Record #:

20452

Author(s):

Braverman, Howard

Abstract:

Calvin H. Wiley served as the state's first superintendent of public schools but is most recognized as being the author of the North Carolina Reader. During the mid-19th century there was a growing demand for Southern literature. Wiley's volume became an important piece in this regard and was read by generations of school children to instill state and southern pride. The author looks at the growing consciousness to highlight southern writers and the link between writing and patriotism within the state.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 29 Issue 4, Oct 1952, p500-522, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Wiley, Calvin Henderson, 1819-1887

Record #:

20453

Author(s):

Wooten, Hugh Hill

Abstract:

Understanding land use and ownership in the Piedmont during the late 18th and early 19th century is a difficult topic of study due to lack of documentation. One glimpse into this world is a County Land Valuation Book for Iredell County 1800. This work includes not only land records but family papers, deeds, farming accounts, and surveyor's notes. The author examines this document to present a picture of early agricultural life in the Piedmont, specifically Iredell County, which includes not only a historical account but statistical data.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 29 Issue 4, Oct 1952, p523-539, il, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Iredell County--Industry and agriculture; Iredell County--History; Farming--North Carolina, Piedmont

Record #:

20454

Author(s):

Salls, Helen Harriet

Abstract:

Pamela Savage was a New York state native who traveled to Oxford to relieve her health complications. She lived with her pastor Reverend Joseph Labaree who was appointed as the Oxford Presbyterians and principal of the Oxford Female Academy. She kept a diary of her time spent in Oxford from September 26, 1825 to June 11, 1827 which is reprinted in this article. The document offers a glimpse into the social, economic, and geographical account of Oxford during this period.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 29 Issue 4, Oct 1952, p540-568, il, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Oxford--Description and travel

Record #:

20456

Author(s):

McPherson, Elizabeth Gregory

Abstract:

A continuation of articles written to Johnson during Reconstruction by North Carolina citizens. The letters reprinted here are from January 1868 to June 1875.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 29 Issue 4, Oct 1952, p569-578, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875