Record #:

22155

Author(s):

Hinton, Mary Hillard

Abstract:

This article describes the efforts and plans made for North Carolina's participation for the 1907 Jamestown Exposition. The Daughters of the American Revolution and the Daughters of the Revolution are the driving force behind the efforts and request help of other patriotic organizations and the loan of anything that will illustrate the history and achievements of North Carolina.

Source:

The North Carolina Booklet (NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 6 Issue 3, January 1907, p204-205 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

North Carolina--Culture

Record #:

22158

Author(s):

Moffitt, Mrs. E.E.

Abstract:

This article provides a biographical sketch of the life of North Carolina Booklet contributor Robert Diggs Wimberly Connor. The biography starts with Mr. Connor's birth in 1878 in Wilson, North Carolina through to 1907 when this was published. It highlights his education and career in public service as a teacher, superintendent, and member of the North Carolina Historical Commission.

Source:

The North Carolina Booklet (NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 6 Issue 3, January 1907, p206-208 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Connor, Robert Diggs Wimberly, 1878-1950

Record #:

22159

Author(s):

Moffitt, Mrs. E.E.

Abstract:

This article provides a biographical sketch of the family history and life of lawyer and North Carolina Booklet contributor James Owen Carr. The article highlights his educational accolades and his family history of service during the Revolutionary War.

Source:

The North Carolina Booklet (NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 6 Issue 3, January 1907, p208-209 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Carr, James Owen, 1838-1926

Record #:

22160

Author(s):

Moffitt, Mrs. E.E.

Abstract:

This article provides a biographical sketch of the family history and life of Professor J.T. Alderman, a frequent contributor to the North Carolina Booklet. The article highlights Alderman's devotion to education in North Carolina and his family's participation in Patriot movements before and during the Revolutionary War.

Source:

The North Carolina Booklet (NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 6 Issue 3, January 1907, p209-211 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Franklin, Jesse, 1760-1823; Alderman, J.Thomas, 1859-1926

Record #:

22161

Author(s):

Moffitt, Mrs. E.E.

Abstract:

This article provides a biographical accounting of the family history and life of Sarah Beaumont Kennedy, a North Carolina Booklet contributor. The article highlights her family's participation in the founding of North Carolina as well as the United States and Mrs. Kennedy's contributions to North Carolina literature.

Source:

The North Carolina Booklet (NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 6 Issue 3, January 1907, p212-213 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Kenndy, Sarah Beaumont, 1888-1920

Record #:

22167

Author(s):

Strong, Robert C.

Abstract:

This article discusses the cultural and political climate of North Carolina just before and during the American Revolution. The article highlights the effects of the War of Regulation before 1775, the opposition of the Cumberland district during the Revolutionary War, and the opposition of some political leaders to independence.

Source:

The North Carolina Booklet (NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 6 Issue 4, April 1907, p218-226 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

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

Record #:

22168

Author(s):

Haywood, Marshall Delancey

Abstract:

This article highlights the discoveries and travels of naturalist John Lawson experienced in North Carolina during the early 18th century.

Source:

The North Carolina Booklet (NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 6 Issue 4, April 1907, p227-237, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Lawson, John, 1674-1712

Record #:

22169

Author(s):

Alderman, J.T.

Abstract:

This article discusses North Carolina history relating to the Revolutionary War that the author feels has been overlooked by historians, including Governor Burke's orders to mobilize the North Carolina militia to preemptively cut off the escape route of General Cornwallis from Yorktown and the efforts and deeds of the North Carolina militia in military engagements throughout the North Carolina and South Carolina.

Source:

The North Carolina Booklet (NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 6 Issue 4, April 1907, p238-242 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

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

Record #:

22179

Author(s):

Hinton, Mary Hillard

Abstract:

A description of the North Carolina History exhibit at the Jamestown Exposition of 1907, an event held to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the founding of Jamestown in the Virginia colony.

Source:

The North Carolina Booklet (NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 7 Issue 2, October 1907, p138-145 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Jamestown Exposition--Exhibit, 1907

Record #:

22180

Author(s):

Moffitt, Mrs. E.E.

Abstract:

A biographical sketch of Dr. Kemp Plummer Battle, LL, D.

Source:

The North Carolina Booklet (NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 7 Issue 2, October 1907, p146-152, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Battle, Kemp Plummer, 1831-1919

Record #:

22181

Author(s):

Moffitt, Mrs. E.E.

Abstract:

A biographical sketch of Dr. Charles Lee Raper, Ph.D., professor and head of the Department of Economics at the University of North Carolina.

Source:

The North Carolina Booklet (NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 7 Issue 2, October 1907, p152-154 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Raper, Charles Lee, 1870-1957

Record #:

22182

Author(s):

Peele, W.J.

Abstract:

This article discusses the paintings of Roanoke Island, created by artist John White on his voyage to the New World in 1585. It also details the copies of those paintings created for publication in a book published in 1588 and White's return to the New World as governor of the Roanoke Colony in 1587.

Source:

The North Carolina Booklet (NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 6 Issue 4, April 1907, p243-250 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

White, John,1540-1593

Record #:

22183

Author(s):

Moffitt, Mrs. E.E.

Abstract:

This article provides a family and personal history of North Carolina Booklet contributor Richard Benbury Creecy. The accounting highlights his family's service during the American Revolution and early years of the republic as well as Creecy's own education and contributions to North Carolina historical study.

Source:

The North Carolina Booklet (NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 6 Issue 4, April 1907, p250-253 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Creecy, Richard Benbury, 1813-1908

Record #:

22184

Author(s):

Moffitt, Mrs. E.E.

Abstract:

This biography provides a personal history of North Carolina Booklet contributor William Joseph Peele. The article highlights his service as chairman of the executive committee of the State Literary and Historical Association and his historical study on the settlement of Roanoke Island.

Source:

The North Carolina Booklet (NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 6 Issue 4, April 1907, p254-256 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Peele, William Joseph, 1855-1919

Record #:

22185

Author(s):

Moffitt, Mrs. E.E.

Abstract:

A biographical sketch of Raleigh lawyer and postmaster Willis Grandy Briggs.

Source:

The North Carolina Booklet (NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 7 Issue 2, October 1907, p154-156 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Briggs, Willis Grandy, 1875-1954