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Bland Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: SC-MS-303
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of papers and artifacts of or relating to the Bland Family of North Carolina, including papers of other prominent families who have close relations to the Blands. This collection spans from 1802 to 1985 and consists primarily of legal documents regarding the transfer and acquisition of land in Brunswick and Columbus counties of North Carolina. There are various types of deeds, the majority being land deeds, as well as several indentures between Bland family members...
Dates:
1802-1985
Found in:
Randall Library Special Collections
Buffkin Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: SC-MS-277
Scope and Contents
This collection contains papers documenting the political activities and business operations of Albert W. Buffkin (1855-1921), a white landowner, business operator, and farmer in Columbus County, North Carolina during the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries. Types of materials include professional and personal correspondence, a 1782 land grant, deeds and indentures, court and legal documents, handwritten notes, political pamphlets, contracts, mortgage agreements, account books, and...
Dates:
1782-2005, bulk 1870-1930
Found in:
Randall Library Special Collections
Dukes Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: SC-MS-328
Scope and Contents
This collection contains materials pertaining to the lives, education, and military services of several members of the Dukes family, including Judson L. Dukes (1922-2004), Mary Smith Dukes (1926-1990), Dr. Judson L. Dukes, Jr. (1945-2010), and Bennie E. Dukes (1948-2001). Types of materials include correspondence, scrapbooks, photo albums, autograph books, military records, educational records, programs, certificates, photographs, slides, newspaper clippings, artwork, plaques and other types...
Dates:
1922-2012
Found in:
Randall Library Special Collections
John D. Bellamy, Jr. Legal Records
Collection
Identifier: LCF-MS-002
Scope and Contents
This collection is the property of the Lower Cape Fear Historical Society and is housed in Randall Library Special Collections as part of a long-term loan agreement between the Society and the Library.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...
Dates:
1898-1953
Found in:
Randall Library Special Collections
John McNeil's Collection on Lake Waccamaw History
Collection
Identifier: SC-MS-270
Scope and Contents
This collection contains the papers of John A. McNeill, Sr. of Lake Waccamaw, Columbus County, North Carolina. McNeill (1918-2016) was a World War II veteran, pharmacist, boy scout, and Columbus County historian. Included in this collection is McNeill’s comprehensive bibliographic work compiling a wide array of primary and secondary sources pertaining to various cultural, ecological, and historical topics on Lake Waccamaw. This research was completed in conjunction with his collaborator...
Dates:
1735-2004
Found in:
Randall Library Special Collections
McLean Page Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: SC-MS-315
Scope and Contents
This collection contains documentation of the Page family from 1911 to 2000, including accounting books, receipts, loans, correspondence, photographs, a bible, and a marriage license. McLean Page and the Page family worked as farmers, potentially sharecroppers, in Whiteville, North Carolina. Many of the papers in this collection are records of transactions for farm equipment and resources, including financial documents, loan papers, and crop lien forms. Personal to the family are photographs...
Dates:
1911-2000
Found in:
Randall Library Special Collections
Vernon Keeter Collection
Collection
Identifier: SC-MS-203
Overview
This collection contains a variety of Columbus County court records and legal documents from the eighteenth, nineteenth, and early twentieth centuries.
Dates:
1784-1914
Found in:
Randall Library Special Collections
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