Samuel D. Bissette Collection
Scope and Contents
This collection contains Bissette's papers, photographs, artwork and record of his artistic career.
Dates
- Creation: 1970-2005
Creator
- Bissette, Samuel D., 1921-2005 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is unprocessed. Contact staff at the Center for Southeast North Carolina Archives and History (csencah@uncw.edu) for information on access to this collection.
Copyright Statement
Copyright retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Biographical Note
A man of many accomplishments and wide range of interests, Sam Bissette can truly be called "a man for all seasons." After 50 years with People's Building and Loan, rising from bookkeeper to Corporate Director and Chairman of the Board, he went on to gain national attention as an accomplished artist, historian, astronomer of some distinction, writer, preservationist, and photographer of note.
Extent
37 Containers (Contains 15 document boxes and 22 oversize boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Acquisition Information
This collection was donated by Samuel Bissette in August 2005
Subject
- Bissette, Samuel D., 1921-2005 (Person)
- Title
- Samuel D. Bissette Collection
- Status
- Partially Processed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Repository