Staff Pick for June 18th Source: The Minges Collection, East Carolina Manuscript Collection #1136 Staff Person: Lynette Lundin Description: This collection documents the history of the Minges family in the soft drink business, Pepsi-Cola, in North Carolina. The materials in the collection cover the time period of 1890′s to 1992. Caleb Davis Bradham, born in [...]
Source: John L. Bridgers Family Papers, 727.1.c.8 Staff Person: Maury York Description: This ornate house belonged to John Luther Bridgers, Jr. (1850-1932). It was located adjacent to what is now West Wilson Street in Tarboro, North Carolina. Bridgers is perhaps best known for his collaboration with Joseph Kelly Turner on a history of Edgecombe County, [...]
Source: Elias Carr Papers, East Carolina Manuscript Collection, #160.9.e.29 Staff Person: Nanette Hardison Description: The image shown is of Annie Bruce Carr, daughter of North Carolina Governor Elias Carr. She is sitting in front of a large tree holding her doll. She has twelve other dolls in various poses around her. The image dated 1888 was [...]
Source: Albert R. Smith Collection #9.1.b.23 Staff Person: Jonathan Dembo Description: This Teacher’s First Grade Certificate, dated 12 Oct. 1889, belonged to N. T. Ryals of Johnston County, North Carolina. It showed that Ryals had successfully passed the examination to teach in Johnston County’s public schools. It listed his “true grade of scholarship” in Spelling, Defining, [...]