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Spotlight on Scrapbooks with Eric William Carroll
Wednesday, May 08, 2024
BCSC's 2024 artist resident, photographer Eric William Carroll, recently opened a new exhibition in our reading room highlighting the rich range of scrapbooks in our public library collections. This blog post showcases favorite examples and shares his findings about the scrapbooks he encountered during the residency.
- Published in Arts, Carolina Record Shop, Treasures: Very Special Items
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BCSC News: April-May 2024 Events
Tuesday, April 02, 2024
Join BCSC for upcoming events taking place April-May 2024, including artist workshops, history lectures, a book club discussion, and more.
Black Nurses in Asheville in the Early 20th Century
Friday, March 08, 2024
The year: 1929. Thousands were dying of a horrible disease. White nurses, fearful of tuberculosis and weary of the toll of caring for its victims, were quitting, leading to a labor shortage. For Black nurses from the South, this was an unprecedented opportunity to gain education and a career.
- Published in African Americans, Books, Women
Recording Available! Race in Thomas Wolfe’s Asheville
Saturday, February 24, 2024
In case you missed it! Last week, Buncombe County Special Collections joined forces with the Thomas Wolfe Memorial and Vance Birthplace State Historic Sites to host “Exile From Altamont? Race and Belonging in Thomas Wolfe’s Asheville,” a mini-symposium examining issues of race in Thomas Wolfe’s Asheville and how those themes continue to impact our community.
- Published in African Americans, Events
High Speeds and High Stakes at the Asheville-Weaverville Speedway
Thursday, February 15, 2024
February kicks off the NASCAR Cup Series and marks the 76th anniversary of the founding of the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing. Did you know that located where North Buncombe High School has its football field was once the first NASCAR-sanctioned racetrack in WNC, the Asheville-Weaverville Speedway?
BCSC News: January-March 2024 Events
Saturday, January 13, 2024
Join BCSC for upcoming events taking place January through March 2024, including a film screening, book club discussions, storytime, open house, workshop, and a symposium about Thomas Wolfe and Race.