Special Collections Staff Picks

Source: Elihu A. White Papers, #14.11.a (P-14/6) Staff Person: Jonathan Dembo Description: This photograph of Carpenter’s Hall, Philadelphia dates from the 1870s.  It’s name derives from the fact that it was originally built in 1770-1773 to serve as a meeting hall for the Carpenters’ Companies of the City and County of Philadelphia, the nation’s oldest [...]

Source: Elihu A. White Papers, East Carolina Manuscript Collection #14 Staff Person:  Martha Elmore Description:   Elihu A. White (1824-1900) of Belvidere in Perquimans County, N.C., was a Quaker farmer and business leader.  He served in local government positions, was active in the Republican Party and was appointed collector of Internal Revenue under two U.S. presidents. [...]