Richard Caswell Collection

1930-2007
Manuscript Collection #1117
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Creator(s)
Caswell, Richard, 1729-1789
Physical description
0.25 Cubic Feet, 52 items
Preferred Citation
Richard Caswell Collection (#1117), East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA.
Repository
ECU Manuscript Collection
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Custodial History

October 24, 2007 (unprocessed) 52 items, 0.25 cubic feet; Collection (1930-2007) of materials relating to North Carolina's first governor, including genealogical and biographical research materials for the Richard Caswell Celebration held in Kinston, NC during August, 2007, including correspondence, printed materials, compact discs, photocopies & transcripts of documents, including Clayton Brown Alexander's biography (Ph.D. Dissertation, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill). Donor: Dr. W. Keats Sparrow

Source of acquisition

Gift of Dr. W. Keats Sparrow

Processing information

Encoded by Mark Custer, January 4, 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
Personal Names
Caswell, Richard, 1729-1789
Topical
Governors--North Carolina
Container list
Box 1 Folder a Caswell Homily (8/12/2007) "Hunting with the Hounds and Running with the Hares," St. Mary's Episcopal Church, Kinston, NC 3:00 p.m., Sunday, 12 August 2007, by W. Keats Sparrow. Typescript. 1 item. 6 p
Box 1 Folder b Hadley, Clair Correspondence (8/26 - 8/31/2007) with W. Keats Sparrow, regarding Richard Caswell, including photocopies & transcripts of documents & genealogical material relating to the Caswell - Murphy family of Pitt County & Craven County, NC. Printed materials & photocopies. 9 items. 34 p
Box 1 Folder c Letters received (8/26 - 8/28/2007) by W. Keats Sparrow from Donna E. Kelly & Martha Marble regarding an edition of Richard Caswell's papers & the 1790 Claim of Winston Caswell. Printed emails. 2 items. 2 p
Box 1 Folder d Richard Caswell Celebration (5/30 - 8/16/2007) including correspondence, printed materials, & photocopies pertaining to Richard Caswell, including his portrait, walking cane, biography, commemorative events, etc. 10 items. 23 p
Box 1 Folder e The Public Career of Richard Caswell, by Clayton Brown Alexander (1930) Ph.D. Dissertation in History, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Part 1, pp. 1 - 150, plus notes by donor & advertisement for published version. Photocopy typescript & Holograph notes. 1 item. 154 p
Box 1 Folder f The Public Career of Richard Caswell, by Clayton Brown Alexander (1930) Ph.D. Dissertation in History, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Part 2, pp. 151 - 290. Photocopy typescript. 1 item. 139 p
Box 1 Folder g Richard Caswell Objects at Tryon Palace, New Bern, NC Compact Disk #01 (2/23/2007) with prints of contents, including Caswell Book, Caswell Name, Cup Saucer, Tea Set & Wallet. JPEGS. 14 items. 14 p
Box 1 Folder h Richard Caswell Objects at Tryon Palace, New Bern, NC Compact Disk #02 (2001-2007) with prints of contents, including list of Caswell Objects & prints of contents. Microsoft Office Word, TIFS, & JPEGS. 7 items. 7 p