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One of North Carolina's most famous social activists, Weil spent her life fighting for systemic change, from leading the North Carolina Equal Suffrage League in 1920 to advocating for labor reform and civil rights. In researching Weil further, the author of this article notes an unexpected find in her papers housed in the North Carolina State Archives--letter from her Jewish family living in Europe during the Holocaust.
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The article takes up the case of John Dalrymple, colonial era British army offices and commander of Fort Johnston in the 1750s and 1760s, imprisoned by Governor Arthur Dobbs in 1762 for desertion. Constructed in 1748, Fort Johnston was the first fort built in North Carolina. It was located near the mouth of Cape Fear River.
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Enslaved people were hired out by their owners to work to construct the old capitol building, completed in 1840. One document giving information concerning enslaved workers involved with the old state capitol. is "Report of the Commissioners Appointed to Superintend Rebuilding of the State Capitol, published in 1834.
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"An Interview with Alice Shahan, digital archivist at the State Archives of North Carolina." Making sure records in the digital repository remain unchanged in any way in the State Archives digital repository, Shahan notes there is a misconception that the preservation process is served once something becomes digital. In actuality, it's a long-term management issue that requires constant verification using software tools.
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