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Collection
Identifier: SC-MS-271
Scope and Contents
Dr. William H. Wagoner served as the Superintendent of the New Hanover county school system from 1961-1968, as the fourth President of Wilmington College from 1968-1969 and as the first Chancellor of the University of North Carolina Wilmington from 1969-1990. This collection contains correspondence, publications, newspaper clippings, agendas, photographs, maps and ephemera related to the careers of Dr. Wagoner in Wilmington as well as his personal life.
Dates:
1959-1990
Collection
Identifier: SC-MS-128
Scope and Contents
This collection contains official publications dealing with a variety of New Hanover County isssues such as housing, land use, waste management, transportation, population, public health, and the environment including groundwater and soil and drainage surveys. The collection also includes maps, correspondence dealing with proposed changes in Highway 421, and memoranda to the County Commission.
Dates:
1970-1997
Collection
Identifier: SC-MS-386
Scope and Contents
This collection contains records created by the "From Our Hearts to Yours" health initiative, a program created to promote heart disease awareness among Black women. Materials include a poster, two vinyl banners, brochures and booklets, promotional fliers, event programs, correspondence, a historical report, newspaper clippings, a magazine article, and photographs.
Dates:
1994-2021, bulk 2005-2019
Collection
Identifier: SC-MS-409
Scope and Contents
This collections contains 638 postcards documenting life in Wilmington, Wrightsville Beach, Carolina Beach, Fort Fisher, and locations in Pender and Brunswick Counties. Imagery includes major attractions, institutions, streets, and scenes of daily life in these areas. Most postcards are undated, though in some cases, a circa date is used to identify when the postcard was postmarked. Additionally, this collection contains postcards that represent many eras in postcard history including the...
Dates:
1876-2005; bulk of material is postmarked between 1900-1970 or is undated.
Collection
Identifier: LCF-MS-002
Scope and Contents
This collection contains legal records pertaining to the Wilmington law firm, John D. Bellamy & Sons. Most of the records are directly related to John Dillard Bellamy, Jr. (24 March 1853-25 September 1942), and Bellamy’s law associates, including his son Emmett Hargrove Bellamy (12 February 1891-31 March 1952). John D. Bellamy, Jr., was a Democratic congressman, North Carolina legislator, politician, lawyer, and manufacturer. Types of materials include correspondence, court documents,...
Dates:
1898-1953
Collection
Identifier: SC-MS-033
Scope and Contents
This collections contains the legislative papers of North Carolina State Senator John J. Burney, Jr. Senator Burney represented New Hanover County from 1966-1972. The legislative papers consist primarily of correspondence, bills, publications, printed materials and newspaper clippings, covering a broad spectrum of social, economic and political issues during his time in office. Topics include taxation, environmentalism, transportation and infrastructure, Wilmington College (now UNCW), and...
Dates:
1960 - 1972
Collection
Identifier: SC-MS-255
Scope and Contents
The Katherine Harriss Byers Collection contains magazines, newsletters, newspaper clippings, and ephemera pertaining to World War II on the home front and shipbuilding in the Cape Fear region. The materials span from 1932 to 1992, though most items fall within the years 1941 to 1945. Many of the materials in the collection focus on the construction of liberty ships during World War II at the North Carolina Shipbuilding Company in Wilmington, North Carolina. In addition, the collection also...
Dates:
1932-1992; Majority of material found within 1941-1945
Collection
Identifier: SC-MS-107
Scope and Contents
This collection contains research materials from Mary Bason Broadfoot pertaining to an article she wrote on the Kenan House property in Wilmington, North Carolina for the Lower Cape Fear Historical Society Bulletin. Materials include correspondence between Broadfoot and Kenan family descendants, interview notes with the Sarah Graham Kenan's long-time chauffer Denver Clarence Padrick, and drafts of Broadfoot's article. The collection also documents miscellaneous aspects of Kenan...
Dates:
1864-1972
Collection
Identifier: SC-MS-351
Scope and Contents
This collections contains the records of the League of Women Voters of Lower Cape Fear from the early 1960s through present day, including meeting minutes, member rosters, informative guides, voter information, budget statements, publicity materials, and other business relevant to the every day operation of the organization. Based in Southeast North Carolina, of particular interest may be correspondence with government officials both in support of and in opposition to various existing and...
Dates:
1962-2021
Collection
Identifier: LCF-MS-009
Scope and Contents
This collection contains aerial photographs of New Hanover County. Most are from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Dates:
1970, undated
