Clay

Clay County Historical and Arts Council
Old County Jail Museum
The Historic and Arts Council preserves the local history and native arts and crafts of Western North Carolina. Highlights of the museum include a Native American artifact collection from the Spike Buck Town Mound, Dr. Killian's doctor office, the Gideon Laney Photo Collection and the jailhouse building which houses the museum.

John C. Campbell Folk School
Fain Archives and History Center
The John C. Campbell Folk School was founded in 1925 as a collaboration between two female educators, Olive Dame Campbell and Marguerite Butler, and the people of Brasstown. The school was founded as a means to enrich and enliven the existence of local/regional community members. Based on the Danish folk schools, the John C. Campbell Folk School operates on the fundamentals of non-competitive adult education. Classes include the folk and fine visual arts, folk and fine craft, folk music, folk dance, cooking, gardening, and writing. Collections in the Fain Archive and History Center include audio recordings of local/regional folk and vernacular music in a variety of analog and digital formats, video tapes, DVD's, photographs (including important photographs by Doris Ulmann), school records on paper, manuscripts, and memorabilia. The History Center is open regular hours to the public and the Fain Archives is open to approved researchers by appointment. Visitors to the Histor Center will discover the rich heritage that has made the Folk School an Historical landmark and much used destination for contemporary cultural tourism.

Moss Memorial Library (Nantahala Regional Library System)
Moss Memorial Library Special Collections and Genealogy Section
The Moss Memorial Library Special Collections and Genealogy Section collects, preserves, and makes available to the public materials useful in researching local and family history of the Clay County area. Collections include published and unpublished genealogies, reference books, microfilm, original newspapers, manuscripts, vertical subject and name files, scrapbooks, and ephemera.