Record #:

15258

Author(s):

Young, Eva M.

Abstract:

New Bern native Bayard Wootten was born to a talented, artistic family; her grandmother Mary Bayard Clark was a well-known poet. Wootten studied at State Normal in Greensboro before becoming a teacher in Arkansas then Georgia. She returned to New Bern and opened a studio and landed her first large contract with the National Guard. Later in her career she devoted more time to capturing more artistic scenes which were published in several books, \"Charleston Azaleas and Old Bricks\" and \"Old Homes and Gardens.\"

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 6 Issue 28, Dec 1938, p1, 24, 26, il

Subject(s):

Wootten, Mary Bayard Morgan, 1875-1959

Record #:

17143

Author(s):

Hicklin, J. B.

Abstract:

Hicklin recounts the events leading up to the duel between Robert Vance and Samuel P. Carson and its tragic outcome. Vance was the uncle of Confederate General Robert Vance and Civil War Governor Zebulon Vance.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 6 Issue 28, Dec 1938, p9

Subject(s):

Vance, Robert Brank, 1793-1827; Carson, Samuel Price, 1798-1838; Duels--Saluda