Mair, Wendi Letter from Vivian N. Darden to his father Letter from Vivian N. Darden to his father. The letter is written on letter head for M. H. White and Co., Merchants, Hertford, North Carolina, and discusses both family and business matters. Vivian Norfleet Darden (b. 1892), a native of Drivers, Virginia, moved to Hertford in 1910 to work in the mercantile business. Eventually, his brother Douglass joined him, and they formed Darden Bros. (1926) and later, Darden's Department Store (1957). Vivian Darden served in the U.S. Army during WWI, was mayor of Hertford for more than twenty-one years, and held the positions of city manager and fire chief. 0439-b1-fa 35444 1544 19131105 eng text letters 15.3cm x 24.1cm Darden, Vivian N. (Vivian Norfleet), 1892- Correspondence United States North Carolina Perquimans County (N.C.) Hertford (N.C.) Merchants North Carolina Hertford Department stores North Carolina Hertford Darden, Vivian N. (Vivian Norfleet), 1892- creator This item has been made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. Researchers are responsible for using these materials in accordance with Title 17 of the United States Code and any other applicable statutes. If you are the creator or copyright holder of this item and would like it removed, please contact us at als_digitalcollections@ecu.edu. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/ Social and Family Life sfl Manufacturing and Business mab 0439 Letter from Vivian N. Darden to his father Letter from Vivian N. Darden to his father. The letter is written on letter head for M. H. White and Co., Merchants, Hertford, North Carolina, and discusses both family and business matters. Vivian Norfleet Darden (b. 1892), a native of Drivers, Virginia, moved to Hertford in 1910 to work in the mercantile business. Eventually, his brother Douglass joined him, and they formed Darden Bros. (1926) and later, Darden's Department Store (1957). Vivian Darden served in the U.S. Army during WWI, was mayor of Hertford for more than twenty-one years, and held the positions of city manager and fire chief. Darden, Vivian N. (Vivian Norfleet), 1892- Darden, Vivian N. (Vivian Norfleet), 1892---Correspondence 19131105 Text letters J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University eng 35444 http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/ United States--North Carolina--Perquimans County (N.C.)--Hertford (N.C.) Merchants--North Carolina--Hertford Department stores--North Carolina--Hertford local, filename 35444.0001 18219316 image/tiff 6.0 PRONOM PUID: fmt/10 little endian uncompressed MD5 4bd5ede97e64696868594f9b92ca289d ecu:digital_collections 1938 3130 RGB 153 mm 241 mm 20150317 Schilling IV, William Zeutschel OS14000 A1 Omniscan 12.4 object plane in. 300 1 300 1 8 integer 3 internal