Colbert P. Howell Collection

1969-1970
Manuscript Collection #989
Creator(s)
Howell, Colbert P.
Physical description
0.91 Cubic Feet, 1 container, 18 items
Preferred Citation
Colbert P. Howell Collection (#989), East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA.
Repository
ECU Manuscript Collection
Access
No restrictions


Administrative information
Custodial History

January 20, 2004, (unprocessed) 18 items, 0.91 cubic feet; Photographic prints (1969-1970) taken by the donor of Melrose (Murfree) Plantation, Broad Street, Wynn Cemetery, Gatling Plantation Cemetery, Old Town Cemetery, Vaughan Cemetery, Riverside Basket Mill (Georgia-Pacific Company) Hertford Academy, Vann's Cotton Gin, and Worrell's Mill buildings and Worell's Mill Pond, in the vicinity of Murfreesboro, North Carolina; and subsequently mounted and displayed to promote the establishment of the Murfreesboro Historical Society, Murfreesboro Historic Week, The Lafayette Ball, and historic preservation projects in Murfreesboro. See preliminary inventory. Donor: Colbert P. Howell

Source of acquisition

Gift of Colbert P. Howell

Processing information

Encoded by Mark Custer, March 10, 2008

Copyright notice

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


Key terms
Topical
Cemeteries--North Carolina--Murfreesboro
Historic buildings--North Carolina--Murfreesboro
Plantations--North Carolina--Murfreesboro

Container list
Box 1 Item P1010017 Melrose (Murfree) Plantation house on Broad Street in Murfreesboro, NC restored by Mr. & Mrs. R. T. Vann. 1 item 1 p, 1969-1970
Box 1 Item P1010018 Old houses in historical area north of Broad Street, Murfreesboro, NC. 1 item 1 p, 1969-1970
Box 1 Item P1010021 Wynn Cemetery, adjacent to Hertford Academy, Broad Street, Murfreesboro, NC. 1 item 1 p, 1969-1970
Box 1 Item P1010032 Iron entrance gate and monument honoring Richard J. Gatling, inventor of the gatling gun, in the Gatling Plantation Cemetery, a few miles northeast of Murfreesboro, NC. 1 item. 1 p, 1969-1970
Box 1 Item P1010035 Gatling Plantation Cemetery with Gatling family house in distance. 1 item. 1 p, 1969-1970
Box 1 Item P1010036 Vaughan Cemetery located on outskirts of Murfreesboro, NC. 1 item. 1 p. 1969-1970 Note: also P1010037
Box 1 Item P1010039 Lumber stacks at Riverside Basket Mill (Georgia-Pacific Company), Murfreesboro, NC. 1 item. 1 p, 1969-1970
Box 1 Item P1010040 Hertford Academy with the Murfreesboro, NC water tank silhouetted in background. 1 item. 1 p, 1969-1970
Box 1 Item P1010041 Bales of cotton, ginned and stacked, at Vann's Cotton Gin on outskirts of Murfreesboro, NC. 1 item. 1 p, 1969-1970
Box 1 Item P1010042 Worrell's Mill, located on the dam of Worrell's Mill Pond, east of Murfreesboro, NC on Highway 158. 1 item. 1 p, 1969-1970
Box 1 Item P1010043 Winter view of unknown men fishing for carp or catfish on Worrell's Mill Pond, east of Murfreesboro, NC on Highway 158. 1 item. 1 p, 1969-1970
Box 1 Item P1010044 Winter view of Worrell's Mill Pond with cyress trees on far side of pond, east of Murfreesboro, NC on Highway 158. 1 item. 1 p, 1969-1970
Box 1 Item P1010045 Cypress knees under the Worrell's Mill building, east of Murfreesboro, NC on Highway 158. 1 item. 1 p, 1969-1970
Box 1 Item P1010046 Cypress knees on edge of Worrell's Mill Pond, east of Murfreesboro, NC on Highway 158. 1 item. 1 p, 1969-1970
Box 1 Item P1010047 Cypress knees on edge of Worrell's Mill Pond, east of Murfreesboro, NC on Highway 158. 1 item. 1 p, 1969-1970
Box 1 Item P1010048 Winter view of Worrell's Mill Pond, east of Murfreesboro, NC on Highway 158. 1 item. 1 p, 1969-1970