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Contains Richard Goldhurst's unpublished manuscript "Locating the Deity," Golden's FBI file and application for pardon as well as several magazine articles about Golden and/or his books.

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Contains one C.L. Harvey for Mayor of Queen Charlotte poster.

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The Harlan Hatcher letter was written by Dr. Harlan Hatcher, then from Ohio, dated February 25, 1935; addressed to Martha Colvard, concerning the medicinal qualities of the ginseng root.

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Consists primarily of architectural drawings the firm has completed of buildings throughout the Charlotte area. Also includes a book prospectus honoring Tebee Hawkins, renderings and slides.

Abstract Papers of a Charlotte dentist, minister, and civil rights activist, who was the first African-American to run for governor of North Carolina. Consists chiefly of clippings and correspondence documenting his involvement in the desegregation of schools, public accommodations, hospitals, the North Carolina Dental Society, and the Shrine Bowl. Also includes information on voter registration projects, gubernatorial campaign files (1968 and 1972), material concerning Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.,...

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Papers of Andrew P. “Sam” Haywood, while the principal of West Charlotte High School documenting his advocacy of the open school philosophy in the 1974-75 academic year.

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This collection consists of records created during the formation of the Master of Health Administration program at UNC Charlotte, as well as records related to the planning of a Bachelor of Science in Community Health.

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This collection contains materials related to the development and administration of the Health Services Research Academy at UNC Charlotte. Materials include agendas, minutes, annual reports and correspondence of the Academy's steering committee. The records also highlight several events and activities developed and sponsored by the Academy.

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Photocopied material relating to the career of Ingenuin Hechenbleikner Sr. in the field of chemical engineering and work for Duke Power. There is also photocopied material about Herbert Hechenbleikner, a UNC Charlotte biology professor which resulted in a magazine feature for one of the university's publications, compiled for a story in the university magazine.

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Papers documenting Helms' service on the Mecklenburg Board of County Commissioners, the North Carolina General Assembly, Arts and Science Council, Charlotte Center City Partners, Drug and Alcohol Fighting Back Commission and the North Carolina Bar Association. Includes correspondence, meeting minutes, budget information and speech material. Also includes a series of subject files related to Mecklenburg County government.

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The collection contains letters to Arthur Grady Hemby Jr. and Samuel Robert Hemby during the times that they served in the Navy, 1940- to November 23, 1952.

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Technical drawings and papers concerning architecture. Includes drawings from Sumner & Hemphill, James C. Hemphill, Jr., and Hemphill Associates.

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Primarily material relating to her book, Early Charlotte and Mecklenburg County for Children (1968). Also includes clippings and notes on local history.

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The collection contains a wide variety of materials, including a bill-of-sale for an enslaved person, letters, land conveyancing papers for land for the Andrew Jackson historic site, DAR papers for the Mecklenburg Chapter, and obituaries for Henderson family members (Willis Irwin Henderson and Perrin Quarles Henderson).

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Sue Henry is a prominent gay rights activist in Charlotte, NC. She was owner of Rising Moon Books & Beyond bookstore, the first out lesbian to run for Mayor of Charlotte, and an active member of several political and social LGBTQ organizations. The collection primarily documents in her participation in the Charlotte LGBTQ+ community in the 1990s, but also includes materials from her childhood and later life.

Abstract Lew Herman started FireAnt music, an independent recording company in Charlotte, NC that distributes ethnic and regional music. Herman also created the Music Archive at Charlotte-Mecklenburg Public Library. His music and travel articles have appeared in Creative Loafing and elsewhere. Papers documenting the work of FireAnt Music. Includes news articles, correspondence, promotional material, license agreements and publications. Also includes CD case labels and designs and Herman's...

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Contains comic books from Heroes Aren't Hard to Find that include specialty and HeroesCon-themed comic books. Also includes a series of HeroesCon convention booklets.

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Collection consists of a letter from DuBose Heyward to Thompson Brown, an English professor at Winthrop College.

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Contains material documenting the work of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Kindergarten Association and the Mecklenburg Early Childhood Education Committee. Chiefly includes correspondence and minutes.

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Papers concerning the design competition that the Town of Mint Hill, NC used to select an architect and design for a new town hall.

Scope and Contents The Historic Rosedale oral history collection includes interviews conducted by staff and volunteers at the Historic Rosedale house museum in Charlotte, North Carolina, with the goal of enriching the site's research, programming, and community engagement efforts. The project seeks to include diverse voices that speak to the varied experiences of Historic Rosedale's former residents, both free and enslaved, as well as their descendants, neighbors, community members, and contributors to the...

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Contains historic sheet music that features patriotic marches, show tunes and spirituals.

Scope and Contents The Department of History Records consists of files from the office of Edward Perzel, long-time professor and Chair of the History Department, in addition to annual reports, exhibit project files from a public history course, and programs from the Graduate History Association’s Graduate History Forum. The collection is arranged in the following three series, with the single Graduate History Forum file located at the end: Chairman’s Files (Ed Perzel); Annual Reports; Public History Program...

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Transcriptions of some of the 19th century letters and papers in Special Collections Manuscripts at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Atkins Library. Most transcriptions include photocopies of the applicable manuscripts with notations made by transcribers. These transcriptions were part of the course work for Dr. Boyd Davis' 2001 class on the History of the English Language.

Abstract Personal, family, and professional papers of one of Charlotte's first psychologists, who established the Psychological Service Center in 1946. Includes correspondence, financial and legal records, speeches, notes, copies of his newspaper columns and other writings, transcriptions of radio broadcasts, and photographs. Also contains unpublished stories for children written by his wife, Erma Ramsburg Hoke, and material about the family home at 1717 Cleveland Avenue, a local historic landmark...

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Collection of materials, majority of which are posters on foam core, used in displays for Holocaust commemorations at Atkins Library, UNC Charlotte. Also includes a 6 disc set of DVDs and a book by UNC Charlotte Professor Emeritus, Susan Cernyak-Spatz.

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Papers of the first non-family member to head Cannon Mills. Includes annual reports (1971-74), correspondence, speeches, an unpublished company history, clippings, an anti-union film (1974), copies of the firm's newspaper (1971-74), and a scrapbook (1929) documenting Holt's football career at UNC-Chapel Hill.

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Minute books and financial records of one of Charlotte's oldest businesses, founded in 1883 by Samuel Wittkowsky as the Mechanics Perpetual Building and Loan Association. Acquired by First Charter Corporation in 1998.

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This collection consists of the records of the UNC Charlotte Honors Council from 1968-1979.

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Avery Hood was the first professionally trained and licensed social worker in Charlotte, and her career spanned from the 1960s through the 1970s. This collection focuses mainly on her and her career in social work.