African American Documentary Resources
Enhancing African American Documentary Resources in the Southern Historical Collection at UNC-Chapel Hill
Creator: Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company.
Collection number: 4572
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Abstract: The Atlantic Coast Line was based in Wilmington, N.C., and possessed rail that ran through Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, and Florida. The Atlantic Coast Line later formed part of the CSX Transportation System. The collection contains Continue reading “Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company Records, 1900s-1950s”
Creator: Askew, E. S.
Collection number: 2881-z
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Abstract: Letter from E. S. Askew, Windsor, N.C., to Fred M. Vinson, chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, expounding his views on the superiority of the white race and the dangers of miscegenation. Continue reading “E. S. Askew letter, 1951 February 13.”
Creator: Allen, A. T. (Arch Turner), b. 1875.
Collection number: 3722
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Abstract: Allen was state superintendent of public instruction for North Carolina, 1923-1934. Scattered correspondence of Arch Turner Allen (1875-1934) and copies of speeches and Continue reading “A. T. Allen papers, 1894-1935.”
Creator: Morgan, Minnie Buerbaum, collector.
Collection number: 1496
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Abstract: Three volumes presumably from Gloucester County, Va.: an account book, owner not identified, 1840-1848, including a list of slaves hired out and rates charged; lawyer’s fee book of M. Continue reading “Account books and lawyer’s fee book, 1840-1861.”
Creator: Anderson, Zoe Lee Hunter, collector.
Collection number: 2385
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Abstract: A record of the distribution of slaves from the estate of H. Hunter, 1865, no place indicated; a license to practice medicine in South Carolina, 1819; and microfilm of a recipe book, Continue reading “Zoe Lee Hunter Anderson papers, 1804; 1819; 1865.”
Creator: Avery family of Louisiana.
Collection number: 3289
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Abstract: Avery and Marsh families of Petite Anse Island Plantation, later Avery Island, near New Iberia in Iberia Parish, La., and of Baton Rouge, La. Prominent family members were Dudley Avery (d. 1816), medical officer of the Drafted Militia in New Orleans, 1814-1816; his son, Continue reading “Avery family of Louisiana papers, 1796-1951 (bulk 1817-1895).”
Creator: Allen, George Washington, fl. 1832-1874.
Collection number: 2711
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Abstract: Planter of Pelika and Lafayette, Ala.. Also represented are his brother, Alexander A. Allen (fl. 1832-1870), planter and lawyer of Bainbridge and Lexington, Ga.; Alexander’s son, Continue reading “George Washington Allen papers, 1832-1932.”
Creator: Anne C. Stouffer Foundation.
Collection number: 4556
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Abstract: The Anne C. Stouffer Foundation was established in 1967 by Anne Forsyth of Winston-Salem, N.C., to promote the integration of preparatory schools in the South. Over its eight years of operation, the Foundation helped 142 students, chiefly Continue reading “Anne C. Stouffer Foundation records, 1960s-1990s.”
Creator: Andrews, Alexander Boyd, 1841-1915.
Collection number: 3245
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Abstract: Confederate Army officer, planter, and railroad executive, of North Carolina. Papers, 1859-1891, consist of correspondence and other business papers of A. B. Andrews relating to his career as a railroad executive and capitalist, chiefly correspondence, bills, routine reports Continue reading “Alexander Boyd Andrews papers, 1859-1891.”
Creator: Heermance, William Augustus, fl. 1846-1847.
Collection number: 5016-z
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Abstract: William Augustus Heermance (fl. 1846-1847) of New York was supercargo on the Montgomery, an American cargo ship that traded along the coast of West Africa. The Continue reading “African travel journal, 1846-1847.”