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William H. Rowland Papers, 1861-2009

(Manuscript Collection #876)

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Title: William H. Rowland Papers
Repository: ECU Manuscript Collection
Languages: English
Abstract: Papers (1861 - 2009, undated) documenting the archaeological excavations of the Confederate defensive fortifications, river obstructions and fish trap on the River Neuse below Kinston, NC, and the Confederate ironclad ram CSS NEUSE, relating to Capt. Joseph H. Price, commander of the NEUSE, and relating to Lenoir County, N.C., history in general including correspondence, notes, photographic prints and negatives (black and white), and publications.
Extent: 11.602 Cubic feet, 27 boxes and 32 oversize folders.

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Accessions Information

July 3, 2002, (unprocessed), 42 items, 0.014 cubic feet; Papers (1861 - 1971, undated) documenting the archaeological excavations of the Confederate defensive fortifications, river obstructions and fish traps on the River Neuse below Kinston, NC; and relating to Capt. Joseph H. Price, commander of the Confederate ironclad ram CSS NEUSE, including correspondence, notes, photographic prints & negatives (black & white). See preliminary inventory attached. Donor: William H. Rowland.

August 6, 2002, (unprocessed addition 1), 169 items, 0.47 cubic feet; Papers (1776 - 2002) relating to historic buildings and property in Kinston, NC, North Carolina currency, the ironclad ram CSS NEUSE, Contentnea Township tax receipts, Space lab - 1, Piedmont Air Lines, North Carolina Civil War Centennial Commission, CSS NEUSE historic site, antebellum property disputes along the Neuse River, including correspondence, brochures, museum objects, newsletters, photographic prints and negatives, paper currency, plat maps, and printed works. See preliminary inventory attached. Donor: William H. Rowland.

September 26, 2002, (unprocessed addition 2), 8 containers, 3.5 cubic feet; Papers (1961 - 1965) relating to the Civil War, the Confederate ironclad ram CSS NEUSE, the CSS NEUSE historic site and archaeological project, the history of Kinston, NC, including correspondence, brochures, and drawings, manuscripts, newsletters and newspapers, historical notes and research, photographic prints and negatives, and printed works. See preliminary inventory attached. Donor: William H. Rowland.

December 2, 2002, (unprocessed addition 3), 4 items, .002 cubic feet; Papers (6-20 October 2002, undated) including a manuscript entitled "A CSS NEUSE architectural documentary, 1958-1966" (3 p. holograph photocopy), newspaper clippings and photocopies of newspaper clippings relating to the Civil War ironclad ram CSS NEUSE, the CSS NEUSE historic site and the threat to Civil War archaeological sites posed by a planned railroad bridge over the Neuse River near Kinston, NC. See preliminary inventory attached. Donor: William H. Rowland.

February 15, 2008, (unprocessed addition 4), 1 item, 0.02 cubic feet; Through the Eyes of Soldiers: The Battle of Wyse Fork, Kinston, North Carolina: March 7-10, 1865, by Tom J. Edwards and William H. Rowland, edited by Ashleigh D. Brothers. (Kinston, NC: Lenoir County Historical Association © 2006 by Tom J. Edwards and William H. Rowland. Printed. Paperback. Donor: William H. Rowland.

August 15, 2008, (unprocessed addition 5), 1,205 items, 7.50 cubic feet; Papers (1840-2008, undated) relating to Kinston, Lenoir County, North Carolina history, especially Civil War battles, archaeology, historic homes, businesses and individuals and including manuscript materals, photographic prints and negatives, printed materials, museum objects, and oversized materials, etc. See preliminary inventory attached. Note: Money Island, by Andrew J. Howell, Jr. (copyrighted 1908) transferred to the Rare Book Collection, 6/4/2009.

February 8, 2011, (unprocessed addition 6), 0.101 cubic feet; Addition includes a print (not on photographic paper) of a 1925 photograph of the CSS Neuse in the Neuse River at Kinston, N.C., with GPS data added by William Rowland in 2003. This photograph is the oldest known photograph of the CSS Neuse. Also included are a CD of electronic drawings by Dunn & Dalton Architects of Kinston of Harmony Hall (also known as Peebles House and Lovick House), the oldest house in Kinston, and printouts of these drawings. They were drawn up as part of a 1963 project conducted by W. E. Friend of the School of Design, North Carolina State College (now University). [Note that Harmony Hall is called Herritage House in this project.] Also included are a 2009 satellite view of the area where the CSS Neuse was found, clippings, and documentation of Civil War projectiles recovered by Rowland from the 2 battles of Kinston. Donor: William H. Rowland.

October 30, 2012, (unprocessed addition 7), 0.013 cubic feet;Addition includes a DVD containing a video oral history interview done with William H. Rowland by Wil King (with additional questions from Jane Phillips and Guy Smith and video provided by Philip Decker) on February 15, 2003. In the interview Mr. Rowland discusses his experiences with locating, documenting and preserving for posterity the CSS Ram NEUSE and other Civil War relics in the Kinston and Lenoir County area. Donor: William H. Rowland.

Access Restrictions

No restrictions

Copyright Notice

Literary rights to specific documents are retained by the authors or their descendants in accordance with U.S. copyright law.

Preferred Citation

William H. Rowland Papers (#876), East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA.

Acquisition Information

  • Gift of William H. Rowland

Processing Information

  • Encoded by Apex Data Services


Preliminary Inventory Click here to collapse or expand the contents in this section of the finding aid

Below is material taken from a preliminary inventory and represents content from the collection that is unprocessed.

  • Box 1#0876.1
    • Folder a#0876.1.a
      William H. Rowland. Correspondence & notes (1964-1965) concerning Joseph H. Price with M. Adair Dunn & Mrs. Richard Price, descendants of Capt. Price. 11 items
    • Folder b#0876.1.b
      Joseph H. Price. Letter received (2/25/1861) from J. P. Powers, Deputy Collector, certifying that Price had been paid as a 2d Lt. In the U. S. Revenue Service, to 2/21/1861, at the Customs House, Port of Astoria; with an original linen envelope labeled "Harriet Lane;" and two photocopies of the letter (10/21/1965) 4 items
    • Folder c#0876.1.c
      Joseph H. Price Residence, 514 Market Street, Wilmington, NC (undated) Photographic negatives. Black & white. 2 items.
    • Folder d#0876.1.d
      Joseph H. Price Portrait. Photographic print (2/15/1971) by William H. Rowland from a mural in the basement of the Wilmington Light Infantry building, Market Street, Wilmington, NC. Black & white. 2 items
    • Folder e#0876.1.e
      Neuse River Civil War obstruction & Fish Trap (10/9/1968) Archaeological excavation sketch maps. Pencil on paper. No scale. 2 items.
    • Folder f#0876.1.f
      • Neuse River Civil War obstruction & Fish Trap (Sept. 1968) William H. Rowland & piling recovered from River Neuse obstructions. Photographic print. Black & White. 2 copies  (item #1)
      • Foster's Raid Historic Marker, Dec. 14, 1862 (undated) Photographic print. Black & White. 2 copies  (item #2)
      • Civil War projectiles found by William H. Rowland in Fort at Neuse River blockade (Sept. 1968) showing 32 lb., 6 lb., 24 lb., & Hotchkiss impact fuse, black powder common shell. Photographic print. Black & White. 2 copies  (item #3)
      • Rock obstruction (Aug. 1968). Photographic negative envelope #1. Black & white. 1 item.  (item #4)
      • Rock mound (Aug. 1968). Photographic negative envelope #2. Black & white. 1 item.  (item #5)
      • Part of rock obstruction (Aug. 1968). Photographic negative envelope #3. Black & white. 1 item.  (item #6)
      • Rock pile - rock obstruction (Aug. 1968). Photographic negative envelope #4. Black & white. 1 item.  (item #7)
      • Empty envelope #5 with notes (Aug. 1968) describing location of obstructions on Neuse River: 2 miles below Kinston. 1 item.  (item #8)
      • Rock obstruction showing both sides of Neuse River (Aug. 1968). Photographic negative envelope #6. Black & white. 1 item.  (item #9)
      • Rock obstruction showing both sides of Neuse River (Aug. 1968). Photographic negative envelope #7. Black & white. 1 item.  (item #10)
      • Rock obstruction looking upstream (West) toward obstruction on the Neuse River (Aug. 1968). Photographic negative envelope #8. Black & white. 1 item.  (item #11)
      • Rock obstruction looking south toward Wise Fork and New Bern (undated). Photographic negative envelope #9. Black & white. 1 item.  (item #12)
      • Rock obstruction taken from the middle of the Neuse River; note pilings pushed over downstream (negative); William H. Rowland with piling from the obstruction (print) (Aug.- Sept. 1968). Photographic negative envelope #10. Black & white. 2 items.  (item #13)
      • Donny Taylor standing on rock obstruction (Aug. 1968). Photographic negative envelope #11. Black & white. 1 item.  (item #14)
      • Rock obstruction looking toward bank and stops at fish trap (undated). Photographic negative envelope #12. Black & white. 1 item.  (item #15)
      • Rock obstruction seems to be a sunken raft with rock; note outline of fish trap on far right corner (Sept. 1968). Photographic negative envelope #13. Black & white. 1 item.  (item #16)
      • Fish trap at obstruction (since destroyed) (Oct. 1968). Photographic negative envelope #14. Black & white. 1 item.  (item #17)
  • Box 2#0876.2
    • Folder a#0876.2.a
      Clippings (2000-2001). 2 items
    • Folder b#0876.2.b
      Deed of property (8/13/1886) at 419 North Heritage Street, East Side, in Kinston, of J. C. & Julia Washington to Harry Potter. 1 item
    • Folder c#0876.2.c
      Flight of Columbia STS-9 / Spacelab-1. First Amateur Radio Station in Space: W5LFL Souvenir Card (1983). 1 item
    • Folder d#0876.2.d
      Norman C. Larson, Executive Secretary, North Carolina Confederate Centennial Commission. Letter to William H. Rowland. Typescript letter signed (6/25/1965). 1 p.
    • Folder e#0876.2.e
      N. Carolina Currency No. 5301. Half A Dollar By Authority of Congress at Halifax, April 2, 1776. [Engraving] N. American Bear. [Signed] Maynard & M. McW. 1 item.
    • Folder f#0876.2.f
      N. Carolina Currency No. 1187. One Fourth of a Dollar, By Authority of Congress at Halifax, April 2, 1776. [Signed] M. McWilliams. 1 item.
    • Folder g#0876.2.g
      North Carolina Currency. Twenty Five Dollars No. 3091. Agreeable to an Act of Assembly passed at Newbern, the 10 Day of May 1780. "Death to Counterfeit," and "Justitia addit Fiduciam," [Signed] J. Mason & Jas. Coore. 1 item.
    • Folder h#0876.2.h
      Rope Sample for the CSS NEUSE, taken by William H. Rowland. Cotton. 1 item, 1964.
    • Folder i#0876.2.i
      Travis King's Receipt for Taxes Paid, Contentnea Neck Township, Lenoir County, NC. 1 item, 11/2/1891
    • Folder j#0876.2.j
      Headquarters of Generals Braxton Bragg & R. F. Hoke, 111 E. Bright Street, Kinston, NC. Photographic print, negative & clipping. 3 items, 3/10/1966, 6/19/2002
    • Folder k#0876.2.k
      Headquarters of Generals Braxton Bragg & R. F. Hoke, during the Battle of Kinston (NC). Photographic prints (2), negative (1) & clipping (1). 4 items, 1964, 1967, 2002
    • Folder l#0876.2.l
      Headquarters of Gen. P. G. T. Beauregard, 114 E. Blount Street, Kinston (NC) during the Civil War. Photographic prints (2), negative (1) & clipping (1). 4 items, 7/4/1966, 6/13/2002
    • Folder m#0876.2.m
      Piedmont Air Lines Terminal at inauguration of Kinston - New York service. Photographic print, negative & clipping. 3 items, 3/15/1967, 3/20/1967
    • Folder n#0876.2.n
      Williams Bowden - Anna Jane Cherry [Grandparents of S. Allen Bowden, Kinston, NC] marriage contract, 10/21/1854. Photographic print (4/18/1967). 1 item.
    • Folder o#0876.2.o
      Wilmington Light Infantry Naval Reserve Battalion veterans, c. 1898. Photographic print & lists of names (2). Copy. 3 items, December 1966
    • Folder p#0876.2.p
      Wreath Laying Ceremony on 100th Anniversary of Sinking of CSS NEUSE. Photographic negative. 1 item, 3/10/1965
    • Folder q#0876.2.q
      Wreath Laying Ceremony on 100th Anniversary of Sinking of CSS NEUSE. Photographic print & negative. 2 items, 3/10/1965
    • Folder r#0876.2.r
      Calling All children, by Sybil Hyatt. Pamphlet. (Self published, c. 1939). 1 vol. 32 p.
    • Folder s#0876.2.s
      Civil War Projectiles: A Battlefield Collection, by W. Reid McKee & M. E. Mason, Jr. [Autographed by M. E. Mason, Jr. & W. Reid McKee] (self published, c. 1966) 1 vol. 44 p.
    • Folder t#0876.2.t
      North Carolina Confederate Centennial Commission. "CSS NEUSE Medal" (Bronze Oxidized) & Ribbon given to William H. Rowland for his role in the CSS Neuse archaeological project], including brochure and envelope. 3 items, 5/13/1965
    • Folder u#0876.2.u
      North Carolina Confederate Centennial Commission. "CSS NEUSE Medal" (Bronze Oxidized) & Ribbon given to William H. Rowland for his role in the CSS Neuse archaeological project], including explanatory note by William H. Rowland. 3 items, 5/13/1965
    • Folder v#0876.2.v
      North Carolina Confederate Centennial Commission Newsletters, Vol. 1, No. 1 - Vol. 6, No. 4 July 1960 - June 1965. 54 items.
    • Folder w#0876.2.w
      State Historic Site C.S.S. "NEUSE" Kinston, North Carolina Brochure, by William H. Rowland. [c. 1965] 1 item.
  • Box 6#0876.6
    PAMPHLETS (1937, 1954, 1961-1975, undated)
    • Folder a#0876.6.a
      The Andrew Jackson Birthplace Problem, by Max F. Harris (Raleigh, NC: State Department of Archives and History), 56 p., 1963
    • Folder b#0876.6.b
      Battle of Averasboro, by Malcolm Fowler. (North Carolina Confederate Centennial Commission. 18 p., 1965
    • Folder c#0876.6.c
      Centennial Guide for Local Committees (Raleigh, NC: The North Carolina Confederate Centennial Commission), 16 p. 2 copies. [1961]
    • Folder d#0876.6.d
      Charter & By-Laws of the Atlantic & North Carolina Railroad. 15 p., 1937
    • Folder e#0876.6.e
      A Chronicle of North Carolina During the American Revolution, 1763-1789, by Jeffrey J. Crow. (Raleigh, NC: North Carolina State University Graphics) 63 p., 1975
    • Folder f#0876.6.f
      The Civil War, by James I. Robertson, Jr. (Washington, DC: U. S. Civil War Centennial Commission) 64 p., 1963
    • Folder g#0876.6.g
      The Editor's Handbook: A Manual of Style (Raleigh, NC: State Department of Archives and History), 52p., 1956
    • Folder h#0876.6.h
      40 Documents of the Freedom Train: Priceless Historic Documents of Our Heritage and Freedom reproduced by arrangement with the American Heritage Foundation, Sponsors of the Freedom Train, as a public service. (Raleigh, NC: News and Observer) 40 p. 2 copies., 1963
    • Folder i#0876.6.i
      From Raleigh's Past, Compiled and edited by Elizabeth D. Reid (Raleigh, NC: Branch Banking and Trust Company), 74 p. & original envelope, 1965
    • Folder j#0876.6.j
      Great Battles of the Civil War, by the Editors of Life (New York, NY: Time, Inc.), 48 p., 1963
    • Folder k#0876.6.k
      A Guide to Military Organizations and Installations, North Carolina, 1861-1865, Compiled by Louis H. Manarin. (Raleigh, NC: North Carolina Confederate Centennial Commission), 88 p., 1961
    • Folder l#0876.6.l
      Historic Ship Exhibits in the United States (Washington, DC: Naval History Division, Navy Department), 70 p., 1969
    • Folder m#0876.6.m
      Know Your State: North Carolina (Charlotte, NC: Prestige House, Inc.), 12 p. [1960]
    • Folder n#0876.6.n
      North Carolina at Gettysburg, (Raleigh, NC: North Carolina Confederate Centennial Commission), 27 p., 1963
    • Folder o#0876.6.o
      North Carolina: Historyland, (Raleigh, NC: Department of Conservation and Development, Travel and Promotion Division) rev. ed. 52 p., 1966
    • Folder p#0876.6.p
      An Official Guide of the Confederate Government from 1861 to 1865 at Richmond, 32 p., undated
    • Folder q#0876.6.q
      Piedmont Aviation, Inc. Presentation to the New York Society of Security Analysts, Inc. September 20th, 1965, by T. H. Davis, President. [16 p.], 1965
    • Folder r#0876.6.r
      Robert E. Lee: The Beloved General, (Boston, MA: John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company), 15 p., 1956
    • Folder s#0876.6.s
      The United States Navy: Keeping the Peace (Washington, DC: Naval History Division), 48 p., 1966
  • Box 7#0876.7
    PERIODICALS (1965-1968)
    • Folder a#0876.7.a
      Carolina Telephone: Kinston, Grifton, La Grange, Moss Hill, Pink Hill, NC (Kinston, NC) 168 p., 1965
    • Folder b#0876.7.b
      The Exchanger Summer Issue July 1967. Employee Magazine of Kinston Plant, E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co. Vol. 15, No. 3), 16 p., 1967
    • Folder c#0876.7.c
      North Carolina State Ports Magazine, Summer 1967, Vol. 13, No. 2 (Raleigh, NC: NC State Ports Authority), 24 p., 1967
    • Folder d#0876.7.d
      The State Magazine: Down Home in North Carolina(Raleigh, NC: W. B. Wright and Bill Sharpe, publishers) Vol. 34, No. 21 - Vol. 35, No. 20, April 1, 1967 - March 15, 1968, Various pagings. 23 issues.
  • Box 8#0876.8
    NEWSPAPERS (1976)
    • Folder a#0876.8.a
      Cape Fear Sunday Star-News, Wilmington, NC: Civil War - Reconstruction, Vol. 5, 50 p., 3/7/1976
    • Folder b#0876.8.b
      News and Observer, Raleigh, NC: 1865-1965 North Carolina's Incredible Century, Vol. 200, No. 136, 336 p., 5/16/1976
  • Box 9#0876.9
    BOOKS (1963-1980)
    • Folder a#0876.9.a
      Annals of Progress: The story of Lenoir County and Kinston, North Carolina, by William S. Powell. (Raleigh, NC: State Department of Archives & History) 107 p., 1963
    • Folder b#0876.9.b
      Civil War Projectiles: Small Arms & Field Artillery, by W. Reid McKee & M. E. Mason, Jr. (c. 1978 by W. Reid McKee and M. E. Mason, Jr.), Plates. Appendix. Autographed by MEM, Jr. Copy #78 of 500. 202 p.
    • Folder c#0876.9.c
      Field Artillery Projectiles of the Civil War, 1861-1865, by Sydney C. Kerksis & Thomas S. Dickey. Autographed by both authors. Book #169 of 500. (Atlanta, GA: Phoenix Press c. 1968) Illustrated. Glossary, Appendices. Bibliography. Index. 307 p.
    • Folder d#0876.9.d
      Field Artillery Projectiles of the American Civil War, by Thomas S. Dickey and Peter C. George. Edited by Col. Floyd W. McRae, Jr., USAFR-Ret. Autographed by T. S. D. (1980). Book #169 of 2,000. (Atlanta, GA: Arsenal Publishing Co., c. 1980), Illustrated, Glossary, Appendices, Appendix, Bibliography, Index. 510 p.
    • Folder e#0876.9.e
      Heavy Artillery Projectiles of the Civil War, 1861-1865, by Sydney C. Kerksis & Thomas S. Dickey. Autographed by both authors (1972) Book #169 of 500. (Kennesaw, GA: Phoenix Press, c. 1972), Illustrated, Glossary, Appendices, Bibliography, Index. 277 p.
    • Folder f#0876.9.f
      Plates and Buckles of the American Military, 1795-1874, by Sydney C. Kerksis. Autographed by the author. Book #145 of 250. (Kennesaw, GA: The Gilgal Press, c. 1974), Illustrated, Glossary, Appendices, Bibliography, 568 p.
  • Box 10#0876.10
    BOOKS (1963-1964)
    • Folder a#0876.10.a
      Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, Vol. 1: A - B (Washington, DC: Navy Department, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Naval History Division, 1959 Reprint with corrections, 1964), Illustrated, Bibliography, Appendices, 351 p.
    • Folder b#0876.10.b
      Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, Vol. 2: C - F - Carriers - Confederate Forces (Washington, DC: Navy Department, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Naval History Division, 1963), Illustrated, Bibliography, Abbreviations, Appendices, 591 p.
    • Folder c#0876.10.c
      Papers (6-20 October 2002, undated) including a manuscript entitled "A CSS NEUSE architectural documentary, 1958-1966" (3 p. holograph photocopy), newspaper clippings and photocopies of newspaper clippings relating to the Civil War ironclad ram CSS NEUSE, the CSS NEUSE historic site and the threat to civil war archaeological sites posed by a planned railroad bridge over the Neuse River near Kinston, NC.
  • Box 11#0876.11
    • Folder a#0876.11.a
      Through the Eyes of Soldiers: The Battle of Wyse Fork, Kinston, North Carolina: March 7-10, 1865, by Tom J. Edwards and William H. Rowland, edited by Ashleigh D. Brothers. (Kinston, NC: Lenoir County Historical Association © 2006 by Tom J. Edwards and William H. Rowland. Paperback. Printed. Note: Soldiers? accounts of one of the final battles of the Civil War. Autographed by the authors and editor, 12/13/2007.
  • Box 12#0876.12
    • Folder a#0876.12.a
      5th Annual Civil War Symposium (2002-2007) 4 items. 14 p.
    • Folder b#0876.12.b
      Civil War History Clippings (1961-2007) 14 items. 26 p.
    • Folder c#0876.12.c
      Civil War History Research (2006) 2 items. 13 p.
    • Folder d#0876.12.d
      Civil War Tourism is Economic Development. Summit (2002) Power Point presentations. 2 items. 27 p.
    • Folder e#0876.12.e
      C. S. S. NEUSE Architectural Documentary [Outline], 1958-1966 (ca. 2003) Typescript. 1 item. 2 p.
    • Folder f#0876.12.f
      Confederate Belt Plates Historical Research (1962) Photocopies. 2 items. 14 p.
    • Folder g#0876.12.g
      C. S. S. NEUSE Artifacts / Rowland (ca. 2005) Photographic prints, Notes, Correspondence, Etc. 32 items. 52 p.
    • Folder h#0876.12.h
      C. S. S. NEUSE Recovery Site and Removal Path: A Documentary (2003-2004) Maps, Transparencies, Notes, Typescripts. Etc. 15 items. 34 p.
    • Folder i#0876.12.i
      C. S. S. NEUSE State Historic Site. Brochure (2005) Photocopy. 1 item. 1 p.
    • Folder j#0876.12.j
      Exact Location of Selected Projectiles Found on the Battlefield (2005) 1 item. 2 p.
    • Folder k#0876.12.k
      Fort Fisher File 1865 (ca. 1962-1965) Clippings Ephemera & Printed materials. 23 items. 128 p.
    • Folder l#0876.12.l
      Historical Boat Excursion on Neuse River at Kinston, NC (2005) 17 items. 27 p.
    • Folder m#0876.12.m
      Joyner Library Correspondence (2002) TLS. 2 items. 5 p.
    • Folder n#0876.12.n
      Leadership? Braxton Bragg in North Carolina (2004) 2 items. 18 p.
    • Folder o#0876.12.o
      Lenoir County Tourism Summit (2003) Power Point Presentation. 1 item. 12 p.
    • Folder p#0876.12.p
      North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources Correspondence (1977-1979) 8 items. 13 p.
    • Folder q#0876.12.q
      Planning Report: C. S. S. NEUSE Civil War Museum (2003-2005) Mss. Vol. Spiral bound. 3 items. 12 p.
    • Folder r#0876.12.r
      Research into the Role of African - Americans from North Carolina in the Civil War (undated) Memo from Prof. [David] Long to Sita Redding. Typescript. 1 item. 2 p.
    • Folder s#0876.12.s
      Bill Rowland Collection Artifact Storage Sheets (1999-2000) Photocopies. 1 item. 10 p.
    • Folder t#0876.12.t
      William H. Rowland Civil War Collection [HIST 489.1], North Carolina Department of Archives & History. Inventory (ca. 2001) Photocopies. 1 item. 48 p.
    • Folder u#0876.12.u
      Wil Kings Restaurant (1965-2003) Placemat. 1 item. 1 p.
  • Box 13#0876.13
    • Folder a#0876.13.a
      For Home and Right They Fell: The Civil War Battle of Wyse Fork - Southwest Creek, March 6-10, 1865, Kinston, NC Notebook 1 (2003) Mss vol. Loose-leaf bound. 1 item. Ca. 200 p.
    • Folder b#0876.13.b
      For Home and Right They Fell: The Civil War Battle of Wyse Fork - Southwest Creek, March 6-10, 1865, Kinston, NC Notebook 2 (2003) Mss vol. Loose-leaf bound. 1 item. Ca. 200 p.
    • Folder c#0876.13.c
      For Home and Right They Fell: The Civil War Battle of Wyse Fork - Southwest Creek, March 6-10, 1865, Kinston, NC Notebook 3 (2003) Mss vol. & Compact Disc. Loose-leaf bound. Research material. 2 items. Ca. 200 p.
  • Box 14#0876.14
    • Folder a#0876.14.a
      For Home and Right They Fell: The Civil War Battle of Wyse Fork - Southwest Creek, March 6-10, 1865, Kinston, NC Notebook 4 (2003-2004) Mss vol. & Compact Disc. Loose-leaf bound. Research material. 2 items. Ca. 200 p.
    • Folder b#0876.14.b
      Through the Eyes of Soldiers: The Battle of Wyse Fork, Kinston, NC 1865 (1969-2005) Research material. Ca. 75 items. Ca. 175 p.
    • Folder c#0876.14.c
      Through the Eyes of Soldiers: The Battle of Wyse Fork, Kinston, NC 1865 (1969-2005) Edited proof. 1 item. Ca. 115 p.
    • Folder d#0876.14.d
      Through the Eyes of Soldiers: The Battle of Wyse Fork, Kinston, NC 1865 (2006) Edited proof. 1 item. Ca. 75 p.
    • Folder e#0876.14.e
      Through the Eyes of Soldiers: The Battle of Wyse Fork, Kinston, NC 1865 (1969-2005) Final proofing & compact disc. Ca. 2 items. Ca. 75 p.
    • Folder f#0876.14.f
      Museum Object: John F. Kennedy Medallion Medal - Keychain (1963) in Plastic case. 1 item. 2 p.
    • Folder g#0876.14.g
      Museum Object: Commemorative Medallion of "The Tar Heel State." (undated) 1 item. 2 p.
  • Box 15#0876.15
    • Folder a#0876.15.a
      Civil War Sites of Historic Interest (9/10/2003) by William H. Rowland. 2 items. 12 p. Note: With GPS receiver data.
    • Folder b#0876.15.b
      Clippings (1967-2008) 5 items. 8 p.
    • Folder c#0876.15.c
      Ephemera (2006, undated) 11 items. 11 p.
    • Folder d#0876.15.d
      Gilgal Press. Correspondence (1975) 3 items. 5 p.
    • Folder e#0876.15.e
      Governor Richard Caswell Memorial. State Historic Site, Kinston, NC (1980-2003) 5 items. 16 p.
    • Folder f#0876.15.f
      Governor Richard Caswell Memorial Museum. Exhibit Opening (8/17/2007) Program Brochure. 1 item. 2 p.
    • Folder g#0876.15.g
      J. Carlyle Sitterson Day. Correspondence (1966) 17 items. 30 p.
    • Folder h#0876.15.h
      Joseph Carlyle Sitterson Day (6/16/1966) Program Brochure. 2 items. 4 p.
    • Folder i#0876.15.i
      Joyner Library. Correspondence (2002) 5 items. 20 p.
    • Folder j#0876.15.j
      Kinston Lenoir County Bicentennial Commission. Correspondence (1973-1976) 3 items. 13 p.
    • Folder k#0876.15.k
      Kinston-Lenoir County. Visitors and Information Center (undated) Brochures. 1 item. 17 p.
    • Folder l#0876.15.l
      Kiwanis Club of Greenville Golden K. Certificate of Appreciation (9/21/1982) Printed form. 1 item. 1 p.
    • Folder m#0876.15.m
      Know Your State: North Carolina, by Cannon Associates, Inc. (Charlotte, NC, © 1971) Pamphlet 1 item. 6 p.
    • Folder n#0876.15.n
      Letters of Thanks from Kinston School Children for Class Presentations (2/10/1977) Holograph. 29 items. 31 p.
    • Folder o#0876.15.o
      Mudpuppy & Waterdog, Inc. Correspondence (2004) 1 item. 2 p.
    • Folder p#0876.15.p
      North Carolina Historic Sites. Donation Receipts (3/27/2003) 2 items. 2 p.
    • Folder q#0876.15.q
      Records of Methodist Churches of Lenoir County, NC 1791-1972 Abstracted from the Lenoir County Deed Registry (1979) by Commission of Archives & History, Joseph W. Watson, Research. Photocopy typescript. 1 item. 14 p.
    • Folder r#0876.15.r
      Seal of Kinston Proposal (undated) 6 items. 12 p.
    • Folder s#0876.15.s
      Sons of Confederate Veterans, Kinston, NC. File. (2006-2008) TLS, Newsletter. 2 items. 2 p.
    • Folder t#0876.15.t
      Tim Runyan. Correspondence (2002-2003) 2 item. 3 p.
    • Folder u#0876.15.u
      William H. Rowland. Resume (undated) Photocopy typescript. 1 item. 1 p.
  • Box 16#0876.16
    • Folder a#0876.16.a
      Act of Incorporation of Kinston, NC (1851) Photocopy. 1 item. 4 p.
    • Folder b#0876.16.b
      Battle of Goldsborough, Fought 17th December, 1862 (ca. 1961-1965) Sepia print. 1 item. 1 p. Note: Reproduced from "Harper's Pictorial History of the War."
    • Folder c#0876.16.c
      Battle of Kinston, North Carolina - December 14, 1862 (ca. 1961-1965) Sepia print. 2 items. 2 p.
    • Folder d#0876.16.d
      Battle of Kinston, North Carolina - March 8, 1965 (ca. 1961-1965) Sepia print. 1 item. 1 p.
    • Folder e#0876.16.e
      Battle of Wyse Fork - Southwest Creek, 6-10 March 1865 File (1964-2003) including notes & maps. 11 items. 43 p.
    • Folder f#0876.16.f
      Bicentennial of American Independence (1976) 2 items. 4 p.
    • Folder g#0876.16.g
      Thomas Box - Richard Caswell Deeds 1757-1853 (undated) Photocopies. 1 item. 6 p.
    • Folder h#0876.16.h
      Cannon Recoil Wheel Hub Sketch - picture (1968) 2 items. 6 p.
    • Folder i#0876.16.i
      Clippings - Civil War History (ca. 1928) 1 item. 3 p.
    • Folder j#0876.16.j
      Clippings - Lenoir County History (ca. 1965-2002) 4 items. 4 p.
    • Folder k#0876.16.k
      Clippings - William H. Rowland Family (1968, 2003) 2 items. 2 p.
    • Folder l#0876.16.l
      ECU Team Finds Sunken Ship (2005) Typescript. 1 item. 3 p. Note: USS OTSEGO, in Roanoke River, near Jamesville, NC.
    • Folder m#0876.16.m
      Ephemera (undated, 1970-1971) 5 items. 5 p.
    • Folder n#0876.16.n
      For My Children, by Harriet Cobb Lane (ca. 1876, 1989) Annotated transcription. 1 item. 6 p. Note: Account of life during the Civil War by a woman who lived near Bentonville, NC.
    • Folder o#0876.16.o
      A Guide & Brief History of Fort Macon, by State of North Carolina Department of Conservation, Division of State Parks (ca. 1970) Annotated Pamphlet with autograph notes on embedded projectiles discovered by William H. Rowland. 2 items. 5 p.
    • Folder p#0876.16.p
      Gunboat on the Sandbar, by William H. Rowland (6/1/2003) Mss, Clipping & Photocopy. 3 items. 4 p. Note: From Kinston Free Press, p. A7.
    • Folder q#0876.16.q
      Charles R. Holloman Letter (2/20/1968) TLS. 1 item. 2 p.
    • Folder r#0876.16.r
      General Hoke's Headquarters, cal 1865, US 70 East, Kinston, NC. Floor Plan (1967) Original sketch & Photocopy. 2 items. 2 p.
    • Folder s#0876.16.s
      Indian Wars in the Carolinas File (undated) Annotated photocopy typescript. 1 item. 3 p.
    • Folder t#0876.16.t
      Kinston Arts Council. Historic Sites Committee File (1967-1968) Clippings, Reports, Notes & Printed materials. 23 items. 44 p.
    • Folder u#0876.16.u
      Lenoir Community College Library. Bibliography of Local History (ca. 1969) Mimeographed. 3 items. 35 p.
    • Folder v#0876.16.v
      Lenoir County Historical Association. Formation Information (1965-1972) Clippings, Correspondence, Printed materials. 16 items. 58 p.
    • Folder w#0876.16.w
      Carl Long / William H. Rowland Gun Permit File (1967-2003) 3 items. 7 p. Note: First handgun permit signed by first Negro deputy, Kinston, Lenoir County, NC.
    • Folder x#0876.16.x
      Map of Fort Hills also Hills Point Battlefield, Washington, NC (1967) Sketch. 1 item. 1 p.
    • Folder y#0876.16.y
      Map of Indian Campsite - First Land Grant at Stoney Creek, Lenoir County (1967) Sketch. 1 item. 1 p.
    • Folder z#0876.16.z
      Map of Roads and Creeks in Vicinity of Newberne (ca. 1862-1864) Scale: 1" = 1 mile. Photocopy. 1 item. 1 p.
    • Folder za#0876.16.za
      Money Island, by Andrew J. Howell, Jr. [Wilmington, NC ?: A.J. Howell] © 1908 (1908, 2008) Notes & Envelope. 2 items. 2 p. Note: Book transferred to Rare Book Collection.
    • Folder zb#0876.16.zb
      Neuse Development Association. Brochure (1966) Printed materials. 1 item. 1 p.
    • Folder zc#0876.16.zc
      Neuse Regional Library. North Carolina History Collection. Bibliographies (ca. 1969) Mimeographed & Photocopy. 2 items. 23 p.
    • Folder zd#0876.16.zd
      Neuseway Planetarium, Health & Science Museum. Certificate of Appreciation (8/5/2002) Printed form. 1 item. 1 p.
    • Folder ze#0876.16.ze
      Not According to Plan: Building a Model of the CCC NEUSE . . . By William H. Rowland (6/30/2002) Clipping. 1 item. 1 p.
    • Folder zf#0876.16.zf
      Notes on the Illustrated Book of American Railroad, by Robert N. Webb (2003) Annotated Photocopy Typescript. 1 item. 1 p. Note: See printed material for volume.
    • Folder zg#0876.16.zg
      Ordinances & Quarterly Statements, City of Kinston, NC (Jan. - May 1876) Photocopy Mss. 1 item. 2 p.
    • Folder zh#0876.16.zh
      Christian Thomas Pfohl Papers (#3331) Finding Aid, Southern Historical Collection, UNC Chapel Hill Library (2002) Typescripts & Transcripts of letters relating to Civil War in Kinston. 4 items. 8 p.
    • Folder zi#0876.16.zi
      Ram Neuse Returns Home. Publicity (1967-2002) Clippings, Photographic prints, Printed materials. 14 items. 44 p.
    • Folder zj#0876.16.zj
      P. B. Snead. Civil War letters to "Dear Bettie" (12 Feb., 16 March 1864) Photocopy holograph & transcripts. 4 items. 10 p.
    • Folder zk#0876.16.zk
      South Atlantic Historical Society. First Annual Conference (1966) Minutes & Printed materials. 14 items. 62 p.
    • Folder zl#0876.16.zl
      Speech for Girl Scout Troop 260 on Bicentennial (4/29/1976) 4 items. 7 p.
    • Folder zm#0876.16.zm
      STS-9- Owen Garrott W5LFL. Letter sent (1984) Photocopy TLS. 1 item. 1 p. Note: Concerns amateur "ham" radio hobby.
    • Folder zn#0876.16.zn
      Taking Care of History: Construction of Railroad Bridge Threatens Artifacts, by William Rowland (10/6/2002) Clipping. 1 item. 1 p. Note: From Kinston Free Press.
    • Folder zo#0876.16.zo
      James Turnage - Mrs. James Turnage. Civil War Envelopes & Notes (ca. 1861-1865, undated) Original envelopes. Donor's notes. 4 items. 4 p. Note: James Turnage, Company A, 3rd Regiment NC Troops (Cox's Brigade, Bode's Division).
    • Folder zp#0876.16.zp
      Virginia Distilling Corp., Richmond, VA. Research correspondence (1964) TLS. 1 item. 2 p.
    • Folder zq#0876.16.zq
      Wilmington Race Riot of 1890: Gun Identification (1952) Holograph notes. 1 item. 1 p.
  • Box 17#0876.17 Icon to indicate that there are digitized materials available
    • Folder a#0876.17.a (1 item  digitized)
      Adkins High School, Kinston, NC. File (ca. 1952-2004) Photographic prints, Photocopies & Clipping. 4 items. 4 p. Note: Negro high school.
    • Folder b#0876.17.b
      American Red Cross, Kinston, NC. File (2003) TLS. 2 items. 4 p.
    • Folder c#0876.17.c
      Benson High School, Benson, NC. File (1954) Printed material. 1 item. 2 p.
    • Folder d#0876.17.d
      Big Cannon Ball Is Re-Assembled: To Be Displayed at Mall (1970) Clipping. 1 item. 1 p. Note: From Kinston Free Press, Dec. 1970; Fired by U. S. Navy in attack on Fort Fisher.
    • Folder e#0876.17.e
      CSS CHICKAMAUGA History. File (2005) Typescript. 1 item. 13 p.
    • Folder f#0876.17.f
      CSS NEUSE on Sandbar, by William H. Rowland (2003, undated) Drafts of article & clipping. 2 items. 10 p.
    • Folder g#0876.17.g
      CSS RAM NEUSE, Kinston, NC. File (1967) Clippings. 4 items. 4 p.
    • Folder h#0876.17.h
      Richard Caswell Property Preservation. File (2003) Mss Notes. 1 item. 2 p.
    • Folder i#0876.17.i
      Dr. John Cobb House, US 70 East at Cobb Road. File (2003) Clipping. 1 item. 1 p.
    • Folder j#0876.17.j
      DuPont Company, Kinston, NC. File (ca. 1960s, 1996) Clippings & Printed material. 2 items. 3 p.
    • Folder k#0876.17.k
      East Carolina University. File (2003) TLS & Clipping. 2 items. 2 p.
    • Folder l#0876.17.l
      First Baptist Church, Kinston, NC. Kindergarten Class (1947-2004) Clippings, Photographic prints, Correspondence, Etc. 9 items. 15 p. Note: W. Keats Sparrow, Dean of Arts & Sciences, East Carolina University, was a class member.
    • Folder m#0876.17.m
      Goldsboro High School, Goldsboro, NC. File (2004) Clipping. 1 item. 1 p.
    • Folder n#0876.17.n
      Harmony Hall, Kinston, NC. File (1984-2005) Program & Clipping. 2 items. 33 p.
    • Folder o#0876.17.o
      Hines Brothers Lumber Company, Kinston, NC. File (undated) Photographic print. 1 item. 1 p.
    • Folder p#0876.17.p
      History of St. John's Lodge, No. 4, A. F. & A. M. North Carolina [1760-1923], by C. L. Pridgen [1939] Photocopy clipping. 1 item. 21 p.
    • Folder q#0876.17.q
      A History of the Methodist Episcopal Church [in the U.S.],Vol. 2, 3d rev. ed., 1853, Book IV, by Nathan Bangs (1998) Photocopy typescript. 1 item. 16 p.
    • Folder r#0876.17.r
      Hobos. File (ca. 1991, undated) Photocopy typescript. 7 items. 20 p.
    • Folder s#0876.17.s
      Kinston Art Council, Kinston, NC. File (1968) Clipping. 1 item. 1 p.
    • Folder t#0876.17.t
      Kinston Bi-Centennial, Kinston, NC. File (2004) Typescript; Photographic print; Clipping & Notes. 4 items. 7 p.
    • Folder u#0876.17.u
      Lenoir County Confederate Centennial Commission, Kinston, NC. File (ca. 1964-1965) Printed material. 1 item. 1 p.
    • Folder v#0876.17.v
      Lenoir County Historical Association, Kinston, NC. File (2006) TLS. 1 item. 2 p.
    • Folder w#0876.17.w
      Lenoir County Memorial Hospital. Centennial Celebration. File (2005-2006) TLS & Typescript. 12 items. 37 p.
    • Folder x#0876.17.x
      Cedric "Cornbread" Maxwell / Paul Jones, Kinston, NC. File (undated) Photographic prints. 2 item. 2 p. Note: Maxwell was born in Kinston, NC (1955); he attended UNC Charlotte & played on the Boston Celtics, 1977-1988; Paul Jones attended ECU, 1950-1954.
    • Folder y#0876.17.y
      Methodist Churches, Kinston, NC. File (1939-1979, undated) Photocopy typescript & Clippings. 6 items. 21 p.
    • Folder z#0876.17.z
      Needham Broughton High School, Raleigh, NC. File (1967) Printed material & Photographic print. 3 items. 9 p.
    • Folder za#0876.17.za
      North Carolina Historic Sites. File (1967, 2002-2003) TLS. 4 items. 6 p.
    • Folder zb#0876.17.zb
      Oral History Interview, Southern Historical Collection, UNC Chapel Hill. File (2004) TLS & Printed form. 3 items. 3 p.
    • Folder zc#0876.17.zc
      Candace Rowland Pace. File (1991) Clipping. 1 item. 1 p. Note: Daughter of William H. Rowland.
    • Folder zd#0876.17.zd
      Charles F. Pate Murder / Frank Davis Trial. File (1903) Transcripts of clippings. 1 item. 9 p. Note: From Kinston Free Press.
    • Folder ze#0876.17.ze
      Phi Sigma Tau, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC. File (2003) Photocopy mss. 1 item. 2 p.
    • Folder zf#0876.17.zf
      Rindercella [by William H. Rowland: A Fractured Fable] (undated) Typescript. 1 item. 1 p.
    • Folder zg#0876.17.zg
      William H. Rowland. Movie & TV Appearances. File (1994-1996) Clippings & Photographic prints. 4 items. 4 p.
    • Folder zh#0876.17.zh
      Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Arlington, VA. File (2004) Photocopy typescript. 1 item. 6 p.
    • Folder zi#0876.17.zi
      U. S. Veterans Administration. William H. Rowland File (1957) Printed form. 1 item. 1 p.
  • Box 18#0876.18
    • Folder a#0876.18.a
      Battle of Kinston, March 1865. File (1967-1969) Holograph, Photocopies, Mimeographs. 24 items. 45 p.
    • Folder b#0876.18.b
      Camp Pool Related & River Obstruction. File (2005) Photographic prints. 34 items. 34 p. Note: Captions on some prints.
    • Folder c#0876.18.c
      Civil War Mass Burial Site, Jones County. Notes (ca. 2007) Mss. 1 item. 1 p.
    • Folder d#0876.18.d
      East Carolina University. Correspondence (2002) TLS, Printed materials, Photocopy typescript. 4 items. 20 p.
    • Folder e#0876.18.e
      Identification for Civil War Artifacts from 1862 & 1865 Battle of Kinston. File (2005) Photocopies & CD. 7 items. 90 p. Note: Photocopies of digital images on CD.
    • Folder f#0876.18.f
      Joyner Library. Correspondence (2008) TLS, Typescript & Photographic print. 4 items. 7 p.
    • Folder g#0876.18.g
      Locations of Civil War Objects found a Vause Place. Notes (undated) Holograph. 1 item. 2 p.
    • Folder h#0876.18.h
      Photographs of Items Found at the Confederate Camp. File (2003, undated) Photographic prints, Photocopies & Notes. 14 items. 35 p.
    • Folder i#0876.18.i
      Wyse Fork Civil War Battlefield. Map (1964, 2003) Annotated photocopies. 2 items. 5 p.
  • Box 19#0876.19
    • Folder a#0876.19.a
      Battle of Kinston, Kinston, NC. Research Notes (undated) Photocopies. 6 items. 28 p.
    • Folder b#0876.19.b
      Battle of Kinston, Kinston, NC. Preservation Planning Community Meeting (5/25/2005) Program, etc. 2 items. 22 p.
    • Folder c#0876.19.c
      Camp Pool Confederate Garrison and River Obstruction, Lenoir County, NC (1964-2002) Typescript & Photographic prints. 2 items. 131 p.
    • Folder d#0876.19.d
      Carolina and the Southern Cross: History Not Hatred, Nor Sectional Strife. Magazine (11/1913) Photocopy. 1 item. 10 p.
    • Folder e#0876.19.e
      Civil War Comes to Eastern North Carolina. Articles (12/10 - 12/14/2004) Clippings. 4 items. 8 p.
    • Folder f#0876.19.f
      The Civil War in Kinston - Lenoir County, NC. Pamphlet (ca. 2001-2008) Printed material. 1 item. 1 p.
    • Folder g#0876.19.g
      Civil War Letters. Nathaniel Siewers to his Parents. (5/7/1864-9/19/1864) Photocopy typescript. 1 item. 16 p. Note: UNCC Manuscript Collection #11.
    • Folder h#0876.19.h
      Civil War Letters. Pvt. Francis Eshleman (died 1865, Lenoir Post Hospital) (5/21 & 5/31/1865, 11/9/2007) Photocopy holograph & TLS. 3 items. 3 p. Note: Includes cover letter from Ms. Laura J. King, Kinston, NC regarding Eshleman's burial place.
    • Folder i#0876.19.i
      Civil War Military Correspondence (6/16/1862 - 8/7/1862) Typescripts. 3 items. 4 p.
    • Folder j#0876.19.j
      Civil War Portrait of Juno C. Crawford & Information about Confederate Participant in Battle of Wyse Fork (1865) Holograph notes, Digital photographs, Typescripts. 3 items. 10 p.
    • Folder k#0876.19.k
      Civil War Site. Camp Pool, Kinston, NC. File (1964-1965) Photocopies of annotated photographic prints, Typescripts. 2 items. 14 p.
    • Folder l#0876.19.l
      Civil War. Official Naval Records (12/16 - 12/24/1862) Photocopy typescripts. 1 item. 5 p.
    • Folder m#0876.19.m
      Detailed Map of Camp Pool (1862-1865) Photocopy Mss Map, Typescript. 1 item. 3 p.
    • Folder n#0876.19.n
      Expedition from New Berne to Goldsborough, NC Dec. 11-20, 1862: Reports from Capt. Geo. Cole and Gen. J. G. Foster (1862) Annotated typescripts. 2 items. 6 p.
    • Folder o#0876.19.o
      For Home and Right They Fell: Civil War Battle of Wyse Fork, March 6-10, 1865, Kinston, NC, by Thomas J. Edwards and William H. Rowland (2004-2005) Annotated typescript. 1 item. 79 p.
    • Folder p#0876.19.p
      Golden Leaf Grant Funds Battlefield Preservation Plan (10/21/2005) Clipping. 1 item. 1 p.
    • Folder q#0876.19.q
      Howard House: Headquarters for Generals Bragg, Hoke, Hill, Kinston, NC (1865) Photographic prints photocopies. 1 item. 6 p.
    • Folder r#0876.19.r
      Humphrey House Holds Memoires of Long Ago War Between States. (6/21/1969) Clipping. 1 item. 4 p.
    • Folder s#0876.19.s
      Lenoir County Civil War Trails Map (undated) Photocopy Mss. 1 item. 2 p.
    • Folder t#0876.19.t
      M. E. M.: Letter from Kinston Woman Describes Foster's Raid (10/3/1864) Photocopy clipping. 1 item. 1 p.
    • Folder u#0876.19.u
      Letter and Drawing from Tom Edwards to Bill Rowland, re: Camp Pool (1/22/2006) TLS & Photocopy Mss Map. 2 items. 3 p.
    • Folder v#0876.19.v
      Letters of Authorization to Use Pictures (11/2006-1/2007) TLS & photographic prints. 2 items. 4 p.
    • Folder w#0876.19.w
      Mrs. Miller Came Up River with Federals (10/10/1964) Photocopy clipping. 1 item. 1 p.
    • Folder x#0876.19.x
      Letter from Lee Sherrill, Jr & Orders from General Bragg (2/24-3/10/1865, 10/18/2006) Holograph & Photocopy holograph. 5 items. 7 p.
    • Folder y#0876.19.y
      Battle of Wyse Forks, Kinston, NC (12/5/2007) Photographic prints & Notes. 2 items. 5 p.
    • Folder z#0876.19.z
      Battle of Wyse Forks, Kinston, NC. William H. Rowland Civil War Collection Donated to NC Dept. Archives and History. (undated) Photocopy contact sheet. 1 item. 22 p. Note: Caption "These are all on a CD. Call CSS NEUSE Civil War Museum, Kinston, NC."
    • Folder za#0876.19.za
      Research Notes and Pictures of Camp Pool (1999) Photocopies & Photographic prints. 2 items. 38 p.
    • Folder zb#0876.19.zb
      They Fought for the Union: A Complete Reference Work on the Federal Fighting Man, by Francis A. Lord; The Capture of the 15th Connecticut, by Wiley G. Hill & Donny Taylor; & Kirkland's Brigade at Wyse Forks (ca. 1989) Annotated typescripts & Photocopy clippings. 3 item. 8 p.
  • Box 20#0876.20
    • Folder a#0876.20.a
      Through the Eyes of Soldiers: The Battle of Wyse Fork, Kinston, NC, 1865. (2006) Annotated page proof. 1 item. 144 p.
    • Folder b#0876.20.b
      Through the Eyes of Soldiers: The Battle of Wyse Fork, Kinston, NC, 1865. (2006) Annotated revised page proof. 1 item. 71 p.
    • Folder c#0876.20.c
      Through the Eyes of Soldiers: The Battle of Wyse Fork, Kinston, NC, 1865. (Jan. - March 2006) Edited Mss, Notes, Authors' correspondence. 8 items. 116 p.
    • Folder d#0876.20.d
      Through the Eyes of Soldiers: The Battle of Wyse Fork, Kinston, NC, 1865. (March-April 2006) Edited Mss, Notes, Authors' correspondence. 8 items. 211 p.
    • Folder e#0876.20.e
      Wyse Fork Civil War Battleground Map (1964) Transparencies. 1 item. 2 p.
  • Box 21#0876.21 Icon to indicate that there are digitized materials available
    • Folder a#0876.21.a
      208 E. Gordon Street, Kinston, NC. Dr. James Marion Parrott Home. (1971, 2002) Photographic prints & negatives, Clippings. 4 items. 5 p.
    • Folder b#0876.21.b
      210 & 212 East King Street, Kinston, NC (1965) Photographic prints & negatives. 2 items. 5 p.
    • Folder c#0876.21.c
      1001 North Queen Street (Corner of Queen & Capitola Streets), Kinston, NC (10/28/1966) Photographic prints & negatives. 2 items. 3 p.
    • Folder d#0876.21.d
      C. M. Brerson Home, Kinston, NC (undated) Photographic prints & negatives. 2 items. 3 p.
    • Folder e#0876.21.e
      Cadillac Motel, 208 East New Bern Road, Kinston, NC (1967, 2002) Photographic prints & negatives, Clippings. 3 items. 4 p.
    • Folder f#0876.21.f
      B. W. Canady and Son Gift Store, 203 North Queen & Gordon Streets; Canady Home, 600 North Queen Street, Kinston, NC (1965, 2002) Photographic prints, Negatives & Clippings. 4 items. 10 p.
    • Folder g#0876.21.g
      Dallaum Casewell Home, 200 East Shine Street, Kinston, NC (1949, 2003) Photographic prints, Notes, Genealogical typescripts & Clippings. 3 items. 7 p.
    • Folder h#0876.21.h
      Caswell Hotel, Queen Street, Kinston, NC (1967) Photographic prints, Negatives, & Clippings. 3 items. 5 p.
    • Folder i#0876.21.i
      Gov. Richard Caswell Home, 111 East Bright Street, Kinston, NC (1964, 2003) Photographic prints, Negatives, & Clippings. 4 items. 6 p.
    • Folder j#0876.21.j
      The Cedars, P. A. Hooker Home, Herritage Street & Airport Road, Kinston, NC (1967, 2002) Photographic prints, Negatives, & Clippings. 3 items. 4 p.
    • Folder k#0876.21.k
      Dr. John Cobb House, North side of U. S. 70 East & Cobb Road (Rural Route 1903), Kinston, NC (1966, 2003) Photographic prints, Negatives, & Clippings. 4 items. 7 p.
    • Folder l#0876.21.l
      Confederate Soldier Monument, Southeast Corner of Queen & Highland Streets, Kinston, NC (1965, 2007) Photographic prints, Negatives, & Notes. 6 items. 7 p.
    • Folder m#0876.21.m
      Robert Ernst Copeland Home, 107 West Vernon Avenue, Kinston, NC (1964, 1966) Photographic prints, Negatives, Notes & Clippings. 3 items. 4 p.
    • Folder n#0876.21.n
      D. V. Dixon Home, Northwest Corner Blount & McLewean Streets, Kinston, NC (1965, 2002) Photographic prints, Negatives, Notes & Clippings. 5 items. 7 p.
    • Folder o#0876.21.o
      N. J. Rouse House, 113 East Caswell Street, Kinston, NC (2003) Clippings. 2 items. 3 p.
    • Folder p#0876.21.p
      Residence, Southwest Corner of East King & East Streets, Kinston, NC (1964) Photographic print. 1 item. 2 p.
    • Folder q#0876.21.q
      Edwards Home (Sarahurst), 1201 North Queen Street, Kinston, NC (1965) Photographic prints & Negatives. 2 items. 4 p.
    • Folder r#0876.21.r
      Charles L. Ellington House, 218 Blount Street, Kinston, NC (1965, 2003) Photographic prints, negatives & Clippings. 3 items. 5 p.
    • Folder s#0876.21.s
      F. R. Brooks and Son Feed and Seed Store, Southeast corner of Herritage and Blount Streets, Kinston, NC (1964, 2002) Photographic prints, negatives & Clippings. 3 items. 4 p.
    • Folder t#0876.21.t
      First Baptist Church, Northwest corner of Bright & McLewean Streets, Kinston, NC (1857, 2003) Clippings of Photographs. 2 items. 3 p.
    • Folder u#0876.21.u
      Grainger High School Northeastern Conference Football Champions (1949, 2004) Photographic prints, clippings & typescripts. 3 items. 5 p.
    • Folder v#0876.21.v
      Thomas Harvey Home, 101 East Vernon Avenue, Kinston, NC (1966) 2 items. 3 p.
    • Folder w#0876.21.w
      William Best Harvey Home, 100 West Washington Avenue, Kinston, NC (1965) Photographic prints, negatives & notes. 3 items. 6 p.
    • Folder x#0876.21.x
      Homes Slide Show, Kinston, NC (7/12/2007) Compact Disk in Case, 1 item. 2 p.
    • Folder y#0876.21.y
      Imperial Tobacco Company, Peyton Avenue, Kinston, NC (1965, 2002) Photographic prints, negative & Clippings. 3 items. 5 p. Note: Queen Street United Methodist Church, Spears Sporting Goods, May Electric also seen.
    • Folder z#0876.21.z
      John Jackson, II Plantation Home (Robert Bond Vause House & Feed Barn), Bill Smith Road, Kinston, NC (1995, 1998, 2003-2004) Photographic prints & Clippings. 7 items. 11 p.
    • Folder za#0876.21.za
      Jones Draw Bridge, Neuse River, Kinston, NC (1884, 2007) Clippings. 2 items. 3 p.
    • Folder zb#0876.21.zb
      W. H. Jones Motors, Southeast Corner of Herritage & Blount Streets, Kinston, NC (1966) Photographic prints & negatives. 2 items. 5 p.
    • Folder zc#0876.21.zc
      Dr. Joseph Katz Family, Kinston, NC (1928, 2003) Photographic print & Clipping. 2 items. 3 p.
    • Folder zd#0876.21.zd
      Kelly's Pond (Jackson's Mill) (1968-1969, 2004) Photographic prints & negatives, Clippings. 5 items. 12 p. Note: Includes scene of William H. Rowland & Thelma "Tee" Loftin at the pond; 2 prints stuck together, conservation needed.
    • Folder ze#0876.21.ze
      DuPont Kinston Plan; Buildings at Intersection of Herritage & North Streets; Buildings at Intersection of Lenoir & McLewean Streets, Kinston, NC (Dec. 2003) Photographic prints. Color. 3 items. 7 p.
    • Folder zf#0876.21.zf
      Kinston Boys and Girls Basketball Teams, Kinston, NC (1912-1913, 2005) Photographic prints, Notes, Clippings. 5 items. 9 p.
    • Folder zg#0876.21.zg
      Kinston & Carolina Railroad Bridge Across Neuse River, Kinston, NC (1904) Photocopy photographic print. 1 item. 1 p.
    • Folder zh#0876.21.zh
      Kinston Methodist Churches, Kinston, NC (ca. 1911) Clipping. 1 item. 1 p.
    • Folder zi#0876.21.zi
      Kinston Mall Sign (Future Home), Kinston, NC (1966) Photographic print & Negative. 2 items. 3 p.
    • Folder zj#0876.21.zj
      Kinston Plaza (Under Construction), Kinston, NC (1966) Photographic print & Negative. 2 items. 3 p.
    • Folder zk#0876.21.zk
      Alvin Koonce. Ex-convict riverboat builder (1967) Photographic prints, negatives, Clippings & Notes. 4 items. 9 p.
    • Folder zl#0876.21.zl (1 item  digitized)
      Last Passenger Train Across Neuse River Railroad Bridge (1975) Photographic prints, Photocopies & Clippings. 3 items. 6 items. Note: Steam Locomotive #4501
    • Folder zm#0876.21.zm
      Lenoir County Courthouse, Kinston, NC (1967) Photographic prints, negatives, Clippings & Notes. 4 items. 9 p.
    • Folder zn#0876.21.zn
      Meriweather Lewis Home, 119 East Caswell Street, Kinston, NC (1965, 2003) Photographic print, Negative & Clipping. 3 items. 5 p.
    • Folder zo#0876.21.zo
      Midyette Hardware Co., 111 North Queen Street, Kinston, NC (1964, 2002) Photographic print, Negative & Clipping. 3 items. 5 p.
    • Folder zp#0876.21.zp
      Dr. D. R. Miller House, Caswell & McLewean Streets, Kinston, NC (undated) Photographic print. 1 item. 2 p.
    • Folder zq#0876.21.zq
      Norfolk-Southern Railroad Track Aerial View Postcard, Kinston, NC (undated) Photographic print. 1 item. 2 p.
    • Folder zr#0876.21.zr
      James Hugh Parham House, 207 Peyton Avenue, Kinston, NC (1965, 2003) Photographic prints, Negative, Clipping. 3 items. 5 p.
    • Folder zs#0876.21.zs
      Peebles House - Lovic House - Woman's Club, 109 East King Street, Kinston, NC (1965-1966) Photographic print & negatives. 2 items. 3 p.
    • Folder zt#0876.21.zt
      J. R. Phillips Home, Behind Gray and Oglesby Company, Wholesale Grocery, 317 North McLewean Street, Kinston, NC (1965) Photographic prints & negative. 2 items. 3 p.
    • Folder zu#0876.21.zu
      Photographic Image Inventory for Article Series, Kinston, NC (ca. 2002-2004) Photocopies & Notes 2 items. 19 p.
    • Folder zv#0876.21.zv
      Pughs Mill Possible Location, Kinston, NC (1945, 2007) Typescript, Aerial Photograph, Map. 3 items. 5 p.
    • Folder zw#0876.21.zw
      Kinston Tobacco Auction (Tobacco waiting for Auction to Open), Queen Street at Slough Bridge, Kinston, NC (1967, 2002) Photographic print & negative, clipping. 6 items. 9 p.
    • Folder zx#0876.21.zx
      Rare Photos of Kinston, NC, by William H. Rowland (2005) Compact Disc & Case, Contact sheet. 2 items. 4 p.
    • Folder zy#0876.21.zy
      C. E. (Buddy) Rayner Home, 211 East Caswell Street, Kinston, NC (1965, 2003) Photographic Print, Negative, Notes. 3 items. 4 p.
    • Folder zz#0876.21.zz
      Recovered Projectiles, CSS NEUSE, Bright Street, Kinston, NC (1962) Clipping. 1 item. 1 p. Note: Encapsulated by donor.
    • Folder zza#0876.21.zza
      Rowland Children [Will & Candace] with Largest Cannonball Fired in Combat During the Civil War, Kinston, NC (undated) Photographic print & Negative. 2 items. 3 p.
    • Folder zzb#0876.21.zzb
      Rowland, William H. Boxing at East Carolina University & Instructing Children to Roller Skate (1952, undated) Clipping & Photocopies. 2 items. 3 p.
    • Folder zzc#0876.21.zzc
      Second Methodist Church, Southeast Corner of Independence & Caswell Streets, Kinston, NC (1966, 2003) Photographic prints, Negative & Clipping. 3 items. 5 p.
    • Folder zzd#0876.21.zzd
      Smith Douglas Fertilizer Plant [Under Construction], NC 11 & NC 55 (Greenville Highway) (1966) Photographic print & Negative. 2 items. 3 p.
    • Folder zze#0876.21.zze
      Sam Stapleford Photograph of Mehegan's Boys Band (1932, 2003) Clipping. 1 item. 1 p.
    • Folder zzf#0876.21.zzf
      Luther P. Tapp Home, Southeast Corner of West Lenoir & Mitchell Streets, Kinston, NC (1967) Photographic print & Negative. 2 items. 3 p.
    • Folder zzg#0876.21.zzg
      Taylor Family Cemetery, near Cadillac Motel, Lenoir County, NC (1966-1967) Photographic print, Negative & Clipping. 3 items. 5 p.
    • Folder zzh#0876.21.zzh
      Tobacco Warehouse Locations, Kinston, NC (1962) Photocopy clipping. 1 item. 1 p.
    • Folder zzi#0876.21.zzi
      Tower Hill, Governor Arthur Dobbs Home, 311 Tower Hill Road, Lenoir County, NC (1978) Photographic Print, Negative, Clippings. 4 items. 6 p. Note: Capitol of NC 1758-1762.
    • Folder zzj#0876.21.zzj
      Dr. Henry Tull's Office & Residence, 108 & 110 East Caswell Street, Kinston, NC (1906, 2003, 2007) Photographic print, Clipping, Notes. 3 items. 6 p.
    • Folder zzk#0876.21.zzk
      Vernon Avenue, Atlantic Coast Line Railroad & 459 East Vernon Avenue, Kinston, NC (1967, 2003) Photographic prints, Negative, Clippings. 3 items. 6 p.
    • Folder zzl#0876.21.zzl
      Vernon Park Mall [Site], Wade Avenue & Vernon Avenue, Kinston, NC (1966) Photographic Print & Negative. 2 items. 3 p.
    • Folder zzm#0876.21.zzm
      Westminster Methodist Church, Carey Road & Westminster Lane, Kinston, NC (1966-1972) Photographic prints, Negatives, Clippings, News Releases & Newsletter. 5 items. 19 p.
    • Folder zzn#0876.21.zzn
      Norwood Worthem, Adkin High School Graduate, Kinston, NC. (1963, 2005) Clippings. 4 items. 5 p.
  • Box 22#0876.22
    • Folder a#0876.22.a
      F. T. Baynor Home, 701 North Queen Street, Kinston, NC (undated) Photocopies. 2 items. 2 p.
    • Folder b#0876.22.b
      Robert Lee Blalock Home, 300 South McLewean Street, Kinston, NC (1924, 1965, 2003) Photographic prints & negatives, Photocopies, Clippings. 4 items. 7 p.
    • Folder c#0876.22.c
      John Davidson Home, 611 North Queen Street, Kinston, NC (1969) Photographic print & negative. 2 items. 3 p. Note: Possibly also Felix Harvey Home.
    • Folder d#0876.22.d
      CSS NEUSE Projectiles with Kids who Helped Recover Them (1954, [2003]) Photographic print, Photocopies, Clippings, Notes. 4 items. 8 p. Note: Clipping encapsulated by donor.
    • Folder e#0876.22.e
      Early Homes of Lenoir County, by Kinston Arts Council, Kinston, NC (undated) Photocopies & Clippings. 2 items. 18 p.
    • Folder f#0876.22.f
      Faulkner Home, 200 East King Street, Kinston, NC (undated) Photographic print & negative. 2 items. 3 p. Note: J. W. Collins Home, ca. 1882.
    • Folder g#0876.22.g
      John W. Goodson Home, 214 West Washington Avenue, Kinston, NC (1967) Photographic print & negative. 2 items. 3 p.
    • Folder h#0876.22.h
      Historic Kinston North Carolina: History of Kinston Capital of Hospitality. By Kinston Chamber of Commerce through the cooperation of the A. M. Waddell Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy. Brochure (undated) Photocopy. 1 item. 4 p.
    • Folder i#0876.22.i
      Independent Odd Fellows Quarters (1949, 2004) Note, Photocopies, Clippings. 3 items. 4 p.
    • Folder j#0876.22.j
      Kinston Fire Department Dredge, 800 Yards East of Queen Street Bridge (1964, 1967) Photographic print & negative, Clipping. 3 items. 5 p. Note: Used to pump sand from Neuse River to create flood prevention & sewer treatment dam.
    • Folder k#0876.22.k
      Kinston - Lenoir County Visitor Center. Civil War Cannonball (2007) Clipping. 1 item. 1 p.
    • Folder l#0876.22.l
      Edgar B. Marston - Blueher Taylor - Unidentified Woman - Booth Marston at Marston's Drug Store, Kinston, NC (ca. 1947, 2007) Annotated photographic prints. 3 items. 3 p.
    • Folder m#0876.22.m
      Queen Street Inn, Southwest Corner of Queen & Blount Streets, Kinston, NC (1965, 2002) Photographic print & negative, Clipping. 3 items. 4 p.
    • Folder n#0876.22.n
      Dan Quinerly House, 608 North Queen Street, Kinston, NC (1969-1970, 2003) Photographic print & negative, Clippings. 3 items. 10 p.
    • Folder o#0876.22.o
      Tull Building, Northeast Corner of Queen & Caswell Streets, Kinston, NC (1965, 2002) Photographic print & negative, Clipping. 3 items. 4 p.
    • Folder p#0876.22.p
      Civil War Projectiles Embedded in Wood Plank (undated) Photographic print. 1 item. 1 p.
    • Folder q#0876.22.q
      Civil War Era Obstacles Visible During Low Water on Neuse River, Kinston, NC (undated) Photographic print. Color. 2 items. 2 p.
    • Folder r#0876.22.r
      Unidentified Rural Residence, Kinston, NC (undated) Photographic print. 1 item. 1 p.
    • Folder s#0876.22.s
      George Washington House, 411 North East Street, Kinston, NC (1947, 2003) Clippings. 2 items. 2 p.
    • Folder t#0876.22.t
      John F. Wooten House, Eastern End of King Street at East Street, Kinston, NC (1966, 2003) Photographic prints & negatives, Clipping. 3 items. 4 p.
  • Box 23#0876.23
    • Folder a#0876.23.a
      American Red Cross. Thank you car (4/2-/2004) 1 item. 1 p.
    • Folder b#0876.23.b
      Needham Bryant Broughton High School, Kinston, NC. Alumni Newsletter (Winter 2006) 1 item. 4 p.
    • Folder c#0876.23.c
      Calling All Children, by Sybil Hyatt (1939) Pamphlet. 1 item. 16 p.
    • Folder d#0876.23.d
      CSS NEUSE State Historic Site (undated) 1 item. 2 p.
    • Folder e#0876.23.e
      Dalrymple, Brenda W. Correspondence (2003-2004) 2 items. 3 p.
    • Folder f#0876.23.f
      East: East Carolina University Alumni Magazine (Fall 2002) Printed. 1 item. 30 p.
    • Folder g#0876.23.g
      Edwards, Tom. Correspondence & Notes. (2005-2007, undated) 6 items. 10 p. Note: Edwards co-authored "Through the Eyes of Soldiers" with Rowland.
    • Folder h#0876.23.h
      H. Lyle H. Thank you note. (3/2/2004) 1 item. 2 p.
    • Folder i#0876.23.i
      Historical Association Recognizes Local Researcher [William H. Rowland]. (May 2008) Clipping & Bill Rowland Resume. 3 items. 7 p.
    • Folder j#0876.23.j
      Joyner Library. Donation Receipt with Preliminary Inventory (5/28/2002) 2 items. 5 p.
    • Folder k#0876.23.k
      Kinston Rotary Club. Paul Harris Fellow Award to William H. Rowland (12/15/2005) Photographic prints, Typescripts. 5 items. 15 p. Note: Includes biographical information on Rowland.
    • Folder l#0876.23.l
      Kinston - Lenoir County Chamber of Commerce. Letter received (7/20/2005) TLS. 1 item. 2 p.
    • Folder m#0876.23.m
      Lenoir County Memorial Hospital. Centennial Celebration. Letter & Card (2005) 3 items. 7 p.
    • Folder n#0876.23.n
      Local Historian to Speak at Historical Dinner Meeting [William H. Rowland] (3/11/2007) Clipping. 1 item. 1 p.
    • Folder o#0876.23.o
      North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources. Publications [2003] Letter & Pamphlet. 2 items. 25 p.
    • Folder p#0876.23.p
      Pirates Treasure, East Carolina University, Special Collections Newsletter (Fall 2006) Periodical. 1 item. 6 p.
    • Folder q#0876.23.q
      Queen Anne's Revenge. Dedication of Shipwreck Conservation Laboratory. (1/15/2004) Invitation, Ribbon, Letter. 3 items. 8 p.
    • Folder r#0876.23.r
      Rowland, William H. Videotape Cassette of 75th Birthday Party; Biographical sketch; Resume (3/28/2003) VHS Tape Cassette, Typescript. 3 items. 51 p.
    • Folder s#0876.23.s
      Rowland, William H. Congratulations; Greeting Cards (May 2008) 4 items. 8 p.
    • Folder t#0876.23.t
      S.C.V. [Sons of Confederate Veterans] Hears Ram Historian, West Craven Highlights, p. 2 (10/4/1979) Clipping. 1 item. 1 p.
    • Folder u#0876.23.u
      Joseph Carlyle Sitterson Day, Kinston, NC. Program (6/16/1964) Photocopy. 1 item. 1 p.
    • Folder v#0876.23.v
      Two Wake County Cousins Are In Same Jap Prison [Cpl. Creston H. Rowland, Jr. & Pfc. Thomas Rowland] (1942, 1946) Clipping. 2 items. 2 p. Note: Men captured in Philippines in 1942. Photo in clipping shows Creston H. Rowland with William H. Rowland in 1946.
    • Folder w#0876.23.w
      U. S. A. Project Supporters. Thank You Letter. (5/10/2004) 1 item. 2 p.
    • Folder x#0876.23.x
      Waves & Currents, Cape Fear Museum of History and Science, Vol. 25, no. 2 (May 2005) Periodical. 1 item. 4 p.
    • Folder y#0876.23.y
      David Julian & Virginia Souther Whichard Distinguished Professorship in the Humanities, Harriot College of Arts & Sciences, East Carolina University. Robert Morgan Announced (undated) Printed card. 1 item. 2 p. Note: Robert Morgan is Kappa Alpha Professor of English at Cornell University, Ithaca, NY.
  • Box 24#0876.24
    • Folder a#0876.24.a
      A.A.U [Amateur Athletic Union] National Baseball Championships 13 & Under 2003 Kinston, NC (2003) Program. 1 item. 34 p.
    • Folder b#0876.24.b
      Atlantic & North Carolina Railroad Freight Depot, Kinston, NC. Drawing (7/24/2004) Mss. 1 item. 1 p.
    • Folder c#0876.24.c
      Broken Eagle Eatery & Trading Company. Menu (undated) Printed. 1 item. 1 p.
    • Folder d#0876.24.d
      Lenoir County Memorial Hospital. Centennial Celebration Bookmark (June 2007) Ephemera. 2 items. 2 p.
    • Folder e#0876.24.e
      Civil War Trails (2006, undated) Partial Map, Clippings. 2 items. 3 p.
    • Folder f#0876.24.f
      Grainger High School Red Devils, Kinston, NC. Yearbook 1937-1970. (1970) Printed. 1 item. 63 p.
    • Folder g#0876.24.g
      Harmony Hall Open House, Kinston, NC (12/5/2004) Program. 1 item. 1 p.
    • Folder h#0876.24.h
      St. John's Lodge No. 4, A. F. & A. M. History of St. John's Lodge No. 4, A. F. & A. M., North Carolina 1763 to 1923, by C. L. Pridgen (ca. 1923) Photocopy. 1 item. 43 p.
    • Folder i#0876.24.i
      Jackson - Vause House, Kinston, NC (ca. 1900, 2002) Typescript, Annotated photographic prints, Compact Disc in Case. 4 items. 9 p.
    • Folder j#0876.24.j
      Kinston City Schools, 1892-1992. (June 1992,undated) Pamphlet & Photocopy typescript. 2 items. 12 p.
    • Folder k#0876.24.k
      Kinston - Lenoir County Chamber of Commerce 2004-2005 Membership Directory (2004) Printed. 1 item. 26 p.
    • Folder l#0876.24.l
      Kinston - Lenoir County Hall of Fame. Induction Program, Tickets, Etc. (3/23- 4/4/2004) Printed, Clipping, VHS Cassette Tape & Ephemera. 6 items. 31 p.
    • Folder m#0876.24.m
      Kinston - Lenoir County 2007 Hall of Fame : Class of 2007 Banquet and Induction Ceremony. (2/11-4/28/2007) Printed program, Name Tag, Clipping. 3 items. 24 p.
    • Folder n#0876.24.n
      Lenoir Memorial Foundation 2004 Donor Report, Etc. (2004-2005) Printed materials & Ephemera. 5 items. 18 p.
    • Folder o#0876.24.o
      Many Lenoir County Military Units Formed to Wage Battle [in Civil War], by James Avery, Kinston Daily Free Press (3/13/1965) Photocopy clipping. 1 item. 2 p.
    • Folder p#0876.24.p
      Oldest Land Grants at Kinston, NC. Map [of Stringer Land Grant] by Holloman (undated) Photocopy. 2 items. 4 p.
    • Folder q#0876.24.q
      Various Houses & Businesses in Kinston, NC: Parrott Brothers Feed, Seed & Hardware; Southwest Corner of Herritage & North Streets; Southwest Corner of Queen & Caswell Streets; Jesse G. Brown Home, 114 E. Lenoir Avenue (2003) Color Photographic Prints. 6 items. 7 p.
    • Folder r#0876.24.r
      Sugar Hill, South Queen Street Area, Kinston, NC Research Paper, by F. J. Sandy Green, Sociology 513E, Fall Semester 1978, Dr. R. Moxley, N. C. State University & Cover Letter (1978-1979) Annotated Typescript & Holograph. 2 items. 26 p.
    • Folder s#0876.24.s
      Wil King Memorial, Kinston, NC. Program & Clipping. (2003) Typescript & Clipping. 2 items. 4 p.
    • Folder t#0876.24.t
      Wil King Antebellum Ball, Kinston, NC (2004-2007) Brochures, Clippings, Etc. 4 items. 4 p.
    • Folder u#0876.24.u
      DuPont Company. Dacron Research Laboratory, Kinston, NC. File (1954, 1986) Photographic prints, Notes, Postcard, National Geographic Magazine. 3 items. 217 p.
  • Box 25#0876.25
    • Folder a#0876.25.a
      • Tune in the World With Ham Radio: Your Introduction to Morse Code. (©1981 The American Radio Relay League, Inc. 225 Main Street, Newington, CT 06111) TDK D60 Audiocassette & Case. 1 item. 2 p.  (item #1)
      • America in Space: The First 40 Years: Holiday Space & Science Series. Written & Produced by Steve Skootsky for Finley-Holiday Films. (©1999 Finley-Holiday Films / Steve Skootsky. Unauthorized duplication prohibited. ) Hi-Fi Stereo 90 minutes, #DV-1 DVD Video & Case. 1 item. 2 p.  (item #2)
    • Folder b#0876.25.b
      • 54th Massachusetts Regiment's Assault on Fort Wagner, South Carolina, July 18, 1863: Soldier William H. Carney, c. 1864 [Illustration] Brochure (undated) Photocopy. 1 item. 2 p.  (item #1)
      • Celebration of Gov. Richard Caswell: Release of Richard Caswell Biography "The First of Patriots and Best of Men" Reception, Kinston Community Council for the Arts. Leaflet (8/13/2007) Photocopy. 1 item. 2 p.  (item #2)
      • In Virginia's Shenandoah Valley: Thunderbird Museum and Archaeological Park, Front Royal, Virginia: The Site of Early Man. Brochure. Printed by Monport Advertising, Fairfax, VA. [ca. 1971-1975] Printed. 1 item. 4 p.  (item #3)
      • Neuse Commemorative Medal: CSS NEUSE. Brochure (ca. 1961-1965) Printed. 1 item. 3 p.  (item #4)
      • These Are Your Flags. Fly Them Proudly, Compiled and edited by the American Revolution Bicentennial Administration [ARBA]; Designed and Printed by People Life Insurance Company, Washington, DC. Brochure. [1975] Printed. 1 item. 3 p.  (item #5)
      • Treasures in Our Community Tourism Conference September 14, 2006, Sponsored by Kinston-Lenoir County Convention & Visitors Bureau & Lenoir Community College. Brochure. (2006) Printed. 1 item. 2 p.  (item #6)
    • Folder c#0876.25.c
      • America's Williamsburg. Printed in U.S.A. by W. M. Brown and Son. Pamphlet. [ca. 1970] Printed. 1 item. 17 p.  (item #1)
      • Directory 1970-71: A List of North Carolina Historical Societies, Museum, Preservation Commissions, Research Agencies: Descriptions, Directors, Activities, Locations. Compiled and Published by the North Carolina Museums Council and the State Department of Public Instruction. Pamphlet. (1970) Printed. 1 item. 23 p.  (item #2)
      • From Raleigh's Past. Published as a gift to the people of Raleigh and North Carolina by Branch Banking and Trust Company, May 10, 1965. Third printing, June 1967. Pamphlet. (1967) Printed & Envelope. 2 items. 19 p.  (item #3)
      • Jacksonville Salutes New River Marine Corps Air Facility 1966-1967 Unofficial Directory And Guide. Published by Boone Publications, Inc. Pamphlet. [1966] Printed. 1 item. 33 p.  (item #4)
      • North Carolina Historyland. Published by the Department of Conservation and Development, Travel and Promotion Division, Raleigh, NC. Rev. ed. 1966. Pamphlet. (1966) Printed. 1 item. 27 p.  (item #5)
      • North Carolina's Signers: Brief Sketches of the Men Who Signed the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, by Memory F. Mitchell. Pamphlet. Raleigh, NC: Department of Archives & History (1964) Printed. 1 item. 33 p.  (item #6)
      • Presidential Elections Facts and figures; Past and Present: Oath of Office . . . (Jacksonville, NC: Onslow Implement Company © 1952, The Osbourne Company, Clifton, NJ) Printed. 1 item. 9 p.  (item #7)
      • Queen Street United Methodist Church, Kinston, North Carolina 1986 Directory. Pamphlet. (1986) Printed. 1 item. 17 p.  (item #8)
      • Smithsonian Institution: Welcome, Published in cooperation with the Smithsonian Associates. Pamphlet. (undated) Printed. No. B6A206. 1 item. 10 p.  (item #9)
      • Whalen Broadcasting Network: Broadcast to the Nation: WBN Program. Pamphlet (undated) Printed. 1 item. 8 p.  (item #10)
    • Folder d#0876.25.d
      • Carolinians of '76 Newsletter: North Carolina Bicentennial Special Commemorative Edition. (© Department of Cultural Resources, Division of Archives and History, July 4, 1976) Periodical. 1 item. 10 p.  (item #1)
      • Civil War Times Illustrated, Vol. 5, No. 7 (November 1966) Periodical. 1 item. 26 p.  (item #2)
      • Du Pont Kinston Plant News (August 1976) Newsletter. 2 item. 6 p.  (item #3)
      • How to Organize A Local Historical Society, By Bertha L. Heilbron, Bulletins of the American Association for State and Local History, Vol. 1, No. 9 (November 1944) Periodical. 1 item. 16 p.  (item #4)
      • Life Magazine, Vol. 11, No. 13 (November 1988) Periodical. 1 item. 113 p.  (item #5)
      • The State: Down Home in North Carolina, Vol. 34, No. 22 (April 15, 1967) Periodical. 1 item. 21 p.  (item #6)
      • What Should Our Historical Society Do? By Edward P. Alexander, Bulletins of the American Association for State and Local History, Vol. 1, No. 1 (October 1941) Periodical. 1 item. 15 p.  (item #7)
    • Folder e#0876.25.e
      • Dacron Technical - Kinston. W. H. Rowland: 6/1/54 to 3/31/87. Paperweight & Envelope (1987) Museum Object. 1 item. 2 p.  (item #1)
      • Indian Game Ball / Marble Found in the Bow of the CSS NEUSE & Explanatory Notes (1963) Museum Object & Notes. 2 items. 2 p.  (item #2)
      • Roosevelt For President Automobile License Plate. (ca. 1932-1944) Museum Object. Black & White Painted Steel. 14" x 4: 1 item. 1 p.  (item #3)
      • The Town of Manteo: Preserve / Prosper. America's First Free Wireless Community. Mouse Pad. (undated) Museum Object. 1 item. 1 p. Note: Made in Taiwan.  (item #4)
  • Box 26#0876.26
    • Folder a#0876.26.a
      Du Pont: One Hundred and Forty Years, by William S. Dutton. Third edition. New York, NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1951. Dust cover. Printed. Hardback. 1 item. 208 p. Note: Autographed on flyleaf: "William H. Rowland 3/28/58 "Dacron" Research Laboratory, Kinston, North Carolina."
    • Folder b#0876.26.b
      Du Pont: The Autobiography of An American Enterprise: The Story of E. I. Du Pont de Nemours & Company Published in Commemoration of the 150th Anniversary of the Founding of the Company on July 19, 1802. Wilmington, DE:. E. I. Du Pont de Nemours & Company, © 1952 by E. I. Du Pont de Nemours & Co. (Inc.) Distributed by Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Dust cover. Printed. Hardback. 1 item. 72 p. Note: Autographed on flyleaf: "William H. Rowland 1958".
    • Folder c#0876.26.c
      Hurricane Floyd and the 500-Year Flood as Told in The Free Press. [Kinston, NC: Kinston Free Press, 1999] Printed. Paperback. 1 item. 50 p. Note: Autographed above "From the editor:" page: William H. Rowland, amateur (HAM) radio call N4HEC, and member of Lenoir County Emergency Services set up and operated the emergency communication at Lenoir Community College during the Storm of the Century. William H. Rowland."
    • Folder d#0876.26.d
      Illustrated True Book of American Railroads: The Exciting Story of the Railroads in America, by Robert N. Webb. Dust cover. New York, NY: Grosset & Dunlap, ©1957 by Robert N. Webb. Printed. Hardback. LC #57-10567. 1 item. 80 p. Note: Autographed on title page: "William H. Rowland, 1958."
    • Folder e#0876.26.e
      Mount Vernon: A Handbook © 1964, by The Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union. Printed. Paperback. 1 item. 42 p.
    • Folder f#0876.26.f
      North Carolina in the American Revolution, by Hugh F. Rankin. Raleigh, NC: State Department of Archives and History, 1959. Paperback. 1 item. 39 p. Note: Autographed on cover: "Bill Rowland"
    • Folder g#0876.26.g
      North Carolina in the American Revolution, by Hugh F. Rankin. Raleigh, NC: State Department of Archives and History, Third Printing, 1965. Paperback. 1 item. 39 p. Note: Autographed on cover: "Bill Rowland"
    • Folder h#0876.26.h
      Selections from the Sketch-Book (Eclectic English Classics), by Washington Irving. New York, Cincinnati, Chicago: American Book Company, © 1892 & 1901. Printed. Hardback. 1 item. 98 p. Note: Autographed in several places by "Verdie Rhodes, Kinston, NC."
  • Box 27#0876.27
    • Folder a#0876.27.a
      1925 photograph of the CSS Neuse in the Neuse River at Kinston, N.C., with 2003 GPS data added; CD of drawings by Dunn & Dalton Architects of Kinston in 1963 of Harmony Hall (referred to in these plans as Herritage House), the oldest house in Kinston, as part of a project conducted by W. E. Friend of the School of Design at NCSU; clippings (2007); and documentation (2003) of Civil War projectiles recovered by W. H. Rowland from the sites of the 2 battles for Kinston.
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Plats of land along the Neuse River disputed by Samuel Howard (plaintiff) and Chauncey Gray (defendant), 2/9/1858. Photocopy by State Dept. of Archives and History for William Rowland who described the provenance of the plats on the verso of one duplicate. 2 items (11/1/1965, 11/4/1965)
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Plats of land along the Neuse River disputed by William C. Loften (plaintiff) and Richard G. Cobb (defendant), surveyed 9/13/1850. Photocopy by State Dept. of Archives and History for William Rowland. 1 item, 2 p. (11/1/1965, 11/4/1965)
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Copy Transactions subsequent to registry, for transmission to Chief Registrar of Shipping. 5 items, Feb. 1859
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Copy of The Daily Review; Newspaper of Wilmington, NC, 6/26/1965
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Blueprint of a Chart of Wrecks of Vessels sunk or captured near Wilmington, NC around 1861-65. There is a partial list of vessels known to have been engaged in running the blockade. 1 items, Mar.-Sept. 1962; rev. May 1965
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Prints of ink sketches in C.S.S. NEUSE Visitors Center, 1965
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Sketches of the Preliminary Reconstruction Plan of the C. S. S. NEUSE, drawn by W. H. Rowland and W. E. Geoghegan. 1965
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Drawings of the Heritage House in Kinston, N.C. 13 items, May 20, 1965
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Preliminary Reconstruction Plan of the C.S.S. Neuse along with partial listing of "Neuse" artifacts by W.E. Geoghegan and W.H. Rowland. 1 item, Aug-65
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Sketches of C.S.S. Neuse-Ironclad Ram and Gunboat, 1966
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Sketches of C.S.S. Neuse-Ironclad Ram and Gunboat, 1966
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Preliminary Sketches of C.S.S. Neuse by W.E. Geoghegan and W. H. Rowland. 4 items, 2/4/1966
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1882 Map of the town of Kinston, Lenoir County, N.C. Photocopy by State Dept. of Archives and History for William Rowland. 1 item, July 1967
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Copy of Kinston Daily Free Press: Sections A-J. July 4, 1976
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Map drawn of Kinston, Lenoir County, N.C. (undated)
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Map of Eastern North Carolina (undated)
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Sketches of an original design of a baby cradle by W.H. Rowland (undated)
Box os21#0876.os21
X-Ray of William H. Rowland's Right Ankle (1989) Photographic negative. 1 item. 2 p.
Box os22#0876.os22
J. F. Shaffner, Kinston, NC. Letter to [ ? ] Fries, dated 3/18/1862, regarding the Yankee attack on New Berne, etc. & cover letter from Lee Sherrill to Bill Rowland (3/6/2002) explaining the 1862 letter. TLS & Photocopy Mss. 2 items. 4 p.
Box os23#0876.os23
Place Mats: Wil Kings Restaurant (1961-1965) 6 items. 6 p.
Box os24#0876.os24
Newsletters (1976-2004) 9 items. 25 p.
Box os25#0876.os25
Posters (1968-2004) 3 items. 3 p.
Box os26#0876.os26
Maps: Civil War in Kinston (1882-1967, undated) 57 items. 57 p.
Box os27#0876.os27
Brochures (1949-1978, undated) 5 items. 6 p.
Box os28#0876.os28
Clippings (1968-2005, undated) 4 items. 6 p.
Box os29#0876.os29
Newspapers: Kinston Daily Free Press (11/23/1957) 75th anniversary edition. 9 items. 77 p.
Box os30#0876.os30
Newspapers: Kinston The Free Press [Partial] (2003-2006) 7 items. 53 p.
Box os31#0876.os31
Newspaper: Miscellaneous (1951-2005) 4 items. 19 p.
Box os32#0876.os32
2009 satellite view of the area where the CSS Neuse was found; drawings by Dunn & Dalton Architects of Kinston in 1963 of Harmony Hall (referred to in these plans as Herritage House), the oldest house in Kinston, as part of a project conducted by W. E. Friend of the School of Design at NCSU

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