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| Repository: | Appalachian State University W. L. Eury Appalachian Collection |
| Creator: | Edmond Spencer Blackburn |
| Title: | Edmond Spencer Blackburn Papers, 1903-1912, undated |
| Language of Material: | Material in English |
| Location: | For current information on the location of these materials, please consult Appalachian State University. |
| Abstract: | The Edmond Spencer Blackburn Collection of Papers concern Blackburn's Congressional and legal career and his family. |
| Edmond Blackburn was part of Watuaga County, North Carolina's extended Blackburn family. A Republican, he had an extensive political career including the U.S. Congress from March 4, 1901 - March 3, 1903 and March 4, 1905 to his death in 1912. | |
| Extent: | 0.02 linear feet, 2 archival folders |
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[Identification of item], Collection 176. Edmond Spencer Blackburn Papers, W. L. Eury Appalachian Collection, Appalachian State University, Boone, North Carolina, USA.
Mazy Jones Levinson donated this collection to the W.L. Eury Appalachian Collection in 1979. The accession number is MBL. This collection was opened to the public on October 2002.
Processed by Kathryn Staley, October 2002.
Encoded by Kathryn Staley, January 2005, revised 2008
Edmond Spencer Blackburn (1868-1912) was born in Watauga County, North Carolina, and lived in Western and Piedmont North Carolina for most of his life. Blackburn was a lawyer, legislator, Congressman and a Republican Party leader. He married Louise Parker of Washington, D.C. and they had two children, Cynthia and Martha. Blackburn died of complications from a cold.
The Edmond Spencer Blackburn Collection of Papers contains photographs, biographies, correspondence, genealogical charts and Blackburn's obituary. Some items pertain to the Jones family, who are related to the Blackburn family by marriage. Selected letters, although handwritten, were copied by Mattie Blackburn Jones.
This collection is organized into two series: 176A. Documents and 176B. Photographs. Photographs are stored separately.
| Blackburn, Edmond Spencer, 1868-1912 |
| Blackburn family |
| Jones family |
| Watauga County (N.C.) -- Genealogy |
