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Howerton Classical Music Album Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS0301
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of 62 vinyl records (LPs) in 7 collector albums. The size range is 10 to 12 inch vinyl or gramophone records. Records in albums 5 & 6 (in box 2) are single sided.

Dates: circa 1920-1940

Peter Hubicki letter

 Collection — Box: SFC3 [F09.090.03.01], Folder: 397
Identifier: MS0397
Abstract

The first airmail letter sent from Charlotte, North Carolina; addressed to Donald E. Dickason of Wooster, Ohio; dated April 1, 1930.

Dates: 1930

Belinda Hurmence papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS0176
Abstract

Papers of a winner of the Juvenile Literature Award presented annually by the North Carolina American Association of University Women. Includes correspondence with publisher relating to Tancy (1984) and the manuscript and galleys of The Nightwalker (1989).

Dates: 1982 - 1989

Hutchison and Caldwell families papers

 Collection — Box: SFC3 [F09.090.03.01], Folder: 294
Identifier: MS0294
Abstract

Photocopied papers of the Caldwell family of Charlotte, N.C., and the Hutchison family of York District (Rock Hill), S.C. Contains a diary by Adeline Caldwell, the second wife of Dr. D.T. Caldwell of Rosedale Plantation in Charlotte, N.C. Includes miscellaneous papers of related families, including the Boulware family, the Moore family, the Rawlinson family, the Springs family and the Stokes family.

Dates: 1844 - 1922

Susan Davis Nye Hutchison papers

 Collection — Box: SFC1 [F09.090.02.01], Folder: 74
Identifier: MS0074
Abstract

Abridged transcription of a diary of a native of Amenia, N.Y., who moved to Raleigh in 1815 to teach school. Describes her journey to Raleigh by sea and stagecoach, social events in Raleigh, and subsequent travels and teaching (1822-41) in Augusta, Ga., Amenia, Salisbury, N.C., and Charlotte. Also includes a biographical sketch by Robert S. Hutchison, her grandson, and clippings relating to him.

Dates: 1815 - 1975; 1826 - 1841

Irwin Avenue Open School records

 Collection
Identifier: MS0356
Abstract Collection contains a diverse assortment of papers concerning the Irwin Avenue Open Elementary School, mostly from 1973 to 2004. These records include such things as administrative, statistical and demographic information about the IAOS, promotional materials, papers concerning theories in alternative forms of education (with particular emphasis on the "open school" approach to teaching) and other papers generated by students. Though Irwin Avenue Open School is a public school, it is run in...
Dates: 1957 - 2004

Irwin Family papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS0359
Abstract

The Irwin Family Papers is a small manuscript collection, consisting mostly of letters, bills of sale (including bills of sale for enslaved people), real estate deeds and genealogical notes of a family of Charlotte, North Carolina, primarily during the nineteenth century.

Dates: 1775 - 1931

Charles Ives letter

 Collection — Box: SFC4 [F09.090.03.02], Folder: 641
Identifier: MS0641
Abstract

Letter from Charles Ives to Raymond Adams discussing Ives' trip to Switzerland and a brief mention of the "Sonata" and "Essays." Found inserted between the pastedown and front free endpaper of Essays Before A Sonata by Ives.

Dates: undated

George M. Ivey papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS0124
Abstract Primarily papers and photographs of a president of the J. B. Ivey Department Store chain, which was later absorbed into Dillard's. About one-half of the manuscript portion of the collection includes material relating to Ivey’s foreign travels (1959-68); the other half contains material about company founder J. B. Ivey, the operation of the original Charlotte store and chain, and David Ovens, long-time partner and executive. The photographic portion of the collection includes a filmstrip...
Dates: 1880, 1900-1996; 1959 - 1968

J. A. Jones Construction Company records

 Collection
Identifier: MS0340
Abstract

The J.A. Jones Construction Company was founded in the 1890s by James Addison Jones in Charlotte, North Carolina. The collection primarily consists of project files with accompanying photographs and project information sheets.

Dates: circa 1940-circa 2000

J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections map collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS0519
Abstract

Contains maps of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg area primarily from the 19th and 20th centuries with a few earlier maps. Consists of historic neighborhood maps of Charlotte, aerial maps, folk art maps and tax and government maps. Also includes historic North Carolina maps and topographic maps of areas throughout the state, particularly western North Carolina and Eastern Tennessee.

Dates: 1687 - 2010

Mary Anna Morrison Jackson papers

 Collection — Box: SFC2 [F09.090.02.02], Folder: 174
Identifier: MS0174
Abstract Jackson's six page, handwritten essay is a commentary on the visit of President Theodore Roosevelt to Charlotte on October 19, 1905. [For more information on Roosevelt's visit, see D. R. Reynolds, Charlotte Remembers (Charlotte: Community Publishing, 1972), pp. 45-46.]. Her eight letters (copies) to Smith were written over a four-year period (1903-07). The obituary is a typescript copy of one that appeared in the Daily Charlotte Observer, "Mrs. 'Stonewall' Jackson, Widow of General, Dead:...
Dates: 1903 - 1915; 1903 - 1907

Nish A. Jamgotch collection of Armenian Prayer Scrolls

 Collection
Identifier: MS0198
Abstract

Armenian phylacteries or scrolls containing prayers, readings from the Gospels, magical formulas, and invocations for protection. Includes one manuscript phylactery (undated) with 12 miniature colored paintings of several apostles and saints and one printed phylactery (1698).

Dates: Late 1600S-Early 1700S ; 1698

Nish A. Jamgotch interviews

 Collection
Identifier: MS0198a
Abstract

Contains four VHS and two U-Matic tapes of interviews Jamgotch conducted concerning U.S. foreign policy, particularly related to U.S.-Soviet relations and arms control. Also includes correspondence related to the acquisition and content of the interviews.

Dates: 1975 - 1989

Jenkins Family papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS0061
Abstract

Papers related to the William Abram Jenkins family, including photographs, survey maps of the family farm, and biographical information.

Dates: 1889 - 1980; 1924

Jetton family papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS0366
Abstract

Papers of the Jetton and related families since the mid-eighteenth century; including mostly real estate surveys and indentures, correspondence, genealogical notes, estate records, documentation on the Civil War and Reconstruction, and receipts for consumer goods. The Jetton family has lived in northern Mecklenburg County since the mid-eighteenth century.

Dates: 1726 - 2005; 1754 - 2005

Ruth Jetton-Oliver papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS0432
Abstract

The collection primarily concerns William Howard and Sarah Elizabeth Jetton, but is entitled the "Ruth Jetton-Oliver papers" in recognition of the donor and to distinguish this collection from the Jetton family papers and the William Howard and Sarah Elizabeth Jetton papers.

Dates: 1889 - 1982

W.H. and S.E. Jetton papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS0391
Abstract

Contains a small collection of papers generated primarily by William Howard Jetton and his sister, Sarah Elizabeth Jetton, from 1908 to 2007.

Dates: 1908 - 2007

Lyman Johnson papers concerning the Panama Canal treaties

 Collection
Identifier: MS0069
Abstract

Material relating to the treaty terminating U.S. ownership of the Panama Canal. Contains letters, speeches, and position statements of U.S. Senators, including Jesse Helms and Robert Morgan of North Carolina. Also contains copies of the 1903 and 1977 treaties, U.S. government publications, pamphlets and articles by private interest groups, and Panamanian publications.

Dates: 1973 - 1978; 1977 - 1978

Wesley C. Johnson videos

 Collection
Identifier: MS0542
Abstract

The collection contains material related to the creation of the documentary, "Charlotte SubCulture: Gay Life in the Queen City," which was about a proposal that the Charlotte Mecklenburg Community Relations Committee submitted to the city of Charlotte in 1992 that would have prevented discrimination against individuals in public acco0modations based on their sexual orientation.

Dates: 1990s

Johnston Brothers Feed Co. account book

 Collection — Volume: 1 [F09.068.04.01]
Identifier: MS0217
Abstract

An account book for wholesale feed distributor located at 113 S. College Street. Entries date from 1932 through 1938.

Dates: 1932 - 1938

Charles K. Johnston comic book collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS0307
Abstract

The collection was donated by UNC Charlotte student Charles K. Johnston in 1968 and consists of comic books published during the Silver Age (1956-1972) of American comic books.

Dates: 1955 - 1968

Lenore Jones-Deutsch papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS0465
Scope and Contents

Personal and professional papers including organizational records, magazine and newspaper articles, political buttons, books, posters, decorated HIV vest, brochures.

Dates: 1976 - 2011

Junior Daughters of the American Revolution records

 Collection
Identifier: MS0389
Abstract

Collection contains of a scrapbook and a small collection of organizational records from the Charlotte, North Carolina, Junior DAR chapter.

Dates: 1936 - 1941

Brad Keistler papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS0568
Abstract

Publications documenting leftist, counterculture and the LGBT community in North Carolina and Georgia. Includes The Carolina Plain Dealer, the Great Speckled Bird and the Southern Gay Liberator.

Dates: 1970

W.A. Kennedy papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS0040
Abstract Papers of a Charlotte businessman and engineer relating to his role in promoting Charlotte College as a community college and technical institute and in securing for it status as a four year, state supported college. Includes minutes, reports, and recommendations of the Charlotte Chamber of Commerce Education Committee; correspondence with the State Advisory Budget Commission, other state government officials, and individuals in the University of North Carolina system; statistical and...
Dates: 1941 - 1958

Bleeka Ritch Kerr papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS0325
Abstract

Letters from soldiers to Bleeka Ritch during World War I and letters to Helen Johnston from soldiers during World War II. Includes financial accounts, deeds, and a piece of canvas from a WW I German airplane.

Dates: 1878 - 1952

Frances Curry Kerr Records concerning inclusion at Myers Park Baptist Church

 Collection
Identifier: MS0485
Abstract

Contains material documenting congregational dialogue concerning sexuality at Myers Park Baptist Church. Includes committee reports, correspondence, planning documents and position statements.

Dates: 1995 - 2014; 1995 - 2009

Key to the City of Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina

 Collection — Box: SFC4 [F09.090.03.02], Folder: 490
Identifier: MS0490
Abstract

Contains one sterling key to the City of Charlotte emobossed, "Stan Brookshire" on verso that was given to Betty Yelton Alexander in recognition of 30 1/2 years of service in the City of Charlotte Purchasing Department.

Dates: 1991

John Kimbrough parole

 Collection — Box: SFC4 [F09.090.03.02], Folder: 414
Identifier: MS0414
Abstract

A parole, signed by John Kimbrough and witnessed by O. H. Williams, swearing Kimbrough’s pledge to no longer take up arms on behalf of the King of England against the United States, dated April 11, 1781.

Dates: 1781 April 11

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