Jesse Rountree Moye Papers

ca. 1930-1954, undated
Manuscript Collection #1111
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Creator(s)
Moye, Jesse Rountree
Physical description
0.3 Cubic Feet, 1 box and 1 oversize folder, correspondence, clippings, brochures, pamphlets, maps and rationing labels
Preferred Citation
Jesse Rountree Moye Papers (#1111), East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA.
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ECU Manuscript Collection
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Collection (ca. 1930–1954) manuscript and printed materials relating to the early history of Pitt County, North Carolina, and the Greenville High School Class of 1946, including revised manuscript drafts of a history of Pitt County, including correspondence, clippings, brochures, pamphlets, maps and rationing labels.

Biographical/historical information

Miss Jesse Rountree Moye was interested in the history of Pitt County and the role her family played in the community. Her ancestor's contributions to Pitt County pre-dated the American Revolution and continued well into the twentieth century. Miss Moye was herself an active contributor to the community, researching the history of the county as well as her own family history. She also actively participated in the community herself, collected and saved mementos of community events, and began writing a history of Pitt County. Her family donated the land for the site of Pitt County Memorial Hospital in the memory of her father, Jesse Rountree Moye. Note: The Greenville High School items and the WWII ephemera may have been compiled by Edward S. Williams Jr., the primary donor of the collection.

Scope and arrangement

The Pitt County History materials includes manuscripts and notes on early Pitt County history, 1775–1954, written by Jesse Rountree Moye prior to 1955.

The Greenville High School and WWII ephemera includes printed material apparently compiled by Edward Williams Jr., consisting of programs, playbills, handbooks and other material related to Greenville High School, 1939–1946. There is also a collection (10 items) of WWII era rationing labels and price tags.

Oversized material includes an original map of North Carolina highways in 1938 and an original 1940 War Map of Europe which includes insets of Africa and the British Isles with verso of the Western Hemisphere and the Panama Canal Zone.

Administrative information
Custodial History

September 5, 2007 36 items, 0.30 cubic feet; Collection (ca. 1930–1955) manuscript and printed materials relating to the early history of Pitt County, North Carolina and the Greenville High School Class of 1946, including revised manuscript drafts of a history of Pitt County, including correspondence, clippings, brochures, pamphlets, maps and rationing labels, etc. See preliminary inventory attached. Donor: Dr. Edward S. Williams and Roger Kammerer

Source of acquisition

Gift of Dr. Edward S. Williams

Gift of Roger Kammerer

Processing information

Encoded by Lindsay Flood, April 3, 2008

Processed by Jonathan Dembo July 2007; Sue Gurley April 2010

Copyright notice

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

Key terms
Corporate Names
Greenville High School (Greenville, N.C.)
Topical
Roads--North Carolina--Maps
World War, 1939-1945--Economic aspects
World War, 1939-1945--Maps
Places
Greenville (N.C.)--History
Container list
Box 1 Folder a Item 1 Moye family's donation of land for hospital site in memory of Mr. Jesse Rountree Moye. (undated). 1 item. 3 p
Box 1 Folder a Item 2 Notes on early history of Pitt County, North Carolina by Jesse Rountree Moye. (undated). Holograph. 1 item. 25 p. Note: Possibly editorial changes to a manuscript draft of a history of Pitt County
Box 1 Folder b Item 1 Annual Meeting of Eighth District Daughters of the American Revolution and the unveiling of marker on the site of the first Pitt County Courthouse. (October 25, 1930). Printed program. 1 item. 2 p
Box 1 Folder b Item 2 Dedication of Rountree Church Memorial in memory of Jesse Rountree, 1765-1840. (April 27, 1947). Printed program. 1 item. 2p
Box 1 Folder b Item 3 Letter from Jesse Rountree Moye to "Ernest" requesting help finding information on General William Clark (1790-1859). (undated). Holograph. 1 item. 5p
Box 1 Folder b Item 4 Commemoration of the 180th anniversary of the Pitt Association. (undated). Holograph and typescript draft of newspaper article. 1 item. 3. p
Box 1 Folder b Item 5 Partial manuscript draft of history of Pitt County 1775-1955 by Jesse Rountree Moye. (1949-1954). Holograph and Typescript. 1 item. 45 p. Note: Edited manuscript with research notes
Box 1 Folder c Item 1 Letter from Jesse Rountree Moye to News and Observer requesting printing of article regarding the Pitt Association. (undated). Holograph. 1 item. 5 p
Box 1 Folder c Item 2 Jesse Rountree Moye's initiation of W.P.A. sponsorship for Greenville's first Fine Arts Festival. (1935). Clipping. 1 item 1p
Box 1 Folder c Item 3
Box 1 Folder c Item 4 History of Pitt County 1775-1954 (1949-1954) by Jesse Rountree Moye. (1949-1954). Holograph and typescript. 1 item. 33 p. Note: Appears to be an incomplete first draft
World War II Rationing & Price Tags
Box 1 Folder d Item 1 Merit Shoes $1.89 price tag. (ca 1945). WW II Ephemera. 1 item. 1 p
Box 1 Folder d Item 2 SALE tag. (ca 1945). WW II Ephemera. 1 item. 1 p
Box 1 Folder d Item 3 Merit Shoes $2.99 price tag. (ca 1945). WW II Ephemera. 1 item. 1 p
Box 1 Folder d Item 4 "No Ration Stamp Needed On This Article" (ca 1945). WW II Ephemera. 1 item 1 p
Box 1 Folder d Item 5 Merit Shoes. $2.45 price tag. (ca 1945). WW II Ephemera. 1 item. 1 p
Box 1 Folder d Item 6 Merit Shoes. $3.85 price tag. (ca 1945). WW II Ephemera. 1 item. 1 p
Box 1 Folder d Item 7 "8". (ca 1945). WW II Ephemera. 1 item. 1 p
Box 1 Folder d Item 8 Arrow. "NON-RATIONED." (ca 1945). WW II Ephemera. 1 item. 1 p
Box 1 Folder d Item 9 "D'ORSAY PUMP." (ca 1945). WW II Ephemera. 1 item. 1 p
Box 1 Folder d Item 1.10 Arrow. "NO RATION STAMP NEEDED ON THIS ARTICLE." (ca 1945). WW II Ephemera. 1 item. 1 p
Box 1 Folder d Item 11 North Carolina Music Contest-Festival for High Schools. (1946). Printed Program. 1 item. 2 p
Box 1 Folder d Item 12 U.S. Army Recruiting Advertisement. (ca. 1945). WW II Ephemera. 1 item. 2 p
Box 1 Folder d Item 13 Student Handbook, Greenville High School. GHS. Greenville N.C. owned by Edward Williams Jr. (1939-1941). Printed. 1 item. 26 p
Box 1 Folder d Item 14 Baccalaureate Sermon. Greenville High School. Class of 1946. (May 23, 1946). Printed Program. 1 item. 2 p
Box 1 Folder d Item 15 Greenville High School Graduation Exercises, Class of 1943. Held at East Carolina Teachers College. (May 25, 1943). Printed Program. 1 item. 2 p
Box 1 Folder d Item 16 All State Band Concert, High School Bands. (February 23, 1946). Printed Program. 1 item. 2 p
Box 1 Folder d Item 17 Beta Club College Day Program. Greenville High School. (May 3, 1946). Printed Program. 1 item. 4 p
Box 1 Folder d Item 18 Supplementary Handbook for 1943 Greenville High School. (1943). Typescript. 1 item. 8 p
Box 1 Folder d Item 19 Greenville High School Christmas Program Announcement. (December 1945). Newspaper Clipping. 1 item. 1 p
Box 1 Folder d Item 20 Greenville High School Christmas Pageant. (December 16, 1945). Typescript Program. 1 item. 2 p
Box 1 Folder d Item 21 Senior Class Play Announcement. (April 30, 1946). Newspaper Clipping. 1 item. 2 p
Box 1 Folder d Item 22 Senior Class Play. "Come Rain or Come Shine." (May 1, 1946). Typescript Program. 1 item. 2 p
Folder os1 Greenville Daily Reflector (27 October 1930) Vol. 98, No. 119. 1 item. 2 p. Notes: Reports on unveiling of a marker at the site of Pitt County's first courthouse with an illustration from a woodcut by Miss Jesse Moye; also a note: 16 June 1893. See inside for Williams Funeral svc ad. | North Carolina Highways 1938 Map, drawn by C. M. Sawyer. Raleigh, N.C.: North Carolina State Highway and Public Works Commission. Printed. Scale: 1.5" = 20 miles. 40" x 18" 1 item. 1 p. Note: Signed: "Ed Williams Jr." | H. V. Kaltenborn's New 1940 War Map of Europe (4th Revised Edition) Published by Pure Oil Company, Chicago, Ill. Scale: 1:8,750,000 / 1" = 138 miles. 26.75" x 19.75" 1 item. 1 p. Note: Inset map of Africa, British Isles; Verso: Map of Western Hemisphere Defense, Panama Canal Zone, etc