Record #:

20490

Author(s):

Brooks, Aubrey Lee

Abstract:

This article looks at the life, career, and accomplishments of educator and 18th century school founder David Caldwell. Particular attention is given to his establishment of a log cabin schoolhouse which served as an academy, a college, and a theological seminary and produced many prominent figures and statesmen.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 28 Issue 4, Oct 1951, p399-407, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Caldwell, David, 1725-1824

Record #:

20491

Author(s):

Dedmond, Francis B.

Abstract:

This is a reprint of correspondence and poetry written by poet and literary critic Paul Hamilton Hayne to novelist Frances Christine Fisher as well as Fisher's replies to Hayne. The literary friendship began as a result of Hayne's initial congratulatory letter sent when Fisher published her first novel, \"Valerie Aylmer,\" under her pen name Christian Reid.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 28 Issue 4, Oct 1951, p408-413, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Hayne, Paul Hamilton, 1830-1886; Fisher, Frances Christine (Christian Reid), 1846-1920

Record #:

20492

Author(s):

Davidson, Chalmers G.

Abstract:

This article examines the establishment and subsequent popularity of the Catawba Springs in Lincoln County, NC as a spa and mineral springs resort between the 1790s and the 1850s.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 28 Issue 4, Oct 1951, p414-420, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Catawba Springs (Lincoln County); Resorts--Lincoln County

Record #:

20493

Author(s):

Mahon, John K.

Abstract:

This article looks at the background, composition, and actions of the North Carolina regiment that was sent to fight the Creek Indians in a portion of the Mississippi territory that is now Alabama in 1814.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 28 Issue 4, Oct 1951, p421-425, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Creek Indians--North Carolina; North Carolina--History--Regiments--Carolina Brigade

Record #:

20494

Author(s):

Lemmon, Sarah McCulloh

Abstract:

This article looks at the genesis of the Protestant Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina including the settlement of the colony and the establishment of the Church of England in the region, church politics and vestry elections, problems with clergy, establishment of new parishes, education, and changes within the church during and after the American Revolution.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 28 Issue 4, Oct 1951, p426-462, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Episcopal Church--Diocese of North Carolina--History

Record #:

20495

Author(s):

Rulfs, Donald J.

Abstract:

This article is the third and last in a series of articles looking at the professional theater in Wilmington from 1858-1930. This installment focuses on the years between 1900 and 1930, and includes a detailed account of plays, orchestras, operas, traveling shows and theater companies that were engaged at Thalian Hall (known alternately as the Wilmington Theater) as well as accounts of complete theatrical seasons by year. Particular attention is given to famous actors of the period who appeared in Wilmington including James O'Neill, Otis Skinner, Lillian Russell, John Griffith, Maude Adams, and Harry Lauder among others.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 28 Issue 4, Oct 1951, p463-485, por, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Thalian Hall (Wilmington); Wilmington--History--Theater

Record #:

20496

Author(s):

McPherson, Elizabeth Gregory

Abstract:

A continuation of articles written to President Andrew Johnson during Reconstruction by North Carolina citizens. The letters covered were written between April 11, 1867 and August 9, 1867.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 28 Issue 4, Oct 1951, p486-516, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875