Showing Collections: 1 - 10 of 106
1898 Foundation Papers
Collection
Identifier: SC-MS-217
Scope and Contents
This collection contains materials created by the 1898 Foundation, Inc., formerly the 1898 Centennial Foundation, a nonprofit organization focused on commemorating Wilmington’s 1898 Coup D’état and Massacre, as well as promoting community unity and fostering economic inclusion. Materials pertain to Foundation’s establishment, the programming and activities that reached a crescendo during the 1998 centennial, and the Foundation’s events following the centennial, which culminated in the...
Dates:
1898-1994 (photocopies), 1995-2009
Found in:
Randall Library Special Collections
A Balkan Sketchbook by Claude Howell
Collection
Identifier: SC-MS-063
Scope and Contents
This collection contains the galley, with artist's handwritten corrections for A Balkan Sketchbook by Claude Howell and fifteen (15) leaves (30 sketches) of the original sketches. The book was published as a first and only edition in December 1977. The edition was limited to 500 signed and numbered copies.
Dates:
1977
Found in:
Randall Library Special Collections
A Comparative Statement of Expenditures
Collection
Identifier: SC-MS-088
Scope and Contents
This collection contains a published statement that compares expenditures in North Carolina under Republican and Democratic control for each Fiscal Year beginning 1868, ending Sept. 30, 1880.
Dates:
circa 1880
Found in:
Randall Library Special Collections
Abstract of Votes Certification
Collection
Identifier: SC-MS-080
Scope and Contents
This collection contains two copies of "Abstract of Votes Cast At An Election Held For Governor And State Officers, On Tuesday, November 2, 1880, In The State Of North Carolina". The reverse side of the abstracts contain information regarding the "Comparative Vote of North Carolina for 1876 and 1889. Including the Vote for Members of Congress at the Late Election". The copies were certified by the Board of State Canvassers on November 27, 1880.
Dates:
1880
Found in:
Randall Library Special Collections
Alice Morriss Fechtig Post Card Collection
Collection
Identifier: SC-MS-057
Scope and Contents
This collection contains several albums of postcards, loose postcards, photographs, and two bound copies of letters and cables written by Alice Fechtig to her father during her European tour, June 6 - September 16, 1929. Many of the postcards in the collection are in color and include major European tourist attractions. Other countries included in the collection are the United States, the Caribbean islands, Russia, and Japan.
Dates:
1929-1969
Found in:
Randall Library 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:
Randall Library Special Collections
Alton A. Lennon Congressional Papers
Collection
Identifier: SC-MS-031
Scope and Contents
This collection contains the papers of Congressman Alton Lennon during his tenure as U.S. Representative for North Carolina's 7th congressional district from 1957-1972. Included in the collection is correspondence, reports, and other documents related to legislation, district affairs, and politics during the time. Also included are three large scrapbooks documenting news coverage from Congressman Lennon's career and campaigns.
Dates:
1953-1973
Found in:
Randall Library Special Collections
Anchram H. and Elizabeth K. Evans Civil War Letters
Collection
Identifier: SC-MS-254
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of correspondence between Anchram Harris Evans, a Confederate soldier during the Civil War from Brunswick County, NC, and his wife Elizabeth Kelly Evans (she is referred to as either "Bettie" or "Lizzie" in the letters). There are a handful of letters to or from other family members, as well as typed transcripts of the letters by their grandson, Troy Henry, from 1956. The bulk of the correspondence occured in 1864, but letters span the duration of the war from 1861...
Dates:
1861-1865, 1956; Majority of material found within 1861-1865
Found in:
Randall Library Special Collections
Anna Parsley Love Letter
Collection
Identifier: SC-MS-086
Scope and Contents
A letter dated October 26, 1910, from Agnes MacRae Parsley to her daughter, Anna Parsley Love, notes the preparations made for moving into town from Masonboro Sound, a summer residence. It illustrates the housekeeping preparation for such a move for a family of comfortable means, and social interaction in an informal manner.
Dates:
1910 October 26
Found in:
Randall Library Special Collections
Anna Sherman Collection
Collection
Identifier: SC-MS-157
Scope and Contents
This collection of original and photocopied items is comprised of correspondence and newspaper clippings encompassing nearly 100 years, from 1849 to 1938. Especially of note is the correspondence dating from the time of the U.S. Civil War 1861- 1865. The letters paint a poignant image of life in the confederacy.
Dates:
1849-1938
Found in:
Randall Library Special Collections
Filter Results
Additional filters:
- Subject
- Wilmington (N.C.) 19
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 17
- correspondence 17
- North Carolina -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Sources 15
- Families -- North Carolina -- New Hanover County 13
- photocopies 12
- Artists -- North Carolina -- New Hanover County 11
- Arts 11
- North Carolina 10
- United States -- Politics and government -- Sources 10
- Artists 9
- North Carolina -- Politics and government 9
- Religion 9
- Wilmington (N.C.) -- History -- 20th century 9
- New Hanover County (N.C.) -- History -- Sources 7
- Politicians 7
- Wilmington (N.C.) -- History -- 19th century 7
- World War, 1939-1945 7
- African Americans -- North Carolina -- Wilmington -- History 6
- Education -- New Hanover County (N.C.) 6
- Political 6
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives 6
- Wilmington Massacre, Wilmington, N.C., 1898 6
- African Americans -- North Carolina -- New Hanover County -- History 5
- Business enterprises -- North Carolina -- Wilmington 5
- Civil rights movements -- United States 5
- Universities and colleges -- Faculty 5
- University of North Carolina, Wilmington -- History -- Sources 5
- Wilmington (N.C.) -- Race relations 5
- Political Campaigns -- North Carolina 4
- Wilmington College -- History -- Sources 4
- Art -- History 3
- Authors 3
- Brunswick County (N.C.) 3
- Business records 3
- Drawings (visual works) 3
- Feature films -- North Carolina -- Wilmington 3
- Festivals -- North Carolina -- Wilmington 3
- Legislators -- North Carolina 3
- North Carolina--History--19th century 3
- Physicians -- North Carolina -- Wilmington 3
- School integration 3
- World War, 1939-1945 -- History -- Sources 3
- deeds 3
- newspapers 3
- photographs 3
- prints (visual works) 3
- Archaeology 2
- Architects -- North Carolina -- Wilmington 2
- Baseball -- North Carolina -- Wilmington -- History 2
- Commencement ceremonies 2
- Confederate States of America -- History 2
- Deeds -- North Carolina -- Craven County 2
- Duplin County (N.C.) -- History -- Sources 2
- Families 2
- Farms -- North Carolina 2
- Fear, Cape (N.C.) 2
- Fort Fisher (N.C. : Fort) -- Capture, 1865 2
- Fort Fisher (N.C.) 2
- Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper 2
- Governors -- North Carolina 2
- Hurricanes -- North Carolina 2
- Illustrated London news 2
- Maps -- North Carolina -- Wilmington 2
- Meteorological stations -- North Carolina 2
- Motion picture plays 2
- Music 2
- Nonprofit organizations 2
- North Carolina -- History -- Sources 2
- North Carolina Living Treasures Award 2
- North Carolina--Genealogy 2
- North Carolina--History, local 2
- Pardon 2
- Physicians -- North Carolina -- New Hanover County 2
- Railroads -- North Carolina -- Wilmington -- History 2
- Television scripts 2
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Blockades 2
- Venus's flytrap 2
- Weather forecasting -- North Carolina -- Wilmington 2
- Wrightsville Beach (N.C.) 2
- postcards 2
- Account books -- North Carolina -- Wilmington -- 19th century 1
- Advertising, political -- North Carolina -- Wilmington 1
- Aerial Photography 1
- African American Health Care 1
- African American artists 1
- African American men -- Poetry 1
- African American newspaper editors 1
- African American newspapers 1
- African Americans -- Genealogy 1
- African Americans -- Political activity -- North Carolina -- Wilmington 1
- Agricultural Colonies -- North Carolina 1
- Alcohol -- Law and legislation -- North Carolina 1
- Annexation (Municipal government) -- North Carolina -- Wilmington 1
- Art 1
- Atlantic Coast (N.C.) 1
- Bank fraud 1
- Bankers -- North Carolina -- Wilmington 1
- Baseball 1
- Basketball -- Tournaments -- United States 1 ∧ less
- Language
- German 4
- French 3
- Danish 1
- Greek, Modern (1453-) 1
- Hebrew 1
- Names
- University of North Carolina, Wilmington 8
- Bellamy, Heyward C., Dr., 1924-2014 3
- Howell, Claude, 1915-1997 3
- Wilmington College 3
- 1898 Centennial Foundation (Wilmington, N.C.) 2
- Burney, John Jay, Jr., 1924-2010 2
- Community Hospital (Wilmington, NC) 2
- Department of Philosophy and Religion 2
- Eaton, Hubert A., Dr. (Hubert Arthur), 1916-1991 2
- Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875 2
- Lennon, Alton, 1906-1986 2
- MacRae, Hugh, 1865-1951 2
- Murchison, David R. (David Reid), 1837-1882 2
- Pearsall family 2
- Ainsley, W. Frank, Jr. (William Frank), 1944-2010 1
- Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority 1
- American Institute of Architects 1
- American Tennis Association 1
- Anderson, Ryan K. 1
- Armstrong, Edward Hall, 1841-1864 1
- Armstrong, Thomas James, 1813-1877 1
- Ashe, John Baptista, -1734 1
- Ashe, Samuel A. (Samuel A'Court), 1840-1938 1
- Ashe, Samuel, 1725-1813 1
- Ashe, William Shepperd, 1814-1862 1
- Atkinson, J.W., Colonel (John Wilder), 1830-1910 1
- Atkinson, Thomas, 1807-1881 1
- Avco Embassy Pictures 1
- Avery, Johnston, 1901-1970 1
- Avery, Virginia Hall, 1903-1981 1
- Bacon, Henry, 1866-1924 1
- Bank of Wilmington (Wilmington, N.C.) 1
- Bellamy, John Dillard, Dr., 1817-1896 1
- Berkman, Consuelo, 1949-1996 1
- Berkman, Jack I., 1908-1999 1
- Best, William H. 1
- Bethell, M. Eloise 1
- Betz, Donald H. (Donald Henry) 1
- Bissette, Samuel D., 1921-2005 1
- Blanchard, Felix, 1924-2009 1
- Block, Nathan Ellis, 1903-1986 1
- Block, Susan Taylor, 1951- 1
- Boys' Brigade 1
- Bradley, Amy Morris, 1823-1904 1
- Buel, David Hillhouse, Reverend, 1817-1893 1
- Buffkin, Albert Winget, 1855-1921 1
- Butler, Marion, 1863-1938 1
- Cameron, Bruce Barclay, 1890-1944 1
- Cameron, Daniel David, 1921-2005 1
- Cameron, George Wallace, 1873-1939 1
- Cameron, Lottie Fales, 1894-1960 1
- Cantwell, Robert Calder, 1886-1961 1
- Capps, John T., III (John Talbot), 1941-2022 1
- Capra, Frank, Jr., 1934-2007 1
- Carter, Jimmy, 1924- 1
- Clinton, Bill, 1946- 1
- Confederate States of America. Army. North Carolina Infantry Regiment, 18th 1
- Confederate States of America. Army. North Carolina Infantry Regiment, 1st 1
- Confederate States of America. Army. North Carolina Infantry Regiment, 38th 1
- Cooper, Thomas E., 1883-1949 1
- Cooper, William Bryant , 1867-1959 1
- Cotton, Nada McDonald, 1895-1977 1
- Cronly family 1
- Cronly, Michael, 1826-1898 1
- Cronly, Robert Dixon, Jr., 1894-1968 1
- Davis, Champion McDowell 1
- Davis, Harry L. (Harry Lee), 1949-2018 1
- De Laurentiis, Dino 1
- Democratic National Committee (U.S.) 1
- Democratic National Convention 1
- Democratic Party (N.C.) 1
- Democratic Party (U.S.) 1
- Donnelly, Hester Claire, 1912-1992 1
- Eeden, Frederik van, 1860-1932 1
- Ehringhaus, John Christoph Blucher, 1882-1949 1
- Eilers, Herman B, 1817-1886 1
- Ellis, John Willis, 1820-1861 1
- Episcopal Church 1
- Evans, Anchram Harris, 1838-1911 1
- Evans, Elizabeth Robinson Kelly, 1844-1910 1
- Evans, Minnie, 1892-1987 1
- Fechtig, Alice Morriss, 1896-1971 1
- Frost, Reuben Lovette 1
- Germany (Territory under Allied occupation, 1945-1955 : U.S. Zone). Office of Military Government 1
- Gibson, Althea, 1927-2003 1
- Giles, Lucy W. W. (Lucy Wooster Wright Murchison), 1850-1913 1
- Gillespie family 1
- Gillespie, James, 1747-1805 1
- Graham, Stephen, 1822-1900 1
- Hall, B. Frank (Benjamin Franklin), 1908-1991 1
- Harris, Paul Percy, 1868-1947 1
- Hemenway, Mary, 1820-1894 1
- High, Daniel Pinkney, 1843-1912 1
- High, James, 1808-1876 1
- High, John Homer 1
- High, William J., 1842-1862 1
- Hoggard, John Thomas, 1876-1965 1
- Hoke, William J. 1
- Horton, George Moses, 1798?-approximately 1880 1
- Howard University. College of Medicine 1 ∧ less
∨ more
∨ more
∨ more