Rosa Ormond Collection

1908-1910
Manuscript Collection #920
Portions of this collection are digitized (7 items)
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Creator(s)
Oden, Augusta Lois
Physical description
0.002 Cubic Feet, 7 items, consisting of postcards
Preferred Citation
Rosa Ormond Collection (#920), East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA.
Repository
ECU Manuscript Collection
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Collection (1908-1910) of postcards addressed to Miss Augusta Oden, Pinetown, NC by Bettie, Mrs. J. W. Thomas, Miss Josephine, & M. in Washington, NC; Henry in Morehead City, NC; and J.S.L. in Greenville, NC. Postcards show scenes of Greenville, NC: Evans St. Looking North; Morehead City, NC: Atlantic Hotel, Washington, NC: Washington Court House, Washington Hospital, Main St. Looking West (2), Main St. Looking East. 4 colored, 3 B & W postcards.

Biographical/historical information

Augusta Lois Oden was born November 14, 1877, in Beaufort County, North Carolina, to Alpha Oden and W. A. Oden. She married Charles J. Berthel, a mechanical engineer originally from Saxony, Germany, on August 9, 1911, and died on May 5, 1961, in Washington, NC, where she was then buried in Oakdale Cemetery.

Sources:

http://www.washingtonnc.gov/Data/Sites/1/media/pdf/public%20works/cemetery.pdf

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/84334086/charles-john-berthel

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/141885590/alpha-oden

Scope and arrangement

This collection consists of seven postcards mailed to Miss Augusta Oden of Pinetown, North Carolina, illustrating locations in Washington, Greenville, and Morehead City, North Carolina. Included are Atlantic Hotel in Morehead City (1908), Main Street in Washington (1908-1910), the Court House in Washington, the Washington Hospital, and Evans Street in Greenville (1908).

Administrative information
Custodial History

June 18, 2003, 7 items, 0.002 cubic feet; Collection (1908-1910) of postcards addressed to Miss Augusta Oden, Pinetown, NC, by Bettie, Mrs. J. W. Thomas, Miss Josephine, & M. in Washington, NC; Henry in Morehead City, NC; and J.S.L. in Greenville, NC. Postcards show scenes of Greenville, NC: Evans St. Looking North; Morehead City, NC: Atlantic Hotel, Washington, NC: Washington Court House, Washington Hospital, Main St. Looking West (2), Main St. Looking East. 4 colored, 3 B & W postcards. Donor: Mrs. Rosa Ormond

Source of acquisition

Gift of Rosa Ormond

Processing information

Encoded by Mark Custer, January 2, 2008

Processed by Leah Turner, April 19, 2018

Copyright notice

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

Key terms
Personal Names
Oden, Augusta Lois--Correspondence
Corporate Names
Atlantic Hotel (Morehead City, N.C.)
Topical
Postcards--North Carolina