Record #:

21372

Author(s):

Abrams, Douglas Carl

Abstract:

A re-examination of the effects of the New Deal on blacks in North Carolina that dispels some previously accepted scholarship by the New Left that had indicted the program, as well as more recent scholarship that underestimated the negative effects of the program on Southern blacks.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 66 Issue 2, April 1989, p149-178, il, por, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

New Deal, 1933-1939--North Carolina--History--African Americans

Record #:

21373

Author(s):

Bardolph, Richard

Abstract:

Part two of a two-part article examining the Confederate problem of desertion among its troops during the Civil War. Particular attention is given to the various approaches to dealing with deserters that were employed during the war, as well with the reputation gained by regiments from North Carolina for having a particularly high rate of desertion. Reactions to this reputation/problem from North Carolina Governor Zebulon B. Vance and the state government are also included.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 66 Issue 2, April 1989, p179-210, il, por, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

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

Record #:

21374

Author(s):

Escott, Paul D.

Abstract:

An examination of the changes seen among subsistence based yeoman farmers in the state after the construction in the 1850s of the North Carolina Railroad spanning the state from Goldsboro to Charlotte. Taking advantage of new commercial opportunities afforded by the new railroad, yeoman farmers began to produce cash crops, viewing it as a chance to compete equally in a society that was becoming increasingly capitalist.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 66 Issue 3, July 1989, p275-300, il, por, map, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Farmers--Economic conditions; North Carolina--History--1775-1865--Farming; Yeoman farmers

Record #:

21375

Author(s):

Steelman, Lala Carr

Abstract:

Eastern North Carolina planter Elias Carr entered state agricultural politics in the 1880s after over 20 years as master of Bracebridge Plantation in Edgecombe County. He was elected president of the North Carolina Farmer's Association in 1887 and the organization was absorbed into the North Carolina Farmers' Alliance the same year. Carr served as executive committee chairman (1887-1889) and later president (1889-1891) of the Alliance. Through his time as a leader of the Alliance, Carr worked with others to improve the stability and strength of the organization.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 57 Issue 2, Apr 1980, p133-158 , il, por, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

North Carolina Farmers' Alliance--History--19th century; Carr, Elias, 1839-1900

Record #:

21376

Author(s):

Stephenson, William E.

Abstract:

Wesleyan Female College was founded in March 1855 by Methodists of the Murfreesboro, North Carolina area. Roughly 100 young women attended the school annually from southern Virginia and northern North Carolina. While there, the young ladies studied music, learned social skills, made new friends and matured both mentally and physically. Both personal and political stresses occurred regularly among those in charge of Wesleyan, predominantly among the families of the schools president, Joseph H. Davis, and the president of the trustees, John Wesley Southall.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 57 Issue 2, Apr 1980, p257-279 , il, por, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Wesleyan Female College (Murfreesboro)

Record #:

21377

Author(s):

Bailey, Fred A.

Abstract:

A look at the career of American historian William E. Dodd who, influenced by his personal background as the son of a poor North Carolina farmer, focused his scholarly work on the history of the South in which yeoman farmers were exploited by the aristocratic elite.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 66 Issue 3, July 1989, p301-320, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Dodd, William E., 1869-1940; Yeoman farmers

Record #:

21384

Author(s):

Durden, Robert F.

Abstract:

Part one of a two-part article looking at the founding and fledgling years of the Law School at Duke University, the establishment of which was a result of the transition from Trinity College afforded by the establishment of the Duke Endowment in December of 1924. Particular attention is given to University President William Preston Few's search for a satisfactory dean and faculty for the law school, a process that took over five years to complete.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 66 Issue 3, July 1989, p321-352, il, por, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Few, William Preston, 1867-1940; Duke University. School of Law--History

Record #:

21385

Author(s):

Trelease, Allen W.

Abstract:

During the 1894 and 1896 North Carolina state elections, Republican and Populist Parties joined in an attempt to gain control of the legislature from the Democratic Party. The merging was not a successful one as the two parties bickered over issues including business regulation, the gold standard, and race relations. They also argued about specific state issues such as local government, patronage, education, taxes, lynching, and railroads.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 57 Issue 3, July 1980, p280-309, il, por, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

North Carolina--Fusion politics

Record #:

21386

Author(s):

Bushong, William B.

Abstract:

English architect William Percival left his mark on North Carolina during his short stay in the state between 1857 and 1860. Percival designed 13 ecclesiastical, public, and domestic structures, including the Caswell County courthouse, churches in Hillsborough, Tarboro, and Raleigh, and two dormitory classroom buildings at the University of North Carolina.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 57 Issue 3, July 1980, p310-339 , il, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Percival, William, fl. 1950s; Architecture--19th century

Record #:

21387

Author(s):

De Van Massey, Gregory

Abstract:

A look at the role that the British garrison in Wilmington played in the loyalist uprisings during the spring and summer of 1781. Information on the impact of British Major James Henry Craig's use of Wilmington, North Carolina, as a base of operations and protection of Tory supporters, and his organized of military units against the Patriot militia resulting in civil war within the state is provided.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 66 Issue 4, Oct 1989, p387-411, por, map Periodical Website

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--American Revolutionary War, 1775-1783--Loyalists; Craig, James Henry, 1748-1812

Record #:

21388

Author(s):

Sutherland, Daniel E.

Abstract:

North Carolinian Charles Force Deems spent the year immediately after the Civil War in New York, publishing a weekly newspaper which was intended to close the rift between the North and the South. Deems moved north after hostilities ended and began publishing 'The Watchman,' which featured stories and information on contemporary politics, literature, religion, agriculture, and business. The paper was slanted towards a southern view, while advertising and subscriptions reflected that intent. Due to financial problems caused by lack of support and bad timing, the paper folded on January 5th, 1867.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 57 Issue 4, Oct 1980, p410-426 , il, por, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Reconstruction (1865-1877)--North Carolina

Record #:

21389

Author(s):

Price, William S., Jr.

Abstract:

In colonial North Carolina, road building and militia service laws were a product of a highly divided class system. Wealthy landowners and slave-owners comprised the governmental bodies that decided when roads were built, where they went as well as whom would be exempt from militia and road service duties. Slaves and members of the lower economic classes were required to at least 12 days per year on road service and whites were also required to spend additional time with the militia. These duties often placed a larger economic burden on members of the lower classes.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 57 Issue 4, Oct 1980, p361-409 , il, por, map, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

North Carolina--Transportation routes, Overland--History; North Carolina--History, Colonial period, ca. 1660-1775

Record #:

21390

Author(s):

Gavins, Raymond

Abstract:

An examination of the ways in which black folklore and song give evidence of the trials and triumphs had during post-Civil War segregation. Prevalent themes in Black folklore often include a trickster defeating a stronger foe, or a hero of superhuman power, while songs often speak of sorrow or anger over oppression.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 66 Issue 4, Oct 1989, p412-442, il, por, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Folklore--African Americans; Music--African Americans

Record #:

21391

Author(s):

Durden, Robert F.

Abstract:

Part two of a two-part article looking at the founding and fledgling years of the Law School at Duke University, the establishment of which was a result of the transition from Trinity College afforded by the establishment of the Duke Endowment in December of 1924. Particular attention is given to University President William Preston Few's search for a satisfactory dean and faculty for the law school, a process that took over five years to complete.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 66 Issue 4, Oct 1989, p443-464, il, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Few, William Preston, 1867-1940; Duke University. School of Law--History

Record #:

21392

Author(s):

Watson, Alan D.

Abstract:

An examination of the role of the constable, the lowest position on the peace keeping hierarchy in the colony, along with the establishment, organization, and duties of the constabulary office in Colonial North Carolina.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 68 Issue 1, Jan 1991, p1-16, il, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

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