An event flier from the 1974-1975 scrapbook
Six scrapbooks from our newest partner, Harold D. Cooley Library in Nashville, North Carolina, are now online on DigitalNC. One scrapbook includes news clippings from Nash County from 1944-1945. Most articles in this scrapbook cover World War II with an emphasis on clippings that mention soldiers serving from Nash County.
The other 5 scrapbooks in this batch document the activities of the Nashville Business and Professional Women’s Club from the late 1940s through the 1990s. Included in the scrapbook are event fliers and invitations, photographs, charter and administrative information, and articles and news clippings pertaining to topics relevant to the club.
Follow the links below to view these scrapbooks:
To learn more about Harold D. Cooley Library, take a look at their DigitalNC partner page, or visit their website.
Nearly a dozen new scrapbooks from the Nashville Business and Professional Women’s Club are now digitized and online at DigitalNC, courtesy of our partner, the Harold D. Cooley Library in Nashville, NC.
A 1981 clipping from the Nashville Graphic about the Nashville BPW setting up for the Stonewall Christmas Open House.
One clipping advertising the Nashville Opry, put on by the Nashville BPW, featuring an Elvis impersonator Tim Bunn.
Chartered in 1921, the National Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs was designed to promote the professional and business interests of women, extend professional opportunities to women, “elevate the standards for women”, and more. This batch includes the articles and bylaws of incorporation for the BPW Club, as well as over 12 years of scrapbooks for the group. Inside these scrapbooks are documents, photos of members and of state conventions and functions, newspaper clippings about local events, and newsletters all about the clubs and its members.
Having this material on our website is crucial to preserving information about social clubs and increasing representation online. To see more materials from Harold D. Cooley Library, please check out their contributor page or visit their website.
We’ve taken a look back at this year’s top 5 most viewed items on DigitalNC, and they may not be what you expect! Here they are in order of popularity.
#1 Madison Beach
Contributing Institution: Rockingham Community College
The most viewed single item on DigitalNC was this photo:
Want to know more about Madison Beach? We did, and found this page in a Rockingham County Public Library volume by local author John T. Dallas to help us out.
#2 Newspaper Clippings about the Hibriten Company
Contributing Institution: Hickory Public Library
Hickory Public Library has shared a variety of files related to local businesses, and this one on Hibriten Furniture was the second most popular item.
#3 Jim Thornton Band
Contributing Institution: Harnett County Public Library
This picture of Jim Thornton and his band includes Congressman Harold D. Cooley and singer Mozelle Phillips. The band played at dances and events, as well as on the radio and a live country music television show out of Raleigh entitled “Saturday Night Country Style.”
#4 Wiggins Mill Bridge Postcard
Contributing Institution: Wilson County Public Library
From the 1880s, this postcard shows the bridge spanning Contentnea Creek in Wilson County, with “Wiggin’s Mill” and the reservoir waterfall in the background. Wiggin’s Mill was a sawmill, and can be found in newspapers of that era as a local landmark both on land and on the creek. The Wilson Advance describes the Wiggin’s Mill bridge floating away in a “freshet” in June 1891.
#5 1976 Yackety Yack Yearbook
Contributing Institution: UNC-Chapel Hill
Taken together, yearbooks are the most popular items available on our site. It’s not surprising that one made the top 5 list. This 1976 Yackety Yack has spectacular photographs with 1970s style.
For the curious, here are some overall numbers for DigitalNC for 2017. Here’s looking forward as we work with partners to share even more of North Carolina’s cultural heritage in 2018!
| Pageviews |
3,510,047 |
| Users |
390,667 |
| Scans Added |
567,315 |
