David Corkran
Courtesy of Western Regional Archives
FOCUS
History
ROLE
Faculty
ATTENDANCE
1945 - 1950
BIRTH
1902-05-11
Portland, OR
DEATH
1990-11-26
David H Corkran taught American History at the college from winter of 1945 to summer of 1950 with leave of absence throughout his tenure.
He attended Wesleyan University, 1919-1923, Harvard University, 1925-1926, University of Chicago, and Columbia University. His application to BMC shares that he was Head of the English Department of Lowville Free Academy in Lowville, NY, 1923-1925; Teacher of Literature and History and Head of the English Department at North Shore Country Day School in Winnetka, KY, 1926-1944; and Teacher of Literature and History, Winnetka Graduate Teachers' College, 1932-1944.
He authored many books on Cherokee history and culture, most notably "The Cherokee Frontier" and "The Carolina Indian Frontier."
Relationships
Son: BMC student, John R Corkran
Black Mountain College Project
Mary Emma Harris interviewed David in 1998 and the transcript is available from Appalachian State University under The Mary Emma Harris and Black Mountain College Project, Inc. Oral History collection.
Topics: Family background – arrivingat BMC as faculty child – Dave Corkran Sr. background – Black Mountain public schools – family life in village of Black Mountain – environment for BMC children – work program – college farmers Cliff Moles and Ray Trayer – family residence in Meadows Inn – softball games – travels with family in mountains – Max Dehn – other children at college – post-BMC studies and career – influence of Black Mountain on later career
Author
Amanda Hartman
Amanda Hartman is the creator of BMC Yearbook, serving as the lead director, engineer, and researcher. She holds a MLIS in archive/ collections management, MA in art/ museum education, and BA in design. After working in museums and archives for a decade, she made the transition to tech and is now a software developer specializing in applications for museums, archives, and higher education.
Her interest in Black Mountain College began while working as a digital archivist with the Asheville Art Museum's BMC archive collection. She transcribed and digitized over 1500 documents created by the college. While working closely with these archives, she began independent research on the interracial program and Negro Week activities BMC, writing biographies of lesser known students and staff members. That research transformed into this BMC Yearbook project.
