Edward Withers Harvey, Sr. and Jr. Collection

ca. 1910-1940, ca. late 1980s
Manuscript Collection #1290
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Creator(s)
Harvey, Edward Withers, Jr.; Harvey, Edward Withers, Sr.
Physical description
0.5 Cubic Feet, 1 archival box and 1 oversize folder (housed in the vault), consisting of photographs
Preferred Citation
Edward Withers Harvey, Sr. and Jr. Collection (#1290), East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA
Repository
ECU Manuscript Collection
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This collection contains five photographs. These photographs show the J. R. and J. G. Moye Store on Evans St. in Greenville in the 1910s, the Amoco Dealers conventions in Washington, D.C.,and the most recent photograph comes from the late 1980s or early 1990s of the Pitt County, N.C., Sheriff's Department and includes coroner E. W. Harvey, Jr.

Biographical/historical information

Edward Withers Harvey married Lillie Marion on Wednesday, September 28, 1910. Together they had a son named Edward Withers Harvey, Jr.

Scope and arrangement

The oldest photograph shows the J. R. and J. G. Moye Store on Evans St. in Greenville in the 1910s. Three of the photographs document Amoco Dealers conventions in Washington, D.C., in 1938 (a panoramic shot), Rocky Mount, N.C., in 1939, and Myrtle Beach in 1940. Edward W. Harvey, Sr., owned the Amoco distributorship in Greenville, N.C., and his son E. W. Harvey, Jr., joined him in the business in the 1930s. A more recent photograph from the late 1980s or early 1990s is of the Pitt County, N.C., Sheriff's Department and includes coroner E. W. Harvey, Jr. The donor is the daughter of E. W. Harvey, Jr.

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Custodial History

April 24, 2017,), 0.5 cubic feet; This collection contains five photographs. The oldest photograph shows the J. R. and J. G. Moye Store on Evans St. in Greenville in the 1910s. Three of the photographs document Amoco Dealers conventions in Washington, D.C., in 1938 (a panoramic shot), Rocky Mount, N.C., in 1939, and Myrtle Beach in 1940. Edward W. Harvey, Sr., owned the Amoco distributorship in Greenville, N.C., and his son E. W. Harvey, Jr., joined him in the business in the 1930s. A more recent photograph from the late 1980s or early 1990s is of the Pitt County, N.C., Sheriff's Department and includes coroner E. W. Harvey, Jr. The donor is the daughter of E. W. Harvey, Jr. Gift of Frances Harvey Mallison

Source of acquisition

Gift of Frances Harvey Mallison

Processing information

Processed by Ashlyn Racine, January 2024

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
Harvey, Edward Withers, Jr.
Corporate Names
Amoco Corporation
Topical
Petroleum industry and trade
Sheriffs--North Carolina--Pitt County--Pictorial works
Stores, Retail--North Carolina--Greenville
Container list
Box 1 Folder a Pitt County Sheriffs Department North Carolina. Late 1980s or early 1990s
Box 1 Folder b Amoco Dealers Conventions
Box 1 Folder c Evans Street Greenville, NC ca. 1905