Ralph C. and Ramona R. Tucker Papers

1844-2010, undated
Manuscript Collection #1146
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Creator(s)
Tucker, Ralph C.; Tucker, Ramona R.
Physical description
2.0 Cubic Feet, 3 document cases, and 1 flat box
Preferred Citation
Ralph C. and Ramona R. Tucker Papers (#1146), East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA.
Repository
ECU Manuscript Collection
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Collection contains letters, scrapbooks, photographs, negatives, newspaper clippings, and financial records.

Biographical/historical information

Ralph C. Tucker attended the Greenville High School and graduated in 1936 and went to the Smithdeal-Massey Business College where he received two certificates in 1938. Ralph served in World War II in the 615th Ordnance Company (AM). After the war, he became a member of the Pitt County Soil and Water Conservation Commission. Ralph Tucker married Ramona R. Tucker and had a son, Dr. John A. Tucker.

Scope and arrangement

This collection is separated into 8 series: (1) correspondence and financial records, (2) clippings removed from scrapbooks, (3) photographic prints and negatives, (4) printed materials, (5) scrapbooks, (6) awards, (7) oversized materials, and (8) correspondence and bulletins.

Administrative information
Custodial History

April 15, 2009, 443 items, 1.72 cubic feet; Papers (1844-2001, undated) including correspondence, newspaper clippings & scrapbooks, financial records, photographic prints & negatives, & printed materials pertaining to Ralph C. Tucker, the Tucker family & the Kittrell, Cox, Crawford, Garris, Hinton, Joyner, May, Money, Nobles, Quinerly, Stocks, Turnage, Tyson, and related families of Greenville & Pitt County, North Carolina, focusing on his prewar farm life, his World War II service in the 615th Ordnance Company (AM) & his postwar career as a member of the Pitt County Soil and Water Conservation Commission. See preliminary inventory attached. 3 boxes & 1 oversized folder 443 items. 805 p. (ca. 1.72 cubic feet) Recd. 1/6/2009. Note: Mrs. Ramona R. Tucker is the widow of Ralph C. Tucker & Dr. John A. Tucker is their son. Donor: Mrs. Ralph C. Tucker & Dr. John A. Tucker

August 6, 2021, ( addition 1), 0.25 cubic feet; Addition consists of correspondence (1974-1975, 1982-1985) mainly written by Ralph and Ramona Tucker to their son John Allen Tucker; an address book and partial diary kept by Ralph Tucker in 1945 and 1946; and Ralph Tucker's 1936 diploma from Greenville High School in Greenville, North Carolina, and his two certificates (1938) from Smithdeal-Massey Business College. Also included is the December 18, 2010, bulletin for the Memorial Service for Mrs. Beatrice Carr Jones Maye held at Sycamore Hill Missionary Baptist Church in Greenville, NC. Donor: Dr. John A. Tucker

October 27, 2021 ( addition 2), 0.0125 cubic feet; Addition consists of correspondence (1983, 1985-1988, 1992) mainly written by Ralph and Ramona Tucker to their son John Allen Tucker. Donor: Dr. John A. Tucker

Source of acquisition

Gift of Mrs. Ramona R. Tucker & Dr. John A. Tucker

Processing information

Encoded by Jonathan Dembo, April 15, 2009

Processed by Ashlyn Racine, August 2023

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
Personal Names
Tucker, Ralph C.
Family Names
Tucker family
Topical
World War, 1939-1945--North Carolina--Greenville
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American
Places
Pitt County (N.C.)--Genealogy
Container list
Box 1 Folder a Tucker, Ralph C. 615th Ordnance Company (AM). Letters to his parents Mr. & Mrs. W. A. Tucker, Greenville, NC (1943, 1945) 5 items. 23 p
Box 1 Folder c Miscellaneous Correspondence (1927-1949 [Bulk: 1943-1945]) 24 items. 66 p
Box 1 Folder d Bills, Receipts, Etc. (1939-1942) 23 items. 49 p
Box 1 Folder e Garris - Nobles - Money -Etc. Families Clippings (1927-1958, undated) 7 items. 7 p. Note: Removed from discarded scrapbook
Box 1 Folder f Kittrell - Cox - Tucker - Stocks - Crawford - Tyson - Etc. Families Clippings, Notes, Etc. (1916-1954, undated) 19 items. 23 p
Box 1 Folder g Kittrell - Cox - Turnage - Joyner - May - Quinerly - Etc. Families Clippings, Notes, Etc. (1844-1958, undated) 15 items. 15 p. Note: Loose items removed from Home Memories Scrapbook (1919-1954, undated)
Box 1 Folder h Kittrell - Tucker - Cox - Hinton Families Notes & Ephemera, Etc. (1897-1955, undated) 25 items. 32 p. Note: Loose items removed from Springtime in the Rockies Scrapbook, (1897-1955)
Box 1 Folder i Kittrell - Tucker - Cox - Hinton & Related Families Clippings (1892-1958) 230 items. 255 p. Note: Loose items removed from Springtime in the Rockies Scrapbook (1897-1955)
Box 1 Folder j Pitt County in World War II Clippings (1938-1958, undated) 30 items. 30 p. Note: Loose items removed from Pitt County in World War II Scrapbook,
Box 1 Folder k Tucker, Ralph C. - Pitt County Soil and Water Conservation Board Scrapbook Photographic Prints & Negatives (1972-2001) 31 items. (28 prints & 3 negative strips) 31 p. Note: Loose items removed from scrapbook
Box 1 Folder l Mid-East Resource Conservation & Development. The Mid-East Report, Vol. 1, no. 3 (Fall 2000) Newsletter. 1 item. 1 p
Box 1 Folder m National Association of Conservation Districts. 33d Annual Convention Program (1979) Pamphlet. 1 item. 11 p
Box 1 Folder n Our Position: A Brief Statement of the Plea for a Return to the Gospel and the Church of Apostolic Times, Urged by the People Known as Disciples of Christ. By Isaac Errett. (Cincinnati, Ohio: Standard Publishing Co., [undated]) Pamphlet. 1 vol. 12 p. Note: Insect damage. Torn. Fragile
Box 2 Folder a Kittrell - Cox - Tucker - Hinton - Etc. Families. Springtime in the Rockies Scrapbook (1905-1955, undated) 1 vol. 46 p
Box 2 Folder b Kittrell - Cox - Tucker - Stocks - Crawford - Tyson - Etc. Families. Springtime in the Rockies Scrapbook (1920-1955, undated) 1 vol. 46 p
Box 2 Folder c Kittrell - Cox - Turnage - Joyner - May - Quinerly - Etc. Families. Home Memories Scrapbook (1919-1954, undated) 1 vol. 41 p
Box 2 Folder d Pitt County in World War II. Winged Victory - "Coronado" Navy Patrol Bomber Scrapbook (1904-1955, undated) 1 vol. 39 p
Box 3 Folder a Pitt County Soil and Water Conservation Commission "Memories" Scrapbook Dedicated to Ralph C. Tucker District Supervisor. (1972-2000) 1 vol. 9 p. Note: Needs conservation. Scrapbook pages glued
Box 3 Folder b Resolution Honoring Ralph C. Tucker by the Pitt County Board of Commissioners for his 30 years of service (5 Nov. 2001) 1 item. 1 p. Note: Removed from frame; glued to matte & backing
Box 3 Folder os1 Oversized Clippings removed from scrapbooks (1930-1958 ) 8 items. 10 p
Box 4 Folder a Correspondence from Ralph C. Tucker to his son John Allen Tucker. 1974-1975
Box 4 Folder b Correspondence from Ralph C. Tucker to his son John Allen Tucker. 1982-1985
Box 4 Folder c Correspondence from Ralph C. Tucker to his son John Allen Tucker. 1986-1988, 1992
Box 4 Folder d Correspondence from Ramona R. Tucker to her son John Allen Tucker. 1974-1975
Box 4 Folder e Correspondence from Ramona R. Tucker to her son John Allen Tucker. 1982-1985
Box 4 Folder f Correspondence from Ramona R. Tucker to her son John Allen Tucker. 1986-1988, undated
Box 4 Folder g Correspondence from Judy Beaman to John Allen Tucker. 1982
Box 4 Folder h Correspondence from Linda Rose to John Allen Tucker. Undated
Box 4 Folder i Correspondence to John Allen Tucker. 1975 (?), 1983-1984, 1986
Box 4 Folder j Address Book and Diary of Ralph C. Tucker. 1945, 1946
Box 4 Folder k Bulletin for Memorial Service for Mrs. Beatrice Carr Jones Maye. 2010
Box 4 Folder l Correspondence from John Allen Tucker to his parents. ca. 1983-1985