Series: HREC-0009 Highlander Center Photograph Collection, 1918-1991
Physical Description: 5.0 cubic feet of photographs (13 archives boxes). 
Scope and Content Note: This record group depicts the work of the Highlander Center, including workshops, strikes, and meetings. It also includes photographs of Highlander staff members and friends, and of Highlander buildings and grounds, both at the original Monteagle location, and at the current New Market site. The bulk of the photographs in this group date from the time of Highlander's founding in 1932 up to 1991, though also included are some earlier family photographs.

Subseries: I: People, 1918-1991

Adams, Frank 1971

Austin, Aileen 1955

Baker, Ella circa 1958-1960

Barry, Marion, Jr. undated

Bennett, Paul 1940s-1953

Bond, Julian undated

Braden, Carl and Ann 1960

Brazeal, B. R. 1964

Buttrick, Bill circa 1939-1940

Cadle, Mary Elizabeth Barnicle circa 1978

Carawan, Guy and Candie 1950s-1980s

Chisom, Mae undated

Christopher, Paul circa 1950s

Clark, Mike 1970

Clark, Septima 1950s

Cobb, Alice undated

Cotton, Dorothy 1969

Daniel, Zilla Hawes 1930s

De Jarnette, A. L. 1954

Dickens, Hazel circa 1960-1971

Dombrowski, Jim 1930s, 1970s

Elkus, Bill and Mary 1940s

Forman, Jim 1966

Gibson, Dan 1972

Gilmon, Earl circa 1976

Gomillion, Charles 1920-1981

Gunning, Sarah Ogan undated

Guthrie, Woody 1930s

Hampton, Rupert undated

Hansberry, Lorraine undated

Helstein, Ralph circa 1957

Highlander Board, 1963-1980s

Highlander Staff, 1950s-1990s

Jackson, Gardner circa 1940s

Jenkins, Esau 1950s-1964

Johnson, Lillian 1953

Jones, Bessie 1974

Jones, Lewis 1960

Justus, May, and Vera McCampbell 1950s, 1975

King, Martin Luther Jr. 1957

Kunstler, William 1969-1971

Lasse, Fred circa 1950s

Lawrence, Mary undated

Lewis, Catherine circa 1940s

Lewis, Claudia 1939

Lewis, John undated

Ludwig, Tom 1956 December

Mason, Lucy circa 1930s

Markey, Dorothy (Myra Page) 1953

McAdoo, Inza circa 1963

Meachum, Stuart circa 1940s

Melamed, Elaine Van Brink (Lanie) 1950s

Miscellaneous friends (identified), 1933-1979

Mitchell, George circa 1945-1950

Nixon, E. D. circa 1960s

Oakley, Wylie 1937

Palfi, Marion 1950s

Parks, Rosa 1950s-1982

Patten, Jim, National Farmers Union 1940s

People (unidentified), undated

Posey, Buford undated

Powell, Dan circa 1950-1955

Reagon, Bernice 1960s

Reece, Florence and Sam 1978-1986

Robinson, Bernice 1957-1981

Rollins, Avon undated

Romasco, Ann Lockwood circa 1955

Roosevelt, Eleanor circa 1939-1959

Ross, Malcolm circa 1940s

Seeger, Pete, and Woody Guthrie 1940s

Seeman, Ernest circa 1957

Shuttlesworth, Fred 1960

Simone, Nina undated

Sinclair, Lewis circa 1918-1988

Stockton, Joe and Madame circa 1930s

Summerfield residents, 1934-1956

Tefferteller, Ralph 1935-1977

Thompson, John circa 1940s-1960s

Vaughn, Dolph 1938

Vivian, C. T. circa 1960s-1977

Walker, Cas 1968 Fall

West, Don 1940s-1950s

Williams, Aubrey 1940s-1957

Winston, Kathy 1940s-1956

Willimetz, Emil circa 1941-1951

Workman, Nimrod undated

Horton, Aimee 1962-1964

Horton, Charis circa 1955-1989

Horton, Mom and Dad, and siblings 1935-1936

Horton, Myles

Early years, 1930s-1950s

Middle years, 1960s-1970s

Later years, 1980s

With Bill Moyers, 1982 March

Horton, Zilphia 1935-1950s

“A Tribute to Myles and Zilphia Horton" cards, undated

Horton photographs from Caitlin's office, 1930s-1987

Subseries: II: Highlander Folk School, Monteagle, Tennessee 1933-1970

Highlander Folk School, Allardt, Tennessee 1933-1939

Highlander Folk School, Allardt, Tennessee 1933-1939

Buildings and grounds, Highlander Folk School, Monteagle, Tennessee 1934-1963

Charleston, Sea Islands circa 1954-1960

Children at Highlander Folk School, 1930s-1956

Classes and students at Highlander Folk School, 1938-1953

Citizenship Schools, 1959-1964

Clinton, Tennenssee students 1950s

Closure of Highlander Folk School, 1961

Drama at Highlander Folk School, 1940s

Edisto Island, Adult Workshop 1959

Group Shots, Monteagle 1930s

Grundy County, 1939

Highlander Film Center Collages, circa 1950s

Highlander Folk School, people working 1933-1956

Highlander Folk School staff, 1934-1939

Monteagle (identified), 1936-1940

Monteagle (unidentified), undated

Nursery School, Highlander Folk School 1930s-1940s

People of the Cumberlands, 1933-1937

Recreation, Highlander Folk School 1930s-1960s

Summerfield Community, 1934-1950s

Teaching, Highlander Folk School 1940s-1955

Tornado damage, Highlander Folk School 1952

Visitors, foreign circa 1960

Wilder, Tennessee 1934, 1970

Willimetz photos in Mississippi, 1950s

WPA Union, Grundy County circa 1935-1938

Young people: meetings, Highlander Folk School camps 1955-1957

Subseries: III: Highlander Workcamps, Conferences, Special Projects 1941-1967

Appalachian Conference, 1965

Appalachian Pilot Project, 1965 Summer

Inter-American Conference, 1962

IVS Workcamp, 1965-1966

North South Workcamp, 1963 June

Penny Festival, 1967

Smoky Mountain Work Camp, 1963

Workcamps, Highlander Folk School, Monteagle 1941

Subseries: IV: Workshops, 1950-1991

Carson Newman students, circa 1970

Fitzgerald, Georgia circa 1960s

Interracial Workshops, circa 1950-1955

Mississippi Candidates Workshop, 1968

Mississippi Freedom Summer, 1964

Mississippi Workshop, 1964

Mountain Music Festival, 1967 Fall

Multiracial Workshop, 1970

Workshops, New Market 1981-1991

SVIP, 1963

Workshops, Knoxville Center 1960s

Communications Workshop, 1971

Subseries: V: Highlander Research and Education Center, Knoxville and New Market, Tennessee 1950-1982

Appalshop, 1970s

Civil Rights, SNCC 1962-1964

Clark photos (miscellaneous), 1966-1971

Copper Hill, Tennessee circa 1950s

40th Anniversary, 1972

50th Anniversary, 1982

Highlander West, undated

Center building, Knoxville, Tennessee 1961-1971

KKK, Knoxville Center 1966

Marrowbone Folk School, 1968

Building new center at New Market, 1971-1973

Resurrection City, 1968

Scale model for new Highlander, circa 1970

Scenes from New Market farm, 1972-1974

Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), circa 1950s

25th Anniversary, 1957

TNOSH/NCOSH Workshop, 1970s

Child development workshop, circa 1980

Workshop with Bumpass Cove people, 1980

Miscellaneous workshop photos, 1973-1974

Subseries: VI: Labor Unions, 1929-1956

Banquets, graduations 1940s

CIO, undated

Classes, 1930s-1940s

Organizers, 1930s-1940s

Students and staff, circa 1939-1950

Women, 1940s

Farmers Union, 1940s-1956

Early strikes, 1929-1939

Packing House Union, circa 1950-1955

Promotional material, circa 1939-1940

TWOC Convention, 1930s

United Auto Workers (UAW), 1941

Subseries: VII: Miscellaneous, 1937-1974

Knoxville and New Market, 1971-1974 January

Scenic views, circa 1939

Miscellaneous and unidentified, 1949-1982

Buttrick album contents, circa 1939-1940

Dombrowski photo album, 1937-1939

Subseries: VIII: Highlander Research and Education Center, Chronological Photos 1977-1986

1977-1982

Stearns, Kentucky miners strike 1978

Kingsport, 1978

Coal Mining Music Workshop, 1978 October

Mineral Leasing Workshop, 1981 July

Synfuels Workshop, 1981 July

Land Ownership Study Workshop, 1979 May 22-24

Land Research Task Force, 1979 Summer

Land study/evaluation, 1981 July-November

Land: Values and Vision, 1982 March

United Furniture Workers (UFW) Workshop, 1979 June

UFW Workshop, 1980

UFW Workshop, 1981 Fall

UFW Women's Meetings, Baltimore, Memphis 1980, 1981

ACTWU Summer School, 1978

GED class, labor education 1978 Spring

GED workshop, 1979 November 16-17

Labor education: GED class, 1979 May

Community health clinics, undated

Clinics Workshop, 1978 April 29-30

Kingsport Health Fair, 1978 January 20

Kingsport Health Fair, 1979 Spring

Clinic Board Members Workshop, 1980 May 2-4

Women's Occupational Health Workshop, 1981 March 26-28

Music Fundraising Weekend with CBS, 1981 May

Fundraiser at Courtney Cazden's, 1980 February

Highlander Board Meeting, 1979

United Steelworkers Local 309, Alcoa 1982 February

Gore hearings, Washington, D.C., TNS Workers, Jonesboro, Tennessee 1981

Smithsonian Conference, 1980 February

Culture and Politics Workshop, 1982 May 28-31

1982-1986

Labor Education Workshop, 1982 October

Labor Workshop, 1985 March

Photo and Video Workshop, 1983 October

Media Workshop, Prentiss, Mississippi 1985 April 12-14

Labor and Media Workshop, 1985 May

Summer Youth Camp, 1985 Summer

Children's Camp, 1985

Civil Rights Workshop, 1982 November

Toxics Workshop, 1984 October 19-21

Women's Workshop, 1984 November 2-4

Water Workshop, 1984 June

Culture and Empowerment Field Trip, 1984 June

HEEP Workshop, 1986 Spring

Groundbreaking Ceremony, 1985 May 5

Work Weekend to finish New Market buildings, 1986

Photos of new building, New Market 1986

Buildings and grounds, New Market undated

Washington, D.C. fundraiser 1983 June

People Concerned about MIC Institute, West Virginia 1985

Caracas Conference on Peace and Human Rights, Lewis Sinclair 1984 October

Myles' trip to Ireland, 1985