
"Lions," Lion's Club Notes and Ephemera
Lions Club (Asheville, N.C.)
Watson, Doc
Finkelstein, Leo, 1905-1998
Sanctimonious Seven (Musical group)
Records from Lion's Club meetings from 1998 with reports of Leo Finkelstein's health and involvement in the community. It also includes information about Leo's swing band, the Sanctimonious Seven as well as sheet music "Song of the Lions," and flyers and other ephemera regarding Doc and Merle Watson's 1983 benefit concert.
<a title="AC.107 Leo Finkelstein Papers" href="https://appstate-speccoll.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/192" target="_blank"> AC.107 Leo Finkelstein Papers </a>
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Asheville (N.C.)
Leo Finkelstein Speech at UNC History Class, 1998
Finkelstein, Leo, 1905-1998--Family
This item contains notes from Leo Finkelstein's speech and his account of his family roots, from Lithuania to Asheville, North Carolina.
<a title="AC.107 Leo Finkelstein Papers" href="https://appstate-speccoll.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/192" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> AC.107 Leo Finkelstein Papers </a>
1998-03-21
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