Record #:

20189

Author(s):

Rulfs, Donald J.

Abstract:

Since 1823, professional stage performers have performed at the theater in Fayetteville as they toured the circuit of theaters in the region.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 31 Issue 2, Apr 1954, p125-133, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Theaters--Fayetteville

Record #:

20190

Author(s):

Applewhite, Marjorie Mendenhall

Abstract:

There has been debate about the start of sharecropping in the southern United States. But new evidence, mainly from North Carolina court documents, reveals the history of developments in sharecropping and tenancy.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 31 Issue 2, Apr 1954, p134-149, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Sharecropping; Tenant farmers

Record #:

20191

Author(s):

Nuremberger, Ruth Ketring

Abstract:

This is a detailed biographical essay examining the life and political career of Asbury Dickens. A print of Dickens' portrait is included.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 24 Issue 3, July 1947, p281-314, por, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Dickens, Asbury, 1780-1861

Record #:

20192

Author(s):

Roberts, William P.

Abstract:

This article looks at the career of US Naval Officer and later chief foreign agent and naval officer for the Confederacy James Dunwoody Bulloch focusing on his life in the years during the Civil War. Attention is given to Bulloch's work as an agent with the Confederate Navy, detailing the design, construction, financing and actions of vessels with which he was involved, including the ORETO also known as the CSS FLORIDA, the CSS ALABAMA, FINIGAL, PALERMO, MANASSAS, ENRICA, CITY OF RICHMOND, STONEWALL, COQUETTE, BAHAMA, ADVENTURE, ENTERPRISE, AJAX, HERCULES as well as two rams later to be named SCORPION and WIVERN by the British government. Several other vessels and Confederate Naval details are included.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 24 Issue 3, July 1947, p315-366, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Bulloch, James Dunwoody, 1823-1901; Confederate States of America--Navy

Record #:

20193

Author(s):

Padgett, James A.

Abstract:

This is a continuation of a reprint of letters sharing observations of life in Europe written by US Army engineer and arsenal commander Alfred Mordecai.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 24 Issue 3, July 1947, p367-402, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Mordecai, Alfred, 1804-1887

Record #:

20194

Author(s):

Deyton, Jason Basil

Abstract:

This article offers a detailed history of the development of the Toe River Valley area of North Carolina, with a focus on its inhabitants and their work, community life, and political development.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 24 Issue 4, Oct 1947, p423-466, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Artisans--Toe River Valley

Record #:

20195

Author(s):

Lucas, Nancy Jane

Abstract:

This article looks at John Gustavus Adolphus Williamson's time in the position of Consul of the United States at La Guayra, in the Republic of Columbia beginning in 1826. Some details of Columbian independence from Spain, of Simon Bolivar's actions in the country, and of the establishment of Venezuela as a separate and recognized country are included.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 24 Issue 4, Oct 1947, p485-493, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Williamson, John G.A., 1793-1840

Record #:

20196

Author(s):

Tilley, Nannie May

Abstract:

This is a reprint of records from the Surry Country Agricultural Society which flourished from 1819 to 1823 in a semi-mountainous, remote section of North Carolina. The papers of the society were found among those of David S. Reid, governor of North Carolina from 1851-1854. Some information on the society and its history is included introduction.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 24 Issue 4, Oct 1947, p494-531, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Governors

Record #:

20197

Author(s):

Walser, Richard

Abstract:

This article looks at the history and content of the first novel written by a resident of North Carolina with North Carolina as the setting entitled \"Eoneguski, or, the Cherokee Chief: A Tale of Past Wars. By An American,\" by Robert Strange in 1839. Some reprints of relevant letters as well as biographical information on Strange are included.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 26 Issue 1, Jan 1949, p1-27, il, por, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Strange, Robert, 1857-1914

Record #:

20204

Author(s):

Stroupe, Henry S.

Abstract:

Stroupe recounts the development of the North Carolina Department of Archives and History from the work of the North Carolina Historical Commission and William Joseph Peele.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 31 Issue 2, Apr 1954, p184-200, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

North Carolina. Division of Archives and History--History

Record #:

20205

Author(s):

Johnston, Frontis W.

Abstract:

On an evening in early 1880, Senator Zebulon B. Vance met his future wife, widow Mrs. Florence Steele Martin. Johnston writes about Vance's and Martin's courtship through their personal letters.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 31 Issue 2, Apr 1954, p222-239, por, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Vance, Zebulon Baird, 1830-1894

Record #:

20206

Author(s):

Green, Fletcher M.

Abstract:

This article discusses the celebration of Independence Day in North Carolina from the declaration of the Continental Congress through the first hundred years of the nation.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 31 Issue 3, Jul 1954, p295-320, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Fourth of July celebrations--North Carolina--History

Record #:

20207

Author(s):

Parker, John W.

Abstract:

With deeply regional roots, James Ephraim McGirt is known for not merely his literary output, but also for his devotion to poetry and his struggle to overcome rural poverty and racism.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 31 Issue 3, Jul 1954, p321-335, por, bibl, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

McGirt, James Ephraim, 1874-1930; African American poets

Record #:

20208

Author(s):

Rankin, Hugh F.

Abstract:

In 1780, the rebellion of the colonies hung on the ropes. Lord Cornwallis stood in South Carolina poised to strike at Virginia, where North Carolina only stood in his way as the road to Virginia. But little did the British know that forces joined at Cowpens in North Carolina were more than just a road block.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 31 Issue 3, Jul 1954, p336-369, il, por, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Cornwallis, Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquis, 1738-1805; Cowpens, Battle of, S.C., 1781

Record #:

20209

Author(s):

Walser, Richard

Abstract:

Although typically remembered as the first superintendent of common schools in North Carolina, Calvin Henderson Wiley was part of a small group of determined North Carolinians who established a state literature.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 31 Issue 3, Jul 1954, p410-421, il, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Wiley, Calvin Henderson, 1819-1887