Record #:

18953

Author(s):

Bishop, Stephen

Abstract:

No one, including historians, is quite sure when and how North Carolina became dubbed the Tar Heel State, but Bishop elaborates on the legend in terms of the production of tar and turpentine in the state and traces the history of that production through time.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 58 Issue 2, Fall/Winter 2011, p37-44, bibl, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

North Carolina--Nicknames; Turpentine; Tar Heel (Name)

Record #:

35128

Author(s):

Windley, T.P.

Abstract:

A letter written by a store clerk in Mississippi about a wedding the after effects of what must have been a very fun house party.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 4 Issue 2, Dec 1956, p5-6 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Tar Heel (Name)

Record #:

35498

Author(s):

Booker, Louise R.

Abstract:

According to the author, no historian truly knows how North Carolinians came to be known as Tar Heels. What can be declared as truth from the seven versions of its origins shared: the long history that the nickname has; and how many NC citizens are proud to claim the label.

Source:

New East (NoCar F 251 T37x), Vol. 4 Issue 2, Mar/Apr 1976, p17

Subject(s):

Tar Heel (Name); Tar Heels

Record #:

35636

Author(s):

Williams, Thomas A.

Abstract:

This tongue in cheek interview revealed challenges part of the North Pole’s daily operations, such as the CIA’s interception of mail from children perceived as threatening and elves moonlighting to make ends meet. With all the challenges, Ms. Claus assured the work was well worth it, considering the joy the gifts gave to children.

Source:

Tar Heel (NoCar F 251 T37x), Vol. 5 Issue 6, Dec 1977, p14-16, 46-47

Subject(s):

Christmas; Tar Heel (Name)

Record #:

35800

Author(s):

Faulkner, Janice Hardison

Abstract:

Faulkner revealed sources for the team names of several well-known colleges across the US. Included were state bird (University of Delaware Blue Hens), a Civil War regimen (Kansas State Jayhawkers), a type of tree (Ohio State Buckeyes), and Native American tribes (Miami University Redskins). The one she discussed the most, though, was the Carolina Tar Heels, offering three explanations for a team name that has also become a nickname for North Carolina.

Source:

Tar Heel (NoCar F 251 T37x), Vol. 7 Issue 1, Jan/Feb 1979, p48

Subject(s):

Tar Heels; Tar Heel (Name); Universities and colleges; Civil War; Native Americans; Trees