Record #:

20266

Author(s):

Baldwin, Alice M.

Abstract:

This is a reprint of a paper presented at the forty-eighth annual session of the State Literary and Historical Association in Raleigh, December 3, 1948. This paper examines progress and changes that have taken place in the state within a variety of fields, including economic prosperity, interest in historic preservation and restoration, increased civic involvement and pride, interest in the arts and music, academic interests in sociology, economics, political science, business administration and the natural sciences, improvements in opportunities for women, improvements in racial relations, and improvements in conditions for industrial workers.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 26 Issue 2, April 1949, p236-242 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

North Caolina--History

Record #:

20267

Author(s):

Rights, Douglass M.

Abstract:

This is a reprint of remarks given at the forty-eighth annual session of the State Literary and Historical Association in Raleigh, December 3, 1948. These remarks were made to introduce and present the Mayflower Cup Award for 1948 to Dr. Charles S. Snydor for his book \"The Development of Sothern Sectionalism, 1819-1848.\" Some attention is given to the merits of literary prizes in general.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 26 Issue 2, April 1949, p243-244 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Mayflower Cup (Award); Snydor, Charles S., 1898-1954

Record #:

20278

Author(s):

Wilson, Eddie W.

Abstract:

The gourd and its role in southern history and society as food, vessel, and tool is examined using archeological, anthropological and ethnological methods. Black and white photographs of various incarnations of gourds are included.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 26 Issue 3, July 1949, p300-305, il, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Gourds

Record #:

20279

Author(s):

Miles, Edwin A.

Abstract:

In the mid-19th century, Benson J. Lossing traveled to North Carolina to create a series of engravings that detailed the Revolutionary War in the state.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 35 Issue 1, Jan 1958, p11-19, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--American Revolutionary War, 1775-1783

Record #:

20280

Author(s):

Wallace, Lee A., Jr.

Abstract:

IN 1846, requisitions for volunteers for the Mexican-American war went to governors of all states. Governor William A. Graham issued a proclamation calling North Carolina to raise a volunteer infantry regiment. During the summer of 1846, more than three times the volunteers needed, most of them from the western part of the state, offered their services.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 35 Issue 1, Jan 1958, p20-33, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Graham, William Alexander, 1804-1875; North Carolina--History--Mexican-American War, 1846-1848

Record #:

20288

Author(s):

Mitchell, H.H.

Abstract:

Between 1865 and 1905, there were over one hundred private banks opened in North Carolina. Although their is little mention made of private banks in the state's history, these institutions played an important role in banking and contributions made to the economy.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 35 Issue 1, Jan 1958, p34-49, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Banks and banking--North Carolina--Private

Record #:

20289

Author(s):

Powell, William S.

Abstract:

Powell provides an amended list of Douglas C. McMurtrie's 1938 bibliography of 18th century North Carolina imprints. The bibliography lists books printed in North Carolina in the 18th century, along with books which no longer survive, but are thought to be a product of North Carolina.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 35 Issue 1, Jan 1958, p50-73, il, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Printing industry; Imprints--North Carolina; McMurtrie, Douglas C., 1888-1944

Record #:

20293

Author(s):

Hecht, Arthur

Abstract:

Using correspondence, lists, ledgers, and financial records, Hecht presents a history of the postal service in North Carolina during the late 18th century, looking at postal offices, post masters, and mail routes.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 35 Issue 2, Apr 1958, p125-152, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Postal service--History

Record #:

20294

Author(s):

Cunningham, H.H.

Abstract:

During the American Civil War, numerous hospital centers developed in various parts of the Confederacy with one located in Raleigh. As a centrally located, populous city, Raleigh was selected as headquarters of the first Surgeon General of the State, Dr. Charles E. Johnston. Later, Raleigh was the site of the state's first military hospital, with Dr. Edmund Burke Haywood in charge.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 35 Issue 2, Apr 1958, p153-166, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Haywood, Edmund Burke, 1825-1894; North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Confederate hospitals; Raleigh--Hospitals; Johnson, Charles E., 1812-1876

Record #:

20296

Author(s):

Logan, Frenise A.

Abstract:

During the Reconstruction era in North Carolina, African-Americans began to demand the establishment of a state supported college. Following much debate and opposition, Greensboro was approved for a A and M College for African-Americans in 1891.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 35 Issue 2, Apr 1958, p167-180, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

African Americans--Education, Higher

Record #:

20297

Author(s):

Massey, Mary Elizabeth

Abstract:

This article looks at the widespread issue of food and drink shortage in Confederate states during the Civil War. Certain trends are identified, such as the class of people who were most affected by the shortage, newspaper coverage of shortages, and the kinds of food and drink that were in short supply.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 26 Issue 3, July 1949, p306-334, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Food Shortage--Civil War, 1861-1865

Record #:

20298

Author(s):

Powell, William S.

Abstract:

This is a reprint of the combination diary and cashbook of early American journalist, printer, and reformer Joseph Gales. The diary covers the period between September 24, 1794 and July 30, 1795 while the cashbook contains entries made between May, 1794 and December 26, 1795. Some biographical information on Gales is provided in the introduction and conclusion, and some analysis by the author is offered throughout.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 26 Issue 3, July 1949, p335-347, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Gales, Joseph, 1761-1841

Record #:

20299

Author(s):

Chambers, William N.

Abstract:

This biographical essay examines the life, family, and career of North Carolina Senator Thomas Hart Benton.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 26 Issue 4, Oct 1949, p385-416, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Benton, Thomas Hart, 1782-1858

Record #:

20300

Author(s):

Tucker, Glenn

Abstract:

North Carolinians participated wholeheartedly both in the American Civil war and in the Gettysburg campaign. At Gettysburg, 770 North Carolina soldiers were killed in action, a loss greater than any other states.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 35 Issue 2, Apr 1958, p191-212, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Gettysburg, Battle of, Pa., 1863

Record #:

20301

Author(s):

Davis, Curtis Carroll

Abstract:

This article examines the circumstances surrounding the writing of \"Orta-undis, and Other Poems\" by James Mathewes Legare, with a particular focus on Legare's discussion of muses with critics of his work.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 26 Issue 4, Oct 1949, p417-438, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Legare, James Mathewes, 1823-1859