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L.E. Tuckwiller was born September 16, 1908 in West Virginia. He graduated from Berea College in 1934 and was the Watauga County extension agent for the past 30 years.

Mr. Tuckwiller talks mostly about his career as an extension agent throughout the interview. He explains his academic career and what lead him to the job. Mr. Tuckwiller was born and raised in West Virginia, so he describes the history of that area and compares the land to Boone. He also talks about his childhood on the farm and stories he heard of the Native Americans and the Civil War. For a large portion of the interview, Mr. Tuckwiller talks about farming in Boone and how he has worked with farmers. He also discusses the loss of farming land to development.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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This diary was recorded from October 20, 1927 through January 24, 1928. Greene recorded the details of important talks that he heard at the school, such as the talk by Professor Dougherty about saving money. He also included information about how his church was doing. He includes writing about what he thought of the services and his thoughts on Sunday school. Other topics include visits with family and friends, the weather, community events, and travel.

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Written from November 4, 1929 through February 6, 1930, this diary displays the details of daily life for Andrew Jackson Greene. He includes information about the weather, the community, his school, and his church. He writes about visiting A.C. Mast’s store, Dr. Hagaman’s office, and Greensboro. He also writes about the sports developing in the school. The boys play football against Belmont Abbey.

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This diary was recorded from September 10 through November 7, 1931. In this diary, Greene provided an abundance of information about the Appalachian State Normal School. President Dougherty told students of the idea of making the school into a teacher’s college. This was a big time of change for the school. It was growing and work was intense. The football team was gaining interest, and excitement. Greene also wrote about the traveling he did, from Boone, to Mabel, to Kentucky, to Elizabethton, to Vilas. Greene also included much community information such as a first-hand account of the Stone murder trial.

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Recorded from May 5 through June 29, 1932, this diary gives information on Appalachian State Teachers college, the weather, the community, and the daily social life of Andrew Jackson Greene. Greene wrote a record of his daily activities, this typically included a report of the weather, the places that he has traveled to, a record of the work that he accomplished, and what he read in his spare time. This also frequently included going to events at the college such as the senior play that he attended or daily chapel.

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