Belva Agnes Ross Archbell correspondence

1910-1914
Manuscript Collection #1467
Creator(s)
Archbell, Belva Agnes Ross
Physical description
0.25 Cubic Feet, 1 half document case
Preferred Citation
Belva Agnes Ross Archbell correspondence (#1467), East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA
Repository
ECU Manuscript Collection
Access
The collection is open for research.

Correspondence (1910-1911, 1913-1914) between Belva Agnes Ross and her parents William Henry Ross and Lida Baynor Little Ross and her brother Wilbur "Buddy" Ross while she is attending East Carolina Teachers Training School in Greenville, North Carolina. Wilbur Ross also started attending ECTTS with his sister in October 1910, but at some point he left to attend Guilford College. The Rosses were from Edward community about three miles east of Aurora in Beaufort County, North Carolina. Belva had to withdraw from school in January 1911 because she contracted the measles, but she returned to school at least by October 1913. Also included are abstracts of the correspondence created by Belva Ross's grandson Roy A. Archbell, Jr.


Administrative information
Custodial History

February 11, 2025, (unprocessed), 0.25 cubic foot; Correspondence (1910-1911, 1913-1914) between Belva Agnes Ross and her parents William Henry Ross and LIda Baynor Little Ross and her brother Wilbur "Buddy" Ross while she is attending East Carolina Teachers Training School in Greenville, North Carolina. Wilbur Ross also started attending ECTTS with his sister in October 1910, but at some point he left to attend Guilford College. The Rosses were from Edward community about three miles east of Aurora in Beaufort County, North Carolina. Belva had to withdraw from school in January 1911 because she contracted the measles, but she returned to school at least by October 1913. Also included are abstracts of the correspondence created by Belva Ross's grandson Roy A. Archbell, Jr. Gift of Roy A. Archbell, Jr.

Source of acquisition

Gift of Roy A. Archbell, Jr.

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Container list
Box 1 Folder a Belva Ross's Correspondence, October - November 1910
Box 1 Folder b Belva Ross's Correspondence, January 1911
Box 1 Folder c Belva Ross's Correspondence , October - November 1913
Box 1 Folder d Belva Ross's Correspondence, January - May 1914
Box 1 Folder e Belva Ross's Correspondence, undated
Box 1 Folder f Abstracts of Belva Ross's Correspondence and Family Information by Belva's grandson Roy A. Archbell, Jr., 2024