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21596
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This article examines the administration of Arthur Hollis Edens as president of Duke University from 1949 to 1959. It also looks at his relationship with Paul M. Gross, vice president of Duke's Division of Education. Conflict between the two developed over control of specific aspects of fundraising and the allocation of those funds at the university. While the conflict between the two began in 1956, it wasn't until early 1960 that those disagreements became public.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 71 Issue 3, July 1994,
p331-357 , il, por, f
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21597
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A look at the work of surveyors and cartographers Jonathan Price, John Strother, and Joshua Potts. Price and Strother published the first actual survey and map of North Carolina in 1798, and Potts' first map came in 1801. All three significantly advanced the cartography of the state during their careers and their work formed the basis for subsequent maps and plans for fortification of Wilmington and the Cape Fear River.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 76 Issue 4, Oct 1999,
p391-409, map, f
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21598
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The first in a series of articles examining of the formative years of industrial electric supply systems, specifically the Southern Power Company that would become the Duke Power Company in 1924. The Duke company differed from most other investor-owned utilities in that the power was generated from a single system, it was financially autonomous thanks to the large investment of capital from the Duke brothers, plants and dams were designed and built by in-house engineers, the dams provided conservation benefits long before such things were mandated or tax funded, and Duke power became a national leader in its field by pioneering with numerous technologies.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 76 Issue 4, Oct 1999,
p410-440, il, por, map, f
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21599
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In an 1822 effort to segregate their congregation, Moravian Church officials in Salem, North Carolina, established a separate nondenominational black Christian church. White parishioners established the black church as a way to maintain cultural control, but they also feared large gatherings of blacks and were afraid the church would provide a nest to incite slave rebellions. The services were under the direction of Moravian minister Abraham Gottlieb Steiner, but blacks often led services and attended Methodist camp meetings. The segregated church provided members with a unique semblance of family and community.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 71 Issue 4, Oct 1994,
p401-429 , il, por, f
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21600
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During the Antebellum Period, mountain farmers in the Appalachian region of Ashe County lived in a fairly isolated area but took part in the growing market economy on an increasingly regular basis. While large-scale farmers grew the majority of commercial crops, most mountain farmers traded and sold their surplus crops to local and regional markets. In the 1850s, these mountain farmers cultivated more of their land for commercial crops in response to population growth while still maintaining diversity and self-sufficiency.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 71 Issue 4, Oct 1994,
p430-450 , il, por, f
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21601
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This article examines the ending and the fallout of the three year struggle at Duke University between President Arthur Hollis Edens and Vice-President of Education Paul Gross. Gross and his allies on the Duke Endowment Fund forced Edens to resign in 1960 after he refused to accept an appointment as chancellor. Gross had previously campaigned against Edens by stating he opposed plans to make Duke a top national school which angered trustees who forced Edens from his post. This situation led to reforms at Duke University that clarified administrative positions and authority, and included the creation of a university provost position.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 71 Issue 4, Oct 1994,
p451-471 , il, por, f
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21602
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An examination of the life and work of African American master cabinetmaker Thomas Day and his brother John Day, who were free, black craftsmen in the height of the antebellum period. Both skilled in furniture making, learned from their father, they established a business in Milton. John became a Baptist minister and relocated to Liberia, which he helped found. Thomas Day's furniture skills and the fact that he owned both land and slaves gave him a status that was unusual for free blacks in antebellum North Carolina. Thomas and his work reached a sort of mythic reputation in the state in the early 20th century and was glorified by whites who felt comfortable with his middle-class ethics and establishment loyalties.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 78 Issue 1, Jan 2001,
p1-31, por, f
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21612
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In July 1863, Union Brigadier General Edward E. Potter raided the towns of Greenville, Rocky Mount, and Tarboro, North Carolina. This article looks at the planning, execution, and fallout from such small actions, which historians have lauded for their importance in weakening the Confederacy's ability to conduct war through psychological and tactical efforts.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 73 Issue 1, Jan 1996,
p1-27 , il, por, map, f
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21613
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After the Civil War, the attitudes and behavior among elite white North Carolina women regarding work changed significantly depending on the age of the woman in question. Women born before 1820 changed the least as they clung to the tradition of needing servants and continued the same household managerial style as before the war. The next group of women, born between 1820 and 1845, had been young wives and mothers during the Civil War and had greater flexibility towards household work. The third group that grew up during the war and post-war Reconstruction, accepted domestic duties and expanded the range of employment, especially into teaching.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 73 Issue 1, Jan 1996,
p28-55 , il, por, f
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21614
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In the 1780s, strife broke out between Whig lawyers attempting to establish a uniform national legal system and backcountry farmers who had no desire for standardized law and saw Whig actions as self-serving. These two groups fought for control of North Carolina's judicial system, thinking that whoever controlled the judicial branch could interpret and apply the law how they saw fit. Whig lawyers also hoped to restore law and their own power by supporting a national constitution.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 73 Issue 1, Jan 1996,
p56-82 , il, por, map, f
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21615
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Created in 1774 at the urging of the Continental Congress, Committees of Safety were local organizations that were instrumental in the independence movement. While not completely legal when created, the committees eventually replaced local governments put in place by the Crown and assumed their duties. This included regulating the economy, politics, morality, and the militia within their communities. In December 1776, this authority was given to the Council of Safety, a more powerful central authority.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 73 Issue 2, Apr 1996,
p131-155 , il, por, map, f
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21616
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The men of Rowan County did not enlist in Confederate forces during the Civil War for loyalty to the abstract idea of states' right but to defend their communities and homes. The group enlisted and fought together, even electing officers based upon the social hierarchy of their communities. By 1862, many men from Rowan County deserted to return home as food shortages, loss of farm labor, and bad weather threatened their communities. The communities of Rowan County were torn apart by the men's desire to protect the same communities.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 73 Issue 2, Apr 1996,
p156-183 , il, por, map, f
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21617
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The 1898 Spanish-American War was viewed by some African-American communities as an opportunity to fight for their country and their civil rights at the same time. The war did not create a connection between white and black Americans and instead created more racial tension. White Americans did not like the sight of armed blacks and were offended by black soldiers who insisted upon fair civil rights. The war created a backlash that increased the strength of the white supremacy movement.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 73 Issue 2, Apr 1996,
p184-214 , il, por, f
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21618
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During World War I between 1916 and 1918, four North Carolinians served in French aviation forces and all were killed in action. Arthur Bluethenthal, James Baugham, Kiffin Rockwell, and James McConnell were either members of the Lafayette Escadrille, La Fayette Flying Corps, or Escadrille 98 during the war. In letters to their families, the pilots describe the driving force that inspired them to join the French Foreign Service as a combination of idealism and a wish for adventure.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 73 Issue 3, July 1996,
p287-308 , il, por, f
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21619
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The Group A influenza pandemic that affected the entire world in 1918-1919, killed roughly 13,000 people in the state of North Carolina alone. This event exposed the deficiencies of North Carolina's public health system and motivated the creation of a more effective network of public health agencies by the mid-1920s under the direction of Dr. Watson Smith Rankin. This movement was supported by increased public funding and established support for a permanent public health system.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 73 Issue 3, July 1996,
p309-327 , il, por, f
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