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General William MacRae and Colonel Walker Taylor Biographies
Collection
Identifier: SC-MS-039
Scope and Contents
This collection contains the biographies of two prominent Wilmingtonians, General William MacRae and Colonel Walker Taylor. Both items are photocopies of the original. MacRae served with the Confederacy in the Civil War and worked as a civil engineer for the Macon and Brunswick Railroad. Taylor served as a community and civic leader, and in 1913, President Woodrow Wilson named him the U.S. Collector of Customs for the Wilmington Port.
Dates:
Undated
Found in:
Randall Library Special Collections
Images of UNCW Collection
Collection
Identifier: UA-RG-24
Scope and Contents
This collection brings together prints, slides and negatives, many of which were used in campus publications such as the yearbook, student newspaper, course catalogs, and alumni publications. There are color as well as black and white photographs. The different photographic formats are interfiled. The collection includes photographs of athletics, student life, and academics, as well as special events and university advancement activities from the college's founding until the early 2000s.
Dates:
1948-2009
Found in:
University Archives
James R. Womble Civil War Letter
Collection
Identifier: SC-MS-043
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of a letter written by James R. Womble, a Confederate soldier, to his father, Thomas Womble. Womble was a laborer in Company A, 2nd Battalion, North Carolina Local Defense troops, of the Arsenal Guard. His letter is dated January 20, 1865. It was written from the City Courthouse of Wilmington and describes the fall of Fort Fisher.
Dates:
1865 January 20
Found in:
Randall Library Special Collections
John Callum Ragtime Trio Collection
Collection
Identifier: SC-MS-291
Scope and Contents
This collection contains memorabilia relating to the John Callum Ragtime Trio, a musical group that performed at local Wilmington venues during the late 1970s and early 1980s. Included are photographs, music lists and lyrics, and newspaper clippings.
Dates:
Circa 1970-1989
Found in:
Randall Library Special Collections
Library Collection
Collection
Identifier: UA-RG-07
Scope and Contents
The Library Collection has administrative records beginning in 1947, when Wilmington College opened in New Hanover High School as a two-year county-supported college. The collection includes annual reports, committee records, circulation statistical reports, gift records, newsletters, self-study reports, and photographs. The handwritten accession books are unique pieces in the Wilmington College series of the collection. The University of North Carolina Wilmington series consists of...
Dates:
1947-2019
Found in:
University Archives
McDonald-Howe Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: SC-MS-034
Scope and Contents
The McDonald-Howe Family Papers contains materials pertaining to the Alfred Howe family and the children of his daughter, Rebecca Howe McDonald. Included are documents pertaining to the life of Alfred Howe, who was the son of Anthony Walker, a formerly enslaved person, and his wife, Tenah Howe, a member of the Tuscarora. Howe was born in Wilmington, North Carolina and became a successful builder, in addition to holding a number of elected positions. Additional materials in the...
Dates:
1861-1966
Found in:
Randall Library Special Collections
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
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
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
Presidents and Chancellors Collection
Collection
Identifier: UA-RG-03
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of administrative files from the Presidents and Chancellors of the institution, including correspondence, accreditation reports, installation and inauguration programs, biographical information, and photographs. Files from the first two presidents, Thomas T. Hamilton and John T. Hoggard, contain information on the establishment and administration of the two-year Wilmington College. Topics from William Madison Randall's service as the last president of Wilmington...
Dates:
1952-2011
Found in:
University Archives
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