Record #:

22478

Author(s):

Moffitt, Mrs. E.E.

Abstract:

Dr. Henry Elliot Shepherd was born in Fayetteville, North Carolina in 1844. A graduate of Davidson College, the Military Academy at Charlotte, and the University of Virginia, Shepherd also served on the battlefield during the American Civil War. Advancing to the rank of First Lieutenant of Infantry in the Forty-Third North Carolina troops, Shepherd was the youngest commissioned officer in the Confederate Army. Shepherd returned home after being wounded at Gettysburg and held captive by the Union Army, later making a name for himself as college professor, president, and superintendent.

Source:

The North Carolina Booklet (NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 16 Issue 1, July 1916, p52-55 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Sheperd, Henry Elliot, 1844-1929; North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865

Record #:

22480

Author(s):

Moffitt, Mrs. E.E.

Abstract:

Edgar Wallace Knight, born in 1886 in Woodland, Northampton County, North Carolina, earned degrees at Trinity College and Columbia University. Knight is an author and frequent contributor to magazines on the subjects of education and history.

Source:

The North Carolina Booklet (NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 16 Issue 1, July 1916, p58 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Knight, Edgar Wallace, 1886-1953

Record #:

22442

Author(s):

Moffitt, Mrs. E.E.

Abstract:

This biographical sketch of North Carolina Booklet contributor Dr. Archibald Henderson highlights his literary criticism as well as his service towards the preservation of North Carolina history.

Source:

The North Carolina Booklet (NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 14 Issue 3, January 1915, p163-167 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Henderson, Archibald (1877-1963)

Record #:

22258

Author(s):

Moffitt, Mrs. E.E.

Abstract:

This article provides a short biographical sketch of North Carolina Booklet contributor Bruce Craven. It highlights his most recent writings and points readers to a prior biography in the October 1908 issue of the North Carolina Booklet.

Source:

The North Carolina Booklet (NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 8 Issue 3, January 1909, p257 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Craven, Bruce

Record #:

22259

Author(s):

Moffitt, Mrs. E.E.

Abstract:

This article provides a short biographical accounting of the life of North Carolina Booklet contributor Alexander Samuel Salley Jr. It highlights his education in law and his editing of several collections of colonial records.

Source:

The North Carolina Booklet (NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 8 Issue 3, January 1909, p257-258 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Salley, Alexander Samuel, Jr., 1871-1960

Record #:

22198

Author(s):

Moffitt, Mrs. E.E.

Abstract:

This short biography of North Carolina Booklet contributor Robert Diggs Wimberly (R.D.W.) Connor points readers to a deeper biographical sketch of his past in the January 1907 edition of the North Carolina Booklet and praises Connor for his current efforts as Secretary of the North Carolina Historical Commission.

Source:

The North Carolina Booklet (NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 8 Issue 1, July 1908, p79 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Connor, Robert Diggs Wimberly, 1878-1950

Record #:

22203

Author(s):

Moffitt, Mrs. E.E.

Abstract:

This article provides biographical information about North Carolina Booklet contributor Clyde L. King. The biography highlights King's education and teaching experience which gave him a wealth of knowledge of North Carolina history.

Source:

The North Carolina Booklet (NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 8 Issue 1, July 1908, p79-80 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

King, Clyde L.

Record #:

22204

Author(s):

Moffitt, Mrs. E.E.

Abstract:

This article provides a family and personal history of North Carolina Booklet contributor Marshall De Lancey Haywood. The article highlights the Haywood family's efforts during the Revolutionary War and ancestry that stretches back to the Plymouth colony. Haywood's personal life is also chronicled, including his position as Librarian of the State Agricultural and Mechanical College, Historian of the Grand Lodge of North Carolina, and his historical research into North Carolina's past.

Source:

The North Carolina Booklet (NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 8 Issue 1, July 1908, p80-83 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Haywood, Marshall De Lancey, 1871-1933

Record #:

22229

Author(s):

Moffitt, Mrs. E.E.

Abstract:

A short biographical sketch of North Carolina Congressman John Dillard Bellamy.

Source:

The North Carolina Booklet (NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 7 Issue 3, January 1908, p236-237 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Bellamy, John Dillard, 1854-1942

Record #:

22230

Author(s):

Moffitt, Mrs. E.E.

Abstract:

A short biographical sketch of author and University of North Carolina Professor William Kenneth Boyd.

Source:

The North Carolina Booklet (NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 7 Issue 3, January 1908, p237-239 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Boyd, William Kenneth, 1879-1938

Record #:

22231

Author(s):

Moffitt, Mrs. E.E.

Abstract:

A short biographical sketch of Wilmington lawyer, democratic Party member, and Senior Grand Warden of the Grand Lodge of Free Masons, William Berry McKoy.

Source:

The North Carolina Booklet (NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 7 Issue 3, January 1908, p239-241 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

McKoy, William Berry, 1852-1928; Freemasonry--Lodges--Wilmington

Record #:

22244

Author(s):

Moffitt, Mrs. E.E.

Abstract:

This article provides biographical information on North Carolina Booklet contributor Judge Henry Groves Connor. It highlights his Democratic Party political affiliation and his contributions to the study and practice of the law within the state of North Carolina.

Source:

The North Carolina Booklet (NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 8 Issue 2, October 1908, p149-150 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Connor, Henry Groves, 1852-1924

Record #:

22245

Author(s):

Moffitt, Mrs. E.E.

Abstract:

This article provides a short biography of North Carolina Booklet contributor Professor Bruce Craven. It highlights his service to the education of North Carolina students through his position of superintendent of public schools in Elizabeth City and his contribution to the study North Carolina history, particularly Mecklenburg County, North Carolina.

Source:

The North Carolina Booklet (NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 8 Issue 2, October 1908, p150-151 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

North Carolina--Education; Craven, Bruce

Record #:

22158

Author(s):

Moffitt, Mrs. E.E.

Abstract:

This article provides a biographical sketch of the life of North Carolina Booklet contributor Robert Diggs Wimberly Connor. The biography starts with Mr. Connor's birth in 1878 in Wilson, North Carolina through to 1907 when this was published. It highlights his education and career in public service as a teacher, superintendent, and member of the North Carolina Historical Commission.

Source:

The North Carolina Booklet (NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 6 Issue 3, January 1907, p206-208 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Connor, Robert Diggs Wimberly, 1878-1950

Record #:

22159

Author(s):

Moffitt, Mrs. E.E.

Abstract:

This article provides a biographical sketch of the family history and life of lawyer and North Carolina Booklet contributor James Owen Carr. The article highlights his educational accolades and his family history of service during the Revolutionary War.

Source:

The North Carolina Booklet (NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 6 Issue 3, January 1907, p208-209 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Carr, James Owen, 1838-1926