David A. Norris Collection

1901-1923
Manuscript Collection #687
Portions of this collection are digitized (10 items)
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Creator(s)
Norris, David A.
Physical description
0.073 Cubic Feet, consisting of 1 unbound register, 1 bound register, and newspaper clippings.
Preferred Citation
David A. Norris Collection (#687), East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA.
Repository
ECU Manuscript Collection
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Collection (1901-1923) including post cards, tobacco flyer, contract, and miscellaneous.

Scope and arrangement

Post cards (7) depict an East Carolina University homecoming parade, several Greenville, N.C., buildings, and other buildings from around North Carolina. Also included is a flyer (1922) from the Tobacco Board of Trade regarding the tobacco co-op of Greenville, warehouses to be open, five-year contracts, questions for growers, and a controversy involving Judge Robert W. Bingham's comments on tobacco sale prices. Miscellaneous receipts, a cake recipe, and a Sampson County voter's card (1908) are also included in this collection.

Administrative information
Custodial History

December 1, 1994, 14 items; Eastern North Carolina materials (1901-1923), including picture post cards, miscellaneous financial records, and a tobacco marketing flyer. Gift courtesy of Mr. David A. Norris, Greenville, North Carolina.

Source of acquisition

Gift of Mr. David A. Norris

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Encoded by Apex Data Services

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
East Carolina University--Buildings
Topical
Buildings--North Carolina
Parades--North Carolina--Greenville
Tobacco industry--North Carolina
Tobacco industry--North Carolina--Greenville
Voting--North Carolina--Sampson County