Joseph Hewes and William Hooper Collection, 1925-1926
(Manuscript Collection #994)
Descriptive Summary
| Title: | Joseph Hewes and William Hooper Collection |
| Creator: | Olds, Fred A. |
| Repository: | ECU Manuscript Collection |
| Languages: | English |
| Extent: | 0.0010 Cubic feet, 4 items . |
Administrative Information
Accessions Information
February 23, 2004, (unprocessed) 4 items, 0.001 cubic feet; Photographic prints (1926) of portraits of Joseph Hewes (1730-1779) and William Hooper (1742-1790), two of the three signers of the Declaration of Independence from North Carolina (no portrait of the third signer, John Penn (1741-1787), was available); also two letters from Fred. A. Olds, Collector for Hall of History, North Carolina Historical Commission: the first, dated 12/3/1925, presenting a set of Confederate and South Carolina currency, 1861-1865; the second, dated 8/4/1926, offering the photographs to the Librarian of East Carolina Teachers' College and providing biographical details of the signers. 1 Holograph; 1 Typescript; 2 Photographic Prints. Donor: Transferred from University Archives, East Carolina University
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
Joseph Hewes and William Hooper Collection (#994), East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA.
Acquisition Information
- Transferred from University Archives, East Carolina University
Processing Information
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Encoded by Mark Custer, March 20, 2008
Preliminary Inventory
Below is material taken from a preliminary inventory and represents content from the collection that is unprocessed.
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Box 1#0994.1
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Folder a#0994.1.a
(1 item digitized)
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William Hooper (item #3)
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Folder a#0994.1.a
(1 item digitized)
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