Blue Ridge Assembly Post
Card Collection
Publications and Reference
Updated: 7/6/2019
YMCA Blue Ridge Assembly: www.blueridgeassembly.org
NOTE:
Books and articles reflect the times they were written. Some language, used at
the time, may no longer be acceptable. Language, writing styles, and terms used
should taken within historical context. Some newspapers are published by
religions organizations and reflect the organization’s or author’s view (at the
time of publication). Inclusion of religious-based newspapers and publications
is to support the historical research of Blue Ridge Assembly and WD
Weatherford.
Copyright
of all material belongs to the original publisher/author. Inclusion of material
is to support the historical research of Blue Ridge Assembly and WD
Weatherford.
Most,
but not all, of the publications and newspaper articles are included in the Blue Ridge History and Timeline page.
Blue Ridge History and Timeline
Blue Ridge:
(pamphlets and fliers produced by Blue Ridge)
(these are electronic copies from other sources, not
original documents part of my collection – items in my collection are not
included below)
Summary Statement, Blue Ride Association for
Christian Conferences and Training, 1921
Southern Student Conference, Blue Ridge NC, June
15-25, 1923
Books:
(order by copyright date)
History of the YMCA in North America
By C Howard Hopkins
Association Press
Copyright 1951
Prophet of Plenty—The First Ninety Years of W.D. Weatherford
By Wilma Dykeman
University of Tennessee Press
Copyright 1966
Images of America: Black Mountain and the Swannanoa Valley
Swannanoa Valley Museum
Arcadia Publishing
Copyright 2004
Eureka! A Century of YMCA Blue Ridge Assembly
YMCA Blue Ridge Assembly
Copyright 2005
Willis Duke Weatherford—Race, Religion, and Reform in the American South
By Andrew McNeill Canady
University Press of Kentucky
Copyright 2016
Post Office Publications:
These are listed on the History of
Blue Ridge NC Post Office page.
Articles and Publications:
(includes professional trade journals)
(order by publication date, if series then first
instance date)
YMCA of North America Year Books:
1901: “Jubilee
Year Book of the Young Men’s Christian Association of North America, for the
Year 1901” (WD Weatherford listed on
page 226) PDF
1921: “Year Book 1921: Year
Book of the Young Men’s Christian Association of North America, for the year
May 1, 1920 to April 30, 1921” (Blue
Ridge mentioned several times in various places) PDF
Association Men (cover:
“Young men: Young Men’s Christian Associations”) (monthly)
October 1903, Volume 29, Number 1 to September 1905, Volume 30, Number 12
(Weatherford mentioned in various places) PDF
October 1910, Volume 36, Number 1 to September 1911, Volume 36, Number 12
(October 1910: fundraising, plans to open Summer 1911, building, naming rights
to the auditorium and gym; May 1911: paragraph about building progressing but
will not be ready for summer 1911) PDF
August 1914, Volume 39, Number 11 (Blue Ridge mentioned several
times in various places) PDF
October 1914, Volume 40, Number 1 to September 1915, Volume 40, Number 12
– (Blue Ridge mentioned several times in
various places) PDF
Vanderbilt University Quarterly
January 1905, Volume 5, Number 1 to October 1905, Volume 5, Number 4 - October 1905: University News – Alumni Notes
page 297: Announcement of marriage of Weatherford and Lula Belle Trawick PDF
Private Laws of the State of North
Carolina passed by the General Assembly at the Session of 1907
January
9, 1907 - See page 757: Chapter 318 “An Act to Incorporate the Blue
Ridge Association for Christian Conference and Training” PDF
Vanderbilt University Commencement Programme
June 19, 1907, 32nd Commencement – page
6 of program (page 275 of PDF) under Degrees, Academic Department, Doctor of
Philosophy: Weatherford listed (note: program is part of larger PDF that
includes several editions of the Vanderbilt
University Quarterly) PDF
The Lumber Trade Journal (twice monthly)
July 15, 1910, Volume 58, Number 2 –
page 36: North Carolina (BR will build a sawmill under the direction of CH
Hobbs) PDF
Municipal Journal and Engineer
July-December
1910, Volume 24- Index- November 2010: Blue Ridge Listed under: Street
Improvements page 766; Sewerage page 767; Lighting and Power page 769 PDF
Electrical World (monthly)
McGraw
Publishing Company
December 1, 1910, Volume 56, Number 22 –
page 1332: Black Mountain NC (announcement of construction) PDF
January 5, 1911, Volume 57, Number 1 –
page 78: Black Mountain NC (CE Waddell of Asheville chosen and engineer) PDF
The Chicago Daily News Almanac and
Year-Book for 1911
The Chicago Daily News Company
Compiled by James Langland
See page 331—Notable Gifts and Bequests in
1910
Under Rockefeller, John D.: “to Blue Ridge
association, North Carolina, $50,000”
The
Intercollegian (monthly)
Fourth Series, October 1911, Volume 34 Number 1 to April 1912, Volume 34, Number 7 -
(March 1912: Blue Ridge included in 1912 schedule of conferences for men
and women and brief conference paragraphs in men’s and women’s section about
using “new grounds of the Blue Ridge Association.”) PDF
November
1912, Volume 35, Number 2 – page 44: Salaried Officers of the Student
Movements of North America: Pearl McCrory listed from Winthrop College, Rock
Hill, SC / page 48: Secretaries of Student Department of International
Committee: WD Weatherford listed as The South address 2126 Blare Ave,
Nashville, TN (same address as JN Montgomery) PDF
The Tradesman
The Tradesman Publishing Co., Chattanooga TN
April
18, 1912, Volume 67, Number 16 – page 51: Black Mountain (David Getaz and
Son of Knoxville TN awarded contract for construction of auditorium, hotel, and
other buildings at BR. Auditorium to be 300 ft by 50 ft, 3 stories and basement
(this is Lee Hall not auditorium). Cost $80,000) PDF
July
4, 1912, Volume 68, Number 1 to December
26, 1912, Volume 68, Number 26 – September 12, 1912, page 44 (page 562 of
PDF): Completion of Main Building at Blue Ridge Association near Asheville PDF
January
16, 1913, Volume 69, Number 3 – page 57: Black Mountain (BR secured $30,000
for improvements and rebuilding after recent fire) PDF
Association
Monthly (YWCA) (monthly)
National Board YWCA
February
1913, Volume 7, Number 1 to February
1914, Volume 8, Number 1 (Blue Ridge mentioned several times) PDF
February
1914, Volume 8, Number 1 to January
1915, Volume 8, Number 12 – (includes reports from local groups, Blue Ridge
is mentioned in several reports; February 1914: mention of Queens College in
Charlotte NC working with Davidson College to build cottage at BR; July 1915:
editorial on 1914 conference, mention that pool opened during the conference) PDF
February 1916, Volume 10, Number 1 to January 1917, Volume 10, Number 12 –
March 1916: page 75: Winthrop College and Eight Week Clubs by Pearl McCrory
Weatherford page 98: Our Contributors (“Mrs. WD Weatherford (Pearl McCrory
Weatherford) was at one time secretary of the Association at Winthrop College,
Rock Hill, South Carolina.”) (Blue Ridge is mentioned in several places.) PDF
The North American Student (monthly)
Council
of North American Student Movements (inclusive of Student YWCA of Canada,
Student YWCA of United States, National Council YMCA of Canada, Student
Volunteer Movement of Foreign Missions, Student YMCA of North America)
October 1914, Volume 3, Number 1 to June 1915, Volume 3, Number 9 – Blue
Ridge mentioned throughout, including some photos. Including: October 1914:
Washington Lee University desire to get John R Mott to speak at the University;
Blue Ridge women staff conducting Bible class for men and “Negro helpers”;
November 1914: Gilford College NC raised $200 for BR, January 1915: Winthrop
Normal and Industrial College (Rock Hill SC) raised $500 for cottage at BR;
February 1915: State A&M College raised $500 cottage at BR, “a small
college of 210 students in the south” (not named) raised $500 for cottage at BR
PDF
The Rockefeller Foundation Annual
Report
Special
Edition 1915 (Blue Ridge mentioned on page 360) PDF
Association News
State Executive Committee, YMCA of North
Carolina
Charlotte,
NC
September 1919, Volume 15, Number 4 – March 1931, Volume 17, Number 1 – Blue
Ridge mentioned throughout publication PDF
Official Report of the Second Biennial
Conference of Boy Scout Executives, Blue Ridge, North Carolina, September 12-19, 1922
Boy Scouts of America
1922: (includes transcripts from
sessions, including introduction by Weatherford with story of his son wanting a
pair of Scout shorts; Weatherford states “in the name of the Blue Ridge Committee…representing
YMCA, YWCA, and Missionary Education Movement…”; also includes transcripts of
the presentation of the Golden Eagle Scout award) PDF
Mountain Life and Work
Berea
College, Berea KY
April
1925, Volume 1, Number 1: includes 1925 Blue Ridge conference schedule
“Interracial Conference” July 13-15
A Handbook of American Private Schools—An Annual Survey—Tenth Edition–
1925-1926
The Sargent Handbooks
Porter Sargent, Boston, MA
Copyright 1926
Page 167: Under Southern States, North
Carolina: Lee School for Boys, Blue Ridge, will open in 1926…
The Commercials and Financial
Chronicle (weekly)
Financial
Chronicle, William B Dana Company
August 18, 1928, Volume 127, Number 3295
– page 880: Under Details of New Capital Flotations During July 1928, Long-Term
Bonds and Notes (Issues Maturing Later Than Five Years) – Blue Ridge
Association for Christian Conference and Training 1929-38 $180,000 PDF
Black Mountain College. 1933-1934 (Bulletins) PDF
Organized Camping and Progress Education
Carlos
Edgar Ward, Ph.D.
CE Ward,
Galax, VA
Copyright
August 5, 1935
Starting
Page 55: Chapter IV “A Fixed Program” (study and documentation of the SCY Camp
for Boys at Blue Ridge) PDF
“The Commission of Interracial
Cooperation, 1919-1944: A Case Study in the History of the Interracial Movement
in the South”
Thesis
submitted in partial fulfillment for the requirements for the degree of Doctor
of Philosophy
University of Wisconsin
By Edward
Flud Burrows
August
27, 1954
“The YMCA Graduate School, Nashville 1919-1936”
The
Tennessee Historical Quarterly
Spring
1973, Volume 32, Number 1, Page 67-82
By George
P. Antone
“Blue Ridge Historic District”
National Register of Historic Places
Inventory — Nomination Form
United States Department of the Interior,
National Park Service
Completed by Frank Washburn
1979
“Black Mountain College Historic
District” (Lake Eden / Camp
Rockmont)
National Register of Historic Places
Inventory – Nomination Form
United Stated Department of the Interior,
Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service
Completed by Page Pless, Research
Consultant, NC Division of Archives and History
1981
(mentions Blue Ridge)
Blue Ridge Assembly Staff Alumni Newsletters:
2004 PDF 2004
Reunion Photos PDF
“Race Reform in the Early Twentieth Century South: The Life and Work of
Willis Duke Weatherford”
Thesis presented in
partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Master of Arts in
History
East
Tennessee State University
By Sara
Trowbridge Combs
December
2004
“George Washington Carver: For His Time and Ours” Special History Study:
Natural History Related to George Washington Carver national Monument, Diamond,
Missouri
George
Washington Carver National Monument
National
Park Service
United
States Department of Interior
Peter
Duncan Burchard, principal investigator
2005
(includes
references to George Washington Carver’s “Blue Ridge Boys”)
“Blue Ridge Assembly celebrates centennial,”
Barrs Postcard News
August 7, 2006
Article with postcards by Patrick Enfinger
“YMCA Blue Ridge Assembly Day in Buncombe County”
Buncombe
County Board of Commissioners
September 19, 2006
PDF
“The Limits to Improving Race Relations in the South: The YMCA Blue Ridge
Assembly in Black Mountain, North Carolina, 1906-1930”
The
North Carolina Historical Review
October
2009, Volume LXXXVI, Number 4, Page 404-336
By Andrew
McNeill Canady
“Southern Liberalism and Its Limits: Religion, Race, and Appalachian
Reform in the Life of Willis Duke Weatherford, 1875-1970”
Thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of
the requirements of the degree Doctor of Philosophy
Rice University
By Andrew McNeill Canady
May 2011
“The Fatherhood of God and Brotherhood
of Man”: The Social Gospel, Interracialism of the Southern Sociological
Congress
Dissertation submitted in partial
fulfillment of the requirements of the degree Doctor of Philosophy
Auburn University
By James Joseph Boshears, Jr.
May 7, 2012
“From the Campus to the Globe: Race,
Internationalism and Student Activism in the Postwar South, 1945-1962”
Dissertation submitted in partial
fulfillment of the requirements of the degree Doctor of Philosophy
University of Texas at Austin
By: Erica Layne Whittington
May 2012
Daily / City /
Regional Newspapers
(alpha
order by name; if paper’s name changed or was published under multiple names,
then all instances are grouped together)
Alabama
Journal
Montgomery, AL
May
9, 1953, Volume 65, Number 111 – page 9: Johnston Resigns as YMCA Secretary
(resigns from Montgomery YMCA to become manager at BR) PDF
Altoona
Tribune
Altoona PA
August
16, 1918, Volume 43, Number 194 – page 5: Enjoyed Good Conference, mill
girls are delegates to conference at Greenville SC (note: headline is
misleading, article mentions conference was held at Blue Ridge “last week” but
does not specifically name the conference, assuming it was the YWCA Industrial
conference, mentions Adela Ruffin speaker) PDF
Anniston
Star (daily)
Anniston, AL
January
28, 1961 – page 1: Camp Plans Topic of YMCA Speaker (James W Gladden, new
Blue Ridge president) PDF
May
30, 1967 – page 2: Blue Ridge Assembly Expansion Plans Explained to
Anniston Y Members (Three-stage expansion program explained. Includes: Phase 1
(completed June 1966): modern swimming pool, pavilion, athletic fields. Phase
2: “re-building of Robert E Lee Hall,… new staff residence hall for men. Phase
3: remodeling older buildings, construction of more cottages, development of
facilities for family camping. Phase 3 should be complete by 1980.) PDF
Asheville
Citizen Times (daily),
Asheville Citizen, Sunday Citizen, Asheville Weekly Citizen, Semi-Weekly
Citizen
Asheville, NC
June 13, 1902, Volume 17, Number 328 –
page _: Two conferences open tomorrow, YMCA Summer session held in Asheville
School – YWCA at Normal PDF
June
24, 1902, Volume 17, Number 21 – page _: (two): Summer Sessions of YWCA
Close, Increased attendance most prominent feature, demand better
accommodations / Conference of Students End (YMCA) PDF
June
16, 1906, Volume 21, Number 192 – page 1: 200 attend preliminary meeting of
YMCA students PDF
June
14, 1907, Volume 22, Number 186 – page 1 and 6: Place of the YWCA in
Woman’s life (YWCA conference at Kenilworth Inn) / YMCA Student Conference
Today (YMCA conference at the Farm School) PDF
June
28, 1907, Volume _, Number _ - page 4: Movement to Secure Permanent Site
for Religious Conventions PDF
August
3, 1907, Volume 22, Number 232 – page 5: Will Decide today YMCA Location,
Choice of Assembly Grounds depends on Asheville, Site preferred is near
Swannanoa, but $6500 must be raised to pay for it (decision between Asheville
and Hendersonville) PDF
October 16, 1909, Volume 25, Number 362
– page 8: Assembly Grounds Plans Perfected, Three religious organizations ready
to proceed, YMCA, YWCA, and DPMM will spend $75,000 on grounds near Swannanoa. PDF
April 18, 1910, Volume 26, Number 179 –
page 2: Students met at Montreat in June (YMCA Southern Student Conference) PDF
September
21, 1910, Volume 26, Number 335 – page 4: City Trade Bodies Pledge Their
Help, will give Black Mt Assembly Grounds $1500, Campaign to raise necessary
amount will begin October 17 and last a week (last sentence is “ready for use
in coming summer of 1911”) PDF
October 19, 1910, Volume 26, Number 364
– page 5: Only $3900 needed as Asheville’s Share, That amount needed for Black
Mountain project, committee at Meeting Last night completed plans to canvas
city PDF
February
28, 1911, Volume 27, Number 130 – page 5: Building Contracts to be Awarded
Today, for Blue Ridge Association at Black Mountain, $100,000 will be expended
on Conference Grounds and Buildings PDF
June 18, 1911, Volume 27, Number 140 –
page 12: Organize Classes at Student Conference (YMCA Student Conference at
Montreat) / Conference Comes to Close Tonight (YWCA conference, but does not
give the location) PDF
June
25, 1911, Volume 27, Number 147 – page _: Permanent home for conferences
YMCA now being constructed PDF
February
26, 1912, Volume 28, Number 126 – page 10: Blue Ridge Ass’n To Be Ready On
Time PDF
May 16, 1912, Volume 28, Number 206 –
page 5: Blue Ridge Building Practically Done, Judge JD Murphy returns from
Black Mountain, enthusiastic over the associations new hotel PDF
May 20, 1912, Volume 28, Number 210 –
page 5: Training Grounds are well arranged, local workers return from visit to
Blue Ridge, Coming Summer Conference Promise to revolutionize YMCA work PDF
May
27, 1912, Volume 28, Number 217 – page 3: Buildings To Be Dedicated June 15 PDF
June
16, 1912, Volume 28, Number 237 – page 6: Asheville people attend services,
Buildings of the Blue Ridge Association for Christian workers were dedicated
yesterday PDF
June
23, 1912, Volume 28, Number 244 – page 2: full page ad “Where Shall We
Spend Our Vacation? The Magnificent Estate of the Blue Ridge Association…Open
as a Summer Hotel July 5-August 31, 1912” Ad says “Buildings and Furnishings
Absolute New, Opened for First Time 1912. Tubercular People Will Not Be
Accepted”. Gives rates for weekly stays. Roy H Legate is listed as the contact.
(in other ads he is listed as the “manager”, he is the Blue Ridge NC postmaster
starting in 1913). PDF
August
18, 1912, Volume 28, Number 300 – page 12: Black Mountain comes to rescue
(Blue Ridge will be open to guest during August) PDF
November
26, 1912, Volume 29, Number 35 – page _: Fire Damages the Assembly Grounds,
Flames in various forests are giving forecasters and rangers a great deal of
trouble (forest fire, but no buildings damages) PDF
January
9, 1913, Volume 29, Number 98 – page 6: Damaged Buildings will be
remodeled, Preparations being made for religious conferences at Black Mountain
during the summer months ($30,000 bond, mentions recent fire) PDF
March 9, 1913, Volume 29, Number 137 –
page 5: Summer Meetings Are Being Planned, Blue Ridge Association contemplates
successful season, Money to be spent for erection of more cottages-other
improvements planned PDF
June 4, 1913, Volume 29, Number 224 –
page 3: Black Mountain is ready for visitors, first great religious conference
will begin next Friday – many meeting are planned for season PDF
June
8, 1913, Volume 29, Number 228 – page 8: Young Women are at Black Mountain
for a conference, Second Annual Convention of the YWCA is now on, Splendid
program is arranged, Hundreds of visitors from all seconds of south gather at
resort (article mentions over-crowding) PDF
June
26, 1913, Volume 29, Number 246 – page 2: Stunt night enjoyed at Black
Mountain, Delegates to YMCA Conference keep large audience in roar by means of
funny pranks (skits, etc. during YMCA student conference – was held in the
“large auditorium”, mentions Weatherford’s recent trip abroad) PDF
August
2, 1913, Volume 29, Number 283 – page 5: (single sentence under Would
Appoint Henderson Supt.) – Ray H Legate appointed fourth class postmaster at
Blue Ridge PDF
June
25, 1914, Volume 30, Number 274 – page 10 (full page): Black Mountain,
Montreat, and Blue Ridge NC (several articles about the Black Mountain area) /
Blue Ridge Estate forms a Magnificent Water Shed / also article about the
Methodist Colony selling property – Blue Ridge would purchase some of this land
February 17, 1915 (Bk0194,Pg115) PDF
May 7,
1915, Volume 31, Number 135 – page 13: Forward Steps are taken by Alderman
of Black Mountain, Pass on third reading act to provide paving of streets and
buildings of sidewalks – improvements at Black Mountain (article details
improvements at Blue Ridge: hot and cold water supply with central plat next to
Lee Hall, improvements to reservoir, building of cottages – one completed, more
to be built by start of June, construction of “down road”) PDF
April 28,
1916, Volume 32, Number 188 – page _: Blue Ridge, NC To Be Scene of Notable
Meeting (entire page with several articles, smaller article mentions “College
Hall” being built) PDF
July 6, 1916, Volume 32, Number 257 – page
5: To hold Travelers’ Aid Conference Soon PDF
July 29, 1917, Volume 33, Number 279 –
page 12: Appeal made to colored people, general committee of the colored branch
of the Sociological Congress makes appeal to Negros PDF
July 31, 1917, Volume 33, Number 281 –
page 1: Organization meeting of Southern Sociological Congress is head at Blue
Ridge, Dean Kesler Presiding PDF
December
26, 1917, Volume 34, Number 62 – page 7: Blue Ridge Schools To Have Big
Campaign, $125,000 to stabilize summer school near Asheville, Convention at
Atlanta determines on drive in February to meet extra war needs of “Y” PDF
July 14, 1918, Volume 34, Number 262 –
page 10: YMCA Conference opens at Montreat (sic), Army and Navy camps to be
represented PDF
February
7. 1919, Volume 35, Number 103 – page 5: Blue Ridge School will Close
today, Several States represented in the first session, Able Faculty, headed by
Dr. WD Weatherford, gives instruction in practical subjects PDF
June 23, 1919, Volume 35, Number 239 –
page 5: HS Conference of South will open, Conference for High School boys Under
supervision of “Hi-Y” Club Opens Next Tuesday PDF
July 29, 1919, Volume 35, Number 274 – page 10: YWCA is facing real crisis now in adapting its work to rebuilding world (two other things in the article: mention of “College Hall” and “within the city conference is a smaller conference attended by members of the girl reserve and high school girls”) PDF
September 18, 1919, Volume 35, Number
326 – page 7: YMCA College to open October 1, Winter sessions at Nashville and
Summer Sessions to be held at Blue Ridge (Southern Association College) PDF
December 18, 1919, Volume 26, Number 52
– page 11: Blue Ridge Voice is new Magazine, published in Nashville by Dr.
Weatherford, will print addresses delivered at various conferences held at Blue
Ridge, near here PDF
March
26, 1920, Volume 36, Number 149 – page 2: Buncombe County ‘Y’ to be formed
tonight (no mention of Blue Ridge) PDF
May
18, 1920, Volume 36, Number 199 – page 8: Great YMCA Campaign will start
with Conference tonight, Citizens’ Dinner at local Y to Launch the Building
Campaign, Actual Work on which to begin Wednesday morning – much interest taken
in drive PDF
May
30, 1920, Volume 36, Number 210 – page 10: Great conference of the boy
workers of the world to close Monday at Blue Ridge PDF
June
21, 1920, Volume 36, Number 232 - page 5: Southern Student Conference
Largest Ever Held Blue Ridge (YMCA Student Conference, article mentions
Weatherford as former student secretary and HC Gossard and succeeding Weatherford)
PDF
July 31, 1920, Volume 36, Number 272 –
page 12: Five Thousand are expected to attend Blue Ride Conferences, World
Famous Speakers and Lecturers on faculties of various conferences which are
being held at the spacious grounds near Black Mountain PDF
August
23, 1920, Volume 36, Number 294 – page 6: Funeral services for Mrs. Debra
Parker (“Mother Parker”) (mother of JP Parker, attended by Weatherford, JJ
King, and HW Saunders (Sanders)) (single paragraph is about three-fours down
under Black Mountain, no headers) PDF
June
19, 1921, Volume _, Number _ - page 12: To hold Missionary Education
meeting (mentions nurse, special laundry and baby kitchen, new accommodations) PDF
July
15, 1921, Volume _, Number _ - page 10: 500 YWCA secretaries to take
training at Blue Ridge meeting (note: headline says 500 YWCA, but the article
mentions YMCA training) PDF
July
22, 1921, Volume _, Number _- page 5: Masons to Provide Playground Swings
on Blue Ridge Grounds PDF
August 15, 1921, Volume _, Number _ -
page 3: Temporary Rotary club at Blue Ridge PDF
April
27, 1922, Volume _, Number _ - page 5: Expect over 4000 people to attend
1922 Summer session at Blue Ridge Assembly, Anticipate best season yet
experienced – much of programs announced, showing noteworthy leaders secured as
instructors and lectures at nearby YM and YWCA summer headquarters; 1922 Blue
Ridge Conferences (schedule) PDF
May
31, 1922, Volume _, Number _ - page 1: Blue Ridge to launch summer program
today, Biggest Year of Resort is ahead-Thousands will attend meetings PDF
June 3,
1922, Volume _, Number _ - page 5: Students arriving now at Blue Ridge,
YWCA conference opens season at big assembly grounds – see banner year (Robert
R Morton from Tuskegee listed as a speaker) PDF
June 9, 1922, Volume _, Number _ - page
16: Seek to restrain Trio from Grounds (JJ King, BR business manager, seeks
restraining order against Tom Brown, ST Coggins, and Kenneth Suttles – no
reason given) PDF
June 16,
1922, Volume _, Number _ - page 5: Hope to Complete Civil Term Today
(includes mention of restraining order) PDF
December
17, 1922, Volume _, Number _ - page 1: Blue Ridge Plant to be improved by
big outlay, $100,000 to be spent will being institution’s value to $700,000,
Improvements of a varied nature, Outlook is good – Robert E Speer among
notables for next year PDF
June 5, 1923, Volume _, Number _ - page
14 (two): Community Conference at Blue Ridge to begin July 6 (YWCA) / Summer
School of YMCA to be held soon at Blue Ridge PDF
June
17, 1923, Volume _, Number _ - (two) page 28: Six Hundred Students are
assembled at Blue ridge for Summer Conference (George Carver included in list
of speakers) / page 1 part 2: Open SCY Camp for first season at Blue Ridge, Is
located on Property of Blue Ridge Association, Have leader for every 8 boys,
High Type of Leaders and Instructors provided PDF
June 24, 1923, Volume _, Number _ - page
1 Part 2: (three): Missionary Education Movement Conference meets at Blue Ridge
/ Student YMCA Conference ends big 10-day meet (mentions George Carver
mentioned) / Summer Session of Southern College at Blue Ridge Offers 11 Weeks
of Intensive Work PDF
August
2, 1923, Volume _, Number _ - page 14: Clubs of City are Blue Ridge Guests,
Plans outlined for establishing preparatory school in September of next year
(plans for Lee School for Boys announced) PDF
August
4, 1923, Volume _, Number _ - page 4: A Boys’ School at Blue Ridge (Lee
School for Boys announcement) PDF
August
12, 1923, Volume _, Number _ - page 1 section 2: Traveler’s aid to hold
conference yearly in August (regional meeting of Traveler’s Aid, first regional
meeting) PDF
August
26, 1923, Volume _, Number _ - page 30: A ‘Southern College Song’ is
written by Dr. WD Weatherford PDF
June
17, 1924, Volume _, Number _ - page 12: Final Preparations completed for
college men’s conference to open tonight at Blue Ridge (YWCA leaving and YMCA
arriving, includes George W Carver in the speaker list) PDF
January
21, 1925, Volume _, Number _ - page 3: Leaders of YMCA movement (photo
identifying the following: WP Cunningham, professor of Vocational Education in
Southern College; HW Sanderss, bursar (bookkeeper) of BR and Southern College;
ES Lotspiech, professor of Boys’ Work in Southern College; EG Wilson, National
Industrial Secretary, Southern Division YMCA; JJ King, business secretary of BR
and professor of Association Administration in Southern College) PDF
June
3, 1925, Volume _, Number _ - page 16: Blue Ridge will start season on
Friday, June 5th, Large number of improvements made at the YMCA
assembly grounds student conference (includes new gymnasium, and improvements
to the lake) PDF
June
28, 1925, Volume _, Number _ - page 2: Blue Ridge Camp Open for season
(“new gymnasium dedication”) PDF
April 20, 1926, Volume _, Number _ -
page 1: Plan Endowment Fund Blue Ridge Assembly ($1 million fundraising and endowment
for Southern College) PDF
September
10, 1926, Volume _, Number _ - page 1B: Blue Ridge had good year, Executive
Committee hears encouraging reports at meet (first year of Ashville Building
use, Lee Schools for Boys about to open) PDF
January
14, 1927, Volume _, Number _ - page 2A: Strong Protests on Post Office at
Blue Ridge (James Parker being replaced as postmaster, no reason in article) PDF
January
22, 1927, Volume _, Number _ - page 1B: Blue Ridge Man to get attention for
postmastership (letter from First Assistant Postmaster General to Senator
Overman about James Parker being replaced as Blue Ridge postmaster) PDF
July 15, 1927, Volume _,
Number _ - page 6B: (two articles): Jesus wanted Earth Kingdom, Labor Temple
man addresses gathering at Blue Ridge / Baseball game at Blue Ridge (YWCA tournament)
PDF
July 21, 1927, Volume _, Number _ - page 6B: (four articles)
Snyder Speaks at Y College, 500 students register for summer work at Blue Ridge
(includes Leaders School sub-conference) / Y Men’s Wives hold sessions, Are
discussing their peculiar problems at Blue Ridge / Odum to teach at YMCA School
/ Better Social order is asked, Dr. Mitchell seeks newer and better religious
training PDF
September 4, 1927, Volume _,
Number _ - page 7B: Dr. Few’s son to study at Blue Ridge this year (son of
president of Duke University enrolls at Lee School for Boys) PDF
July 19, 1928, Volume _,
Number _ - page 11 (two): YMCA men to hold meeting, Blue Ridge meeting to be
under leadership of JR Mott / Social Workers Open meeting PDF
July 26, 1928, Volume _,
Number _ - page 6B: Legal: Notice to holders of First Mortgage 7% Gold bonds of
the Blue Ridge Association for Christian Conference and Training PDF
August 29, 1928, Volume _, Number _ - page
3: Ten Graduates to get ‘Y’ Diplomas Wednesday, Graduate School at Blue Ridge
to end its summer term PDF
September
2, 1929, Volume _, Number _ - page 3: Blue Ridge Ends Summer Season,
Conferences of 16th year have drawn many vacationists PDF
February
25, 1930, Volume _, Number _ - page 1: $250,000 will be raised for Blue
Ridge property, all encumbrances will be cleared up from campaign fund PDF
June
7, 1930, Volume _, Number _ - page _: Robertson gets $600 in action,
Compromise disposes of school suite for more than $9000 (AB Robinson was
dismissed from Lee School from Boys and filed suit for back pay) PDF
June
3, 1931, Volume _, Number _ - page _: Blue Ridge School is made defendant
(CA Floyd file suit seeing $450 in back pay for 1929-30 season). PDF
July 5, 1931, Volume _, Number _ - page
12: YMCA Center at Blue Ridge is now nearing its 25th anniversary PDF
July
8, 1931, Volume _, Number _ - page: 10 (two articles): Blue Ridge Camp Boys
are Active (Camp Blue Ridge for Boys) // Council Plans for Next Year, Regional
YMCA Body is now is session at Blue Ridge PDF
August 2, 1931, Volume _, Number _ -
page 2, section B: (two articles): JJ Ray, Y Chief at Blue Ridge, is former
Farm Boy and Soldier // Race Problem is discussed, RB Eleazar, Atlanta,
addresses conference at Blue Ridge (Missionary Education Movement Conference) PDF
August 23, 1931, Volume _, Number _ -
page 8D: Blue Ridge to Close its 20th season September 1, 60,000
persons have visited assembly in last 2 decades (includes list of speakers over
the years) PDF
February
5, 1932, Volume _, Number _ - page 15: Blue Ridge Postmaster is sought for
shortage, Postal authorities are unable to locate CE Boone (Charles E Boone
abandons postmaster post, embezzled $3,000, arrest warrant issued) PDF
February
6, 1932, Volume _, Number _ - page 3: No Trace found of Postmaster, Capital
Officials try to Determine Shortage at Blue Ridge (Charles E Boone still
wanted, Maggie C Allison named temporary postmaster – named as Mrs. William
Allison in article) PDF
February
28, 1932, Volume 2, Number 25 - page 7 section C: Receivership is Sought
for Blue Ridge Association (suit for back pay, claims association is $200,000
in debt) PDF
April 5, 1932, Volume _, Number _ - page
5: Record Number To Take Tests, 25 Persons seeking to Become Postmaster at Blue
Ridge (replacement for Charles E Boone) PDF
May 21, 1932, Volume _, Number _ - page
_: Boone is Given 3-year sentence (Charles E Boone, former postmaster at Blue
Ridge pleads guilty) PDF
May
29, 1932, Volume _, Number _ - page 4, section B: Staff arrives at Blue
Ridge, 15 states, one foreign country represented at assembly
July
31, 1932, Volume _, Number _ - page 4, section B: Parker Has Been with
Association since 1911, Sold tract of land for Blue Ridge project in 1910
(article about John Peele Parker – JP Parker – and his working for Blue Ridge) PDF
August 11, 1932, Volume _, Number _ -
page _ - Race Relations are Discussed, Dr. Eleazer, of Atlanta, delivers
address at Blue Ridge (includes mention of Ashville Hall) PDF
August
20, 1932, Volume _, Number _ - page 10: Music Recital is presented (article
about second musical program of the season, final program upcoming; also carnival
held at the Ashville Building by the Graduate school students) PDF
September
11, 1932, Volume _, Number _ - page 4C: New Postmaster for Blue Ridge to be
selected PDF
May
14, 1933, Volume _, Number _ - page
1B: 18 conferences and institutes scheduled for Blue Ridge this summer, Season
to open at ‘Y’ Center on 7th of June, Plans are announced by WD
Weatherford, secretary (Camp Blue Ridge ended, new children’s program, rates
reduced, new meal plan, new cafeteria) PDF
June 19, 1933, Volume _, Number _ - page
_ - Annual Meeting opens Tuesday, Distinguished faculty is chosen for Blue
Ridge Conference (Missionary Education Movement renamed Blue Ridge
Leadership Training Conference) PDF
June 25, 1933, Volume _, Number _ - page
12 section B: two photos and one article: Attending Camp Counselors Institute /
YMCA Student leaders at Blue Ridge / Dr. Halliday to deliver address at Blue
Ridge (Blue Ridge Leadership Training Conference) PDF
August
1, 1933, Volume _, Number _ - page 7: under Women’s Activities: Prominent
Couple wed at Blue Ridge (Genevieve Morrow and DR Folger married in the summer
home of Weatherford) PDF
August
11, 1932, Volume _, Number _ - page _ - Race Relations are Discussed, Dr.
Eleazer, of Atlanta, delivers address at Blue Ridge (includes mention of
Ashville Hall) PDF
August
12, 1932, Volume _, Number _ - page 7: Music Recital Will be given, artists
will present program tonight at Blue Ridge (includes mention of play in
Asheville Hall) PDF
August
13, 1933, Volume _, Number _ - page 7, section C: Clubs to Close Meeting
Today, Religious Programs are Given at Convention at Blue Ridge. (Article about the
Association of Business Men’s Evangelistic Clubs conference. The articles
mentions “sunrise prayer meeting held at Grice Memorial Spring”) PDF
August 16, 1933, Volume 49, Number 130 -
page 1: Plan College in Blue Ridge Near Asheville (incorporation of Blue Ridge College,
Inc.) PDF
August
20, 1933, Volume __, Number __, - page 6A: Weatherford to be heard today,
will also give series of lectures at Blue Ridge (includes end of season circus,
water show) PDF
September
2, 1933, Volume 49, Number 145 - page 2: Blue Ridge Buildings Sale Being
Planned (foreclosure sale October 2) PDF
October 3, 1933, Volume 49, Number 172 - page _: Blue Ridge Grounds
in Sale Here (sold at foreclosure) PDF
October 18, 1933, Volume _, Number _ -
page 10: School raises bid on property at Blue Ridge PDF
December
16, 1933, Volume 49, Number 236 - page 6: Assembly Will Be Continued, Blue
Ridge College to operate YMCA Grounds PDF
June 9,
1934, Volume _, Number_ - page 5: Blue Ridge Conference Season to Open
tonight, 200 delegates expected at joint YMCA and YWCA meeting PDF
June 16, 1934, Volume _, Number _ - page 13: All Cottages at Blue Ridge are reserved (cottages listed in article: Craggy View Cottage, Virginia Medical Cottage, Mississippi AM College Cottage, Ward-Belmont Cottage, Agnes Scott Cottage, University of Kentucky Cottage, North Carolina State College Cottage, Camp Cottage, Watchman’s Cottage, Overlook Cottage, University of North Carolina Cottage, Washington and Lee Cottage, Meredith Cottage, University of Florida Cottage, Virginia Normal-Virginia Polytechnic Institute Cottage, Shorter Cottage) PDF
June
10, 1934, Volume _, Number _ - page _: Asheville Region is Religious
Conference Center of Southland, Summer Church meetings draw thousands here,
assemblies are famed throughout the United States PDF
June
21. 1934, Volume _, Number _ - page 9: Summer School now underway at Blue
Ridge PDF
July
8, 1934, Volume _, Number _ - page 5C: Blue Ridge Staff couple are married PDF
July
15, 1934, Volume _, Number _ - page 6C: Blue Ridge, among majestic
mountains, is popular vacation center PDF
October
14, 1934, Volume _, Number _ - page 1B: Graded School to be opened at Blue
Ridge (elementary school at Black Mountain College) PDF
July
2, 1935, Volume _, Number _ - page _ - Fire fighting groups formed at Blue
Ridge PDF
August
4, 1935, Volume 5, Number 47 - page 8A: Suit for $27,000 is filed in Court
here (Blue Ridge Association and Blue Ridge College sued for payment of
sprinkler system installed several years ago) PDF
August
25, 1935, Volume _, Number _ - page 10C: Staff members to hold reunion
(Blue Ridge Staff) PDF
September
15, 1935, Volume _, Number _ - page 4D: (two): Black Mountain College has 4
new professors / Cottage School to open Monday (grades K-4 at Black Mountain
College) PDF
April 5, 1936, Volume _, Number _ - page
1, section B: Black Mountain College Stresses Resourcefulness and Flexibility,
Unusual Educational Theories Put into Practice at College, Professors and
students share responsibility, Institution founded in 1933 by Men opposing Mass
Education PDF
June 12, 1936, Volume _, Number _ - page
16: 56 Students on Summer Staff at Blue Ridge, 33 Southern Colleges are
represented at YMCA Center PDF
June
14, 1936, Volume _, Number _ - page 4: Six Summer Conference Centers
attract thousands of people to WNC (includes Blue Ridge) PDF
August
16, 1936, Volume _, Number _ - page 1B: Anniversary of Blue Ridge Being
Observed (25 years starting at 1912, Blue Ridge Staff Reunion) PDF
August
23, 1936, Volume _, Number _ - page 29: Blue Ridge Conference Grounds has
busy season, Total number of visitors is fixed at 3,000, Unique Plan of service
is Now in Operation at large plant PDF
November 22, 1936, Volume _, Number _ -
page 8 section C: Adventists to meet in WNC, Guild says church will hold
conference at Blue Ridge (Seventh-Day Adventist to meet at Blue Ridge August
1937) PDF
January 24, 1937, Volume _, Number _ -
page 11, section B: advertisement within Gray Gorham Realtor box: “We
offer for sale the Blue Ridge Association buildings and grounds, 1619 acres”
(no price listed). (NOTE: This listing
doesn’t appear to run again. No articles about Blue Ridge being for sale in
1936). PDF
May
2, 1937, Volume _, Number _ - page 1: College buys 700-acre site at Lake
Eden (Black Mountain College) PDF
June
20, 1937, Volume _, Number _ - page 1, section B: Blue Ridge now connected
with Yale University, Dr. WD Weatherford is director of summer sessions PDF
June 25, 1937, Volume _, Number _ - page
11: College gets title to Lake Eden property (Black Mountain College buys Lake
Eden) PDF
August 1, 1937, Volume _, Number _ -
page 1, section B (two articles): Race Relations Conference is Now Underway,
Eleazer, Weatherford are opening speakers at Blue Ridge // Lee Hall Hub of
activities at Blue Ridge, best tourist season in many years reported at center PDF
August
22, 1937, Volume _, Number _ - page 8: 45 states represented in
registration at Blue Ridge Assembly, facilities are taxed at well known resort PDF
May 15, 1938, Volume _, Number _ - page
1: Student Kills Self at Black Mountain College (in Lee Hall) PDF
May
19, 1938, Volume _, Number _ - page 15: Lake Eden Inn, Cottages will open
June 15th (owned and operated by Black Mountain College) PDF
June
12, 1938, Volume _, Number _ - page 12, section A: Blue Ridge Groups will
discuss Current Trends, Varied Conferences are scheduled at WNC summer resort
(mentions summer staff, new Rhododendron theater, YMCA Graduate School) PDF
July
5, 1938, Volume _, Number _ - page 6: (two articles): Religious Play is
Presented at Blue Ridge (in the new open air Rhododendron Theater) / Fellowship
of National PTA adjourns meet, Andrews Allen discusses children’s work of
Baptists PDF
July
23, 1938, Volume 8, Number 50 – page 1 section B: Blue Ridge is Unique
Mountain Resort, Conferences and Schools Held in Summer Season (full page) PDF
August 7, 1938, Volume _, Number _ - (two
articles) page 1: Will Establish Girls’ School at Blue Ridge (not named in
article, but would become Cragmore) / page 7, section C: Meeting will open
Monday at Resort Center, Rhododendron Theatre will be dedicated Friday evening
(article about Blue Ridge Drama Week) PDF
August 14, 1938, Volume _, Number _ -
page 1G: Blue Ridge is Religious and College Center (article mixes Black
Mountain College and Blue Ridge summer operations) PDF
March 15, 1939, Volume _, Number _ -
page 1: Gropius to draw plans for new college plant (plans to move Black
Mountain College to Lake Eden) PDF
April 12, 1939, Volume _, Number _ -
page 8: New school for girls planned at Blue Ridge (Cragmore) PDF
June
2, 1939, Volume _, Number _ - page 7A (two articles): 48th
Wedding Date observed by Mitchells / Lutherans will hear Dr. Stover at Blue
Ridge, Annual Training School of denomination now in session PDF
June
22, 1939, Volume _, Number _ - page 5: Parent-Teacher group holding 3-day
session / also: Channing Tobias heard at social order meeting (at Lake
Junaluska) PDF
July
23, 1939, Volume _, Number _ - page 1B (full page with article and photos):
Blue Ridge is Unique Mountain Resort, Conferences and schools held in summer
season PDF
August
10, 1939, Volume _, Number _ - page 6: Executive Body is selected for
Cragmore School PDF
July
5, 1940, Volume _, Number _ - page 11 (two articles): Banquet is held at
Blue Ridge, Students Teachers and staff attend holiday event / Students issues
weekly paper at Blue Ridge (“The PW Weekly”) PDF
July
9, 1940, Volume _, Number _ - page 7: Preparatory School’s Opening is
postponed, Cragmore is scheduled to begin first term Sept 1941 PDF
August
25, 1940, Volume _, Number _ - page 8, section C: Weatherfords entertain at
new residence PDF
April 1, 1941, Volume _, Number _ - page
8: Delay Opening of Cragmore Girls’ School PDF
April 29, 1941, Volume _, Number _ -
page 1: Einstein Pays visit to College (visits Black Mountain College at Lake
Eden) PDF
May
10, 1941, Volume _, Number _ - page _ - Wunsch speaks on plans for college
plant (Black Mountain College, includes mention of Blue Ridge not being
available) PDF
May
25, 1941, Volume _, Number _ - page 4A: Black Mountain College is moving to
Lake Eden Site PDF
June
12, 1941, Volume _, Number _ - page 12 (two articles): YMCA School Now in
Session at Blue Ridge, Summer Quarter Draws Students from many states (YMCA Graduate School 1941 session at Blue
Ridge) / Students Hear Rupert B Vance at Blue Ridge, Dr. Mays, president of Morehouse
College also speaks PDF
July
13, 1941, Volume _, Number _ - page 5A: Students and Faculty Construct new
College Plant, Black Mountain Institution now in its own home (follow-up
article on Black Mountain College moving) PDF
July
24, 1941, Volume _, Number _ - page 16: Weatherford Relates History of Blue
Ridge, Speaks to students of Y Graduate School’s second session PDF
January 12, 1942, Volume _, Number _ -
page 10: Air-Raid Siren is ordered for Black Mountain PDF
June 14, 1942, Volume _, Number _ - page
7A: Conference on task of church opens Monday, Religious Leaders and Educators
to attend sessions PDF
June
25, 1942, Volume _, Number _ - page 8 (two articles): 10 Blue Ridge
Buildings to be used for Housing Army Hospital Workers (to support construction
of the new Army hospital near Black Mountain) / Club members to be guests of
Dr. Weatherford (Black Mountain Lions Club dinner at Blue Ridge, guests of
Weatherford and Herbert Sanders) PDF
July
7, 1942, Volume _, Number _ - page 7: Sara Langston is married to JW
Hudspeth (Sara Katherine Langston marries James Warren Hudspeth at the home of
Dr. and Mrs. Weatherford at Blue Ridge) PDF
August
10, 1942, Volume _, Number _ - page 8: Farm Program at College is being
Enlarged, 24 acres are now being cultivated by school at Black Mountain
(includes some land still rented at Blue Ridge) PDF
August
30, 1942, Volume _, Number _ - page 8A: (two articles) Staff Reunion is
concluded at Blue Ridge (includes mention of “The Overlook” newspaper) /
Clemson group holding meet at Blue Ridge PDF
September
2, 1942, Volume _, Number _ - page 8: Blue Ridge Assembly Season is
Concluded (last mention of YMCA Graduate School) PDF
June
6, 1943, Volume _, Number _ - page 9B: Blue Ridge to be closed for summer
season, Board will not operate conference center this year (war, rationing,
transportation problems listed as reasons; some cottages will be open for
guests) PDF
July
14, 1943, Volume _, Number _ - page 12: Industrialist to open meet here
Thursday (Southern Industrial Executive Conference and Southern
Conference on Human Relations in Industry meet jointly at Battery Park Hotel in
Asheville) PDF
July
16, 1943, Volume _, Number _ - page 4: Southern Industry and victory (Conference
of Southern Industrial Executives meeting in Asheville) PDF
August
22, 1943, Volume _, Number _ - page 1: Dr. Weatherford has retired as Blue
Ridge head, Operation of Conference Center is turned over to YMCA PDF
October
24, 1943, Volume _, Number _ - page 10B: Blankets are reported taken from
Assembly (50-60 double blanks stolen) PDF
December 12, 1943, Volume _, Number _ - page
12B: Mrs. Mitchell dies following long illness (“The Mitchells spent summers at
Blue Ridge for 22 years…”) PDF
January 8, 1944, Volume _, Number _ -
page 1: Blue Ridge Center to server Y PDF
January 13, 1944, Volume _, Number _ -
page 16: Control Board will be named for Blue Ridge, Permanent body to be
elected by Y at Atlanta meeting PDF
January
22, 1944, Volume _, Number _, - page 10: Blue Ridge plans to be made at
meeting today, Executive Board to hold session at cafeteria at 1:00 PDF
January
23, 1944, Volume 12, Number 24 – page 6 section B: photo: Blue Ridge Board
holds Meeting; article: Gray is named Manager of Blue Ridge Center, Plans for
1944 Season are Discussed by Executive Board (in photo AL Mayer is identified
as acting manager of BR, in article Charles M Gray is named manager;
organization to be setup February 18; plans for $150,000 campaign) PDF
January 28, 1944, Volume _, Number _ -
page 9: News of Public Record, Real Estate Transfers: “Blue Ridge Association
for Christian Conference and Training to Blue Ridge College, Inc., property in
Black Mountain township” PDF
February
16, 1944, Volume _, Number _ - page 7: Local YMCA men to attend Atlanta
meet, Blue Ridge Board to be named tomorrow or Friday PDF
February
21, 1944, Volume 60, Number 4 - page 9: Ramsey is made vice-president of
new “Y” Unit, Blue Ridge Assembly’s Permanent control board is named PDF
April 26, 1944, Volume _, Number _ -
page 12: Blue Ridge Group to hold meeting at hotel today PDF
April 27, 1944, Volume 60, Number 4 -
page 5: Plans are made for Assembly at Blue Ridge, Meeting held at hotel here
by operations committee. PDF
May
26, 1944, Volume _, Number _ - page 9: Human Relations Conference set for
July 15-16, Prominent Speakers are on program for meet at Blue Ridge (Southern
Conference on Human Relations back at Blue Ridge) PDF
June
4, 1944, Volume _, Number _ - page 12A: Blue Ridge ‘Y’ Conference set, summer
season to open at conference center next Thursday PDF
August
6, 1944, Volume _, Number _ - page 13A: Gov. Brougthon will be heard at
Blue Ridge, Three day YMCA Board conference opens on Aug. 14 (meeting
concurrently with Secretaries of the Southern Associations and Hi-Y Leaders of
the South; no mention of polio) PDF
August
16, 1944, Volume _, Number _ - page 9: YMCA’s receive property title to
Blue Ridge, Board of Directors talk plans for future at meeting PDF
July
23, 1944, Volume _, Number _ - (two articles) page 1: Army leases four big
hotels here for soldier redistribution center (Blue Ridge is not listed as one
of them) // page 7A: Tourists to be accommodated at Blue Ridge PDF
July
24, 1944, Volume _, Number _ - page 9: Classified Ad under Hotel “Robert E
Lee Hall, Blue Ridge Assembly, Blue Ridge NC” uses phone number “Black Mountain
3641.” (this same ad appears in several editions) PDF
July 30, 1944, Volume _, Number _ - page
12A: YMCA Meetings will be held at Blue Ridge, Conferences will go on as
scheduled it is announced PDF
April
7, 1945, Volume _, Number _ - page 10: Blue Ridge not to be operated in
month of June (decision to open in July and August to be made at next meeting) PDF
April
29, 1945, Volume _, Number _ - page 9A: Season to open at Blue Ridge July 1st
(conferences limited to 50) PDF
June
30, 1945, Volume _, Number_ - page 10: Blue Ridge Assembly Season Opens
Sunday (conferences limited to 50) PDF
July 8, 1945, Volume _, Number _ - page 11A:
Baptist Camp at Blue Ridge comes to Close PDF
July 22, 1945, Volume _, Number _ - page
10A: Student YMCA Conference is now underway, Dr. Sherwood Eddy is among speakers
at Blue Ridge PDF
June 2, 1946, Volume _, Number _ - page
1B: 16 Conferences slated at Blue Ridge Assembly, Season will begin on June 8
and close August 31 PDF
June 13, 1946, Volume _, Number _ - page
9: 110 attending ‘Y’ Conference at Blue Ridge, 22 Universities and Colleges in
south represented (annual YMCA Student Conference with 37 women) PDF
August 28, 1946, Volume _, Number _ -
page 1: Auto Inguries are fatal to B. Allen 50 (Bascome Allen, postmaster of
Blue Ridge killed) PDF
December
29, 1946, Volume _, Number _ - page 1B: 15 Conferences booked for Blue
Ridge Center (1947 conferences listed) PDF
February
2, 1947, Volume _, Number _ - page 2A: European People Want to know United
States (Willis Weatherford, Jr. returns from 2 ½ year “sojourn” in Europe as
commissioner for the American Friends Service committee) (article states
Weatherford, Jr. was born in Blue Ridge NC) PDF
August
23, 1947, Volume 63, Number 157 – page 5: Blue Ridge Conference End Season
(HW Sanders presented plaque for 29 years of service) PDF
June
27, 1948, Volume 18, Number 43 – page 1 section B (two articles): Southern
Industrial Relations Conference to open 9th Session at Blue Ridge
July 21 (article says “29th annual session) // Lions Banquet is set
Tuesday at Blue Ridge (Herbert W Sanders is district governor, toastmaster, and
one of the directors) PDF
June 1, 1949, Volume 65, Number 85 –
page 1 section 2: photo: Seventh-Day Adventists men with spear PDF
June
5, 1950, Volume 66, Number 90 – page 14: Religious Group ends Camp meet at
Blue Ridge (Seventh-Day Adventists, has 2,000 people with 3 pole tent) PDF
July 18, 1950, Volume 66, Number 127 –
page 4: under Deaths, Funerals: Jack A Peek (drowned at the Blue Ridge lake) PDF
May 27, 1951, Volume 21, Number 40 –
page 11A: Church camp session slated at Blue Ridge (Seventh-Day Adventists,
with 2,000 in tent in front of Lee Hall) PDF
June
8, 1951, Volume 67, Number 93 – page 14: Blue ridge to open 39th
Season today (list of conferences only list “YMCA” – no “YWCA”) PDF
August
3, 1951, Volume 67, Number 141 – page 25: YMCA Leaders to hold meets at
Blue Ridge PDF
August
8, 1951, Volume 67, Number 151 – page 1, section 2: Senator Sparkman ‘Can’t
see the south going republican’ if Truman Runs, Support UN Solon Tells Y
Delegates (speaking to Southern Area YMCA Leaders’ Training Congress) // Also
photo with HW Sanders PDF
August 14, 1951, Volume 67, Number 149 –
page _: Hi-Y and Tri-Hi-Y meet continues at Blue Ridge (Southern Hi-Y and
Tri-Hi-Y, third day of Southern Area YMCA Leaders’ Training Congress) PDF
November
25, 1951, Volume 22, Number 13 – page 1C: Miss Ane Virginia Beaton weds
Bedford Forrest Weaver (Weatherford officiates – Weatherford is described as
being from “Far Horizons” Blue Ridge”) PDF
June
1, 1952, Volume 22, Number 41 – page 5D: Blue Ridge Assembly Enters its 41st
Season PDF
July 27, 1952, Volume 22, Number 49 –
page 4H: Blue Ridge founded 40 Years ago (headline say 40 years, but article
mentions 42 and 43 “seasons”; description of property; 40 years is from the
1912 first season) PDF
November 27, 1952, Volume 68, Number 240
– page 1 section 2: Blue Ridge Assembly Elects New Secretary (Henry T Ware
replaces ES Jackson) PDF
May 14, 1952, Volume _, Number _ - page
1 section 2: HW Sanders Retires from Assembly Post (34 years) PDF
June
26, 1952, Volume 68, Number 81 – page 12: Camp meeting hears address by
Richards (Seventh-Day Adventists, 2,000 attend 6-pole tent) PDF
August
14, 1952, Volume 68, Number 150 – page 34: Famous Tennis Stars Appear at
Blue Ridge (Gardnar Mulloy, Art Larson, Tony Vincent, and Charles Stearnes) PDF
August
15, 1952, Volume 68, Number 151 – page 23: Davis Cup Tennis starts play
here today at 4:30pm (at Ashbury Park) (Mulloy, Larson, Vincent, Stearnes –
mentions previous days match at Blue Ridge) PDF
September 5, 1952, Volume 68, Number 169
– page _: ES Jackson as resigned at Blue Ridge PDF
October
6, 1952, Volume 68, Number 195 – page 5: RH Legate Dies at 75 (Ray Legate
was first postmaster at Blue Ridge) PDF
January 23, 1953, Volume 68, Number 288
– page _: Ware begins assembly work at Blue Ridge PDF
May
15, 1953, Volume 69, Number72 – page 1, section 2: Blue Ridge YMCA Assembly
names new resident manager (August L. Johnson from the Montgomery YMCA,
replacing HW Sanders) PDF
May 31, 1953, Volume 23, Number 39 –
page _ - Blue Ridge Assembly Has 20 conferences this year PDF
December 29, 1953, Volume 69, Number 266
– page 3: County Court Action 2118 (3 individuals for setting fire to Blue
Ridge woods) PDF
October
9, 1954, Volume 85, Number 282 – page 16: photo: The last debt of the Blue
Ridge Assembly was formally canceled yesterday as the canceled note for $4,000
was presented to the executive committee of the Southern YMCA Assembly’s Board
of Directors PDF
June 5, 1955, Volume 86, Number 156 –
page 2A: Blue Ridge Assembly Season Opens Friday (list of conferences) PDF
June
7, 1955, Volume 86, Number 158 – page1 section 2: Dr. Weatherford receives
Degree (honorary degree from Berea College; the story of him climbing the
tree—saying “This is the place” not Eureka is in the article) PDF
June 9, 1955, Volume 86, Number 160 –
page 1 section 2: under Meetings and Events: “Southern Region Student
Conference” listed as opening tomorrow PDF
June
12, 1955, Number 86, Number 163 – page 2A: Disarmament, Technical Aid
stressed by UN Mediator (Southern Region Student YMCA-YWCA Conference) PDF
June
15, 1955, Volume 86, Number 166 – page 1 section 2: Industrialization of
South seen in 25 years by Dr. Mitchell (Southern Region Student YMCA-YWCA
Conference) with photo showing inter-racial conference PDF
February 3, 1956, Volume 87, Number 34 –
page _, section 2: College Land Leased for Boys’ Camp (Black Mountain Lake Eden
leased to new Camp Rockmont) PDF
April
15, 1956, Volume 87, Number 106 – page 1 section D: Blue Ridge Assembly
will note its 50th Anniversary on June 24 (date from 1906) PDF
June 25, 1956, Volume 87, Number 177 –
page 1: Weatherford is honored, Graham Pays Tribute to Educator PDF
July
15, 1956, Volume 87, Number 197 – page 5: (set of photos): The Comfort and
happiness of guests / Visitors to the Blue Ridge assembly (shows summer staff:
Mrs. Ola S Beneyfield, summer head housekeeper; Miss Velma Wolfe, dining room
superintendent and director of junior staff; Mrs. Thomas Burton, dietitian in
charge of all food service; Mrs. Walter B Burgess, year-round office secretary;
Mrs. John Dougherty, summer librarian (library in Robert E Lee Hall); Miss.
Lynn Harrell, counselor at Martha Washington Hall (summer residence for junior
staff); Susan Rodgers and Linda Williams, staff. PDF
April
4, 1957, Volume 88, Number 216 – page 1: Asheville born prof. gets Blue
Ridge job (Robert H Spiro, Jr executive secretary, dedication of Abernathy
Memorial Drive, plans for $1.5 million campaign) PDF
September 27, 1957, Volume
88, Number 270 – page 36: College Property is Sold (former Black Mountain
College Lake Eden sold to Camp Rockmont, had been leasing land) PDF
October
6, 1957, Volume 88, Number 279 – page 8: Mrs. Weatherford’s Rites set for
this afternoon (Julia McCrory Weatherford) PDF
June
3, 1958, Volume 89, Number 154 – page 1, section 2: Blue Ridge Staff will
report today (“105-man staff” – first conference is YMCA-YWCA) PDF
August
24, 1958, Volume 89, Number 236 – page 6B: Graham Speaks at Blue Ridge,
will appear at Montreat today PDF
October 4, 1958, Volume 89,
Number 277 – page 14: Blue Ridge Reports Good Season (also lists some
improvements being made) PDF
February
14, 1959, Volume 90, Number 45 – page 6: McNary is new manager of Blue
Ridge Assembly (Harold J McNary is named business manager of BR, replacing AL
Johnston, resident manger, who left last fall. McNary will start March 15,
1959). PDF
February
25, 1959, Volume 90, Number 84 – page 2: Blade Sweeps 200 acres in WNC
(includes small part of Blue Ridge) PDF
August
30, 1959, Volume 90, Number 242 – page 2A: Blue Ridge Assembly Ends Summer
Season PDF
February
26, 1960, Volume 91, Number 57 – page 19: Blue Ridge Renovations Under Way
(Lee Hall, Asheville Hall, cottages) PDF
March
24, 1960, Volume 91, Number 84 – page 1 section 2: 26 gatherings to draw
over 7000 to Blue Ridge PDF
June
21, 1961, Volume 92, Number 172 – page 1 section 2: New President Arrives
at Blue Ridge Assembly (Dr. James W Gladden, replaces Robert H Spiro, Jr.) PDF
August 24, 1961, Volume 92, Number 236 –
page 22: (photo): Blue Ridge Leaders School gymnastics with US Olympic Coach Pat
Yeager. PDF
May
31, 1962, Volume 93, Number 151 – page 35: Blue Ridge Season to open with
College ‘Y’ Conferences PDF
November
25, 1962, Volume 93, Number 329 – page 1 section D: Dr. WD Weatherford,
nearing 87, still Growing and Learning PDF
June 16, 1963, Volume 94, Number 167 –
page 6B: Richmond man drowns at Blue Ridge (George Byrd Roper drowns in lake) PDF
June
30, 1963, Volume 94, Number 181 – page 6B: YMCA Secretaries open regional
conference (announced that Limbert will become Blue Ridge president) PDF
July
2, 1963, Volume 94, Number 183 – page 16: World ‘Y’ leader sees secular
trend (Limbert introduced as new Blue Ridge president) PDF
July 4, 1963, Volume 94, Number 185 –
page 37: Greensboro Man elected by Southern Y Section (Paul Limbert introduced
as new Blue Ridge president) PDF
February
9, 1964, Volume 95, Number 40 – page 7: Christian Athletes Set Conference
at YMCA (FCA to be at Blue Ridge in July) PDF
June
8, 1964, Volume 95, Number 160 – page 15: Dietzel makes keynote address,
FCA Sessions Open (first FCA conference at BR) PDF
June
12, 1964, Volume 95, Number 164 – page 17: Christian Athletes meet closes
five day session PDF
July
6, 1964, Volume 95, Number 187 – page 10A: The Man and The Tree (photo of
ceremony of plaque being placed at the base of the Eureka Tree) PDF
August
30, 1964, Volume 95, Number 243 – page 8A: Blue Ridge Directors see ’64
Progress (construction: 1 new cottage, 1 reconstructed cottage, Northcott
fields, plans for Ware Pavilion, swimming pool) PDF
May 30, 1965, Volume 96, Number 149 –
page _: World Marks Dr. Mott’s 100th Birthday PDF
June
19, 1965, Volume 96, Number 169 – page 1 section 2: YMCA more than club,
Southern Council is told (included dedication of Ware Pavilion) PDF
June
20, 1965, Volume 96, Number 170 – page 8B: photo: Ware Recreation Pavilion
dedication PDF
August 26, 1965, Volume 96, Number 237 –
page 1 section 2: Dr. Weatherford: Living Legend – Blue Ridge to Honor Its
Incredible Man (90th birthday in December, early convocation at end
of summer season – to be held August 29) PDF
March
27, 1966, Volume 97, Number 86 – page 1: Atlanta Falcons – Blue Ridge
picked for Training Camp PDF
April 29, 1966, Volume 97, Number 119 –
page 30: Falcons’ Field Shapes Up (photo of sodding the field at BR) PDF
November 27, 1966, Volume 97, Number 331
– page _ - Biography of Dr. Weatherford – “Prophet of Plenty” strong story PDF
December
11, 1966, Volume 97, Number 345 – page __: New Lee Hall To Be Built at Blue
Ridge (announcement of upcoming $4.2 million campaign to replace Lee Hall with
“Weatherford Great Hall” and build new male staff dorm) PDF
January
29, 1967, Volume 98, Number 29 – page 10B: New RE Lee Hall to rise on
present Blue Ridge site (also on the same page is a photo announcement of the
Asheville YMCA starting a capital campaign) PDF
March
28, 1967, Volume 98, Number 148 – page _: Two Projects Improving Blue Ridge
(new water system and male dorm “to be known as Younts Hall”) PDF
June
2, 1967, Volume 98, Number 153 – page 21: Burke Teacher to head affairs at
Blue Ridge (Charles R Miller named business manager) PDF
August
18, 1967, Volume 98, Number 230 – page 19: Assembly Notes: Blue Ridge
Directors face retirement of Dr. Limbert (series of short articles:
construction, replacement Lee Hall, dedication of Younts Hall, conferences) PDF
April
21, 1968, Volume 99, Number 112 – page 12C: Washburn is new Director at
Blue Ridge Assembly (replacing Paul M Limbert who retired in December 1967.
Will start in July. Charles R Miller, BR business manager, is acting
executive.) PDF August
9, 1968, Volume 99, Number 222 – page 5: Retired Mission Leader Thomas K
Sharp succumbs (death of Thomas K Sharp, Sr. of “Blue Ridge” – has property
next to Blue Ridge, “Sharp Road”, Limbert was a pallbearer) PDF
April
29, 1968, Volume 99, Number 119 – page 14: Library Dedicated – Black
Mountain Library highlights are history (in attendance: Limbert, Weatherford,
Weatherford Jr.) PDF
May
12, 1968, Volume 99, Number 133 – page 13A: New activities offered in YMCA
Day Camps (from Asheville YMCA – includes Camp Blue Ridge at Blue Ridge
Assembly) PDF
August
3, 1968. Volume 99, Number 216 – page 5: Mother faces Charges in Infant’s
Death (birth and death of new baby at Blue Ridge) PDF
November
28, 1968, Volume 99, Number 333 – page 50: Black Mountain College founder
John Rice dies PDF
July
7, 1969, Volume 100, Number 188 – page 6: Mason Crum: Life Devoted to
better race relations (gives some credit to Weatherford) PDF
January
18, 1970, Volume 101, Number 18 – page 11A: New Conference Building –
Conference Center Planned at Blue Ridge ($1.2 million project to build
year-round conference center (not called Blue Ridge Center, but this is the
project) and renovation of Abbott Hall) PDF
February
23, 1970, Volume 101, Number 52 – page 1: Blue Ridge Assembly Founder dies
(Weatherford died February 21, 1970) PDF
March
28, 1971, Volume 102, Number 87 – page 6: advertisement for Blue Ridge for
“year-round operation” PDF
July 10, 1971, Volume 102, Number 191 –
page _: Conference for Blacks opens here (Black Appalachian Commission meets at
Blue Ridge) PDF
August
15, 1971, Volume 102, Number 227 – page 9C: YMCA Blue Ridge Assembly to
Dedicate Center Friday (phase one of Blue Ridge Center) PDF
August
20, 1971, Volume 102, Number 232 – page 29: Assembly Center Dedication Set
(phase one of Blue Ridge Center) PDF
August
21, 1971, Volume 102, Number 233 – page 11 section 2: Blue Ridge Center is
dedicated PDF
May
31, 1974, Volume 105, Number 151 – page 17 section 2: Blue Ridge Assembly
gets $200,000 (donation to for Blue Ridge Center construction) PDF
June 20, 1974, Volume 105, Number 171 –
page 30: photo: Groundbreaking (final phase of BRC) PDF
July
26, 1974, Volume 105, Number 207 – page 1: 16 hurt in Porch collapse PDF
August
12, 1976, Volume 107, Number 225 – page 1: Mondale Coming to Area Sunday
(Democratic vice president candidate Walter Mondale will speak at the United
Auto Workers conference at Blue Ridge) PDF
August
16, 1976, Volume 107, Number 229 – page 1: Carter-Mondale Ticket Gets UAW
Endorsement (UAW conference at Blue Ridge, follow-up article on Mondale’s visit
the previous week) PDF
October 27, 1978, Volume 109, Number 300
– page 13: Blue Ridge Announces new Project (construction of Weatherford Hall,
but the name is not used in the article) PDF
January
31, 1979, Volume 110, Number 31 – page 18: Blue Ridge Gets Development Gift
(donation of $4500; details of development plan: women’s dorm, amphitheater,
three staff homes, service-garage-storage complex, rec facilities, shelters at
High Top and High Wendy, trail work) PDF
May 30,
1979, Volume 110, Number 89 – page 18: Blue
Ridge receives gifts for projects PDF
April 1,
1980, Volume 111, Number 92 – page 11: Assembly Seeks Status As
International Center PDF
January 18, 1981, Volume 112, Number 18
– page G12: Assembly Offers People New Direction (highlights of 1980) PDF
March 8, 1981, Volume 112, Number 67 –
page 3A: Blue Ridge Assembly is Planning its 75th Anniversary
Celebration PDF
March12, 1981, Volume 112, Number 71 –
page 20: Blue Ridge Assembly Receives Donation ($25,000 from JP Stevens Company
of Greenville SC; also details plans for future construction) PDF
August 8, 1981, Volume 112, Number 219 –
page 14: Blue Ridge Celebrates 75 years (includes dedication of Whittington
Amphitheater, National Register of Historic Places bronze plaque for Lee Hall,
update on campaign) PDF
August 27, 1981, Volume 112, Number 239
– page 18: Assembly issued Challenge Grant PDF
June 4, 1982, Volume 113, Number 155 –
page 1: Vice President’s Wife Gives Pep Talk in Black Mountain (Barbara Bush, wife of (then) Vice-President George
Bush, speaks at the National Affiliation for Literacy Advance conference at
Blue Ridge.) PDF
October 5, 1984, Volume 115, Number 279
– page 33: Building Permits Increase – Blue Ridge listed for $225,000
maintenance building PDF
August
26, 1985, Volume 116, Number 146 – page 8D: in Business People section,
announcement of C Roger Hibbard as Blue Ridge CEO PDF
August
27, 1986, Volume 117, Number 239 – page 23: YMCA Assembly gets $1000 grant
(to build shelter for the YMCA Day Camp) PDF
December
30, 1988, Volume 129, Number 364 – page B4: Deaths and Funerals: Dr. Paul M
Limbert PDF
July
13, 1989, Volume 120, Number 194 – page 1C: Black Mountain College Closes
Doors (attempt to revival Black Mountain College fails) PDF
July
24, 1989, Volume 120, Number 205 – page 1: Rosalynn Carter speaks at Blue
Ridge Assembly PDF
December
31, 1989, Volume 120, Number 365 – page 11A: YMCA Gets Grant ($159,000 gift
to renovate Asheville Hall) PDF
July 5, 1990, Volume 121, Number 186 –
page 4C: Grant for Renovation ($100,000 gift to renovate Asheville Hall) PDF
June
2, 1993, Volume 124, Number 153 – page 3: under Public Records, Building
Permits – Blue Ridge Assembly listed 4 times (project not named) PDF
March
14, 1994, Volume 125, Number 73 – page 1B: Lost hiker found after cold
night PDF
March
28, 1995, Volume 126, Number 87 – page 2B: Blue Ridge Assembly gets grant
($100,000 for Lee Hall) PDF
June 15, 1995, Volume 126, Number 166 –
page 5B: obituary of Margaret M Jackson (wife of former president ES Jackson,
long time Blue Ridge volunteer, Distinguished Alumni Service Award winner 1992)
PDF
May 24, 1996, Volume 127, Number 145 –
page B4: Willis Weatherford Jr obituary PDF
October
25, 1997, Volume 128, Number 298 – page B7: In Notes column: YMCA Blue
Ridge Assembly, Black Mountain ($400,000 grant from Kresge Foundation) PDF
November
12, 1997, Volume _, Number _ - page B5: Foundation Oks $400,000 grant for
YMCA renovation, Challenge-based grant requires YMCA to raise $1.6 million
(grant from Kresge Foundation) PDF
June 28, 1998, Volume 129, Number 178 –
page B2: local briefs: Black Mountain fire (fire at BR, building not named) PDF
March
15, 1999, Volume 130, Number 74 - page 1B: Columbia to shoot movie in Black
Mountain (“28 Days” to film at BR) PDF
April 30, 1999, Volume 130,
Number 120 – page B3: Black Mountain goes Hollywood – Move staring Sandra
Bullock now shooting here (“28 Days” filming at BR) PDF
May
9, 1999, Volume 120, Number 129 – page A1 and A5: several articles on local
impact of “28 Days” moving filming PDF
April
14, 2000, Volume 131, Number 105 – page F5: “28 Days” Opens / Locals
finally get a peak at the Sandra Bullock move filmed in WNC PDF
August
6, 2005, Volume 136, Number 218 – page 1B: Unforgettable – YMCA Blue Ridge
Assembly to celebrate 100 busy years with alumni memorabilia PDF
December
10, 2005, Volume 136, Number 344 – page B3: In Briefs Section: Holiday
Program at Library (Christmas traditions shared by Blue Ridge international
workers; article states that Blue Ridge was named International YMCA in 1974
and International YMCA Program Center in 1980) PDF
December
24, 2006, Volume 137, Number 358 – page 1: Dykeman leaves tall literary,
civic legacy (Wilma Dyeman dies) PDF
June
21, 2007, Volume 138, Number 172 – page D1: YMCA Blue Ridge continues
summer sports and wellness tradition (highlighting Leaders’ School and FCA
camp) PDF
Asheville
Gazette News
Asheville, NC
May 28, 1910, Volume 15,
Number 94 – page 3: The Work of the Conferences, Blue Ridge Association for
Christian Conferences Acquires Land on the Swannanoa River, Many Asheville
Citizens are Greatly Interested PDF
May 30, 1910, Volume 15, Number 95 –
page 2: Student Conference is to begin June 17 PDF
March
31, 1910, Volume 15, 44 – page 6: under Deals in Dirt – Weatherford to Blue
Ridge, 65 acres for $1100 PDF
June 30, 1910, Volume 15, Number 122 –
page 1: Plans Outlined for Development, Blue Ridge Association for Christian
Conferences and Training is held at Montreat, Work to Begin in the immediate
future, The lands paid for and there is much interest in the Rockefeller gift
of $50,000. PDF
October 4, 1910, Volume 15,
Number 204 – page 2: The Blue Ridge Ass’n; Its Plans, Attractive Booklet Issued
Tells of Proposed Developments near Black Mountain PDF
October
25, 1910, Volume 15, Number 222 – page 2: Will Run Canvass for another
week, Blue Ridge Association committee still hopeful Asheville will do its part
PDF
January
3, 1911, Volume 15, Number 282 – page 1: Blue Ridge Association’s Plans
Progress Toward Development (includes architects drawing) PDF
February
21, 1912, Volume 17, Number 10 – page 5: Training Ground Ready by June 1,
CK Ober Talks of Development of the Blue Ridge Association PDF
May
28, 1912, Volume 17, Number 93 – page 5: First Conference to begin June 4,
College YWCA meeting will mark the opening of Blue Ridge Assn buildings,
various conferences until 19th of July, The building will then be
used as hotel – dedication date is June 15 PDF
June
15, 1912, Volume 17, Number 111 – page 4: Dedicator Exercises at Black
Mountain, Many Go to Attend the Blue Ridge Association Service. PDF
November
25, 1912, Volume 17, Number 247 – page 1: Fire Destroys Business Part (fire
at Black Mountain Business District, no mention of Blue Ridge) PDF
January
8, 1913, Volume 17, Number 284 – page 3: A Deed of Reality, etc. Secures
$30,000 Bonds, Given by Blue Ridge Association to Trust Company of Charlotte PDF
June 8, 1915, Volume 20, Number 101 – page 6: Social Section:
Dr. and Mrs. Weatherford spent yesterday in the city (Asheville) (this was a
week after their wedding) PDF
December 18, 1915, Volume
20, Number 265 – page 12: Uncle Sam’s list of jobs not open (includes Blue
Ridge postmaster) PDF
February 19, 1916, Volume
21, Number 5 – page 12: Association is made permanent, forest protection
organization elects officers and plans for future activities (Mount Mitchell
Forest Protective Association – JP Parker, manager of BR (and named Postmaster
in 1916) is elected officer) PDF
Athens
Banner (daily)
Athens, GA
April
20, 1912 – page 2: For College YMCA (note about fundraising for Blue Ridge
Conference Fund to help students to attend BR conference and the “new
conference grounds” of BR) PDF
March
21, 1918 – page 5: South Asked To Supply 850 YMCA Secretaries, “Office
Training Camp” for Red Triangle will be opened at Black Mountain, near
Asheville, NC, March 23 (Red Triangle secretary training, in addition to
trainings in 1918, mentions of trainings in 1917 and $125,000 in special
contributions to BR by May 1 to clear debts and make improvements) PDF
Atlanta
Constitution
Atlanta, GA
July
23, 1916 – page 11B: YMCA Summer Camp at Blue Ridge safe despite rains PDF
August
2, 1916 – page 9: Blue Ridge Association Weathers Heavy Storms and
Continues Program PDF
April
20, 1919 – page 10: Community School for Negroes Closes (Gammon Theological
Seminary-Clark University, post-war training) PDF
June
7, 1920 – page _: Under Society: Missionary Conference Interest Women (new
leadership roles for women, Interchurch World Movement now in charge of the
Missionary conference) PDF
October 4, 1920 – page _: Cabinet of
Tech YMCA plans or year’s work (meeting of Georgia Tech YMCA – not at Blue
Ridge; guest list includes HC Gossard, student secretary – successor to
Weatherford) PDF
August
30, 1925 – page 3D: Matheny leaves City for Richmond position (Ira C
Matheny leaves Atlanta YMCA for Richmond YMCA; Matheny is Dean of the Leaders’
School of the Southern YMCA Summer School) PDF
May
12, 1933 – page 7: Senior at Morehouse returns from tour (21st
annual student conference at Kings Mountain NC) PDF
July
2, 1985 – page 30A: Willie C Younts (wife of Charles R Younts) obituary PDF
November
30, 1985 – page 6: Charles R Younts (husband of Willie C Younts) obituary PDF
Atlanta
Georgian and News (daily)
Atlanta GA
May
7, 1905 - page 4: Southern Student Conference will be a notable gathering
(YMCA and YWCA conference) PDF
July
13, 1907 – page 18: under Deaths and Funerals: Mrs. WD Weatherford (Lula
Belle Trawick) PDF
Baltimore
Sun
Baltimore, MD
May
29, 1910, Volume 147, Number 13 – page 7: Donor Thought to be John D,
$100,000 Southern Chautanqua and Training School Development PDF
Black
Mountain New (weekly) (Some
newspaper archives list the BMN under the Asheville Citizen Times. BMN articles
are listed below).
Black Mountain, NC
November
13, 2005, Volume 61, Number 7 – page 15: A History of Commitment to the
Black Mountain Area, Black Mountain’s Past… (narrative with some old photos) PDF
March
2, 2006, Volume 61, Number 27 – page 15: Blue Ridge Assembly prepares to
celebrate 100 years PDF
October 5, 2006, Volume 62, Number 6 – page B4: “Way Back When:
Around the Campfire” debuts this weekend (play about BR 100 years) PDF
October 12, 2006, Volume 62,
Number 7 – page 1: “Way Back When” enters second week run PDF
May
8, 2008, Volume 63, Number 37 – page A9: Obituary of Marcia Mulloy Wilson
Pedersen (mentions the Gardnar Mulloy tennis courts) PDF
July
31, 2008, Volume 63, Number 49 – page A3: Fire contained at local assembly
(fire in Abbott hall laundry) PDF
December 4, 2008, Volume 64, Number 14 – page 1: FLS Energy powers
needs for new century (article mentions the company has installed solar panels
for hot water on the roof of a residential building at Blue Ridge. The building
is not named, but described as not having heat or air conditioning and the roof
facing south). PDF
December 31, 2009, Volume 65, Number 18 – page A2: Roger Hibbard
retires form YMCA Blue Ridge Assembly after 33 years (Kurt Eckel to be new
director) PDF
March 4, 2010, Volume 65,
Number 27 – page A10: Eckel named chief executive officer of YMCA Blue Ridge
Assembly PDF
January 29, 2015, Volume 70, Number 22 – page 1: Blue Ridge Assembly
changes name of Robert E Lee Hall, Brand perception, guest feelings are reasons
for change PDF
March 1, 2018, Volume 73, Number 27 – page 2A: Valley Rewind photo
– photo of 1915 tree. The photo is the same one used for postcard: HWP0110a1 PDF
April
4, 2019, Volume 74, Number 32 – page 3A: Spring tea event set to support
Swannanoa Valley Museum, April 27 event will be at historic Weatherford home
(Far Horizons) PDF
April 25, 2019, Volume 74,
Number 36 – page 6A: Museum hosts historic spring tea (another announcement of
April 27 tea at Far Horizons) PDF
Boston
Globe
Boston, MA
August
28, 1933, Volume 124, Number 59 – page 3: Black Mountain College will open
September 25 Next. PDF
The
Bourbon News (twice weekly)
Paris, Bourbon County, KY
February
12, 1918, Volume 37, - page 6: YMCA Starts another drive for funds
(one-week fundraiser for $125,000; state goals set) PDF
Brevard
News
Brevard NC
April
4, 1919, Volume 24, Number 14 – page 1: (no headline, single paragraph on
bottom right) Post-War reconstruction conference at Blue Ridge PDF
Brewton
Standard
Brewton AL
April 17, 1919, Volume 33,
Number 49 – page _: (two articles): Army YMCA Highly Praised (post-war
conference letter from Baptist) / The Methodists and the Blue Ridge School
(post-war conference letter from Methodists) PDF
The
Broad Ax
Chicago IL
December
4, 1920, Volume 26, Number 11 – page 2: White South Endorses Inter-racial
Co-Operation PDF
The
Charlotte Daily Observer
(daily), Charlotte Observer, and Charlotte
Sunday Observer
Charlotte, NC
January
25, 1907, Volume _, Number _ - page 5: The YMCA and YPMM to Buy Land and
make a Permanent Summer Home near Montreat – An Important meeting held at
Central Hotel Yesterday – Those Who were present – The purpose of the Movement PDF
June
28, 1907, Volume _, Number _ - page _ - (no headline): Asheville, June 27
(second column): Weatherford speaks at the Ashville Board of Trade and
Asheville Retail Merchants Association PDF
June 17, 1908, Volume _, Number _ - page 2: YMCA Student
Conference, 14th annual session being held at Montreat, 85 colleges
and 12 states represented PDF
July 11, 1913, Volume _, Number _ - page _: YWCA Conference, more
than 400 young women in attendance at Black Mountain PDF
July 20, 1907, Volume _, Number _ - page 6: For a Conference
Center, Several Allied Religious Organizations of the South Combine to Buy
Place near Asheville and Equip it for Holding Conferences – Mr. FC Abbott
Secretary and Treasurer PDF
October 25, 1907, Volume _,
Number _ - page _: Officers and Directors of Blue Ridge Association meet PDF
June 29, 1910, Volume _,
Number _ - page 7: Epochal YMCA Plan PDF
(very hard to read)
January 5, 1912, Volume _,
Number _ - page 2: Progress of YWCA (mentions attending two committee meetings
of BR) PDF
January 27, 1912, Volume _,
Number _ - page 6: At Black Mountain, Mr. ER Rufty Sees Much Progress There
(visits Blue Ridge and reports back on construction progress) PDF
May 27, 1912, Volume _,
Number _ - page 10: Student Conference, One now in session for colored workers
at Kings Mountain PDF
June 26, 1912,Volume _,
Number _ - page 5: Fine Conference home
is finished, Young people meet in $125,000 building near Black Mountain, Three
bodies using it, Site of Blue Ridge Association’s rendezvous said to be
unequalled in the United States PDF
August 2, 1912, Volume _,
Number_ - page 10: Facilities at Montreat Taxed, Register Probert States Plans
are already being made for next year (article based on DL Prober returning to
Charlotte after serving as the register for the conferences. The article refers
to the location as “Montreat”). PDF
October 4, 1912, Volume_,
Number_ - page 6: To Double Size of Blue Ridge Place, Trying to Raise $60,000
for Black Mountain Conference Center, Capacity Too Small, Campaign Inaugurated
to cover whole southern field with headquarters in Charlotte PDF
March 8, 1913, Volume _, Number _ - page 7: Blue
Ridge Plant to be enlarged, equipment for YMCA and YMCA Resort to be increased
now after $30,000 PDF
February 26, 1914, Volume _, Number _ - page 1: City
May loose YMCA Prestige (Charlotte NC may lose YMCA regional offices, Blue
Ridge mentioned) PDF
July 28, 1914, Volume _, Number _ - page 7:
Bryan pleased with Blue Ridge, The commoner says that success has been
phenomenal, having good year, program of unusual excellence rendered this year
– growing in popularity PDF
June 25, 1917, Volume _, Number _ - page _ -
Conference is reviewed (YMCA Student Conference; states 11 cottages) PDF
February 9, 1918, Volume _, Number _ - page 9: Good
Progress made in drive for Blue Ridge ($125,000 campaign) PDF
June 23, 1919, Volume _, Number _ - page 7:
Southern High School Conference this week (Hi-Y) PDF
February 26, 1920, Volume _, Number _ - page 6: The
Negro at Blue Ridge (building of “The Colored Speakers Cottage”) (article
contains racial language and tone) PDF
August 23, 1920, Volume _, Number _ - page 4:
Mother of James P Parker dead PDF
September 16, 1920, Volume _, Number _ - page 4:
Highly successful year reported at Blue Ridge, Dr. WD Weatherford makes
substantial report of YMCA summer schools PDF
July 24, 1922, Volume _, Number _ - page _ and _: Two Ads for Stocks and bonds from FC
Abbot and Company: $5000 Blue Ridge Association 7% bonds five fold security
real estate / $25,000 Blue Ridge Association 7 per cent Bonds, five fold security
PDF
September
24, 1922, Volume _, Number _ - page: _: Ad for Stocks and Bonds from FC
Abbott and Company: $20,000 Blue Ridge Association, 7% Bonds due
The
Charlotte News (daily)
Charlotte, NC
January 23, 1907, Volume _, Number_ -
page 5: Montreat Conference, committee here to consider plans-to be centre of
religious activity (the article refers to the location as “Montreat”) PDF
January 24, 1907, Volume _, Number _, -
page 9: Summer Camp, special buildings will be erected at Montreat (the article
refers to the location as “Montreat”) PDF
July
30, 1907, Volume _, Number _- page 5: Mountain Home for Summer conferences,
Mr RC Day in Charlotte in the interest of a great movement – “a new power plant
in the south” – an outline for the plan PDF
August
8, 1908, Volume _, Number _ - page 2: The Bible in the Blue Ridge, Black Mountain
Vicinity promises to be the greatest religious conference locality in America
(article mentions BR, Montreat, Christian Church) PDF
September 27, 1909, Volume _, Number _ -
page 10: Blue Ridge Association, International Sec’y CK Ober talks of great
working being planned at Black Mountain – a power plant of service PDF
June 15, 1911 evening, Volume 43, Number
7055 – page 1: Proceedings of YWCA Meet (with note that about 200 delegates
visited BR during the meeting) PDF
February
23, 1912, Volume 45, Number 8170 – page 10: Training Grounds at Black
Mountain PDF
January
24, 1915, Volume _, Number _ - page 13: Improving Property, Montreat
Association Preparing for another big season (two paragraphs, one about Blue
Ridge water supply) PDF
June
10, 1915, Volume _, Number _ - page 12: Many Conferences planned for Blue Ridge
this summer PDF
August 10, 1917, Volume _, Number _ -
page 9: Blue Ridge Conference, Important Religious Events are being held at
mountain resort (Law and Order Conference – mob violence, racial issues, John
Wesley Gilbert, “colored” speaker included) (article contains racial language
and topics) PDF
August
15, 1917, Volume _, Number _ - page 12: Confer About Negro Exodus, Notable
Utterances Heard on this problems at Blue Ridge meeting (Law and Order
Conference – mob violence, racial issues, John Wesley Gilbert, “colored”
speaker included) (article contains racial language and topics) PDF
February
3, 1918, Volume _, Number _ - page 3: Campaign Begins in South Monday, Will
Raise Funds for Blue Ridge Association; many Workers Badly Needed ($125,000 for
war work) PDF
July
7, 1918, Volume _, Number _ - page 2: Delegates to Blue Ridge Conference
(high school conference) PDF
February
2, 1919 – page 3: After-War YMCA Campaign on, 50 experienced workers are
engaged in campaign just launched PDF
August 19, 1920 – page 5: Huntington at
Conference (GC Huntington attending 3 day inter-racial conference at Blue
Ridge) PDF
The
Chesterfield Advertiser
Chesterfield, SC
March
21, 1918, Volume 37, Number 1 – page 1: Training School for YMCA (Officer
Training School for Army and Navy YCMA Secretaries) PDF
Chicago
Tribune
Chicago, IL
December
31, 1910, Volume 69, Number 313 – page 19: list of annual gifts and
bequests: May 28 Rockefeller to Blue Ridge $50,000 PDF
February
14, 1912, Volume 71, Number 39 – page 6: New of the Religious World – Plan
YMCA World’s Conference (plans for the first world’s conference of YMCA Boys’
Workers to be held at BR May 10-24, 1913) PDF
The
Citizen
Bertha, KY
July
17, 1919, Volume 21, Number 3 – page 5: Southerns appeal to the South,
Resolutions of 65 ministers and professors, Southern Student Conference, Blue
Ridge June 13-22, 1919 PDF
May
27, 1920, Volume 21, Number 48 – page 5: Portrait of Lincoln unveiled at
Blue Ridge PDF
Commonwealth
Greenwood, MS
June
12, 1918, Volume 22, Number 25 – page 1: Boys to go to Blue Ridge NC,
Secretary EL Whittington of YMCA and local boys to attend Students’ Conference
(high school) PDF
The
Concord Daily Tribune
Concord, NC
July
6, 1914, Volume 14, Number 265 – page _: Black Mountain makes progress in
all lines (mentions swimming pool at Blue Ridge, road from Black Mountain to
Asheville, electric power plant in Black Mountain) PDF
The
Daily Press
Newport News, VA
September
2, 1925, Volume 30, Number 204 – page 12: Atlanta man new head of Richmond
‘Y’, Ira C Matheny will have charge of athletics at Richmond YMCA (Matheny was
dean of Blue Ridge Leaders’ School) PDF
June
5, 1926, Volume 31, Number 124 – page 1 and 18: Gordon Lamkin Done as
Physical Mentor of Newport News ‘Y’ (Lampkin lay-off; article mentions Blue
Ridge Leaders’ School and support from Lamkin) PDF
Daily
Signal
Crowley, LA
January
29, 1918, Volume 20, Number 20 (NOTE: paper says 1917, but the must be 1918
based on the subject and other papers) – page 1: Prominent Men will Serve
State, In connection with the Blue Ridge Association Campaign PDF
Dallas
Express
Dallas TX
March
12, 1920, Volume 28, Number 23 – page 1: Says Inter-racial cooperation is
steadily growing, Many countries are organized for promotion of friendlier
relations. More schools needed PDF
Danville
Daily Messenger
Danville, KY
July
8, 1919, Volume 10, Number 55 – page 7: Race Problem is alarming, YMCA
Sothern Student Conference adopted Resolutions against Ku Klux Klan Movement PDF
Decatur
Evening Harold
Decatur, IL
September
5, 1927, page 6: Lincoln Portrait in Lee Hall PDF
The
Dothan Eagle
Dothan, AL
April 23, 1957, Volume 49, Number 183 –
page 5: Georgia Bans Mixed 4-H Clubs, YWCA PDF
Durham
Morning Herald, Morning Herald (in Durham NC)
Durham NC
May
25, 1919, Volume 26, Number _ - page 6: Information as to arrangements for
the high schools boys’ training school at Blue Ridge (second annual high school
boys conference) PDF
September 11, 1920, Volume 27, Number _
- page 3: Wilcox will report on the Conference (inter-racial conference at Blue
Ridge) PDF
December
17, 1922, Volume 13, Number _ - page 19: To Improve YMCA Assembly Grounds PDF
The Edgefield Advertiser
(weekly)
Edgefield, SC
June 13, 1917, Volume 82, Number
15—page 5: Coker College Girls at Blue Ridge by Florence A. Mims, Jr. PDF
The
French Broad Hustler
Hendersonville, NC
July
11, 1907, Volume 16, Number 27 – page 1: The YMCA Gathering PDF
The
Evening Chronical
Charlotte NC
May
18, 1912, Volume _, Number _ - page 1, section 2: Plant of Blue Ridge
Association is complete PDF
June
26, 1912, Volume _, Number _ - page 7: Mr. Abbott secretary of Blue Ridge
Association (Abbott is elected new Secretary / Treasurer of Blue Ridge) PDF
The
Evening Leader
Staunton VA
July
2, 1949, Volume 90, Number 16 – page 9: Staunton Folks will attend Blue
Ridge Assembly (article about Blue Ridge, grounds, activities, etc., includes a
short list of locals attending Blue Ridge conferences) PDF
The
Evening Telegram
Rock Mount, NC
July
19, 1939, Volume 30, Number 298 – page 1: News Briefs section – Cragmore
advisory committee meeting PDF
March
1, 1943, Volume 34, Number 117 – page 7: Industrial Parley Scheduled for
July (Southern Conference of Human Relations scheduled for Blue Ridge July
15-17 – would be moved because Blue Ridge did not open in 1943) PDF
August
5, 1948, Volume 37, Number 243 – page 6B: Dixie Hi-Y Meet in State is Off
(Southern Hi-Y congress at Blue Ridge cancelled) PDF
July
23, 1956, Volume 45, Number _ - page 8: Mrs. Elsie Wilson is killed in Fall
(Elisie Wilson found dead; falls from second story window of Abbott Hall) PDF
The
Greensboro Daily News
Greensboro, SC
September
14, 1913, Volume 9, Number 59 – page _: (single line under, Report of
Damage on Coast Submitted – headline is not about announcement): Post Office
established at Blue Ridge PDF
March
10, 1915, Volume 12, Number 52 – page 7: Cottage Plan Abandoned, Trinity
Students Unable to Collect Money Pledged for Summer Cottage PDF
December
23, 1917, Volume 17, Number 157 – page 12: Six Hundred Men for “Y” work
from South, That is the apportionment and Blue Ridge Assembly must train many
of them, $125,000 campaign plan PDF
December
18, 1922, Volume 27, Number 152 – page 6: Blue Ridge will be much improved PDF
The
Greenville News and The
Greenville Daily News (daily)
Greenville, SC
June
20, 1912, Volume 38, Number 113 – page 5: Black Mountain is mecca for
YMCAs, many local workers will attend gathering in July, entire Board of
Directors will go PDF
February
25, 1930, Volume 56, Number 56 – page 7: Blue Ridge folk to raise funds,
$250,000 needed to clear up fiscal status of mountain colony PDF
July
8, 1951, Volume 77, Number 189 – page 4: YMCA Grounds at Blue Ridge
(article on the history of BR) PDF
May
21, 1952, Volume78, Number 142 – page 16: Adventists Plan Biennial Meeting (Seventh-Day
Adventists) PDF
December 10, 1965, Volume 91, Number 344
– page 45: New Swimming Pool Given to Blue Ridge Assembly (Warner Pool, but
name not used in article) PDF
December
28, 1983, Volume _, Number _ - page 2C: YMCAs receive $250,000 gift for
care of Blue Ridge center (establishment of Maintenance Trust Fund) PDF
Hamilton
Evening Journal
Hamilton, OH
August
25, 1930, Volume 44, Number 210 – page 12: Ray Prepares for New ‘Y’ work at
Nashville TN (JJ Ray resigns from the Hamilton YMCA to work in YMCA Graduate
School and Blue Ridge) PDF
Hattiesburgh
American
Hattiesburgh, MS
August
9, 1974, Volume 89, Number 221 – page 19: Services held in Biloxi for
former Hattiesburgh resident (Henry T Ware dies) PDF
The
Herald
Dayton OH
March
25, 1927, Volume 57, Number _ - page 20: Lee’s prize letter found in old
school PDF
The
Index-Journal
Greenwood, SC
January 7, 1949, Volume 29, Number 273 –
page 1: Greenwood may get service from new highway postoffice (article mentions
new highway post office between Asheville and Blue Ridge, NC) (NOTE: articles
in other newspapers list the service between Asheville and Blue Ridge GA – not
NC) PDF
Jackson
Daily News
Jackson, MS\
May
20, 1918, Volume 26, Number _ - page 5: “Y” workers prepare for big
conference, representatives of nine states will convene in Blue Ridge NC
(mentions high school students for the first time) PDF
The
Jackson Sun
Jackson, TN
July 8, 1939, Volume 65, Number 163 –
page 3: Prof. JR Walker at Blue Ridge meet (Fellowship of Reconciliation) PDF
July
21, 1944, Volume 96, Number 174 – page 2: Farm Bureau School moved to
Alabama because of Polio PDF
January
1, 1946, Volume 98, Number 1 – page 3: Jackson Discharged Will Take
Position in North Carolina (ES Jackson to be executive secretary) PDF
June
28, 1984, Volume _, Number _ - page _ - Deaths: Seigor Jackson, Services
set for civic leader, Seijor Jackson, 72 (ES Jackson) PDF
June
15, 1995, Volume _, Number _ - page 6A: obituary of Margaret M Jackson
(wife of former president ES Jackson, long time Blue Ridge volunteer,
Distinguished Alumni Service Award winner 1992) PDF
The
Key City News
Black Mountain, NC
August
7, 1942 – page 1: News from Blue Ridge (conferences this week: Southern
Regional Christian Endeavor Leaders (Presbyterian Church) and 8th
annual Southern Art Institute) PDF
August
14, 1942 – page 1: First Blackout called a success (air raid blackout
practice) / page 3: News from Blue Ridge PDF
Kingsport
Times
Kingsport, TN
May
22, 1927, Volume 12, Number 121 – page 4: Name of Young Men’s School is
changed (Southern College name changed to Graduate School) PDF
Miami
Daily News
Miami, FL
July
23, 1944, Volume 49, Number 222 – page 4D: Polio cancels NC institute Dade
learns (Blue Ridge Institute for Social Workers) PDF
November
11, 1946, Volume 51, Number 331 – page 16A: Floridian will share Nobel
Prize with woman (John Mott wins Nobel Peace Prize) PDF
February
1, 1955, Volume 59, Number 263 – page 6A: Deaths in Florida – Dr. John R.
Mott, Nobel Prize winner PDF
The
Magee Courier
Magee, MS
November 11, 2010, Volume 113, Number 29
– page B11: McCarty family honored with family lodge name PDF
June
11, 2015, Volume 117, Number 51 – page 1: Magee loses matriarch with death
of Mary Ann McCarty PDF
The
Morning Herald
Durham, NC
January
23, 1915, Volume 26, Number _ - page 2: College Students to build cottage,
Trinity YMCA takes up project of erecting a building PDF
April 24, 1919, Volume 26, Number _ -
page 9: Durham boys to be at conference (second annual high school boys
conference) PDF
May 15, 1919, Volume 26,
Number _ - page 9: Interest Shown for Conference, Many Durham Boys are Expected
to go to Blue Ridge meeting (second annual high school boys conference, Hi-Y,
leaders in Sunday School) PDF
The
Morning Post
Raleigh NC
May
29, 1904, Volume 6, Number 90 – page 15: Approaching Southern Student
Conference (YMCA conference, Waynesville) PDF
The
Montgomery Advertiser
Montgomery, AL
June 23, 1920, Volume 91, Number 175 –
page 7: YWCA conference film to be shown PDF
June 4, 1926, Volume 98, Number 155 –
page 1: Million Dollars raised for YMCA, Directors of Southern College Announce
Completion of Building Campaign PDF
July 26, 1953, Volume 125, Number 30 – page 1: William C Chandler
is named general secretary of YMCA (Montgomery YMCA) (replacing August L
Johnson who became manager of Blue Ridge) PDF
July 7, 1974, Volume 147, Number 27 – page 15C: column In Tune
Teens (brief history of Conference on National Affairs) PDF
May 22, 2002, Volume 175, Number 142 – page 1: large profile on
Bill Chandler (Montgomery YMCA), timeline mentions Conference on National
Affairs and High School Values Conference PDF
The
Nashville American (daily)
Nashville, TN
July
10, 1902, Volume 26, Number 9369 – page 3: Sate Committee of YMCA, Much
Important Business is Transacted (resignation of Weatherford as Tennessee State
Student Secretary) PDF
August
6, 1902, Volume 26, Number 9396 – page 3: New Director for Gymnasts, WR
Pearson Selected by Vanderbilt Trustees, Succeeds WD Weatherford – Is at
present in charge of YMCA Gymnasium at Covintgon, KY-well fitted for the place PDF
June
19, 1903, Volume 26, Number 9548 – page 5: YMCA Students (conference at
Asheville School) PDF
December
9, 1904, Volume 28, Number 10084 – page 6: Under Society, A pretty home
wedding of Thursday…. (announcement of marriage of Weatherford and Lulu
Trawick) PDF
July
13, 1907, Volume 33, Number 11243 – page 5: Dr. Trawick’s Daughter Dead,
After 24 Hours Illness Mrs. WD Weatherford passes away; announcement also under
Died (lower right) (Lulu Trawick) PDF
The
Nashville Tennessean (daily)
Nashville, TN
June
5, 1908, Volume 2, Number 25 – page 3: Permanent Home for College
Conferences, Vanderbilt Boys Raise $1,000 to help Equip One at Blue Ridge PDF
April 25, 1909, Volume 2, Number 348 –
page 33: Muster Ground in Mountains PDF
June
5, 1910, Volume 4, Number 25 – page 4: Facts About Blue Ridge Association
(fundraising, property, organization, plans) PDF
August
25, 1912, Volume 6, Number 107 – page 5: Student Christian Conferences of
Southern Colleges Work of the Blue Ridge Association in Western North Carolina
(description of the property) PDF
April 2, 1916, Volume 9, Number 328 –
page _: Blue Ridge, NC To Be Scene of Notable Meeting (entire page with several
articles, smaller article mentions “College Hall” being built) PDF
June
23, 1916, Volume 10, Number 43 – page 7: Student YMCA Meets in Blue Ridge,
More Than 400 delegates in attendance (article mentions number is down: “The
number was depleted a bit when the call came from President Wilson for the
mobilization of the national guard”) PDF
September 3, 1917, Volume 11, Number 114
– page _: Result of Race Conference PDF
January 15, 1918, Volume 11, Number 248,
page 2: To Raise Funds for Blue Ridge Work ($125,000 one-week campaign week of
Feb 3) PDF
July
14, 1918, Volume 12, Number 63 – page 5: Army YMCA Leaders Meet, Important
Problems to be considered this week PDF
May 4, 1919, Volume 12,
Number 357- page 14: Weatherford to Head
“Y” College, President of new Secretarial Training School Here Elected PDF
May
15, 1919, Volume 13, Number 4 – page 1: Funds pledged to open new “Y”
school in city, Board of Governors of Commercial Club Gives Endorsement to the
Plan PDF
August
18. 1919, Volume 13, Number 99 - page 5: Southern College of YMCA to Open
Oct. 4 PDF
July
26, 1923, Volume 15, Number 76 – page _: 2500 attend summer meetings at
Blue Ridge, Dr. Weatherford announce Vanderbilt YMCA plan for year (sic, should
be Blue Ridge Plan) PDF
August
31, 1923, Volume 15, Number 81 - page 2: New Boys’ School to open at Blue
Ridge (Lee School for Boys will open in September 1924) PDF
April 26, 1925, Volume 16, Number 350 –
page 12: How the New Home of the Southern YMCA College will look (picture of
proposed building, description, fundraising efforts) PDF
December
4, 1925, Volume 17, Number 208 – page 4: Lee School for Boys (announcement
that school will open September 1926) PDF
February
4, 1926, Volume 18, Number 209 – page 2: ‘Y’ College’s New Home to be ready
in 18 months, Dr. Weatherford says (Southern YMCA College) PDF
September
12, 1926, Volume 18, Number 123 – page 6: School Days here, Education
growth seen (list of colleges and universities in Nashville, including Southern
YMCA College) PDF
September
22, 1927, Volume 21, Number 134 – page 10: Southern College opens fall
terms, Dr. WD Weatherford makes opening talk (Southern College YMCA new
building) PDF
December
29, 1928, Volume 23, Number 231 – page 12: $250,000 is given YMCA school,
first part of $1,000,000 endowment reported here (YMCA Graduate School) PDF
April 9, 1930, Volume 24, Number 336 –
page 1: YMCA Graduate School receives gift of $125,000 PDF
July
3, 1936, Volume 30, Number 653 – page 2: YMCA Graduate School Building Here
is Sold to Vanderbilt (YMCA Graduate School closes, building transferred by
deed to Vanderbilt who held $167,000 mortgage, library and furnishings sold to Fisk
University for $20,000). PDF
June
26, 1955, Volume 49, Number 59 – page 10C: 4 Nashvillians to attend Berea
‘Weatherford Night’ PDF
October
5, 1957, Volume 51, Number 162 – page 12: Mrs. Willis D Weatherford (death
announcement) (Julia McCrory) PDF
The
New York Age
New York, NY
June
28, 1919, Volume 32, Number 40 – 4: College YMCA Plans for after War Work
(seventh annual Negro Student YMCA Conference at Kings Mountain) PDF
July
31, 1920, Volume 33, Number 45 – page 1: Interracial Commission on Southern
Conditions (Robert Moton speaks at Blue Ridge) PDF
July
14, 1926, Volume 39, Number 45 – page 3: Hundreds Study Race Relations at
Blue Ridge (Moton speaks at Blue Ridge) PDF
April
28, 1928, Volume 41, Number 33 – page 3 – Anthropology Students at Tuskegee
for two days (Weatherford and YMCA Graduate School students visit Tuskegee) PDF
The
News and Observer
Raleigh, NC
September
3, 1913, Volume 98, Number 47 – page 5: Blue Ridge Association closes
year’s session, 1800 guests were registered during season and 100 lingered when
doors closed PDF
March
26, 1916, Volume 103, Number 86 – page 1 section 2: Student Meet to open on
June 16, 25th Southern Conference will be held at Blue Ridge,
Program of Rare Merit, Remarkable List of Speakers will take part, among them Fletcher S Brockman and John R
Mott, both men of commanding distinction (of note the article lists
“sub-conferences” PDF
July
1, 1918, Volume 107, Number 182 – page _ - War is felt by Student meet,
shortage of college men seen in annual conference held at Blue Ridge PDF
March
18, 1919, Volume 109, Number 77 – page 1: College YMCA man resigns his
position, JJ King will leave for new field the coming May (JJ King now works
for Weatherford, will live in Atlanta in winter and Blue Ridge in summer. Will
be secretary of Blue Ridge) PDF
June
23, 1919, Volume 109, Number 174 – page 7: Southern High School conference
this week PDF
August
9, 1921, Volume 114, Number 40 – page 11: Training School to open Aug. 23
(Southern Training School for Christian Leadership) PDF
The
News-Record (weekly)
Western Carolina Printing Company, Inc.
Marshall / Madison County, NC
July
5, 1912, Volume 14, Number 27 – page 1: Finish Conference Home, The Young
People Meet in $125,000 Building near Black Mountain-Three Bodies Use It
(report about BR opening and first two groups to use it) PDF
The
Pensacola Journal, Pensacola
News Journal (daily)
Pensacola, FL
April
21, 1912, Volume 15, Number 96 – page 11: YMCA has a new school at
Asheville, Establishes new training school to be known as the Blue Ridge
Association for Christian Conference and Training PDF
July
18, 1944, Volume 49, Number 215 – page _: Meeting Called off because of
polio (Blue Ridge Institute for Social Workers) PDF
Ocala
Evening Star
Ocala, FL
April
23, 1919, Volume 26, Number 99 – page 1: Resolutions- of the members of the
Reconstruction School Blue Ridge NC April 7-16 (open letter for “after-war”
training program) PDF
Orlando
Morning Sentinel
Orlando, FL
August
25, 1933, Volume 21, Number 62 – page 3: Rollins Profs form a College, some
were ousted this spring (Black Mountain College) PDF
December
19, 1946, Volume 23, Number 30944 – page 1: Dr. Mott Returns from Nobel
Prize Trip to Sweden PDF
Pittsburgh
Courier
Pittsburgh, PA
November
20, 1937, Volume 28, Number 47 – page 2: Mississippi Student objects to
Race equality at “Y” school (Dave Hamilton letter printed in University of
Mississippi student newspaper) PDF
February
4, 1939, Volume 30, Number 5 – page 19: Racial Theories hit by Educator
(Weatherford’s presentation in Jackson MS) PDF
Press
Forum Weekly
Mobile, AL
August
2, 1930, Volume 2, Number 31 – page 1: White Students’ Confab passes
resolutions (Southern Students YMCA Conference at Blue Ridge passes resolution
to restart the Blue Ridge – Kings Mountain exchange)
Richmond
Times Dispatch (daily) and Times
Dispatch
Richmond, VA
August
11, 1912, Volume _, Number _ - page 2: Southern Student YMCA Conference-
Blue Ridge Association Grounds, Black Mountain, NC (conference phone with photo
story) PDF
January
29, 1918, Volume 68, Number 29 – page 8: Blue Ridge Association Plans to
Raise $125,000, SB Love, Richmond Insurance Man, Member of Campaign Committee
for this state PDF
Roanoke
News
Weldon NC
August
18. 1921, Volume 66, Number 16 – page _: Blue Ridge Association, History
and Purpose of this organization PDF
The
Robesonian
Lumberton, NC
July
13, 1954, Volume 85, Number 106 – page _: Adventist Meeting (Seventh Day
Adventists having regional meetings instead of meeting at Blue Ridge) PDF
March
22, 1963, Volume 94, Number 26 – page 6: Deaths and Funerals: James A
Peoples, Sr. (headmaster of Lee School for Boys) PDF
Salisbury
Evening Post
Salisbury NC
May
30, 1919, Volume 9, Number 99 – page 6: Training Camp for older Boys PDF
Simpson
County News
Mendenhall, MS
February
24, 1993, Volume 122, Number 37 – page 2: Mary Ann McCarty, Community Service
PDF
St
Petersburgh Times
St Petersburgh, FL
August
1, 1951, Volume 38, Number 8 – page 28: Two Boys to attend YMCA Regional
Leader’s School (Blue Ridge Leaders’ School, African-Americans) PDF
May
11, 1960, Volume 76, Number 292 – page _: A&M student to lead YMCA
Southern Region PDF
The
Standard Union
Brooklyn NY
August
29, 1920, Volume 57, Number 59 – page 7: Boy Scouts and YMCA Unite to
upbuild America’s youth PDF
Statesville
Daily Record
Statesville, NC
July
21, 1944, Volume 15, Number 172 – page 2: Cancelled (The Institute of the North Carolina
Education Association scheduled for August 7-10 at Blue Ridge “has been
cancelled at the suggestion of Dr. Carl V Reynolds, state health officer.”) PDF
Staunton
Daily Leader
Staunton, VA
June
10, 1914, Volume 20, Number 151 – page 1: Ackley to help Blue Ridge Asso. PDF
June
11, 1914, Volume 20, Number 152 – page 1: Ackley to help in Great Work PDF
June
12, 1914, Volume 20, Number 153 – page 2: Ackley to help in Great Work PDF
March
3, 1915, Volume 21, Number 64 – page 1: Death claims Dr. AL Phillips PDF
Southern
Star
Dothan, AL
March
7, 1919, Volume 3, Number 9 – page 1: National War Work Council YMCA
(post-war inter-racial conference in Atlanta) PDF
Statesman
Journal
Salem OR
February
13, 2016, Volume 164, Number 307 – page 9D: Obituaries Frank M “Scotty”
Washburn PDF
Tallahassee
Democrat, Daily Democrat
Tallahassee FL
July
29, 1919, Volume 4, Number 289 – page 1: Boys Report on Blue Ridge Trip PDF
Tampa
Tribune, Tampa Morning Tribune,
and Tampa
Sunday Tribune
Tampa, FL
August
25, 1918, Volume 25, Number 44 – page 13: The Blue Ridge Association
(includes abbreviated history and current property) PDF
March 13, 1926, Volume 34, Number 72 –
page 4A: Cox will aid Orlando in $800,000 Campaign for YMCA Building // Tampa
to provide $10,000 for college, Quota of $500,000 fund for ‘Y’ institution set
at meeting (mentions Laura Spelling Rockefeller Foundation donation) PDF
April
22, 1926, Volume 34, Number _ - page 1B: YMCA of Florida will develop camp
at Black Mountain PDF
Times
Democrat
Orangeburg SC
June
7, 1972 – page 6A: Must Pay the Price (list of speakers at FCA Conference,
including Jake Gaither from FAMU) PDF
Times
Dispatch
Richmond, VA
July 7, 1919, Volume 69,
Number 188 – page 3: Will attend Conference (mention of local men and women
attending Industrial Conference at Blue Ridge) PDF
Trench and Camp (weekly)
Edition for Camp Greene, Charlotte NC
National War Work Council YMCA of the United States
Printed weekly for the YMCA by courtesy of The Charlotte Observer
July 16, 1918, Volume 1, Number 41-page 2: YMCA Leaders at Camp Blue Ridge; page 8: YMCA Leaders Discuss Plans, Holds Special Southern War Conference at Blue Ridge PDF
March 5, 1919, Volume 3, Number 6 – page 6: Helping the Negro (Atlanta GA post-war inter-racial conference) PDF
Tuscaloosa
News
Tuscaloosa AL
February
11, 1919 – page 1: Tuscaloosa men attend after-war training school PDF
The
Twin City Daily Sentinel
Winston-Salem, NC
May
13, 1912, Volume _, Number _ - page 1: Conference of YWCA from June 5-14 PDF
January
30, 1915, Volume _, Number _ - page 2: Report Showing Work of the YMCA in
the two Carolinas past year (1914 end of year report, included update on Blue
Ridge campaign that SA Ackely assisted with). PDF
The
Weekly Banner (weekly)
September
16, 1910 – page 1: CA Rowland elected President of Blue Ridge Association,
an organization that has big work ahead (announcement of Charles A Rowland
elected president of BR, fundraising including $50,000 from Rockefeller if
$25,000 is also raised, campaign to begin soon) PDF
West
Virginian
Fairmont VA
June
24, 1919 – page 2: Local boys off for Blue Ridge NC (attending high school
boys conference) PDF
The
Wilmington Dispatch (daily)
Wilmington, NC
July
31 1917 afternoon, Volume 23, Number 191 – page 1: Holding its initial
session, Southern Sociological Conference met today at Blue Ridge (speakers
include Mary M Bethune) PDF
January 17, 1918 afternoon, Volume 24,
Number 7- page 2: Campaign for Blue Ridge Association, Thirteen Southern States
are asked to contribute $125,000 PDF
January
28, 1918 afternoon, Volume 24, Number 17-page 1: Watts and Abbott on the
Blue Ridge Board, Two North Carolinians on Central Committee for the Campaign
($125,000) PDF
The
Wilmington Morning Star
July
21, 1916, Volume 98, Number 120 –page 6: Blue Ridge Conference Not to be
held this year (YWCA conference cancelled, most likely because of travel
conditions caused by the 1916 Flood) PDF
Winston
County Journal
Louisville MS
April
18, 1919, Volume 27, Number 16 – page 1: From Blue Ridge NC (letter from
the Blue Ridge Reconstruction school) PDF
Winston
Salem Journal
Winston-Salem, NC
February
23, 1915, Volume 17, Number 56 – page 1, 2, 3: The Rockefeller Foundation
has spent $6,400,000 ($3000 toward Blue Ridge, listed on page 3, October 21,
1914) PDF
June
20, 1919, Volume 21, Number 166 – page 4: Great Conference for North
Carolina to be very widely attended PDF
June
6, 1920, Volume 22, Number 177 – page 10: Industrial conference to be held
at Blue Ridge PDF
Yorkville
Enquirer (twice weekly)
Yorkville, SC
October 23, 1914 – page 1:
Rock Hill Record, Oct 19: (Winthrop half-share in BR cottage, expected to be
ready by June) PDF
May
28, 1915 – page _: McCrorey (sic)-Weatherford (wedding, misspelled McCrory)
PDF
Student / Organization Newspapers and Publications:
(alpha order by name, if name changed then by oldest
name)
College
newspapers generally focus on the YMCA/YWCA program at the college/university,
the Southern Student Conference, and other state/regional/national YMCA/YWCA
conferences. Several student newspapers published annual special YMCA or Blue
Ridge issues, editions, numbers, or sections to promote the annual Southern
Students Conference. These issues usually have several pages of articles about
the local YMCA group, the conference and speakers, encouraging participation in
the conference, and the Blue Ridge grounds. These issues are in bold.
The Academy (monthly)
Salem Academy and College
Winston-Salem, NC
October 1914, Volume 38, Number 316 – page
6318: YMCA Notes, The Blue Ridge Conference of 1914 PDF
The Agromeck—The Year Book of North Carolina State College, Raleigh
1921: Published by the Senior Class
of 1921, Volume 19 (several mentions of Blue Ridge Delegate, Blue Ridge Cottage
Fund, and on page 287 details of the cottage built by Coker College and North
Carolina State College) PDF
Alumni
Review, University of North Carolina (monthly)
General Alumni Association
University of North Carolina
January 1905, Volume 3, Number 4 – page
96: YMCA Activities, The Student YMCA makes itself a vital force in the
religious and social life of the community (references Blue Ridge); page 111:
paragraph about Carolina and State Normal School in Greensboro pledging a
cottage at BR PDF
Arkansas
Methodist (weekly)
Western Methodist Publishing
Little Rock and North Arkansas Conferences
Little Rock, AR
August
3, 1916, Volume 25, Number 31 – page 9: YMCA at Blue Ridge Safe (article
describing BR after the July 1916 Flood) PDF
Bahai
News (monthly)
National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahais
of the United States
Wilmette, IL
July
1954, Bahai Year 111, Number 291 (Blue Ridge mentioned throughout; annual
Bahai conference) PDF
Baptist and Reflector
Executive Board of the Tennessee Baptist
Convention
Nashville, TN
August 8, 1929, Volume 95, Number
32—page 16: News Bulletin, Blue Ridge Association (update on BR and list of
groups using BR) PDF
The
Blue Print (annual)
Georgia School of Technology (Georgia
Tech)
Atlanta, GA
1915,
Volume 8 – page 172: YMCA (photo of Tech Cottage at Blue Ridge) PDF
The Bourbon News (twice
weekly)
Paris, NY
February 12, 1918, Volume 37—page
6: YMCA Starts another “drive” for funds (announcement of $125,000 BR one-week
campaign) PDF
The Carolina Magazine (monthly)
Dialectic and Philanthropic Literary
Societies
University of North Carolina
April 1923, Volume 53 (old series)
/ Volume 40 (new series), Number 7—page 8: “Blue Ridge” by Henry D. Dulas (1922
Southern Students Conference and description of BR.) PDF
The Colonnade (weekly)
Georgia State College for Women
Milledgeville, GA
April 9, 1938, Volume 7, Number
21—page 1: Y Plans 1938 Get Together at Blue Ridge PDF
The Davidsonian
Davidson College
Davidson, NC
May 5, 1915, Volume 2, Number 30 –
page 5: (small article) Davidson-Queens Cottage PDF
May 19, 1915, Volume 2, Number 31 –
page 5: Blue Ridge Slides Shown (mention of cottages near Lee Hall and the
Davidson Cottage) PDF
April 22, 1920, Volume 7, Number 29
– Blue Ridge Issue PDF
May 6, 1926, Volume 13, Number 30 –
page 1: Y Conference to be at Blue Ridge June 17, (Mordecai W Johnson on the
speaker list) PDF
The Edelweiss (annual)
Queens College
Charlotte, NC
1914, Volume 10 – page 51: Blue
Ridge Conference (brief article on the 1913 conference) PDF
The
Florida Alligator (weekly)
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
March
27, 1917, Volume 5, Number 25 – page 3: This is What We Want. (photo of
cottage the Florida Cottage will be modeled after) PDF
The
Florida Flambeau (weekly)
Florida State College for Women (Florida
State University)
Tallahassee, FL
November
4, 1915, Volume 3, Number 6 – page 1 (multiple storied): Dr. Weatherford
Speaks in Chapel; YWCA Budget (includes line for the Florida cottage);
Challenge to the Varsity YMCA (Florida State women challenge the University of
Florida men to fundraising for the Blue Ridge cottage); The Blue Ridge Cottage
Assured (in one hour nearly $1,000 pledged for the cottage); page 3: Dr. WD
Weatherford Raises Blue Ridge Cottage Subscription PDF
January
13, 1917, Volume 3, Number 13 – page 6: YWCA The Clime To the Blue Ridge
Cottage (announcement of a poster representing the fundraising competition
between Florida State and University of Florida for the Blue Ridge cottage) PDF
January
20, 1917, Volume 3, Number 14 – page 1: Race for Blue Ridge Cottage January
12 (UF/FS campaign update) PDF
January
27, 1917, Volume 3, Number 15 – page 1: Race for Blue Ridge Cottage January
23 (UF/FS campaign update) PDF
February
3, 1917, Volume 3, Number 16 – page 1: Race for Blue Ridge Cottage February
1 (UF/FS campaign update) PDF
February
10, 1917, Volume 3, Number 17- page 1: Race for Blue Ridge Cottage February
5 (UF/FS campaign update, statement that UF has not reported for several weeks)
PDF
February
24, 1917, Volume 3, Number 19 – page 1:College Wins Blue Ridge Cottage Race
(Florida State raises $500 before UF); Business Meeting of YWCA ($500 had been paid
on the Blue Ridge cottage); page 2: paragraph on the cottage campaign PDF
April
21, 1917, Volume 3, Number 27 – page 1: Robert E Lee Hall, Blue Ridge NC
(photo), page 3 One Hundred Fifty Lectures, Speakers and Professors on the
Program (Blue Ride conference, mentions building of two cottages being built,
but only Florida State (State Women’s College of Florida)-University of Florida
is named; also mention of last year Winthrop-Clemson cottage was full and
Converse College and University of Virginia have paid and may have a cottage at
BR) PDF
April
28, 1917, Volume 3, Number 28 – page 1: Blue Ridge Rally Held, Florida to
be well represented PDF
June
2, 1917, Volume 3, Number 22 – page 1: Our Blue Ridge Delegation, Florida
will have 13 representatives PDF
April 20, 1918, Volume 4, Number 26 –
page 2: On To Blue Ride PDF
June
1, 1918, Volume 4, Number 32 – page 4: Blue Ridge Delegation (mentions
Florida cottage built last year) PDF
The Gamecock (weekly)
Library Societies of the University of
South Carolina
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC
October 21, 1910, Volume 4, Number
4– page 1 and 3: Annual Bible-Study Conference of the YMCA of the colleges of
South Carolina, Weatherford was speaker PDF
April 22, 1911, Volume 4, Number
26– Special YMCA Edition, Southern Student Conference, Montreat, NC June
16-25 PDF
April 13, 1912, Volume 5, Number
25—YMCA Issue, conference on page
6 (location is Black Mountain and June 15-23 match the 1912 BR dates, but Blue
Ridge itself is not mentioned). PDF
October 11, 1913, Volume 7, Number
3– page 1: Student Conference of YMCA of South Carolina, Weatherford a speaker PDF
May 16, 1914, Volume 7, Number
30—page 3: Black Mt. Conference PDF
October 24, 1914, Volume 8, Number
5—page 2 and 3: Moving Forward (refers to raising $1,000 to build the
Winthrop-Clemson cottage at BR and the “enlarged auditorium will be called
‘College Hall’). PDF
December 12, 1914, Volume 8, Number
12—page 6: YMCA Secretary to Speak Soon, Dr. Weatherford to Tell of the Needs
of Blue Ridge (Weatherford to visit, raising funds for BR including building
cottages and “large auditorium.”) PDF
December 19, 1914, Volume 8, Number
13—page 3: Dr. Weatherford Raises Money, Students Agree to Give Extra Doller
Flinn Hall Fee (Weatherford raising funds for BR to pay debts and build
cottage) PDF
May 8, 1915, Volume 8, Number
28—page 4: Blue Ridge Conference PDF
May 15, 1915, Volume 8, Number
29—page 4: Carolina Students Go To Blue Ridge, Dr. Poteat Tells of Educational
Value of Conference PDF
February 22, 1916, Volume 9, Number
17—page 6: Dr. WD Weatherford To Speak Next Week PDF
March 7, 1916, Volume 9, Number
19—page 1: University Students Hear Notes Speaker, Series of Lectures Given by
Dr. WD Weatherford PDF
April 4, 1916, Volume 9, Number
23—page 1: Plan to Have Large Crowd at Students’ Conference in 1916, Secretary
ES King Aims to Carry a Big Delegation from Carolina-Long List of Noted
Speakers Slated for Blue Ridge Meeting June 16-15 PDF
March 27, 1917, Volume 10, Number
19—(note on page 4: Blue Ridge Conference states that this edition is
devoted to the YMCA—but the edition does not have a banner on page 1 like
previous editions) page 1: Carolina To Send Twenty Men to Great Southern
Conference, YMCA Line up Mem for Twenty-Fourth Session at Blue Ridge-Conference
Leaders Announced; page 2: Carolina Options About Blue Ridge; page 3: Pep One
Blue Ridge Features // Blue Ridge Views, Blue Ridge Conference Grounds, Views,
and Buildings PDF
May 11, 1923, Volume 16, Number 21—Blue
Ridge Edition PDF
May 16, 1924, Volume 17, Number 25—Attend
Summer Conference at Blue Ridge—June 17-26 (BR edition, short article on
page 3 mentions building at lake at BR) PDF
September 19, 1924, Volume 18,
Number 1—page 2: Blue Ridge Meeting of “YM” is Success; page 5: Carolina
Surpassed by Only Two Schools at Blue Ridge PDF
May 1, 1925, Volume 18, Number 25—Blue
Ridge Edition (short article on new
lake at BR) PDF
April 30, 1926, Volume 19, Number 25—Blue Ridge Edition PDF
March 5, 1929, Volume 22, Number 18—Special Blue Ridge Conf. Edition PDF
April 15, 1930, Volume 23, Number 23—Special Section For Blue Ridge PDF
November 21, 1930, Volume 24,
Number 9—page 3: Religious Week Comes To End, in Chapel Thursday, Dr. WD
Weatherford favorably impressed by work of YMCA at University (Weatherford was
speaker for the week long event) PDF
April 17, 1931, Volume 24, Number
23– Special Blue Ridge Section (starting on page 6, no banner on page 1)
PDF
May 20, 1932, Volume 25, Number 13–
page 3: Students Trek To Retreat; Two Co-Eds Go To Blue Ridge PDF
The Guilfordian (weekly)
Guilford College, NC
October 14, 1914, Volume 1, Number
1 – page 1: YMCA Notes and YWCA Notes (Weatherford visit and discussion about
attendance at conference) PDF
February 2, 1926, Volume 12, Number
17 – page 2 Open Forum (letter about supporting the new YMCA College,
Weatherford mentioned as president of the new college) PDF
The Kentucky Kernel
(weekly)
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY
January 23, 1919, Volume 9, Number
8—page 8: YM and YW Cabinets Have Joint Meeting (short article includes
building interest in the Blue Ridge Conference and also the Blue Ridge Pages of
the Kentuckian.) PDF
May 29, 1919, Volume 9, Number
25—page 5: Many Students and Faculty Go To Blue Ridge PDF
May 30, 1928, Volume 18, Number 23 – Blue Ridge Edition
April
5, 1929, Volume 19, Number 24– Blue Ridge Edition (article on page 8 about BR Staff “Poor
Working Girls” and “Poor Working Boys”) PDF
May 2, 1930, Volume 20, Number 28—Blue
Ridge Edition PDF
May 15, 1931, Volume 21, Number 62–
Blue Ridge Edition PDF
Madison Hall Notes
(weekly)
YMCA of the University of Virginia
University of Virginia
September
9, 1908, Volume 4, Number 1 to June
12, 1909, Volume 4, Number 39 – December 19, 1908 page 1: A Permanent
Summer Student Conference; April 10, 1909 page 1: A Permanent Home for the Southern
Students Conference (BR not specifically mentioned, but description matches BR)
PDF
September 15, 1909, Volume 5,
Number 1 to May 28, 1910, Volume 5,
Number 35 (Blue Ridge mentioned several times in various places) PDF
September
11, 1912, Volume 8, Number 1 to May
17, 1913, Volume 8, Number 35 – May 9, 1913: Blue Ridge Edition (no banner) PDF
September
12, 1913, Volume 9, Number 1 to June
13, 1914, Volume 9, Number 36 – May 9, 1913: Blue Ridge Edition (no banner) PDF
Maroon
and Gold
Elton College NC
May
3, 1928, Volume 10, Number 4 – Blue
Ridge Issue PDF
Old Gold and Black (weekly)
Star Publishing
Wake Forest NC
May 6, 1916, Volume 1, Number 17—Special
YMCA Issue PDF
Orange and Blue (weekly)
Alabama Polytechnic Institute (Auburn
University)
Auburn, AL
April 19, 1913, Volume 16, Number 24 – Special
YMCA Issue PDF
Presbyterian of the South
combining The Southwestern Presbyterian, The Central Presbyterian, and the
Southern Presbyterian (weekly)
Presbyterian Co., Inc.
Richmond, New Orleans, Atlanta (office in
Richmond, VA)
January 10, 1912, Volume 86, Number 2 –
page 15: Recreation Information In Spiration (YPMM renamed MEM, article about
the upcoming Missionary Education Movement conference June 25-July4, 1912.
“Blue Ridge is the new permanent home of this conference.”) PDF
May
21, 1913, Volume 87, Number 21 – page __: Advertisement: A Place to Spend
Your Summer Vacation (ad promoting BR as a “the summer home of the South”; Ray
H. Legate is listed as the manager – Legate was also the postmaster of BR 1913-1916). This ad appeared in multiple editions. PDF
June 2, 1915, Volume 89, Number 21 – page
22: An Important Missionary Conference (article on the Missionary Education
Movement; mention “The Missionary Education Movement is now part owner of the
Blue Ridge Association plant”.) PDF
October
13, 1915, Volume 89, Number 40 – page 8: Randolph-Macon Women’s College
(brief article mentioning Randolph-Macon recently built) PDF
June
21, 1916, Volume 85, Number 23 – page 24: Blue Ridge Conference of The
Missionary Education Movement PDF
July
3, 1918, Volume 92, Number 27 – page 12: The Southern Student Conference at
Blue Ridge (includes high school boys) PDF
July 23, 1919, Volume 93, Number
30—page 9 under North Carolina: Blue Ridge (college will be opening October 1) PDF
Raleigh Christian Advocate
North Carolina Conference
April 29, 1909, Volume 55, Number
12 – page 4: Contributor’s Department – A Vital Interest in Urgent Need
(article laying the foundation to the need of a new facility, explains recent
incorporation of BR, and fundraising needs) PDF
June
24, 1909, Volume 55, Number 20 – page 4: Montreat (YMCA
conference at Montreat) PDF
July 26, 1917,
Volume 63, Number 26 – page 4: The College YMCA in the South PDF
The Red and Black
University of Georgia
Athens, GA
May 29, 1914, Volume 20, Number 25 – The
YMCA Edition PDF
November 4, 1914, Volume 21, Number 5 –
page 7: YMCA Notes (Weatherford visits university; University raising funds to
build a cottage at BR) PDF
The Red and White
(monthly)
North Carolina College of Agriculture and
Mechanic Arts
West Raleigh, NC
Published by the Literary Societies
March 1913, Volume 14, Number 5—YMCA
Number (Blue Ridge mentioned on page 262) PDF
The Richmond Collegian
(weekly)
University of Richmond
Richmond VA
February 1, 1918, Volume IV, Number
14—page 2: The War and Southern Problems
by WD Weatherford PDF
March 15, 1929, Volume XV, Number
22 (several articles on Blue Ridge) PDF
The Ring-tum Phi (weekly)
Washington and Lee University
Lexington, VA
April 25, 1911, Volume 14, Number 23 –
page 4: Southern Student Conference at Montreat SC (mention that 1911 will be
the last year at Montreat, conference will be at “new grounds” next year) PDF
December
1, 1914, Volume 18, Number 10– page 8: Money Being Raised for Blue Ridge
Cottage (students at Washington Lee and Randolph Macon Women’s College agreed
to build a cottage for $1,000. BR is also starting a $100,000 campaign.) PDF
The
Salemite
Salem College
Winston-Salem NC
October
1, 1921, Volume 2, Number 1-page 2: Miss Moore, UFR, Makes Interesting Talk
In Chapel (attendance at BR); page 3: The YWCA Makes Forward Strides During the
Summer (report on BR conference) PDF
The
Tar Heel (weekly) and The
Daily Tar Heel (daily)
Athletic Association of the University of
North Carolina (weekly) then Publications Union Board of the University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill (daily)
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
March
7, 1907, Volume 15, Number 20- YMCA
Special Edition (page 5: Southern Student Conference at the Farm School
outside of Asheville June 14-23) PDF
September
24, 1914, Volume 23, Number 2 – page 2: The Carolina Cottage (article on
college donation toward $200,000 BR goal and building a joint State Normal
(girls school) / UNC cottage) PDF
May
6, 1916, Volume 24, Number 31- page 3: The Student Conference To Be Held at
Blue Ridge June 16-25 (references the State Normal-Carolina Cottage can hold a
few more) PDF
February 17, 1917, Volume 25, Number
18-page 1: YMCA Hear Active in Religious and Social Life of University, The
Blue Ridge Conference (article mentions the Blue Ridge Cottage and the
University YMCA still owing $140.00 toward its half of the cottage built by the
Greensboro Normal YMCA and University YMCA) PDF
September 15, 1917, Volume 26, Number
1-page 1: Ten Full Days Enjoyed at Blue Ridge Conference PDF
May
9, 1924, Volume 32, Number 52-page 2, 3, and 4: photos PDF
May
27, 1926, Volume 34, Number 89 – page 1: Expect Blue Ridge Conference
delegation to be largest yet PDF
April
4, 1929, Volume 37, Number 67 – The
Blue Ridge Edition PDF
May
9, 1930, Volume 38, Number 165 – Blue
Ridge Edition PDF
May
27, 1931, Volume 39, Number 181-page 4: YMCA Assembly Hall at Blue Ridge
(photo) PDF
October
24, 1933, Volume 42, Number 28-page 1: Fund for Ridge Discussed by Y, Local
Organization May Save Blue Ridge from Auction Sale of Lands (University YMCA to
loan BR $1,000 to pay taxes exchange for exclusive rights to one of the
cottages for 10 years) PDF
March 31, 1934, Volume 42, Number
131-page 4: YMCA Prepares for Conference, Local Unit Expects to send 15 men to
Joint Conference at Blue Ridge; Plan to Purchase Cottage (attendance at
upcoming conference; details about negotiations between BR and University YMCA
for $500 to purchase cottage with complete control) PDF
May
9, 1934, Volume 42, Number 164-page 2: YMCA Obtains Cottages for Blue Ridge
Delegates (University YMCA gets 5-year lease on 6 room cottage at BR) PDF
May
10, 1934, Volume 42, Number 165-page 1: YMCA will rent Blue Ridge Cabin,
Cottage to be made available for faculty or students (details on University
staff/faculty/family BR cottage rental) PDF
May
15, 1934, Volume 42, Number 169-page 1: Y Men to Plan Summer Session,
Students Planning to Attend Blue Ridge Conference will discuss program Saturday
(upcoming BR conference, mentions reduction of costs by using the cottage) PDF
April
5, 1936, Volume 44, Number 136-Special
Blue Ridge Edition PDF
May
15, 1938, Volume 46, Number 171 – page 1: Comer Estimates 650 will attend
Blue Ridge meet (joint YMCA-YWCA Student conference, includes photo) PDF
May
20, 1938, Volume 46, Number 175 – page 1: Yearly Grant is made to YMCA by
Association, Money to be used for Blue Ridge Cottage, Expenses ($100 to the
YWCA to maintain the cottage at BR and send delegates to the BR conference) PDF
May
23, 1939, Volume 46, Number 179 – page 1: YWCA has book with ideas for
summer vacation (mentions Blue Ridge for white and Talladega for white and
black) PDF
The
Tatler (annual)
Winthrop Normal and Industrial College
Rock Hill, SC
1914 – page 114: YMCA Cabinet (Miss
Pearly McCrory listed as YWCA Secretary) PDF
1915
– page 20: Officers of Winthrop College (Miss Pearl McCrory listed as YMCA
Secretary) PDF
The Technician (weekly)
NC State College of Agriculture and
Engineering
State College Station, Raleigh, NC
March 2, 1929, Volume 9, Number 21—Special
Blue Ridge Conference Edition PDF
March 14, 1930, Volume 10, Number
22—Blue Ridge Edition PDF
The Technique (weekly)
Georgia School of Technology (Georgia
Tech)
Atlanta GA
April
30, 1918, Volume 7, Number 25 – Blue Ridge Issue (article weighing going to
BR in time of war; page 3 has a photo of the Agnes Scott-Tech Cottage, the
caption says it was the first one built) PDF
April 6, 1928, Volume 17, Number 23 –
Annual Blue Ridge Conference Opens June 15 in North Carolina PDF
March
1, 1929, Volume 18, Number 17—Annual Blue Ridge Conference Opens in June
PDF
May 8, 1931, Volume 20, Number 28—Plans Made for Blue Ridge Conference
PDF
May
21, 1937, Volume 27, Number 29-page 1: Famous “Y” Leaders to
Speak at Blue Ridge Conference PDF
The Tiger (weekly)
Clemson College, SC
March
28, 1907, Volume 1, Number 6 – Association
Number (YMCA) (includes article on Sothern Student Conference at the Farm
School near Asheville) PDF
May
1, 1908, Volume 2, Number 13 – page 8: YMCA (Weatherford visit) PDF
May
23, 1908, Volume 2, Number 14 – page 4: YMCA (Weatherford visit) PDF
October
15, 1908, Volume 3, Number 2 – page 3: YMCA (Weatherford visit) PDF
February
14, 1911, Volume 6, Number 16 – page 1: Noted Speakers to Visit Clemson
(Weatherford to visit) PDF
March
18, 1911, Volume 6, Number 20 – page 2: A Remarkable Campaign (Weatherford
visits college) PDF
April
13, 1912, Volume 7, Number 19—page 5: Can’t You Go? (article on conference,
mentions new BR grounds) PDF
April 19, 1913, Volume 8, Number 21—YMCA Number PDF
November 8, 1913, Volume 9, Number 6 – page 6: Weatherford Coming PDF
May 2, 1914, Volume 9, Number 24 – YMCA Number PDF
May 30, 1914, Volume 9, Number 26 – page 1: Rockefeller’s Gift to Clemsonians (Weatherford helps with getting Rockefeller gift to build YMCA building at Clemson) PDF
October 27, 1914, Volume 10, Number 4 – page 9: YMCA Conference at Spartanburg (Weatherford speaks at State YMCA Conference) PDF
December 9, 1914, Volume 10, Number 10- page 2: A History of the Rockefeller Gift (Weatherford goes to NY in February 1914 with college president WM Riggs seeking gift to build YMCA building at Clemson from Rockefeller) PDF
October 19, 1915, Volume 11, Number 5 – page 1: SC Student Conference (Weatherford speaks at South Carolina YMCA Student Conference) PDF
January 18, 1916, Volume 11, Number 14- page 3: Meeting of YMCA (choose and increase number of delegates to conference) PDF
April 4, 1916, Volume 11, Number 24 – page 1: Dr. Weatherford at YMCA Services PDF
May 17, 1916, Volume 11, Number 28 – Blue Ridge Conference Edition PDF
March 30, 1917, Volume 12, Number 21 – YMCA and Blue Ridge Edition PDF
May 30, 1917, Volume12, Number 29 – several letters promoting Blue Ridge PDF
October 10, 1917, Volume 13, Number 2 – page 4 YMCA: Blue Ridge PDF
May 14, 1919, Volume 14, Number 26 – Blue Ridge Edition PDF
April 20, 1920, Volume 15, Number 25 – Blue Ridge Edition PDF
November 30, 1921, Volume 17, Number 11- page 5 YMCA: Blue Ridge PDF
April 26, 1922, Volume 17, Number 25 – Blue Ridge Number PDF
May 7, 1924, Volume 20, Number 3 – page 3: Who Runs Blue Ridge (short article on summer female workers at Blue Ridge) PDF
May 21, 1924, Volume 20, Number 5-several small articles/letters PDF
June 2, 1925, Volume 20, Number 42 – page 5: Large Delegation Off To Blue Ridge, More than 25 Tigers to Represent Clemson at Big Student Conference PDF
May 18, 1926, Volume 21, Number 32 – Blue Ridge Supplement PDF
June 1, 1926, Volume 21, Number 33 – page 3: Delegation of 15 Off to Blue Ridge PDF
June
5, 1928, Volume 23, Number 30 – page 4: Views from Blue Ridge NC (photos) PDF
April 24, 1929, Volume 24, Number 26—Blue Ridge Issue PDF
May 22, 1929, Volume 24, Number 30 – page 4: YMCA News: Barnes Gives Cup to Buy Ticket PDF
September 18, 1929, Volume 25, Number 1 – page 4: YMCA News: Annual Financial Campaign for the YMCA for State, National and Training College; Sophomore Council Holds First Meeting of Year PDF
October
29, 1930, Volume 26, Number 7 – page 4: YMCA News: Southern Regional
Secretary (James T. Hardwick named Secretary of South YMCAs to assist Claud
Nelson. Reference to Hardwick planning the Blue Ridge Conference) PDF
April
29, 1931, Volume 26, Number 29 – Blue
Ridge Supplement PDF
October
10, 1931, Volume 27, Number 7 – page 4: YMCA News: Southern Field Council
Meeting PDF
May
11, 1932, Volume 27, Number 30 – page 3: Editorial: On To Blue Ridge; page
4: YMCA News: Blue Ridge Conference is Commended; page 5: Blue Ridge meet is
Open to Students. PDF
The Twig (weekly)
Meredith College
Raleigh NC
May 23, 1924, Volume 3, Number 23 – All For Blue Ridge PDF
Wake Forest Student (annual)
Wake Forest College
Wake Forest, NC
October 1914, Volume 34, Number 1 – YMCA section (on page 218, 290, and 606, voted to cooperate with Meredith College to build Meredith-Wake Forest cottage at BR to be ready this summer) PDF