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Political

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 16 Collections and/or Records:

Hannah Soloman Block Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SC-MS-181
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of letters, cards, invitations, programs, news clippings and full length newspapers, magazines, postcards, notes, and a manuscript. Three albums of photos, political and pageant buttons, letters, and awards are included in these albums. Also included are WWII-era items such as Civil Defense ID cards, Red Cross membership materials, ration books for food and gasoline, V-mail, and information on USO dances.

Dates: 1935-1998
Found in: Randall Library Special Collections / Hannah Soloman Block Collection

John F. Schrank Letters

 Collection
Identifier: SC-MS-148
Scope and Contents This collection contains letters from John F. Schrank, who in 1912 attempted to assassinate President Theodore Roosevelt, to his doctor, Dr. Adin Sherman, during 1914-1918 when Schrank was committed to the Central State Hospital for the Criminally Insane in Waupun, Wisconsin. Schrank's letters contain his gratitude for and desire to maintain his friendship with Dr. Sherman, his commentary on World War I, and general observations and revelations on the current status of his life. A selection...
Dates: 1913-1998; Majority of material found within 1913-1918
Found in: Randall Library Special Collections / John F. Schrank Letters

Johnston Avery and Virginia Hall Avery Private Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SC-MS-035
Scope and Contents The bulk of this collection consists of correspondence written or received by Johnston Avery, including holograph, typewritten and typewritten carbon copy letters. Important correspondents include William V.S. Tubman, President of Liberia from 1944 to 1971, and other Liberian government officials; Robert R. Reynolds, U.S. Senator from North Carolina from 1933 to 1945; J.C.B. Ehringhaus, North Carolina governor from 1933 to 1937; and various businessmen involved in the LAMCO Joint Venture. Of...
Dates: 1915 - 1973
Found in: Randall Library Special Collections / Johnston Avery and Virginia Hall Avery Private Papers

Lena Ritter Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SC-MS-361
Scope and Contents This collection contains the work of North Carolina shell fisher turned environmental activist, Lena Ritter. It covers her career with the North Carolina Coastal Federation, where she served on the board of directors and was its president from 1987-1990, especially focused on her community and legal efforts to preserve Permuda Island in Onslow County and the educational sessions she gave to school children and on local and national TV shows. Content also includes documents related to her...
Dates: 1962-2009; Majority of material found within 1983-1995
Found in: Randall Library Special Collections / Lena Ritter Papers

North Carolina Coastal Federation Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SC-MS-313
Abstract

The North Carolina Coastal Federation is a non-profit organization that focuses exclusively on protecting and restoring the state's coast through education, advocacy and habitat preservation and restoration. These records reflect the activities of the organization from its formation in 1982 through 2004. The collection is arranged in six series and includes a wide range of materials.

Dates: 1987- 2018
Found in: Randall Library Special Collections / North Carolina Coastal Federation Papers

Wilmington Movement 1971

 Collection
Identifier: SC-MS-108
Scope and Contents This collection contains sixteen original articles from the Wilmington Morning Star and its joint Sunday edition with the Wilmington News, the Star-News (all now merged into the Wilmington Star-News), and two from Raleigh's The News and Observer, chronicling the events leading to and during the racial unrest centering around the...
Dates: 1971 February 03 - October 03
Found in: Randall Library Special Collections / Wilmington Movement 1971

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