Crawford and Riddick Family Papers

circa 1880s-1950s
Manuscript Collection #1432
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Creator(s)
Crawford Family ; Riddick Family
Physical description
2 Cubic Feet, 5 document cases and 1 oversized flat box, consisting of photographs, correspondence, scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, school notes, publications, and legal records
Preferred Citation
Crawford and Riddick Family Papers (#1432), East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA
Repository
ECU Manuscript Collection
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The bulk of this donation is photographs relating to the Hertford County, North Carolina, Crawford and Riddick family ancestors of William Crawford Woods. He was the son of Louise Russell Crawford and Arthur R. Woods, Jr. and the grandson of Kate Wallace Riddick and Louis Russell Crawford. The Wallace side of the family is from Norfolk County, Virginia. Additionally, there are personal items, including correspondence, scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, school notes, publications, and some legal records. The items included date back to the late 1800s up through the mid-1900s.

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Custodial History

July 26, 2023, (unprocessed), 2 cubic feet; The bulk of this donation is photographs relating to the Hertford County, North Carolina, Crawford and Riddick family ancestors of William Crawford Woods. He was the son of Louise Russell Crawford and Arthur R. Woods, Jr. and the grandson of Kate Wallace Riddick and Louis Russell Crawford. The Wallace side of the family is from Norfolk County, Virginia. Additionally, there are personal items, including correspondence, scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, school notes, publications, and some legal records. The items included date back to the late 1800s up through the mid-1900s. Gift of Joan Woolfrey, widow of William Crawford Woods.

Source of acquisition

Gift of Joan Woolfrey

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