Stowe (Stough) - Myers Family Collection

1882-1911, undated
Manuscript Collection #1494
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Stowe (Stough) Family; Myers Family
Physical description
0.25 Cubic Feet
Preferred Citation
Stowe (Stough) - Myers Family Collection (#1494), East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA.
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ECU Manuscript Collection
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The Stowe (Stough)–Myers Family Collection contains manuscript and photographic materials documenting the personal, social, and economic lives of two interconnected families from Concord, North Carolina, and related communities between approximately 1882 and 1985. The collection includes correspondence, postcards, original poetry, newspaper clippings, a cotton buyer's receipt, a report card, and photographic prints. Notable items include late nineteenth century letters addressed to Ruann Stowe, early twentieth century postcards exchanged among members of the Myers family, and materials reflecting local agricultural commerce and family commemorative practices.

Scope and arrangement

The Stowe (Stough) – Myers Family Collection consists of a small but varied body of manuscript and visual materials documenting aspects of family life, communication, and local economic activity associated with the Myers and Stowe (Stough) families of Concord, North Carolina, and related geographic connections extending to other parts of North Carolina, Illinois, and Florida. The materials date from approximately 1882 to 1985, with the bulk of the collection concentrated in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

The collection includes personal correspondence, postcards, poetry, newspaper clippings, financial records, and photographic materials. Together, these items provide insight into interpersonal relationships, literacy and expressive culture, and everyday life within interconnected family networks. The Myers family materials include manuscript poems, obituary and event clippings, a cotton receipt documenting agricultural commerce in the early twentieth century, and postcards exchanged among family members in 1911, some of which contain photographic images. The Stowe (Stough) family materials consist primarily of correspondence dating from the 1880s through the late twentieth century, including letters sent to Ruann Stowe in Concord, North Carolina, as well as a report card, postcards, and several unidentified photographic prints depicting individuals and domestic settings.

The collection is organized into two series reflecting family provenance: Series 1, Myers Family Materials, and Series 2, Stowe (Stough) Family Materials. Materials are arranged at the item level within a single box and folder, maintaining the intellectual distinction between family groupings while preserving the original order as received.

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Custodial History

March 11, 2026 (processed)0.25 cubic feet; Collections (1882 - 1911, n.d.) of letters, photograsphic prints, postcards, clippings, and printed forms relating to the Stowe (Stough) and Myers Family of Concord, North Carolina. 17 items. Donor: Karen Myers

Source of acquisition

Gift of Karen Myers

Processing information

Processed by Patrick Cash, March 2026

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Container list
Box 1 Folder a Item 1 Poem titled "The Last Lover" , undated
Box 1 Folder a Item 2 Poem titled "Sweet Willie," written by Minnie Song for Mr. Charley Myers , undated
Box 1 Folder a Item 3 Mr. Sandy Myers obituary clipping , undated
Box 1 Folder a Item 4 Surprise birthday party for Mr. & Mrs. W. S. Myers clipping , undated
Box 1 Folder a Item 5 Mr. S. L. Myers obituary clipping , undated
Box 1 Folder a Item 6 White - Morrison - Flowe Company, Cotton Buyers receipt for March 4 - October 26, 1903 , March 22, 1904
Box 1 Folder a Item 7 Postcard from Sophie [Myers] of Concord, North Carolina to her mother, Mrs. C. A. Myers, of Concord, North Carolina. Note: Postcard has a photograph of Sophie on horseback on verso. , February 6, 1911
Box 1 Folder a Item 8 Postcard from Mollie [Myers] of Archer, North Carolina, to her older sister, Mrs. C. A. Myers, of Concord, North Carolina. Note: Postcard has a group photograph, including [Clark Hasent ?], on the verso. , November 24, 1911
Box 1 Folder a Item 9 Correspondence from J. M. L. to Mrs. Martha C. Stough of Concord, North Carolina , January 6, 1985
Box 1 Folder a Item 10 Laird Stough report card signed by parent R. A. Stowe, undated
Box 1 Folder a Item 11 Correspondence between Mary Elizabeth Corzine of Dongola, Illinois, to Ruann Stowe of Concord, North Carolina , September 23, 1887
Box 1 Folder a Item 12 Correspondence between S. A. Kelley of Dongola, Illinois, to Ruann Stowe of Concord, North Carolina , December 16, 1882
Box 1 Folder a Item 13 Postcard from W. C. Austin of Gawtey, Florida, to Mrs. Ruann Stowe of Concord, North Carolina, March 3, 1890
Box 1 Folder a Item 14 Blank postcard with a photograph of an unidentified young adult man in a suit and tie. , circa 1910
Box 1 Folder a Item 15 Blank postcard with a photograph of an unidentified farmhouse with a family group on the porch , circa 1910
Box 1 Folder a Item 16 Photograph of an unidentified young man , circa 1890
Box 1 Folder a Item 17 Photograph of a seated baby, undated