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Collection (1870-1878) of manuscripts and printed materials relating to the voyage of the Clipper Ship SS RINGLEADER from New York, NY to San Francisco, CA, via Shanghai, China, including a log book of the voyage by George E. Peer, photographic print of Captain W. E. Bray, ship's tracking chart, English and Swedish New Testaments, and 3 Chinese language newspapers. Purchased from Ten Pound Island Book Co.
Major WIlliam David Gattling Sr. Was born in 1922 in Murfreesboro, North Carolina. He served in the US Army Air Corps during World War II. This collection is from 1997 and includes the book "Critical Points" written by Gattling.
Album (1922, 1939, 1942, undated) of photographic prints taken by an unidentified seaman, aboard the American armed merchant vessel SS HAGOOD, mostly during its voyages across the North Atlantic and North Sea to Great Britain during the period of October – December 1942 during World War II.
William and Harry Whittaker were brothers who both served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. William mainly served in West Germany while Harry was sent to Vietnam in 1967. Their letters to each other cover the years 1964 to 1968 and discuss both basic training in Fort Dix, New Jersey, and Fort Jackson, South Carolina, and their service in West Germany and Vietnam. Also included are numerous photographs taken by Harry while he was stationed in Vietnam.
Papers of Madison Smartt Bell (1922-1997 [Bulk: 1957-1990], undated) documenting the life and literary career of the Nashville, Tennessee-born American novelist, including manuscript materials, proofs of published works, loose manuscript items transferred from the Stuart Wright Book Collection, and oversized materials, relating primarily to his books Zero db and Other Stories, Barking Man, and The Washington Square Ensemble, and others.
This collection contains about 363 cubic feet of material documenting the Congressional career of Lunsford Richardson Preyer. Mr. Preyer (January 11, 1919-April 3, 2001) of Greensboro, North Carolina, served in the U.S. House of Representatives for twelve years (January 1969-January 1981).
Papers (1891-1896) consisting of correspondence from friends and relatives, correspondence of social reflection, cultural mores, climatic conditions in Virginia.
Oral history interview (11/13/2003) by Martha Baldree, in Greenville, NC, pertaining to William H. Cobb, professor of History at East Carolina University (1970-2003), a resident of the Lakewood Pines Neighborhood. Part of the Lakewood Pines Neighborhood Oral History Project, which was initiated to help the Association oppose the construction of a 500 unit apartment complex. 9 items. 15 p. 1 audio cassette (1 p.); 1 computer diskette (1 p.); 1 title page (1 p.); 1 field work plan, dated 10/21/2003 (3 p.); 1 biography and interviewer's comments (2 p.); 1 interview index (2 p.); and 1 transcript, dated 11/13/2003 (6 p. typescript); 1 oral history agreement dated, 11/13/2003 (1 p.). Note: Oral history in fulfullment of Dr. LuAnn Jones' History 5960 (Fall 2003) class requirements, submitted 12/15/2003. Oral History Agreement signed by William H. Cobb and Martha Baldree Farmer, 11/13/2003. See also related Lu Ann Jones Collection #798.4.c.
Collection includes a detailed appraisal (November 5, 1946) of the Greenville Tobacco Company, Inc., in Greenville, North Carolina, by General Valuations Company, Inc., Appraisers and Engineers of New York.
Collection (1917-1933, bulk 1918-1919) mainly consists of correspondence (29 May 1918-29 April 1919; 115 letters) between U.S. Army Pvt. Roscoe Jackson and his wife Lucile E. Jackson of Barnesville, Belmont Co., Ohio, and also with his father, mother-in-law, and grandfather during World War I. He writes from Camp Sherman in Chillicothe, Ohio, Camp Mills in Long Island, New York, and from France where he is serving with the 138th U.S. Infantry, A.E.F.
Matriculation cards, photographs, newspaper clippings, and a ledger of physicians Matthew M. Butler and Charles S. Butler.
Register (1886-1893) including school register, number of students, grades, daily attendance, age, sex, occupation of parents, list of book used.
Genealogical materials given by Martha Mewborn Marble including Bible records, photographs, notes, legal documents, land records, and clippings concerning families in Greene, Lenoir, Jones, and Pitt counties, North Carolina. Some of the families included are Mewborn, Kilpatrick, Albritton, Pugh, Cannon, Batchelor, Howell, Ormond, Carr, Hardison, Taylor, Sutton, Jackson, Frye, Ham, Hartsfield, Dupree, Faulkner, Rouse, Phillips, Franklin, Joyner, Bryan, Hatch, Cox, McCoy, and Abbott families. Also included are Le-Nea, the first yearbook (1938) for Contentnea High School, Graingers, Lenoir County, North Carolina, autograph books, and a ledger (1888-1892) of Wilbar General Store, Greenville, Pitt County, North Carolina. The Kayaitchess (1924) Vol. 1, published by the students of Kinston High School, Kinston, North Carolina, and the Connecting Link Commencement Issue 1926, published every other week by students of Kinston City Schools under the Supervision of Committee of Teachers have been transferred to the North Carolina Collection and have been catalogued.
Oral history interview (12/7/2003) by Nathan E. Weil, in Greenville, NC, pertaining to John Moskop, Professor, East Carolina University Medical School, a resident of the Lakewood Pines Neighborhood. Part of the Lakewood Pines Neighborhood Oral History Project, which was initiated to help the Association oppose the construction of a 500 unit apartment complex. 6 items. 14 p. 1 audio cassettes (1 p.) 1 computer diskette (1 p.); 1 project development history (2 p.); 1 interview index (1 p.); and 1 description, dated 12/14/2003 (8 p. typescript); 1 oral history agreement dated, 12/7/2003 (1 p.) Note: Oral history in fulfillment of Dr. Lu Ann Jones' History 5960 (Fall 2003) class requirements, submitted 12/4/2003. Oral History Agreement signed by John Moskop and Nathan E. Weil, 10/28/2003. See also related Lu Ann Jones Collection #798.5.d.
Papers (1861-1865) including signature book of prisoners, arrest descriptions. 1 Volume.
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