Record #:

20793

Author(s):

Kornegay, William Gordon

Abstract:

This article examines the establishment and early operation of the North Carolina Institute of Education, the first organization of teachers and educators dedicated to sharing knowledge on the subject of education and seeking to improve the condition of common schools and other literary institutions in the state.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 36 Issue 2, April 1959, p141-152, il, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

North Carolina Institute of Education

Record #:

20794

Author(s):

Crittenden, Christopher

Abstract:

This article seeks to pick up where J.G. deRoulhac Hamilton's January 1927 article, \"The Preservation of North Carolina History,\" left off by updating the record on developments in the field of history and historical activities in the state.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 36 Issue 2, April 1959, p153-161, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

North Carolina--Historic Sites

Record #:

20795

Author(s):

Dortch, Hugh

Abstract:

This article looks at the planning of the Civil War Centennial Committee of the North Carolina Literary and Historical Association for the centennial commemoration of the American Civil War.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 36 Issue 2, April 1959, p163-167, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Centennial celebrations

Record #:

20796

Author(s):

Scheer, Julian

Abstract:

This is an article looks at the history of \"Tweetsie,\" a railroad that connected Johnson City, Tennessee to Boone, North Carolina. Information on the author's research and writing on \"Tweetsie\" as well as the author's feelings on the importance of \"Tweetsie\" are provided.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 36 Issue 2, April 1959, p168-172, il, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Tweetsie Railroad (Blowing Rock)

Record #:

20809

Author(s):

Whitener, D.J.

Abstract:

This article provides an introduction to the history of universal education in North Carolina between 1900 and 1933. Information on the school consolidation movement as well as the contributions of Governor Charles B. Aycock to the development of state education is included.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 36 Issue 2, April 1959, p187-196, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Education--History

Record #:

20810

Author(s):

Truman, Harry S.

Abstract:

This is the transcript of a speech delivered by President Harry S. Truman in the Raleigh Memorial Auditorium on December 5, 1958 on the life, character, political career, and presidency of Andrew Johnson.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 36 Issue 2, April 1959, p197-204, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875

Record #:

20811

Author(s):

Black, Wilfred W.

Abstract:

This is a reprint of letters written by Union Sargent Edward Nicholas Boots, 101st Pennsylvania Regiment, while posted in New Bern and Plymouth, North Carolina as well as one letter from prison at Andersonville, Georgia in 1863 and 1864. The author's introduction provides biographical information on Boots, as well as details of his war and combat experience and on his imprisonment and eventual death at Andersonville.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 36 Issue 2, April 1959, p205-223, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives