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Mrs. Booth (1916-2004), the owner of the Booth Guest House in Manteo, N.C., discusses her childhood memories, family life and history on the Outer Banks of North Carolina and in Norfolk, Virginia. She also talks about her father, Alpheus W. Drinkwater, the telegrapher who relayed the news of the successful first airplane flights of the Wright Brothers at Kitty Hawk, N.C., in 1903.
Papers (1969, undated) consisting of correspondence, letter, selling of cigarettes, red tape.
Personal files (1944, 1954-1973), including correspondence, campaign material, legislative files, and miscellaneous material.
Literary manuscripts, clippings, and published copies (undated) of Tarheels Track the Century, tales of the North Carolina Coast, and Legends of the North Carolina Coast (No MSS).
Memoir (undated) of Naval officer aboard the USS Ranger, Orizaba, and Santee during World War II, as published in Sea Classics.
Diploma, photographs, invoices, and a prescription belonging to nurse Nannie C. Hicks.
Papers (1864, undated) consisting of 2 letters, a home remedy, and an envelope.
Official file (1941-1961) of member of USNA class of 1941, including orders, biographical date, citations, and certificates.
Papers (1941-1970) of member of U. S. Naval Academy Class of 1941, including correspondence, orders, citations, an informal log of his naval service, 1941-1947, a photographs, and miscellany relating to his service aboard the destroyers USS LEA and the USS WADSWORTH during World War II and his postwar naval career.
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