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M. C. S. Norma, Chairman
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C. C. CRITTENDEN, Secretary Ts
WPA HISTORICAL RECORDS SURVEY PROJECTS
SARGENT B. Cum), Director
MILTON W. BLANTON, Regional Supervisor
COLBERT F. CRUTCHFIELD, State Supervisor
DIVISION OF COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAMS
FLORENCE Kama, Assistant Commissioner `
BLANCHE M. RALSTON, Chief Regional Supervisor
MAY E. CAMPBELL, State Director ‘>
WORK PROJECTS ADMINISTRATION
IJOWARD O. HUNTER, Commissioner
ROY SHRODER, Regional Director
C. C. MCGINNIS, State Administrator

 Prdace
The Historical Records Survey was created in the winter of
  1935-36 as a nation-wide Works Progress Administration project
for the “discovery, preservation and listing of basic materials for
research in the history of the United States.” Under the direction of
i Dr. Luther H. Evans, the Survey undertook an extensive program
T, for the inventory of state and local archives, early American im-
I1 prints, church archives, and collections of manuscripts. Pursuant
to the provisions of the Emergency Relief Act passed ]une 30,
1939, the existence of the Survey as a single nation-wide project
sponsored by WPA itself was terminated August 31, 1939. The work
of the Survey was continued within the individual states by locally
sponsored projects operating within the national WPA Historical
Records Survey which continued under the direction of Dr. Evans.
Dr. Evans resigned and was succeeded as national director by
, Mr. Sargent B. Child on March 1, 1940.
. The North Carolina Project of the Federal Historical Records
Survey was established February 1, 1936, with Dr. C. C. Crittenden,
Secretary of the North Carolina Historical Commission, as director.
v Dr. Crittenden resigned as State Director June 30, 1937, and was
jj succeeded by Mr. Dan Lacy, who had previously served as Assistant
State Director. The work of the North Carolina unit of the His-
torical Records Survey was continued by the North Carolina
Historical Records Survey Project established September 1, 1939.
Mr. Lacy resigned as State Supervisor on April 1, 1940, to accept
an appointment as Assistant to the Director of Historical Records
Survey Projects in Washington, D. C., and was succeeded by Mr.
Colbert F. Crutchheld. The program, since its inception, has been
sponsored and aided in every possible way by the North Carolina
· Historical Commission.
The purpose of the manuscript phase of the program is to make
y available convenient guides to manuscript collections in the United
States. To date the North Carolina project has issued, in addition
to other types of publications, the following volumes in the manu-
scripts {ield: “Guide to Manuscript Collections in the Duke Univer-
sity Library” (mimeographed, 1939); Guide to the Manuscripts
in the Southern Historical Collection of the University of _North_ _. _ _

  
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( 1941) ; "A Calendar of the Bartlett Yancey Papers in the Southern `
` Historical Collection of the University of North Carolina” (mimeo-
graphed, 1940); and Guide to Depositories of Manuscript Collec- 1
. tions in North Carolina (Raleigh: The North Carolina Historical
Commission, 1940). Guides to records at the Historical Foundation
of the Presbyterian and Reformed Churches, Montreat, and to the
Moravian Archives, Winston-Salem, are partially completed.
The North Carolina Historical Commission was created by an act
of the General Assembly in 1903, amended and strengthened in
1907. The Commission is supported by appropriations from the °
state (appropriation, 1941-42, $23,620). It maintains a historical
museum; marks historic spots throughout the state; publishes vol-
umes, pamphlets, and a quarterly journal, The North Carolina
Historical Review; disseminates information through the press,
E over the radio, by correspondence, and through public addresses by
members of its staff; co-operates in various historical and archaeo- »
logical projects; and in general serves as the clearing house for {
historical activities throughout the state.
i The Commission’s most important function is to collect and
preserve state and county records, old newspapers, maps, personal
papers, and other materials relating to the history of North Caro-
lina. The county records in the Commission’s archives have already
been listed (together with such records in the county courthouses) U
in The Historical Records of North Carolina, vols. I-lll: The
County Records (Raleigh: The North Carolina Historical Commis-
V sion, 1938-39) , and it is hoped that guides to the state archives and
other holdings of the Commission can be prepared and published
in the future.  
The present guide lists 815 personal and other collections, com- y
, prising thousands of letters, diaries, account books, and other [
papers, and also copies of certain archival materials in Great {
Britain, Spain, and other areas outside North Carolina. These `
collections were acquired by gift, loan, and purchase. The guide [
lists those which were received through December 21, 1939. Not all l
i of them have as yet been accessioned and cataloged, but all are _
available to the public. Since all of this material will probably be I
· cataloged within the near future, it has been thought unnecessary I
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to indicate in the guide whether or not such collections have been
s cataloged.
A manuscript collection when acquired by the Commission is
Hrst classified according to subject and thereafter is arranged
I chronologically. It is then accessioned on 3” by 5" cards giving the
name of the person from whom acquired and the name of the
collection; stating whether it is a loan, a gift, a purchase, a new
collection, or an additional collection; and listing the inclusive
dates of the material. Finally, the material is cataloged on S" by 5”
cards carrying the name of the collection, a brief description of its
e. contents, and the inclusive dates. A card is made for each volume or
box, to which a location or shelf number in the archives is assigned.
The field survey of manuscripts was made by Mr. Lawrence F.
Brewster, Mrs. Carolyn Hurst, Mr. Fred G. Mahler, Mr. Branson
Marley, and Mrs. Loretto Stevens. Miss Louise Allen and Mrs.
Mary Gardner have contributed faithful service in typing and
4 arranging the material. The guide has been prepared under the
I state directorship, successively, of Mr. Dan Lacy and Mr. Colbert
F. Crutchfield, and under the immediate supervision of Mrs. Viola
S. Burch, chief editor of the work. The book was compiled in
accordance with instructions issued by the Washington office, and
final review was made by Mrs. Margaret S. Eliot, national editor in
charge of the manuscripts inventory of the Survey.
v The Survey made liberal use of typed descriptions of some of the
collections which were prepared by Dr. R. D. W. Connor while he
was Secretary of the Historical Commission. Also acknowledgments
are made for the generous aid of Dr. C. C. Crittenden, the present
Secretary, Mr. D. L. Corbitt, Chief Library Assistant, and the
N other members of the staff of the Historical Commission; and for the
co-operation and support of Mrs. May E. Campbell, State Director,
I Division of Community Service Programs, Miss Charlie Huss,
I Supervisor of Research and Records Programs, and their co-workers
I of the Work Projects Administration.
  COLBERT F. CRUTCHFIELD, State Supervisor
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* 1. Accouivrs, UNIDENTIFIED, 1753-1841; 1918-19. 6 vols.
1 Clerk of court’s account book, probably Dobbs County (discontinued),
( N. C., 1753-55; merchant;’s journal, Wilmington, N. C., 1787-96;
ledger of general merchandise, Wilkes County, N. C., 1797-98; hard-
ware accounts, 1827-29; formdry accounts, 1832-36; invoices of ship-
ments of goods and inventory of stock, 1838-4·1; hotel register, 1918-19.
No locality mentioned in latter items.
2. J oHN ADAMS PAPER, 1798. 1 item.
j Typewritten copy of address of President John Adams to oliicers of
the Johnston Regiment, North Carolina Militia, at Philadelphia,
July 5, 1798.
3. Joan Qunvcv ADAMS AUTOGRAPH, n. d. 1 item.
Fragment of document bearing Adams’ signature as Secretary of
State.
lll 4. Ronami L. ADAMS COLLECTION, 1769-1866. 1 vol. and 13
pieces.
Chieily letters and papers of Dr. William McLean (1756-1825), of
Lincoln County, N. C., member of the state senate, 1814. Included
are a land grant to James Doherty, 1769; a MS. volume containing a
journal of a trip to Tennessee by William McLean and a description
J of 2,5-60 acres of land held by him in Robertson County, Tenn., 1811;
MS. copy of a speech on the battle of Kings Mountain in the hand-
writing of McLean, delivered in 1824-; a longhand copy of the
obituary of Dr. William McLean co-pied from The Raleigh Register,
1828; and a copy of a petition for pardon by Dr. John D. McLean.
Also there are several family and personal letters.
The travel journal has been published as follows: Alice Barnwell
I Keith, ed., “William Maclean’s Travel Journal from Lincolnton,
North Carolina, to Nashville, Tennessee, May-June, 1811,” The North
l Carolina Historical Review, XV (1938), 378-388.
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L _, 5. ADIE & Hocc ACCOUNTS, 1803-08, 9 vols.  
l A general mercantile cashbook, 1803-05, and 8 daybooks, 1803-08, 1
Q Chapel Hill, N. C. A
6. ELIJAH ALEXANDER PAPER, n. d. 1 item. is
V Typewritten copy of statement made by Alexander recounting his
Revolutionary services, 1780-81. No locality mentioned.
7. HENRY CLAY ALLBRIGHT LETTERS, 1863-65. 9 items.
Letter descriptive of army life from Allbright, captain of Company G,
26th North Carolina Regiment, C. S. A., to his brother; also letters _
concerning Allbright from his friends in the army.
8. HENRY CLAY ALLBRIGHT NOTEBOOK AND DIARY, 1859-64. 1 vol. l
The notes for 1859 are on personal and business affairs; the later
entries are those of a Confederate so·ldier, giving accounts of marches
through Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania. Also gives names of
men killed and wounded in an unspecified battle.  
9. WILLIAM A. ALLEN PAPER, 1861. 1 item. A
Letter from Allen to Col. Lawrence O’Bryan Branch regarding military
matters, particularly the re-enlistment of men of the 1st North Carolina
Regiment, C. S. A.
10. J. F. ALL1soN PAPER, 1853. 1 item.
Personal letter from Allison, then a student at the University of North
Carolina, Chapel Hill, to his father at Hillsboro, giving information .2
on student life and living conditions. 1
11. WESLEY T. L. ALsToN AR1Tr11v1ET1c, 1844. 1 vol.  
Handwritten arithmetic. Anonymous. No locality mentioned. J
. 12. GEORGE BURGWYN ANDERSON COLLECTION, 1827-61. 18 items. l
A letter written to· Anderson by his father in 1827, a few personal l
letters written by Anderson while a cadet at the United States Military  
. Academy in the 1840’s, and his commissions in the United States and
l Confederate States armies.
13. GEORGE T. ANDERSON PAPER, 1887. 1 item.
Letter to Charles C. I ones concerning engraving of Anderson’s portrait.
. 14. JOHN ANDERSON PAPERs, 1866. 2 items. _
Letters written by J. B. Weaver, collector of the 7th district of North  
Carolina, concerning Anderso·n’s application for license as agent to .
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p 15. PATTON ANDERSON PAPER, 1863. 1 item.
Letter written from the Confederate army in Tennessee in the autumn
A of 1863, elaborating on military movements and engagements.
ji 16. CHARLES A. ANDERTON PAPERS, 1861; 1864. 4 items.
Muster roll of Capt. James M. Stevenson°s company of Artillery, Fort
Caswell, Nov. 15, 1861; letter from Lieut. R. F. Chapman at Wilming-
ton, Dec. 14, 1864, regarding blockade running and personal matters;
letter from S. R. Mallory, Confederate Secretary of the Navy, Nov. 5,
1864, to flag officer at Wilmington; soldier’s discharge granted
. Samuel J. Ezzell, private in Co. A, 36th Regiment, Fort Fisher, 1864.
] 17. ALEXANDER BOYD ANDREWS PAPERS, 1861-90. 10 items.
Commissions, a bond, and miscellaneous papers and documents
relating to the commission of Andrews (of Raleigh, N. C.) as a
governor of the Columbian Exposition at Chicago [1893], signed by
Benjamin Harrison and James G. Blaine.
] 18. ALEXANDER BOYD ANDREWS, JR., PAPERS, 1925-38. 6 items.
4 Five letters: A. B. Andrews, Jr., of Raleigh, N. C., to R. B. House,
enclosing invitation to the sesquicentennial celebration of American
independence and containing a copy of a portrait of Washington
surrounded by seals of the thirteen states, 1925; William M. Marks
on emergency parachute jump, 1934; J. M. Morehead on the hanging
[in 1834] of Tildy Carter and on matters of history relative to the
North Carolina governor’s mansion, 1938; H. A. Page on the birth-
  place of Walter Hines Page, 1935; and an unidentified clipping, “An
i Incident of a Grand Prelate,” n. d.
A 19. APPALACHIAN NATIONAL PARK ASSOCIATION, 1899-1907;
,   1929; 1936. 147 items including 20 letters.
] Correspondence relative to a convention to be held in Asheville,
j N. C., to promote a national park in the southern Appalachians
  including letters to members of Congress soliciting their support,
message from President Theodore Roosevelt, and addresses to the
Senate by J. C. Pritchard, F. M. Simmons, and Chauncey M. Depew;
newspaper clippings of conventions; bills presented, bills passed;
addresses and reports of meetings; two map plats; bylaws and minutes
of meetings; list of members; and list of contributions. Also included
are Dr. C. P. Ambler’s history of the activities of the park from
t 1899 and a program of the Silver Jubilee held in observance of the
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‘ , 20. WATKINS ARMOND NOTEBOOK, 1797. 1 vol.
  Notes, bonds, deeds, leases, mortgages, letters of credit, bills of sale,
  etc., of Armond, farmer of Glasgow [now Greene] County, N. C.
E 21. MARTIN ARMSTRONG PAPER, 1782. 1 item.
  Letter written by Armstrong to commissioners of western lands con-
· cerning surveys and allotments of lands in Tennessee to continental
officers and soldiers.
* 22. A. H. ARRrNcroN PAPER, 1841. 1 item.
_ Letter written by Arrington while a member of the United States House _
t of Representatives to Benjamin H. Blount, containing comments on
proceedings in Congress.
` 23. J orrN ASHE PAPER, 1777. 1 item.
Warrant for $125 drawn on the Treasurer of the United States in
favor of a James Payenneville and signed “John Ashe, P. Treas.”
24. SAMUEL A,COURT ASHE PAPERS, 1786-1934. 7 MS. boxes.
Letters, speeches, and pamphlets, chieHy covering the period from the
.,_ close of the Civil War to 1920, concerning Ashe’s career as editor of
  the Raleigh News and Observer (1880-94), his interest in North
A Carolina history, and his association with the Democratic Party. Ashe
9 (1840-1938) was in the Confederate Army, was elected to the North
( Carolina House of Representatives in 1870, began to edit the Evening
`_ Crescent, a Democratic paper, in 1874, served as chairman of the
' Democratic Party in North Carolina 1876-80, published the Raleigh
» Observer, 1879-80, and in 1880 combined that paper with the News
to form The News and Observer, with which he was connected for a
decade, and served as Raleigh postmaster, 1885-89. He recorded
much North Carolina history, and in his later years served as clerk
of the Federal court for the eastern district of North Carolina. There
are a few Civil War papers, a few copies of eighteenth-century letters
Y written by John Ashe, some correspondence of the Miller family, and
Z genealogical information concerning the Ashe family. Most of the
letters are responses to Ashe’s queries for historical information.
Included are negotiations with Josephus Daniels over the latter’s
‘ purchase of The News and Observer. The pamphlets are chiefly
historical and political. Among the correspondents are Thomas S.
A Ashe, Kemp P. Battle, R. H. Battle, Wm. H. S. Burgwyn, J. P`. Caldwell,
Joseph Blount Cheshire, F. S. Childs, Wm. R. Cox, R. B. Creecy,
Josephus Daniels, Charles S. Davis, George Davis, A. J. de Rosset,
Daniel G. F owle, Ed. Graham Haywood, Thomas J. Jarvis, W. H.

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Kitchin, Charles D. Mclver, A. S. Merrimon, Duncan S. Miller, Lee
S. Overman, Gifford Pinchot, Thomas Ruffin, S. S. Satchwell, A. M.
Scales, David Schenck, R. A. Shotwell, James Sprunt, Woodbury
Wheeler, Robert W. Winston, and William Wright.
25. THOMAS ASHE PAPER, 1877. 1 item.
Request by Ashe for copy of reports of the Smithsonian Institute
and acts of the F orty-fourth Congress. No locality mentioned.
I 26. JAMES W. ATKINS COLLECTIONS, 1837-96. 1 MS. box.
The Semi-Centennial Catalog and Historical Register of. Emory and
F Henry College (Virginia), 1837-87, and sixteen annual catalogs of
the Asheville Female College, 1879-96.
27. ATTORNEY’S FEE BooK, 1881-98. 2 vols.
Daily record of a Person County attorney’s fees, showing amounts
paid on accounts. .
2`8. CHARLES BRANTLEY Arcocx PAPERS, 1899-1912. 5 MS. boxes.
Letters to- Aycock, governor of North Carolina and champion of
education, relating to his work in the interest of education and to his
projected campaign for nomination to the United States Senate, 1912;
Aycock’s personal letter book with copies of his letters on the cam-
paign; and typed and newspaper copies of Aycock’s speeches on
various subjects, including those for the defense in the case of The
Ware-Kramer Tobacco Company vs. The American Tobacco Company
and The Wells·Whitehead Tobacco Company (U. S. District Court,
Raleigh, N. C., 1911).
Also included are numerous anecdotes and reminiscences from
various friends of Aycock collected by Dr. R. D. W. Connor and Dr.
Clarence Poe in preparing The Life and Speeches of Charles Brantley
Aycock (Garden City, N. Y.: Doubleday, Page and Company. 1912),
and a folder of newspaper clippings on Aycock°s death. The material
contains many sidelights on political and economic conditions in North
Carolina and the South generally and recurrent reverberations of the
Civil War, but its main strength lies in its portrayal of the personality
and character of Charles Brantley Aycock. Among the correspondents
are J. L. Abbott, George H. Brown, J. B. Bullock, Marion Butler,
Walter Clark, Charles L. Coon, H. G. Connor, Jr., Josephus Daniels,
J. D. Davis, R. B. Glenn, W. C. Hammer, William H. Harrison, Clyde
R. Hoey, Ashley Horne, Robert Latham, J. H. Mclver, J. D. Murphey,
C. I. Read, Wescott Roberson, N. J. Rouse, and F. M. Simmons.
A typewritten description prepared by Dr. R. D. W. Connor is on
file in the Search Room.
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