Biographical/historical information

Dr. Lala Carr Steelman was born in 1926 in Milledgeville, Georgia, to Iverson Curry Carr and Ruth A. Hardie Carr. She attended Georgia State College for Women (now Georgia College) and received her M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in history for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In 1955 she became an assistant professor of history at East Carolina College (now East Carolina University) where she taught for the next thirty years before retiring as a Professor Emeritus of History. After a short illness, Dr. Lala Carr Steelman passed away on May 13, 1998. Joseph Flake Steelman married Lala Carr on August 30, 1947. They had two children, both named for their parents. A daughter, Lala Carr Steelman II, and a son Joseph Flake Steelman Jr. known as Joey. Joey was killed in an electrical accident in New Bern, North Carolina, in 1969.

Scope and arrangement

Typescripts, notes, and original documents written by Lala Carr Steelman for a proposed biography of North Carolina Governor Elias Carr.

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Custodial History

May 24, 2001 and March 23, 2005 (unprocessed), 17 Containers, 17.001 cubic feet; Research materials and drafts (ca. 1832-1992, n.d.) of published and manuscript works by Lala Carr Steelman, including a biography of North Carolina Governor Elias Carr, a history of the Farmer's Alliance, and other writings, including transcriptions and photocopies of manuscript and printed materials in this and other repositories. See preliminary inventory attached. Donor: Dr. Joseph F. Steelman.

March 13, 2006 (unprocessed addition 2), 23 items, 0.01 cubic feet; Collection (ca. 1972-2001) of research materials, notes and drafts for articles and chapters compiled by Lala Carr Steelman for her proposed biography of North Carolina Governor Elias Carr. Donor: Dr. Joseph F. Steelman.

Source of acquisition

Gift of Dr. Joseph F. Steelman

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