Irving Sherwood Preston and Alice Ann Moore Papers

1894-1966; 1931-1946
Manuscript Collection #1451
Creator(s)
Preston, Irving Sherwood; Preston, Alice Ann Moore
Physical description
3.5 Cubic Feet, 7 document cases, consisting of correspondence, photographs, postcards, telegrams, greeting cards, invitations, and ephemera
Preferred Citation
Irving Sherwood Preston and Alice Ann Moore Papers (#1451), East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA
Repository
ECU Manuscript Collection
Access
Restricted in-process.

Correspondence (1894-1966, bulk 1931-1946) between Irving Sherwood Preston and his fiancée (later his wife) Alice Ann Moore of Concord, North Carolina. Preston and Moore married on June 9, 1933. During the bulk of this correspondence, Preston was attending Georgia Tech in Atlanta, Georgia (1931-1933) and serving (1943-1945) in the military during World War II. Also included are letters from family, friends, and associates, especially the earlier letters. Letters written by Preston to his family prior to 1933 document his life at Mount Pleasant Military Collegiate Institute at Mount Pleasant, North Carolina. Other early letters are between Preston's parents (Sherwood Craig Preston and Ida Lillian MacKelvie) prior to their marriage. There are a few photographs and negatives and some ephemera such as a theater broadsheet for "The College Flapper" being produced at the Kannapolis HIgh School Building in Kannapolis, North Carolina, and sponsored by the Kannapolis Woman's Club.


Administrative information
Custodial History

April 26, 2024 (unprocessed), 3.5 cubic feet; Correspondence (1894-1966, bulk 1931-1946) between Irving Sherwood Preston and his fiancée (later his wife) Alice Ann Moore of Concord, North Carolina. Preston and Moore married on June 9, 1933. During the bulk of this correspondence, Preston was attending Georgia Tech in Atlanta, Georgia (1931-1933) and serving (1943-1945) in the military during World War II. Also included are letters from family, friends, and associates, especially the earlier letters. Letters written by Preston to his family prior to 1933 document his life at Mount Pleasant Military Collegiate Institute at Mount Pleasant, North Carolina. Other early letters are between Preston's parents (Sherwood Craig Preston and Ida Lillian MacKelvie) prior to their marriage. There are a few photographs and negatives and some ephemera such as a theater broadsheet for "The College Flapper" being produced at the Kannapolis HIgh School Building in Kannapolis, North Carolina, and sponsored by the Kannapolis Woman's Club. Purchased from Carmen D. Valentino.

Source of acquisition

Purchased from Carmen D. Valentino

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Container list
Box 1 Folder a Irving Preston to Alice Moore June 9th - June 22nd 1931
Box 1 Folder b Irving Preston to Alice Moore July 2nd - July 30th 1931
Box 1 Folder a Irving Preston to Alice Moore Aug 1st - Aug 31st 1931
Box 1 Folder b Irving Preston to Alice Moore Sep 2nd - Sep 28th 1931
Box 1 Folder a Irving Preston to Alice Moore Oct 1st - Oct 31st 1931
Box 1 Folder b Irving Preston to Alice Moore Nov 1st - Dec 14th 1931
Box 2 Folder a Irving Preston to Alice Moore Jan 2nd - Jan 30th 1932
Box 2 Folder b Irving Preston to Alice Moore Feb 2nd - Feb 28th 1932
Box 2 Folder c Irving Preston to Alice Moore March 5th - April 18th 1932
Box 2 Folder d Irving Preston to Alice Moore May 1st - June 5th 1932
Box 2 Folder e Irving Preston to Alice Moore July 5th - July 30th 1932
Box 2 Folder f Irving Preston to Alice Moore Aug 1st - Aug 28th 1932
Box 2 Folder g Irving Preston to Alice Moore Sept 1st - Oct 27th 1932
Box 3 Folder a Irving Preston to Alice Moore Jan 2nd - Jan 31st 1933
Box 3 Folder b Irving Preston to Alice Moore Feb 1st - Feb 28th 1933
Box 3 Folder c Irving Preston to Alice Moore March, June, July 1933
Box 3 Folder d Irving Preston to Mrs. I.S. Preston Jan. 1936 - Oct. 1937
Box 3 Folder e Irving Preston to Mrs. I.S. Preston Jan. Feb 8th - Nov. 28th 1943
Box 3 Folder f Irving Preston to Mrs. I.S. Preston June 28th - July 31st 1944
Box 3 Folder g Irving Preston to Mrs. I.S. Preston Aug 7th, Nov, Dec 23rd 1944
Box 3 Folder h Irving Preston to Mrs. I.S. Preston Jan 4th - Feb 22nd 1945
Box 3 Folder i Irving Preston to Mrs. I.S. Preston March 2nd - Jan 30th 1945
Box 3 Folder j Irving Preston to Mrs. I.S. Preston July 2nd - Aug 22nd 1945
Box 4 Folder a Alice to her husband Irving Preston July 7th - July 30th 1931
Box 4 Folder b Irving Preston to Ms. I.S. Preston Sept. 14th - Sept 28th 1945
Box 4 Folder c Irving Preston to Ms. I.S. Preston Oct. 9th - Nov. 24th 1945
Box 4 Folder d Irving Preston to Alice Moore Undated
Box 4 Folder e Irving Preston to Alice Moore Undated
Box 4 Folder f Irving Preston to his DAC 1 March - 10 March 1933
Box 4 Folder g Irving Preston to His Sister Pat Nov. 18th 1929 - Dec.15th 1930
Box 4 Folder h Irving Preston to His Sister Pat (month illegable) - Dec.4th 1931
Box 4 Folder i Irving Preston to His Sister Pat Jan 2nd - Nov 2nd 1932
Box 5 Folder a Alice to her husband Irving Preston June 1st - June 26th 1931
Box 5 Folder b Alice to her husband Irving Preston Aug 1st - Aug 29th 1931
Box 5 Folder c Alice to her husband Irving Preston Sept 1st - Sept 30th 1931
Box 5 Folder d Alice to her husband Irving Preston Oct 1st - Oct 29th 1931
Box 5 Folder e Alice to her husband Irving Preston Nov. 3rd - Nov. 17th 1931
Box 5 Folder f Alice to her husband Irving Preston April 13th - June 29th 1932
Box 5 Folder g Alice to her husband Irving Preston July 2nd - July 30th 1932
Box 5 Folder h Alice to her husband Irving Preston Aug 11th - Oct 24th 1932
Box 5 Folder I Alice Moore to Irving Preston Jan 2nd - Jan 21st 1933
Box 6 Folder a Ida Mackelvie toFriend Sherwood Sept. 1898 - Dec. 1899
Box 6 Folder b Alice Moore to Irving Preston Feb 2nd - Feb 23rd 1933
Box 6 Folder c Alice to Her Husband Irving Preston March 2nd - July 6h 1933
Box 6 Folder d Alice to Her Husband Irving Preston. 1935 - 1946
Box 6 Folder e Alice to Her Husband Irving Preston. Undated
Box 6 Folder f Alice to Pat x Marvin Jun. 3rd 1932 - July 26th 1932
Box 6 Folder g Letters to Alice From Mother and In-Laws. Aug 1931-Sept1945
Box 6 Folder h Letters to Mrs. I.S. Preston From Florance Sept 1933 - Nov. 1945
Box 6 Folder i Letters to Mrs. I.S. Preston From Helen Jun 13th 1944 - March 9th 1946
Box 6 Folder j Letters to Alice Moore From Dom. March 1932 9th - 14th
Box 6 Folder k Letters to Alice Moore From Others Dec. 16 1938 - Oct. 26th 1966
Box 6 Folder L Letters to Irving from Mom, Dad, and Granool Moon. Jan 16th 1932 - March 13th 1933
Box 6 Folder m Letters to Irving Preston from different people Feb 1st 1933 - Oct. 20th 1945
Box 6 Folder n Sherwood to Mrs. S.C. Preston March 1900-Oct. 1937
Box 7 Folder a Ida Mockelvie to Friend Sherwood Feb 1900 - May 1903
Box 7 Folder b Letters Miss Mockville From Vina G. Peters Apr. 1896 - Dec. 1898
Box 7 Folder c Letters to Miss McKelvie from Different People March 1894-March 1905
Box 7 Folder d Letters to Mr. x Mrs. Sherwood Preston March 22nd 1905 - Dec. 11th 1965
Box 7 Folder e Pat to her Mother Preston Oct. 29th 1965 - Nov. 19th 1965
Box 7 Folder f Letters to Bruce from Dad x Florence Feb 1945
Box 7 Folder g Letters to Scotty From Different People Feb. 25th 1943 - Aug. 28th 1945
Box 7 Folder h Amisc. Letters June 26th 1903 - March 20th 1945 (4 undated)
Box 7 Folder i Ephemera, Photos, Post Cards, Telegraphs
Box 7 Folder j Greeting Cards; Ephemera
Box 7 Folder k Ephemera; Invitations
Box 7 Folder L Misc Ephemera
Box 7 Folder m Ephemera; Used Envelope Empty