New Bern Historical Society Collection

1858-1901
Manuscript Collection #0283
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Creator(s)
New Bern Historical Society (New Bern, N.C.)
Physical description
0.22 Cubic Feet, 3 items , (Photocopies), Consisting of a report, a pamphlet, and leaflet
Preferred Citation
New Bern Historical Society Collection (#283), East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA.
Repository
ECU Manuscript Collection
Access
The collection is open for research.

Collection (1858-1901) consisting of a photocopy of the Craven Common Schools report, 1858; photocopies of pamphlets of advertisements, 1880s; and a photocopy of an Atlantic and North Carolina Railroad leaflet, 1901.

Biographical/historical information

This collection consists of PHOTOCOPIES of three items dealing with various aspects of New Bern's past.

Scope and arrangement

The collection contains a photocopy of a report of Craven County common schools (1858). Compiled by a teacher in one of the schools, the report describes conditions in each of the 49 districts of the county, giving the number of children eligible to attend, the number actually enrolled, subjects taught, number of teachers and salaries paid, and the condition of school buildings.

Also in the collection is a photocopy of a pamphlet of advertisements showing the types of items available in New Bern in the 1880's. The booklet includes stories, jokes, and poems, and has a general description of the city and its commercial facilities. Of particular interest is an article which contains comments on the circulation of money, the increasing use of checks and bank drafts, and offered arguments against adopting the programs of silverites and greenbackers.

There is also a photocopy of a leaflet on the celebration following the completion in 1858 of the Atlantic and North Carolina Railroad line from Goldsboro to New Bern. Printed in 1901, this item listed members of the celebration committee and described the preparations and festivities.

Administrative information
Custodial History

May 16, 1975, 3 items consisting of a photocopy of the Craven County Common Schools Report (1858), photocopy of the New Berne, N.C. Scrap Book and Advertiser, 1887-1888, and a photocopy of the railroad celebration leaflet (1901). ALL Copies, originals in possession of the New Bern Historical Society, New Bern, N.C.

Source of acquisition

Gift of New Bern Historical Society

Processing information

Processed by M. Mitchell, August 1977

Encoded by Apex Data Services

Descriptions updated by Ashlyn Racine, May 2023

Folders added by Katelynn Hudson, March 2026

Copyright notice

Literary rights to specific documents are retained by the authors or their descendants in accordance with U.S. copyright law.

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Key terms
Corporate Names
New Bern Historical Society (New Bern, N.C.)
North Carolina Railroad Company
United States. Army. New York Light Artillery Regiment, 3rd (1861-1865)
Western and Atlantic Railroad Company
Topical
Education--North Carolina--Craven County
Money--History--19th century
Places
New Bern (N.C.)--History--Anecdotes
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives
Container list
Box 1 Folder a Photocopy of the Report of the Visitor of Public Schools to the Superintendents of Common Schools of Craven County by Robert Lewis, 1858
Box 1 Folder b Photocopy of The New Berne, North Carolina Scrap Book and Advertiser, 1887-1888
Box 1 Folder c Photocopy of List of Names of Committee on the R. R. Celebration, April 29, 1901