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Harmon C. Rorison Private Papers
Collection
Identifier: SC-MS-017
Scope and Contents
This collection contains materials pertaining to the life and military career of Harmon C. Rorison, a military officer, pilot, and banker from Wilmington, North Carolina. The bulk of the materials in this collection pertain to Rorison’s military service during World War I, the Russo-Polish War (also known as the Polish-Soviet War), and World War II. The military-related materials include correspondence, including a letter to Rorison from Merian Cooper; copies of U.S. and Polish military...
Dates:
1819, 1900-1990
Found in:
Randall Library Special Collections
Robert J. Cooke Collection
Collection
Identifier: SC-MS-214
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of material collected by Robert J. Cooke from various presidential elections from the late 1960s to the early 1990s, primarily at the respective Democratic Conventions. Items include copies of speeches, pamphlets, publications, press badges, ads, biographies, and campaign material. Candidates of note include Governor George C. Wallace, President Jimmy Carter, and President Bill Clinton. A selection of Cooke's research on the Rorison family of Wilmington, North...
Dates:
1967-2013, undated; Majority of material found in 1976, 1992
Found in:
Randall Library Special Collections