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May 15, 2002, (unprocessed), 1 container, 0.25 cubic feet; Records (1967-2001) including correspondence, historical writings, letterhead, address lists, brochures, pamphlets, periodicals, including "The Gazette of the General Society of Colonial Wars," 1975, 1982-2000 and yearbooks, including the Society of the Daughters of Colonial Wars in the State of North Carolina, 1986-1989, and the By-Laws and Yearbook of the General Society of Colonial Wars, 1967, 1987-1988, 1995-1999. Donor: John Baxton Flowers, III.
November 9, 2002, (unprocessed addition 1), 1 item; Newsletter (Fall 2002) The Tarheel Warrior: The Society of Colonial Wars in the State of North Carolina. Donor: Sparrow, W. Keats
January 7, 2003, (unprocessed addition 2), Membership ledger (1972-1999) 224 pp. used. Donor: Phillips, Henry A., Governor
January 14, 2003, (unprocessed addition 3), 122 items; Records (1951-2001) including "Commemorative Roster (draft)," compiled by John B. Flowers, III; correspondence, minutes; minutes of the General Council, "The Gazette" (of the General Council of Colonial Wars), including manuscript and printed materials. Donor: Flowers, John Baxton, III, Historian, NC Society of Colonial Wars
June 9, 2003, (unprocessed addition 4), 199 items; Governor' s and Secretary' s Correspondence (1985-2003) with Wendell Keats Sparrow, including newsletters and printed materials. (199 pp.) Original and photocopy typescript. Donor: Dr. W. Keats Sparrow
September 19, 2003, (unprocessed addition 5), 8 items; The Gazette (Fall 2003) v.39, no. 4, published by General Society of Colonial Wars. Donor: Dr. W. Keats Sparrow
April 26, 2004, (unprocessed addition 6), 1 item, 0.003 cubic feet; The Gazette (Spring 2004) v. 40, no. 2, published by General Society of Colonial Wars. Rec?d. 3/30/2004. Donor: Dr. W. Keats Sparrow.
October 7, 2004, (unprocessed addition 7), 5 items, 0.1 cubic feet; The Gazette (Winter 2004) v. 40, no. 1, published by General Society of Colonial Wars. (8 p.); The Tarheel Warrior (Summer 2004) (4 p.); Fall Court invitation (10/10/2004) (2 p.); Yearbook General Society of Colonial Wars 2002-2003, Portsmouth, RI 2 vols. (285 p.) Rec?d. 9/23/2004. Donor: Dr. W. Keats Sparrow.
September 7, 2005, (unprocessed addition 8), 8 items, 0.25 cubic feet; Collection (1995-2005) if printed materials, including The Gazette v. 32, n. 3, v. 37, n. 4, v. 41, no. 2-3, Fall 1996, Fall 2001, Spring-Summer 2005, published by General Society of Colonial Wars (24 p.); The Tarheel Warrior (Winter 2005) (3 p.); Spring Court invitation (4/30/2005) (2 p.); Yearbook General Society of Colonial Wars 1995, New Orleans, LA. 1 vol. (43 p.); Society of Colonial Wars in the State of North Carolina 50th Anniversary Commemorative Roster, 4/14/2001 (63 p.) Rec?d. 6/20/2005. Donor: Dr. W. Keats Sparrow.
October 19, 2005, (unprocessed addition 9), 1 item, 0.03 cubic feet; By Laws and Yearbook General Society of Colonial Wars 2004 (6/1/2005) Portsmouth, RI v. 56, n. 1. Printed material. Rec?d. 10/14/2005. Donor: Dr. W. Keats Sparrow.
February 10, 2006, (unprocessed addition 10), 1 item, 0.003 cubic feet; The Gazette (2005) v. 41, n. 4, Fall 2005, the newsletter of the General Society of Colonial Wars, Baltimore, MD. Rec'd 11/2/2005. Donor: Dr. W. Keats Sparrow.
July 7, 2006, (unprocessed addition 11), 200 items, 1.0 cubic feet; Records (1936-1948, 1974-2000) including completed and approved membership applications of living and deceased members numbers 1 - 159. Donor: Society of Colonial Wars in the State of North Carolina.
July 7, 2006, (unprocessed addition 12), 1 item, 0.001 cubic feet; The Gazette (2006) v. 42, n. 2, Spring 2006, the newsletter of the General Society of Colonial Wars, Baltimore, MD. Rec?d. 4/13/2006. Donor: Dr. W. Keats Sparrow.
August 22, 2006, (unprocessed addition 13), 4 items, 0.025 cubic feet; Collection (2003-2006) including rosters, programs, yearbook and the newsletter of the General Society of Colonial Wars, Baltimore, MD, The Gazette (2006) v. 42, n. 3, Spring 2006. Rec?d. 7/24/2006. Donor: Dr. W. Keats Sparrow.
August 3, 2007, (unprocessed addition 14), 6 items, 0.03 cubic feet; Collection (1998, 2007) including Yearbook General Society of Colonial Wars 1998, Vol. 49, No. 1 (1/19/1999), New Orleans, LA: Publications of the General Society of Colonial Wars ©1999; also The Gazette, v. 42, nos. 1 & 4, Winter, Fall 2006; v. 43, nos. 1-2, Winter-Spring 2007, newsletters of the General Society of Colonial Wars, Baltimore, MD; and circular letter. Rec?d. 5/23/2007. Donor: Dr. W. Keats Sparrow.
October 26, 2007, (unprocessed addition 15), 1 item, 0.003 cubic feet; Collection (2007) including The Gazette Containing the Freshest Advices (Summer 2007), Vol. 43, no. 2. Published in Baltimore, MD General Society of Colonial Wars 2007. Periodical. Rec?d. 8/21/2007. Donor: Dr. W. Keats Sparrow.
March 25, 2009, (unprocessed addition 16), 162 items, 0.002 cubic feet; Application for Membership & Supporting documents, Nos. 18-163 (1950-2000, undated) Printed forms. Photocopies. See preliminary inventory. Recd. 12/11/2008. Donor: Dr. W. Keats Sparrow.
March 31, 2009, (unprocessed addition 17), 1 item, 0.002 cubic feet; Minutes of the Council Meeting (9/4/2008) North Carolina Department of Archives and History Building, Raleigh, North Carolina. Photocopy typescript. See preliminary inventory. Recd. 12/16/2008. Donor: Dr. W. Keats Sparrow.
April 8, 2009, (unprocessed addition 18), 102 items, 0.25 cubic feet; Records (1967-2004) including annual reports, archives at East Carolina University, By Laws and Yearbook, Commemorative Roster, Constitution and Roster, Council Meetings, Dues, Membership Program, Outings, Officers Elections, Speakers, Tarheel Warrior Newsletters & Secretary-Treasurer Robertson L. Miller?s files. See preliminary inventory. Recd. 3/24/2009. Donor: Dr. W. Keats Sparrow.
June 18, 2010, (unprocessed addition 19), 385 items, 0.95 cubic feet; Records (1993-2008, undated) including Board of Trustees files, correspondence, membership files, tours, grants & historic markers files, & printed materials. See preliminary inventory. Recd. 9/28/2009. Donor: Dr. W. Keats Sparrow.
August 5, 2011, (unprocessed addition 20), 0.50 cubic feet; Records (1985-2007) including minutes, correspondence, applications for membership and financial documents. Donor: David R. White, Governor, Society of Colonial Wars in the State of North Carolina.
August 18, 2011, (unprocessed addition 21), 1.0 cubic feet; Records (1943-1996) include materials relating to the General Society and to the North Carolina Society. General Society materials include the constitutions and by-laws, muster rolls, directories and minutes, yearbooks, Updates to A Second Supplement to the 1922 Index of Ancestors and Roll of Members, The Gazette, programs for meetings and various manuals related to ceremonies, regulations for the wearing of insignia, and the responsibilities of state society officers. Also found here are some historical publications, constitutions and by-laws, and rosters for New York, Ohio, Texas, California, South Carolina, Georgia, the District of Columbia, Rhode Island and Pennsylvania. North Carolina Society records include files (1949-1994) of correspondence, financial records, membership lists, agendas, minutes and lists of officers. A lot of the correspondence was written by people who were secretary-treasurer through the years such as William H. Dartt, Kendrick Van Pelt, William Ashe Bason, Luther T. Hartsell III, Thomas D. Parker and William A. Parker. Donor: Elizabeth H. Sparrow.
December 12, 2012, (unprocessed addition 22), 1.25 cubic feet; Records (1967, 1992, 1995, and 2002-2011) include materials relating mainly to the North Carolina Society but also including some yearbooks and newsletters (The Gazette) of the General Society and some publications such as Society of Colonial Wars 1892-1992 and a CD of the Society of Colonial Wars Index of Ancestors and Roll of Members for 2007. The bulk of the material pertains to the term of Society of Colonial Wars in the State of North Carolina Governor W. Keats Sparrow. He was elected for the 2008-2010 term, but he died on November 11, 2009, and his term was completed by John B. Flowers III. Included are correspondence, revised constitution and bylaws, financial records, documents related to the Spring and Fall Court meetings and to history-related projects, rosters, application and recruiting materials, and the newsletter Tar Heel Warrior. Donor: John Baxton Flowers III
March 21, 2025, (unprocessed addition 23), 3 cubic feet; This donation of official organization records includes three boxes of membership applications (2010-2024) with supporting documentation. Gift of Thomas S. Robinson.
Source of acquisition
Gift of John Baxton Flowers III
Gift of Dr. W. Keats Sparrow
Gift of Henry A. Phillips
Gift of the Society of Colonial Wars in the State of North Carolina
Gift of David R. White
Gift of Elizabeth H. Sparrow
Gift of Thomas S. Robinson
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