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Mildred Gwin Andrews papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS0269
Abstract Papers documenting Andrews’ writing activities and interests in the textile industry, including drafts of The Men and the Mills and “American Textiles,” a series of articles on textile industry history published in the Southern Textile News; records documenting her service with the American Textile Machinery Association (ATMA), including her tenure as executive secretary (1955-1968), and management of the American Textile Machinery Exhibitions-International (1952-1965); and a small quantity...
Dates: 1942 - 1982

Arithmetic workbook collection

 Collection — Oversize Box: 1 [F09.135.02.01]
Identifier: MS0034
Abstract

This collection consists of two arithmetic books, one from 1794 that is signed by John Atkerson of Brunswick county, Virginia and the other is undated.

Dates: 1794

Department of Art and Art History Records

 Collection
Identifier: UA0785
Scope and Contents The Department of Art and Art History records consist primarily of departmental planning packets, annual reports and faculty meeting minutes, mostly concentrated from 1980 to 1998. Also included in these records are guidelines for a variety of everyday functions of the department, such as course evaluation forms and nominations for honorary degrees. These records detail the events of what would become the Department of Art under the leadership of Professors Spence, Byrum, and Kovach. Also...
Dates: 1975 - 2011

Arthur and Farrar families papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS0065
Abstract

Papers docuenting James Harrison Arthur's work as a textile mill accountant in North and South Carolina and the business and financial records of John Clough Farrar, a wholesale grocer and cotton broker in Charleston, South Carolina and planter in Union county, South Carolina. Includes correspondence, subject files, daily expense records, plantation account books, photographs and genealogical material. Also includes some material on James Park McComb's gold mining activities in Charlotte.

Dates: 1809 - 1978

College of Arts + Architecture Records

 Collection
Identifier: UA0157
Scope and Contents The College of Arts + Architecture Records consists largely of office files from the Dean of the College of Architecture. These files include minutes, correspondence, memoranda, proposals, reports, studies, annual reports, course descriptions and evaluation forms, procedures, and material concerning accreditation. Also included are student handbooks and other printed material produced by the College of Architecture and its successor the College of Arts + Architecture. The bulk of the...
Dates: 1972-2002, 2018; Majority of material found within 1972 - 1983

Arts & Science Council Charlotte-Mecklenburg, Inc. Public Art Program Records

 Collection
Identifier: MS0448
Abstract

The collection is comprised of artist process renderings for public art projects commissioned by the Arts & Science Council, Charlotte-Meckelenburg, Inc.

Dates: circa 2000s

Louis H. Asbury papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS0145
Abstract

Architectural drawings, office files, record books, and other material documenting the career of an early Charlotte architect. Includes drawings and specifications for residences, institutions, churches, and business offices in Charlotte and elsewhere in North Carolina.

Dates: 1906 - 1975; 1908 - 1956

Henry Ashworth papers

 Collection — Box: 1 [F09.074.02.01]
Identifier: MS0333
Abstract

Correspondence course booklets (1949-50) on textile milling and manufacturing published by International Correspondence Schools of Scranton, Penn. The booklets contain corrected test sheets completed by Henry Ashworth of Ashworth Brothers, Inc., Charlotte, N.C.

Dates: 1949-1950

Office of Assessment and Accreditation Records

 Collection
Identifier: UA0007
Summary

Records of the Office of Assessment and Accreditation. Includes records of University self studies for SACS accreditation.

Dates: 1964 - 2002

J. Murrey Atkins Library Records

 Collection
Identifier: UA0056
Scope and Contents The J. Murrey Atkins Library Records document the history and functions of UNC Charlotte’s Atkins Library and its predecessor, the library at Charlotte College. This collection consists of correspondence, memoranda, meeting minutes, annual reports, newsletters, statistics, working papers, subject files, photographs, building plans, and memorabilia. Also included are accession books and financial ledgers from the Charlotte College library dating from 1957 to 1964 and audio-visual recordings...
Dates: 1951 - 2018

Sandra Bailey papers

 Collection — Box: 1 [F09.202.01]
Identifier: MS0570
Abstract

Sandra Bailey is active in the Charlotte LGBTQ community, longtime member of One Voice Chorus, and co-chair of First Tuesday. Collection consists of materials donated during Bailey's oral history interview (conducted by Tina Wright). Materials are materials primarily from 1991-1995, but also include a copy of Bailey's 2008 book.

Dates: 1991-1995, 2008

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

Belk College of Business records

 Collection
Identifier: UA0401
Scope and Contents The Belk College of Business Records consists of eleven files, seven of which contain self-study reports concerning accreditation. Other materials include faculty minutes, a strategic plan, and records related to specific courses, namely a state and local taxes course and a school facility planning and management course.The records in this collection predate the College's affiliation with the Belk name. For more information on the history of the college, see the Administrative...
Dates: 1970-1993

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

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