Record #:

19925

Author(s):

Davidson, Elizabeth Huey

Abstract:

This article looks at the evolution of child labor laws and reforms from the passing of the first child labor law in North Carolina in 1903 to reports from the Department of Labor in 1935.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 14 Issue 2, April 1937, p109-134, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Child labor--History

Record #:

19926

Author(s):

Green, Fletcher Melvin

Abstract:

This is the second of a two-part article looking at gold mining in North Carolina in the early 19th century as well as its resurgence during the period of the Great Depression. This installment includes a look at the foreign influences on north Carolina gold mining, on the uses of the State gold, on the establishment of a mint, and the decline of mining operations.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 14 Issue 2, April 1937, p135-155, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Gold mines and mining--History

Record #:

19927

Author(s):

McPherson, Elizabeth Gregory

Abstract:

This article is a reprint of letters from North Carolinians to James Madison and James Monroe written between May, 1782 and May 1833. The author's introduction addresses the source of the letters in the Library of Congress. The letters presented here to Madison are from William Sharpe, Benjamin Hawkins, Hugh Williamson, William Richardson Davie, Thomas Blount, Marmaduke Williams, David Stone, James Taylor, Samuel Tredwell, Lemuel Sawyer, William Blackledge, Robert Martin, Thomas Henderson, John Steele, William Kirk, Willis Aston, Montfort Stokes, Nathaniel Moore, and Monroe T. Allen. The lone letter to Monroe is from Nathaniel Macon and dated 1803.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 14 Issue 2, April 1937, p156-187, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--Letters