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Don Betz Collection
Collection
Identifier: SC-MS-143
Scope and Contents
This collection features papers, photographs, and memorabillia belonging to Don Betz, who served as mayor of Wilmington, North Carolina from 1987 to 1997. Betz's appointment books and correspondence from throughout his tenure, as both a city council member and later mayor, depict both his day-to-day duties and important local issues he discussed with officials and legislators at the state and national level. His campaign work, service outside the council, and involvement in local, national,...
Dates:
1981-1997
Found in:
Randall Library Special Collections
Dorothy Buckeridge Nesbitt Papers
Collection
Identifier: SC-MS-183
Scope and Contents
Materials in this collection focus on Dorothy Nesbitt's service as a student, teacher, and advocate for dance and the arts, both in the Wilmington, North Carolina area and internationally, from the 1960s to the 1990s. Papers and photographs showcasing her passion for ballet and modern dance include workshop information, brochures, performance highlights, correspondence, reports, newspaper clippings, articles, and scrapbook pages. Her educational material feature content on racial integration...
Dates:
1956-2003
Found in:
Randall Library Special Collections
Dr. Duncan Randall Papers
Collection
Identifier: SC-MS-229
Scope and Contents
This collection contains papers and memorabilia related to Dr. Duncan Randall's personal and family life, his military career with the U.S. Air Force, his academic career as a professor at Wilmington College (now UNCW), and his personal and political interests. Materials include documents, correspondence, newspaper articles and clippings, a stamp collection, emphemera, artifacts, and photographs.
Dates:
1939-2001
Found in:
Randall Library Special Collections
Dr. Heyward C. Bellamy Collection
Collection
Identifier: SC-MS-167
Overview
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:
Randall Library 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:
Randall Library Special Collections
Dr. Walter H. Conser Jr. Papers
Collection
Identifier: SC-MS-332
Abstract
This collection consists of the accumulated working papers of professor, historian, and author Dr. Walter H. Conser Jr. between the years 1970 and 2014. Throughout this period Dr. Walter Conser wrote, compiled, and/or edited nine major works, over twenty academic papers, and various lectures, speeches and presentations. The collection is comprised primarily of research materials, publishing documents, memorabilia and correspondences. Additionally donated were over 100 books and 13 records...
Dates:
1770-2018
Found in:
Randall Library Special Collections
Edwin E. Kirton Family Private Papers
Collection
Identifier: SC-MS-042
Scope and Contents
This collection contains correspondence, newspaper clippings, church programs and scrapbooks, as well as a large collection of sheet music that belonged to Mrs. Kirton. The scrapbooks in this collection highlight Father Kirton's career and other family events and the social column written by Mrs. Kirton for the Afro American newspaper.
Dates:
1927-1986
Found in:
Randall Library Special Collections
Ellen Douglas Bellamy Journal
Collection
Identifier: SC-MS-067
Scope and Contents
This collection consists entirely of photocopies of pages from a journal or school exercise book kept by Miss Ellen Douglas Bellamy during the Civil War. Some time later, possibly in the 1870s, the journal was used as a scrapbook and printed clippings were pasted over the handwritten text. The collection includes copies of pages both before and after clippings were stripped away.The later clippings are primarily selections from popular magazines and are characteristic of...
Dates:
1861-1863 (photocopies)
Found in:
Randall Library Special Collections
Fort Caswell Telegraph Log
Collection
Identifier: SC-MS-138
Scope and Contents
This collection contains a log of telegraphs sent from Smithville (Southport), Fort Caswell, and Wilmington, North Carolina from January 1863 through May 1863. These telegraphs reveal food shortages, lack of supplies, and war updates involving the Confederacy, primarily in these three North Carolina forts. Battles were not being fought at these forts during these dates, but it is possible to understand from this document what conditions were like and how the armies responded to successes and...
Dates:
1863 January-May
Found in:
Randall Library Special Collections
Francine DeCoursey Papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: SC-MS-401
Scope and Contents
This collection contains papers and A/V material from filmmaker Francie DeCoursey's work, especially related to UNCW's 1898 Centennial Foundation, the Wilmington 10, and other local racial justice initiatives. Materials include event programs, event marketing materials, manuscripts, and other paperwork related to her film screenings and presentations, especially film work in varying formats, such as mini DV, DVD, VHS, and master broadcast tapes. Items are circa 1998-2013.
Dates:
circa 1998-2013
Found in:
Randall Library Special Collections
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