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Murchison Family Ephemera
Collection
Identifier: SC-MS-222
Scope and Contents
This collection contains the personal and business papers of the Murchison family, specifically of David Reid Murchison, his wife, and his business associates. Items are mostly calling cards, notes, and stationary.
Dates:
1872, 1912, undated
Found in:
Randall Library Special Collections
New Hanover High School Class of 1951 Collection
Collection
Identifier: SC-MS-380
Scope and Contents
This collections contains photo albums and scrapbooks compiled by Perry Whitman related to reunion events for the New Hanover High School Class of 1951. Materials begin in 1976 with the Class' 25th reunion and end in 2011 with their 60th reunion. The scrapbooks contain cards, correspondence, ephemera, newspaper clippings, obituaries, photographs, reunion planning documents, and an original 1951 commencement program.
Dates:
1976-2011
Found in:
Randall Library Special Collections
North Carolina Azalea Festival Collection
Collection
Identifier: SC-MS-024
Scope and Contents
This collection contains various souvenir books, programs, brochures, magazines, newspaper clippings and other ephemera related to the North Carolina Azalea Festival from 1948-2004. The Azalea Festival began in 1948 at the instigation of Dr. Houston Moore of Wilmington, NC. The first president was Hugh Morton, and Queen Azalea I was Jacqueline White, a movie actress with RKO Studios. Throughout the years, the Festival has filled three to four days with art and craft shows, a parade,...
Dates:
1949-2004
Found in:
Randall Library Special Collections
North Carolina Indentures
Collection
Identifier: SC-MS-120
Scope and Contents
This collection contains over a hundred years worth of North Carolina land indentures, mortgage deeds, and warranty deeds, mostly in Brunswick County. Three documents refer specifically to lots of land in the city of Wilmington, and another refers to land in the State of New York.
Dates:
Other: 1799-1928
Found in:
Randall Library Special Collections
Oscar Pearsall Personal and Business Papers
Collection
Identifier: SC-MS-192
Abstract
Oscar Pearsall was a wholesale grocery merchant in Wilmington, North Carolina. He parterned with Benjamin Franklin Hall in 1874 and established Hall & Pearsall, a wholesale grocery and commission business. In 1906, Pearsall launched Pearsall & Company, with two of his sons, Frederick and Horace. This collection contains ledgers, correspondence, bills and shipping labels related to the two companies, as well as medical insurance certificates and related correspodence for Pearsall.
Dates:
1857-1962
Found in:
Randall Library Special Collections
Pearsall Memorial Presbyterian Church Collection
Collection
Identifier: SC-MS-379
Scope and Contents
Contains Church records, newsletters, histories, directories, event documents, architectural drawings, church bulletins, tapes, photographs, and CDs containing photos from the 1930s to the 2000s. A large amount focuses on The Women of the Church (WOC), a woman-focused group of the Church.
Dates:
1937-2019
Found in:
Randall Library Special Collections
Philip Gerard Papers
Collection — Box: 7A
Identifier: SC-MS-382
Scope and Contents
This collection contains manuscript drafts and research material related to specific works of author and UNCW professor Philip Gerard, including articles, photos, and biographical information, as well as memorabilia, A/V material, teaching resources, and publications that featured his writings.
Dates:
1981-1999, undated
Found in:
Randall Library Special Collections
Poisson Family Collection
Collection
Identifier: SC-MS-298
Scope and Contents
This collection contains personal letters to and from various Poisson and Cutlar family members--including Frederick, a merchant in London, Louis, a local Wilmington real estate agent, as well as from DuBrutz Cutlar, Jr. and Sr., both Wilmington lawyers. Additional materials include two photographs and three invitations.
Dates:
1887-1918, undated
Found in:
Randall Library Special Collections
Rehder Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: SC-MS-314
Scope and Contents
This collection contains papers relating to the history of the Rehder family in Wilmington, North Carolina. The collection includes original documents, photocopies of original documents, correspondence, and photographs that detail the lives and lineage of Johann and Johanna Rehder beginning in 1844.Rehder family history is represented through both oral history and visual materials including typescripts, genealogical documents, photographs and scrapbooks. Additionally, of...
Dates:
1844-1980
Found in:
Randall Library Special Collections
Rhinehart Collection of Lower Cape Fear Historical Documents
Collection
Identifier: SC-MS-404
Scope and Contents
This collection contains late 18th century and 19th century documents related to areas in and around the Lower Cape Fear region of Southeast North Carolina, including parts of South Carolina. Material includes agreements, indentures, land deeds, bills of sale, and land surveys, the bulk of which focus on Brunswick County and Duplin County and connect to the Bellamy and Hill families.Early 20th century photographs of the Historic Kenan House in Wilmington, North Carolina and...
Dates:
1780-1941
Found in:
Randall Library Special Collections
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