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2nd Presbyterian Church Ledger
Collection
Identifier: SC-MS-258
Scope and Contents
This collection contains a financial ledger from the 2nd Presbyterian Church in Wilmington, NC, belonging to Oscar Pearsall, the treasurer.
Dates:
1846-1887
Found in:
Special Collections
Aerial Photographic Indexes
Collection
Identifier: SC-MS-176
Scope and Contents
This collection contains aerial photographs of North Carolina counties, with an emphasis on New Hanover County.
Dates:
1938-1983
Found in:
Special Collections
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Alpha Psi Omega Chapter Records
Collection
Identifier: SC-MS-387
Scope and Contents
This collection contains records pertaining to chapter and regional events of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Alpha Psi Omega chapter. Alpha Kappa Alpha was the first intercollegiate historically African American sorority. Alpha Psi Omega, the Southeast North Carolina chapter, was chartered in 1932. Materials include event programs, souvenir booklets, newspaper clippings, invitations, magazines, posters, and a photocopy of the Alpha Psi Omega chaper charter. The bulk of the materials pertain...
Dates:
1932, 1969-2019
Found in:
Special Collections
Bertha Boykin Todd Papers
Collection
Identifier: SC-MS-390
Scope and Contents
This collection contains the papers of Bertha Boykin Todd, a long-time New Hanover County educator and community leader. Content focuses on her work with the 1898 Centennial Foundation, biographical information and research for her memoir, "My Restless Journey," speeches and notes for events at which she spoke, recordings of her media appearances, and articles and correspondence related to her community engagement and work with the New Hanover County School system, highlighting her time as...
Dates:
1954-2020
Found in:
Special Collections
Calder Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: SC-MS-082
Scope and Contents
This collection contains original family documents consisting of a right-of-way agreed upon between William Calder and E.P. Hall, a deed between Phila C. Calder and James Lytch, two receipts, one for payment by Mrs. P. C. Calder, and the other for payment by Robert E. Calder, and a bond and warrant with a list of payments by Robert E. Calder.
Dates:
1844-1875
Found in:
Special Collections
Cyrus Hogue, Jr. Papers
Collection
Identifier: SC-MS-264
Scope and Contents
This collection contains correspondence and other documents associated with Cyrus Hogue's involvement in advocating for a new bridge crossing over the Cape Fear River in Wilmington. After decades of campaigning by local citizens, the Wilmington bridge project finally came to fruition with the completion of the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge in 1969. Hogue, a local Wilmington lawyer and Chairman of the Democratic Party, was instrumental in working the State Highway Commission and Governor Terry...
Dates:
1962-1969
Found in:
Special Collections
Documents Relating to Public Education in New Hanover County
Collection
Identifier: SC-MS-135
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of original documents, letters, financial records and printed material dealing with the establishment of free public schools in Wilmington, North Carolina after the Civil War. The correspondence details the financial support for school construction, teacher recruitment, and administration provided by the Massachusetts Soldiers Memorial Society, Mary Hemenway, Amy Bradley and the American Unitarian Association for what came to be known as Wilmington School District...
Dates:
1865-1924
Found in:
Special Collections
Dr. Frank Ainsley Papers
Collection
Identifier: SC-MS-324
Scope and Contents
Dr. W. Frank Ainsley was a long-time professor in the Department of Geography and Geology at the University of North Carolina Wilmington. These papers contain materials collected by him during his academic and research careers and focus geographical concerns in southeastern North Carolina primarily during the 1970s to 1990s. Included are journal articles, newspapers, magazines, brochures, pamphlets, notes, photographs, correspondence, maps, and other similar research materials. Although the...
Dates:
1858 - 2008
Found in:
Special Collections
Dr. Heyward C. Bellamy Collection
Collection
Identifier: SC-MS-167
Abstract
Dr. Heyward C. Bellamy served as Superintendant of the New Hanover County School System from 1968 to 1981, during which time he oversaw the integration of public schools. This collection contains materials relating to the integration of New Hanover County schools, including court documents and supporting exhibit materials from integration law suits, as well as other school integration and civil rights cases from the area and nationally.
Dates:
1916 - 1991
Found in:
Special Collections
Dr. Hubert A. Eaton, Sr. Papers
Collection
Identifier: SC-MS-046
Scope and Contents
This extensive collection includes the original materials and photocopies of the legal actions instituted by Dr. Eaton and his fellow plaintiffs to compel the integration of the fundamental institutions of New Hanover County--the public schools and the hospital--in the 1960s and 1970s. Moreover, the collection also reflects the broad spectrum of Dr. Eaton's interests and activities which included medical and public health issues, education, civil rights and athletics.A gifted...
Dates:
1941-1993
Found in:
Special Collections