(Manuscript Collection #1025)
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Descriptive Summary
| Title: | Bath, North Carolina Tricentennial Collection |
| Repository: | J.Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University |
| Language: | English |
Administrative Information
Accessions Information
February 7, 2005 (unprocessed) 21 items, 0.15 cubic feet; Collection (2005) of brochures, maps, postcards, printed materials, and photographic
prints of Bath, NC scenes compiled by the donor in celebration of the city's 300th anniversary. Donor: Adrienne Dunning Rea
June 21, 2005 (unprocessed addition 1) 2 items, 0.001 cubic feet; Poster (2004) entitled North Carolina's Oldest Town: Bath, 1705-2005 produced by the North Carolina Division of State Historic Sites, Northeast Division. 2 copies. RESTRICTION to 2/13/2029. Donor: Patricia Samford, Site Manager, Historic Bath; Received through the courtesy of Dr. Keats Sparrow, Dean of Arts and Sciences, East Carolina University.
June 21, 2005 (unprocessed addition 2) 24 items, 0.03 cubic feet; Collection (14 January - 25 April 2005) including correspondence, clippings, programs, ephemera, brochures, pamphlets, periodicals and posters, etc. relating to the activities of the Bath, North Carolina Tricentennial Steering Committee, the Historic Bath State Historic Site, and events celebrating the 300th anniversary of the founding of the town on 8 March 2005. Donor: Dr. W. Keats Sparrow
December 14, 2006 (unprocessed addition 3) 1 item, 0.045 cubic feet; Colonial Bath: A History (2005) by Alan D. Watson, tracing the Tricentennial history of Bath, North Carolina, 1705-2005. Typescript. Unbound. Donor: Dr. W. Keats Sparrow
September 5, 2007 (unprocessed addition 4) 80 items, 0.25 cubic feet; Historic Bath Commission files (2000-2006) relating to the planning and organization of the Bath, North Carolina Tricentennial celebrations in 2005 including correspondence, meeting agendas, minutes, budgets, reports, & committee files. Donor: Dr. W. Keats Sparrow
June 21, 2005 (unprocessed addition 1) 2 items, 0.001 cubic feet; Poster (2004) entitled North Carolina's Oldest Town: Bath, 1705-2005 produced by the North Carolina Division of State Historic Sites, Northeast Division. 2 copies. RESTRICTION to 2/13/2029. Donor: Patricia Samford, Site Manager, Historic Bath; Received through the courtesy of Dr. Keats Sparrow, Dean of Arts and Sciences, East Carolina University.
June 21, 2005 (unprocessed addition 2) 24 items, 0.03 cubic feet; Collection (14 January - 25 April 2005) including correspondence, clippings, programs, ephemera, brochures, pamphlets, periodicals and posters, etc. relating to the activities of the Bath, North Carolina Tricentennial Steering Committee, the Historic Bath State Historic Site, and events celebrating the 300th anniversary of the founding of the town on 8 March 2005. Donor: Dr. W. Keats Sparrow
December 14, 2006 (unprocessed addition 3) 1 item, 0.045 cubic feet; Colonial Bath: A History (2005) by Alan D. Watson, tracing the Tricentennial history of Bath, North Carolina, 1705-2005. Typescript. Unbound. Donor: Dr. W. Keats Sparrow
September 5, 2007 (unprocessed addition 4) 80 items, 0.25 cubic feet; Historic Bath Commission files (2000-2006) relating to the planning and organization of the Bath, North Carolina Tricentennial celebrations in 2005 including correspondence, meeting agendas, minutes, budgets, reports, & committee files. Donor: Dr. W. Keats Sparrow
Access Restrictions
Restricted access until February 13, 2029 on the two posters listed in the unprocessed addition #1 section. All other items
in this collection have 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
Bath, North Carolina Tricentennial Collection (#1025), Special Collections Department, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina
University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA.
Acquisition Information
Gift of Adrienne Dunning Rea
Gift of Dr. W. Keats Sparrow
Gift of Patricia Samford
Gift of Dr. W. Keats Sparrow
Gift of Patricia Samford
Processing Information
Encoded by Mark Custer, December 31, 2007
Preliminary Inventory
Below is material taken from a preliminary
inventory and represents content from the collection that is unprocessed.
| Box 1 | |
| Folder a | Printed materials, 2005 |
| Item | Postcard of Palmer-Marsh House. Bath, NC (2005) 1 item. 1 p. |
| Item | Postcard of St. Thomas Episcopal Church. Bath, NC (2005) 1 item. 1 p. |
| Item | Bath Towne Guidebook. Bath, NC (2005) 1 item. 1 p. |
| Item | Historic Bath Brochure. Bath, NC (2005) 1 item. 1 p. |
| Item | Historic Bath Site Map. Bath, NC (2005) 1 item. 1 p. |
| Folder b | Photos, 2005 (negative cartiridge included) |
| Item 1 | Bath Historic Mark on Corner of Main St. and NC 92. Bath, NC (2005) 1 item. 1 p. |
| Item 2 | Main St. Facing Marina and NC 92 Bridge. Bath, NC (2005) 1 item. 1 p. |
| Item 3 | Intersection of Main St. and NC 92. Bath, NC (2005) 1 item. 1 p. |
| Item 4 | Front View, Palmer-Marsh House. Bath, NC (2005) 1 item. 1 p. |
| Item 5 | Side View (Chimney) Palmer-Marsh House. Bath, NC (2005) 1 item. 1 p. |
| Item 6 | Rear View (Well) Palmer-Marsh House. Bath, NC (2005) 1 item. 1 p. |
| Item 7 | Cemetery. Bath, NC (2005) 1 item. 1 p. |
| Item 8 | Blackbeard's Money Jar. Van de Veer House. Bath, NC (2005) 1 item. 1 p. |
| Item 9 | Front View, Van de Veer House. Bath, NC (2005) 1 item. 1 p. |
| Item 10 | Front View, Glebe House. Bath, NC (2005) 1 item. 1 p. |
| Item 11 | Corner of Front and Main Streets. Side View, Bonner House. Bath, NC (2005) 1 item. 1 p. |
| Item 12 | Bath Creek (Teach's Point, also called Plum Point on left). Bath, NC (2005) 1 item. 1 p. |
| Item 13 | Rear View (far-out), Bonner House. Bath, NC (2005) 1 item. 1 p. |
| Item 14 | Rear View (furthest out), Bonner House. Bath, NC (2005) 1 item. 1 p. |
| Item 15 | Rear View (close-up), Bonner House. Bath, NC (2005) 1 item. 1 p. |
| Item 16 | St. Thomas Episcopal Church Cemetery. Bath, NC (2005) 1 item. 1 p. |
| Item 17 | Front View, St. Thomas Church. Bath, NC (2005) 1 item. 1 p. |
| Item 18 | St. Thomas Church Sign. Bath, NC (2005) 1 item. 1 p. |
| Item 19 | Interior, View from Pulpit. St. Thomas Church. Bath, NC (2005) 1 item. 1 p. |
| Item 20 | Interior View of Pulpit. St. Thomas Church. Bath, NC (2005) 1 item. 1 p. |
| Item 21 | Interior View from Rear of Church. St. Thomas Church. Bath, NC (2005) 1 item. 1 p. |
| Item 22 | Corner of Harding and Carteret Streets, Front View Bath High School. Bath, NC (2005) 1 item. 1 p. |
| Item 23 | Side View, Bath High School. Bath NC (2005) 1 item. 1 p. |
| Folder c | Poster (2004) entitled North Carolina’s Oldest Town: Bath, 1705-2005 produced by the North Carolina Division of State Historic Sites, Northeast Division. [2 copies. 2 items. 2 p. (ca. 0.001 cubic feet) Rec’d. 2/13/2004.] RESTRICTION to 2/13/2029 NOTE: Gift of Patricia Samford, Site Manager, Historic Bath; Received through the courtesy of Dr. Keats Sparrow, Dean of Arts and Sciences, East Carolina University. |
| Folder d | Collection (14 January – 25 April 2005) including correspondence, clippings, programs, ephemera, brochures, pamphlets, periodicals and posters, etc. relating to the activities of the Bath, North Carolina Tricentennial Steering Committee, the Historic Bath State Historic Site, and events celebrating the 300th anniversary of the founding of the town on 8 March 2005. (Addition #2) [24 items. 89 pages. (ca. 0.03 cubic feet). Recd. 5/10/2005.] |
| Folder e | Bath, North Carolina Tricentennial Collection (Addition #3). Entitiled "Colonial Bath: A History (1705-2005)" (2005) written by Alan D. Watson. Unbound typed manuscript. [1 item. 134 p. (ca. 0.045 cubic feet) Rec'd 7/13/2006.] |
| Box 2 | |
| Folder a | Application of the Church Catechism, by Gilbert Townerson, 1685, Preservation file (2001) 5 items. 12 p. Note: Includes photographic prints. |
| Folder b | Bath Packet, The: A Periodic Newsletter of the Historic Bath Commission (2000) 1 item. 2 p. |
| Folder c | Historic Bath Commission. General Statement of Purpose, etc. (2000) 9 items. 12 p. |
| Folder d | Historic Bath Commission. Budgets (2002-2003) 2 items. 17 p. |
| Folder e | Historic Bath Commission. Membership list 2000-2001 (2000) Photocopy typescript. 1 item. 1 p. |
| Folder f | Hookway, Josie. Correspondence, etc. (2005) 2 items. 3 p. |
| Folder g | Bath Tercentenary Monument / Statue Committee report (1/14/2005) 1 item. 22 p. |
| Folder h | Historic Bath Commission. Meeting Agendas, Minutes, Reports, etc. (2006) 4 items. 17 p. |
| Folder i | Historic Bath Commission. Meeting Agendas, Minutes, Reports, etc. (2005) 12 items. 30 p. |
| Folder j | Historic Bath Commission. Meeting Agendas, Minutes, Reports, etc. (2004) 7 items. 21 p. |
| Folder k | Historic Bath Commission. Meeting Agendas, Minutes, Reports, etc. (2002) 1 item. 11 p. |
| Folder l | Historic Bath Commission. Meeting Agendas, Minutes, Reports, etc. (2000-2001) 6 items. 15 p. |
| Folder m | Historic Bath Commission. W. Keats Sparrow's Appointments (2000, 2005) Photocopy TLS. 5 items. 10 p. |
| Folder n | Historic Bath Commission. Artwork Committee files (2004-2005) 9 items. 56 p. Note: concerns Bath Tricentennial Monument / Statue |
| Folder o | Historic Bath Commission. Financie & Fundraising Committee (2005) 6 items. 18 p. |
| Folder p | Historic Bath Foundation, Inc. (2003) 2 items. 3 p. |
| Folder q | North Carolina Arts Council. Elements of a Public Art / Design Plan or Project file (2005) 7 items. 46 p. Note: concerns Bath Tricentennial Monument / Statue |