Participant Info

First Name
Ashley
Last Name
Whittle
Country
United States
State
NC
Affiliation
University of North Carolina Asheville
Website URL
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashleydmcghee/
Keywords
Appalachian History, African American Incarcerated Labor, Appalachian Women's History, Southern Appalachia Environmental History, US History
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PhD
MA

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About Me

Ashley McGhee Whittle served as Assistant Archivist and Special Collections Assistant from 2019-2023, served as Lead Archivist in 2024, and was named Head of Special Collections and University Archivist for the University of North Carolina Asheville in 2025. Prior to that, she worked in the archives at Biltmore Estate and as the administrative assistant in the UNC Asheville History Department. She brings a love of regional history and a passion for helping students to the job. Her current research interests include the implementation of convict labor in the construction of the Western North Carolina Railroad from Old Fort to Swannanoa. She is a 2016 graduate of the UNC Asheville History Department with a BA in History and a minor in Environmental Studies, graduating cum laude. She is a 2022 graduate of UNC Greensboro with her Master’s in Library and Information Studies (MLIS). She teaches as an adjunct for the UNC Asheville History Department; her classes include Appalachian History, Environmental History of Appalachia, and History of the United States to 1865. Contact her at amwhittle@unca.edu

Recent Publications
Media Coverage
Country Focus
Expertise by Geography
United States
Expertise by Chronology
17th century, 18th century, 19th century, 20th century
Expertise by Topic
American Civil War, American Revolution, American Founding Era, Book History, Colonialism, Emancipation, Environment, Government, Higher Ed, Indigenous Peoples, Libraries & Archives, Pedagogy, Public History, Race, Slavery, Women