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Byron Baldwin photographs

 Collection
Identifier: MS0530
Abstract

The Byron Baldwin photographs consist primarily of images depicting Matthews Pottery and local businesses along Central Avenue, particularly in the Plaza Midwood neighborhood.

Dates: 1970 - 2010

William Ballenger photographs concerning stock car racing

 Collection
Identifier: MS0626
Abstract

Photographs of Bill Ballenger's work documenting dirt track racing around North Carolina in the years 1947-1950, particularly the Concord Speedway. Also contains a few photographs of Joie Chitwood's Thrill Show.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1947 - 1950

Banks family papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS0164
Abstract Papers of several generations of a family active in the Presbyterian Church. Includes a transcription of a letter (1838) from Samuel Banks, possibly the first of the family in America, to his son, the Rev. Alexander Robinson Banks; class notes (1861-62) of the Rev. Henry Howard Banks (1839-78) as a student of James Henley Thornwell at Presbyterian Theological Seminary in Columbia, S.C.; scrapbook (1898) of clippings on religious topics kept by Howard A. Banks (d. 1932); correspondence of...
Dates: 1838 - 1965; 1932 - 1949

Baptist Young People's Union of Gaston County circuit photo

 Collection — Map Case: 2.6, Folder: 4
Identifier: MS0216
Abstract

Black and white circuit photo of the Baptist Young People's Union of Gaston County

Dates: 1925

Frank Barnes papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS0372
Abstract

The collection concerns primarily Dr. Frank Barnes’ leadership of a conservative “watch-dog” group known as Citizens for Effective Government, in Charlotte, North Carolina, from the late 1980s to 1995. It also includes records Barnes kept once he retired from the CEFG, 1995-2001. The CFEG lobbied for minimization of local government bureaucracy and taxes.

Dates: 1985 - 2000

William H. Barnhardt papers

 Collection — Box: SFC2 [F09.090.02.02], Folder: 204
Identifier: MS0206
Abstract

Primarily non-business related correspondence of a Charlotte textile industrialist, civic leader, and philanthropist. The bulk of the collection relates to Barnhardt's donation of copies of Cornelia Wearn Henderson's Early Charlotte and Mecklenburg County for Children (1968) to local schools and colleges.

Dates: 1959, 1966, 1968-70, undated; 1966 - 1969

Robert L. Barret papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS0450
Abstract

Barret's published works focus on parenting, issues of grief and loss, and clinical services to the sexual minority community. In addition to his professional writing, Barret has been active in promoting social justice, both in his home community, and in the American Counseling Association. This is a small collection comprised of correspondence and clippings.

Dates: 1976 - 2010

Rufus Clay Barringer papers

 Collection — Box: SFC2 [F09.090.02.02], Folder: 223
Identifier: MS0223
Abstract

Items relating to Confederate General and Charlottean Rufus Clay Barringer. Photocopies of newspaper and periodical articles and a copy of Barringer's diary while imprisoned at Fort Delaware in 1865.

Dates: 1863 - 1995; 1863 - 1993

Frank Barrows papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS0603
Abstract

Papers documenting Barrows' work as Managing Editor at The Charlotte Observer and his efforts around journalism credibility to increase the public's confidence in the news media. Contains articles, correspondence, guidelines and handbooks.

Dates: 1975-2008

H. H. Baxter papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS0086
Abstract

Photocopies of scrapbooks kept by Baxter, Charlotte mayor (1943-49) and city council member (1935-41, 1951-59). Includes correspondence, clippings, speeches, and other material relating primarily to his political and civic activities.

Dates: 1917 - 1982; 1935 - 1959

Hugh Joseph Beard papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS0161
Abstract Papers of a lawyer and conservative political activist, including records of his law practice in Charlotte, North Carolina and his service as an attorney at the U.S. Dept. of Education and the U.S. Dept. of Justice during the Reagan and Bush administrations. Includes correspondence documenting his involvement with various conservative political and religious groups, including the North Carolina Conservative Union, the North Carolina Fund for Individual Rights, the Southern Employees...
Dates: 1971 - 1992

William Wallace Beard Civil War letters

 Collection
Identifier: MS0597
Abstract

Collection consists largely of letters written by William Wallace Beard, a member of the Mississippi 18th Regiment in the Confederate Army. The letters are written during his time as a soldier in the United States Civil War largely from different sites around Virginia. It includes 32 letters (30 of which are from Beard and 2 of which are from Col. A.P. Hill) and one furlough document.

Dates: 1861-08 - 1865-04

Belk and Everett families papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS0328
Abstract

The collection consists of photocopies of documents pertaining to two prominent families in Charlotte, NC: the Belks and the Everetts. Most of the collection consists of correspondence with Herschel Hill Everett, his daughter, Ann, and her husband, Henderson Belk.

Dates: 1886 - 1971

John M. (John Montgomery) Belk papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS0060
Abstract

Official papers as mayor of Charlotte (1969-77), dating primarily from his last term. Includes correspondence, reports, and speeches relating to the administration of city government, especially community development, roads, and mass transit.

Dates: 1970 - 1977; 1975 - 1977

Jesse Spencer Bell papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS0133
Abstract

Primarily routine correspondence of a state senator from Mecklenburg County and U.S. Circuit Court judge. Includes letters from presidents Kennedy and Johnson and from members of the federal judiciary. Also includes items relating to his attempt (1957) to establish the North Carolina Stonewall Jackson Memorial Fund.

Dates: 1936 - 1989

Berlin Airlift Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS0412
Abstract

Scrapbook, interactive CD and other memorabilia concerning the Berlin Airlift.

Dates: 1948 - 2000; 1948 - 1949

Charles Cecil Bernard papers

 Collection — Box: SFC1 [F09.090.02.01], Folder: 22
Identifier: MS0022
Abstract

Correspondence, newspaper clippings, and a memorial resolution by the UNC-Chapel Hill faculty following the death of the first director (1946-47) of the Charlotte Center of the University of North Carolina, forerunner to Charlotte College and UNC Charlotte.

Dates: 1946 - 1969

Keith Bernard papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS0537
Abstract

Contains material related to Keith Bernard's involvement in numerous Charlotte-area LGBTQ organizations. Includes newspaper articles, publications, brochures and T-Shirts.

Dates: 1977 - 2010

Mark Bernstein papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS0544
Abstract

Papers documenting Bernstein's work in the Charlotte arts community (including the Charlotte Symphony, Bechtler Museum and Blumenthal Performing Arts Center), Shalom Park and its constituent organizations and the Charlotte law community. Contains correspondence, newspaper articles, deeds, awards, lectures, journals and printed works.

Dates: 1943 - 2015

Everett Blackmon photographs

 Collection
Identifier: MS0642
Scope and Contents

Collection consists of color photographs taken by Everett Blackmon. The collection is divided into two series: Photographs taken at the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Library and its branches and community events, and photographs of local events within the Charlotte community.

Dates: 2016 - 2022

June Blotnick papers concerning the Cultivating Common Ground project

 Collection
Identifier: MS0614
Abstract

Papers and digital files documenting the Cultivating Common Ground oral history project in the Wilmore neighborhood of Charlotte. Includes news clippings, interview questions, grant applications, a documentary album and CDs related to the project, including the reception for the project at UNCC and parts of the book design. There is also a series of digital files containing applications and graphics.

Dates: 2001 - 2002

Blumenthal family papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS0394
Abstract

The collection contains primarily the papers and photographs of I.D. and Herman Blumenthal and also records from the Radiator Specialty Company and the Blumenthal Foundation. Other papers concern Judaism, Israel, Wildacres Conference Center and Retreat, the Blumenthal Jewish Home and Fair Oaks Assisted Living Facility, during the twentieth century.

Dates: 1910-2004; 1945-2001

Blythe and Isenhour, Inc. records

 Collection
Identifier: MS0165
Abstract

Twenty seven volumes, including job books, ledgers, cashbooks, and time book.

Dates: 1909 - 1986

Legette Blythe papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS0064
Abstract

Contains typescripts, recordings and other material documenting Blythe's outdoor dramas. Also contains interviews between Blythe and several notable North Carolinians.

Dates: 1948 - 1976

B'nai B'rith records

 Collection
Identifier: MS0629
Abstract

B'nai B'rith collected scrapbooks and materials from meetings over the years in order to preserve the history of the organization and its service to the Jewish community.

Dates: 1962 - 1993

Aaron D. Boggs papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS0149
Abstract

Biographical and genealogical material about the Boggs family and collateral lines, including the Alexander, Calhoun, Garner, Livingston, and Prince families. Also includes photographs of Charlotte (ca. 1890-ca. 1910).

Dates: 1875 - 1995; 1920 - 1929

Boom Boom LaTour (Ricky Carter) papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS0535
Abstract

Boom Boom LaTour was a Charlotte native who began performing in drag in her hometown in the 1970s. Her performances as Boom Boom LaTour won fans up and down the East Coast and she was one of the pioneers of Charlotte's drag queen scene. The collection contains material related to Boom Boom LaTour's five-decade career as a drag queen. Includes photographs, awards and memorial materials.

Dates: 1960 - 2016

M. E. (Martin Evans) Boyer, Jr. papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS0094
Abstract

Papers documenting approximately 160 projects by a Charlotte architect best known for homes he designed in the Eastover and Myers Park neighborhoods. Includes architectural drawings, project files, photographs, printed material, correspondence, and trade catalogs. Also includes information on the preservation of the Charlotte Mint and material on Boyer's brother-in-law, diplomat Herschel V. Johnson. Many of the documents are photocopies.

Dates: 1910 - 1993; Majority of material found within 1920 - 1970

Mary Boyer collection of historical postcards and papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS0121
Abstract Some of the material in this collection consists primarily of copies of items placed in a cornerstone at First Ward School in Charlotte on March 13, 1900. Miscellaneous items relating to textiles, gold mining, and politics in North Carolina, including a letter of U.S. Senate candidate Cameron Morrison are also included. There are post cards of Charlotte and NC, slides, and scrapbooks. Also included are research notes for various historic sites and on people and places important to...
Dates: 1884-1900, 1932, 1979

Jack O. Boyte papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS0367
Abstract

Contains a small arrangement of papers, concerning primarily Jack Boyte’s career in architectural preservation in Charlotte, North Carolina in the late twentieth century.

Dates: 1938 - 1991; 1968 - 1985

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