Roland Boyden
Courtesy of Western Regional Archives
FOCUS
History
ROLE
Faculty
ATTENDANCE
1941 - 1942
Roland Boyden taught History from fall of 1941 to spring 1942. He took leave of absence and didn't come back after that spring semester. He married BMC student, Cynthia Carr in 1947.
He shared in his early letters to the college that he wished to teach an American history course backwards in time.
His birth and death dates are unknown, but he was born in 1911 and passed away in 1981.
Relationships
Wife: Fellow BMC student, Cynthia Carr
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.
