Record #:

20430

Author(s):

Atchison, Ray M.

Abstract:

Established in Charlotte, North Carolin in 1866, THE LAND WE LOVE is considered one of the best periodicals to spring up in the South after the Civil War. Edited by Gen. Daniel Harvey Hill, THE LAND WE LOVE commented on education, advocated scientific and practical methods for farming, preserved war records and memories, and provided literary criticism among many things.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 37 Issue 4, Oct 1960, p506-515, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Hill, Daniel Harvey, 1821-1889; Periodicals--Charlotte; The LAND WE LOVE (Magazine)

Record #:

20431

Author(s):

Watson, Richard L., Jr.

Abstract:

In the presidential election of 1928, the Democratic party met an unprecedented defeat nationally, including serious losses in the South. In North Carolina, questions of organization and leadership were as important as debates on religion, prohibition, and Tammany; these and personal rivalries divided Democratic allegiance. Of particular interest in this was that Furnifold M. Simmons, U.S. Senator from North Carolina (and Democrat), refused to support his own Party's candidate for president.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 37 Issue 4, Oct 1960, p516-543, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Simmons, Furnifold M. (Furnifold McLendel), 1854-1940

Record #:

20432

Author(s):

Patton, James W.

Abstract:

A collection of letters written by or about tutors employed at Waterloo (presently Stovall), Granville County highlight the extent of North Carolina's dependence on New England teachers during the antebellum period.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 37 Issue 4, Oct 1960, p544-567, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Antebellum period, 1820-1961--Granville County--Education

Record #:

20433

Author(s):

Rights, Douglas L.

Abstract:

Adelaide Fries was born in Salem on November 12, 1871 and did on November 29, 1949. The author writes a brief memorial to her life and especially focuses on her career as a historian and writer. The final two pages of the article outline the various publications she wrote, edited, and collaborated on, most dealing with North Carolina, Salem, and the Moravians.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 29 Issue 1, Jan 1952, p1-7, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Salem--History

Record #:

20434

Author(s):

Purcell, James S.

Abstract:

Rev. Mason Locke Weems is an interesting historical individual best known for his colorful biography of George Washington. He traveled the state selling books, specifically religious texts and his own book Life of Washington. The author traces Weems' movements through the state and the citizens reactions through newspaper articles, letters addressed to Weems, and diary entries of North Carolinians who encountered this character.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 29 Issue 1, Jan 1952, p8-23, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Booksellers and bookselling

Record #:

20435

Author(s):

High, James

Abstract:

Henry McCulloh wrote The Stamp Act of 1765 which he first drafted and submitted to Earl of Bute in 1761. Besides being a clerk for the British Government, McCulloh was also a speculator after being granted 1,200,000 acres in North Carolina. The article examines manuscripts to understand how McCulloh administered the million plus acres in the state and how this gave him new insight for drafting The Stamp Act of 1765.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 29 Issue 1, Jan 1952, p24-38, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History, Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775

Record #:

20437

Author(s):

Wiley, Mary Callum

Abstract:

Calvin Henderson Wiley was a lawyer and a State Representative for Guilford County between 1850 and 1851. All but two of these letters were previously unpublished. The letters cover a period from 1840 to the early 1850s and are between Wiley and his mother or sister or to his childhood friend Jeremy F. Gilmer. These letters deal with concern for his family, his aspiration for public office, and the daily functions of the legislature.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 29 Issue 1, Jan 1952, p91-103, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Wiley, Calvin Henderson, 1819-1887

Record #:

20438

Author(s):

McPherson, Elizabeth Gregory

Abstract:

A continuation of articles written to President Andrew Johnson during Reconstruction by citizens of North Carolina. The letters covered were written between August 1867 and September 1867.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 29 Issue 1, Jan 1952, p104-119, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875

Record #:

20439

Author(s):

Farmer, Fannie Memory

Abstract:

Today passing a Bar Examination is a stressful endeavor, though in the state's history this was not always the case. The author tracks changing requirements for not only the bar exams but the credentials needed to become a lawyer. Specifically, she looks at the years 1820 to 1860 when the system became more formalized; though qualifications such as \"moral character\" were considered the most pressing prerequisite.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 29 Issue 2, April 1952, p159-170, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Lawyers

Record #:

20440

Author(s):

Vinson, John Chalmers

Abstract:

Morality does not always dictate a politician's campaign and the same is true in the early political history of the state. During the first three decades of the 19th century a pervasive technique to win elections in the General Assembly and Congress developed called electioneering. Those politicians electioneering spent as much time in the public arena as possible attempting to convince voters of their aptitude over the other candidates. Though the norm today, this technique went against the election philosophy of the time which is outlined by the author.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 29 Issue 2, April 1952, p171-188, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Elections--North Carolina--History--19th century

Record #:

20441

Author(s):

Sellers, Charles

Abstract:

Of three United States presidents from the state, James K. Polk is considered the most \"Tar Heel.\" Though he moved with his family to Tennessee when he was eleven, Polk returned to the state to attend the University of North Carolina. It is Polk's college career which the author chooses to focus on and covers both Polk's academic and extracurricular activities at the university.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 29 Issue 2, April 1952, p189-203, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

University of North Carolina

Record #:

20442

Author(s):

Merrill, James M.

Abstract:

Fort Hatteras was captured by a joint expedition between Union Major General Butler and Commodore Stringham on August 31, 1861. Considered a great victory for the North and an unsettling development for the South and especially North Carolinians, the author looks at the consequences for the Confederate cause with the loss of Hatteras. The author also details the course of events leading up to the fall of Fort Hatteras.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 29 Issue 2, April 1952, p204-219, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865

Record #:

20443

Author(s):

McPherson, Elizabeth Gregory

Abstract:

A continuation of articles written to President Andrew Johnson during Reconstruction by citizens of North Carolina. The letters covered were written are from October 1867.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 29 Issue 2, April 1952, p259-268, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875

Record #:

20444

Author(s):

Quinn, David B.

Abstract:

Christopher Newport was a prominent English captain who was involved in several important expeditions. Newport sailed one of the ships on the 1590 Jamestown expedition. The author recounts the events of the Jamestown Expedition to Roanoke Island but focuses primarily on the activities of Christopher Newport based on new archival material discovered by the Hakluyt Society.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 29 Issue 3, July 1952, p305-316, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History, Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775

Record #:

20445

Author(s):

Haywood, C. Robert

Abstract:

Colonial North Carolinians demanded a great deal of autonomy from the suppressing English government. Governors of the colony found it difficult to collect taxes without adequate support from the crown and if collected revenue was not used locally it was impossible to get taxes from the populace. North Carolinians' independent spirit was further inflamed with the introduction of the Stamp Act of 1765. The author looks at the colonist's opposition to this act which primarily came from the aristocratic plantation owning sect of the population.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 29 Issue 3, July 1952, p317-343, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History, Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775