Guide to the Collection 277. Harper Collection of Papers, 1864 - 1987, n.d.

Guide to the Collection 277. Harper Collection of Papers, 1864 - 1987, n.d.

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Repository: Appalachian State University W. L. Eury Appalachian Collection
Creator: Ruby Lanier
Title: Collection 277. Harper Collection of Papers, 1864 - 1987, n.d.
Language of Material: Material in English
Location: For current information on the location of these materials, please consult Appalachian State University.
Abstract: Harper Collection of Papers is a collection of Ruby Lanier's research on the Harper family of Lenoir, North Carolina.
Included in this collection are photocopies from the Harper Papers of the Southern Historical Collection, one audio cassette of an 1987 interview with Margaret Harper, and articles regarding the Harper-Rankin family. The interview lacks a transcription.
Extent: 0.3 linear feet, 1 archival box

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Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

An appointment for research is required. No restrictions to access. No Interlibrary Loan.


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Copyright Notice

Standard federal copyright laws apply.


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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Collection 277. Harper Collection of Papers, W. L. Eury Appalachian Collection, Appalachian State University, Boone, North Carolina, NC, USA.


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Acquisitions Information

Ruby Lanier donated this collection to the Special Collections in December, 2005. The accession number is 05-57. The collection was opened to the pubic in March 2006.


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Processing Information

Processed by Kathryn Staley, February, 2006

Encoded by Kathryn Staley, February, 2006


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Collection Overview

The Harper Collection of Papers includes the Harper Diary Series, Correspondence Series, Article Series, and Miscellaneous Series.


Online Catalog Headings

Bernhardt family
Confederate States of America. Army. North Carolina Infantry Regiment, 58th
Harper, G. W. F. (George Washington Finley), 1834-1921
Lenoir (N.C.) -- History
Rankin family
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives, Confederate

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Container List

Collection 277. Harper Collection of Papers.
Box Folder
1 1 Harper Diary Materials Series. (1921-1985)
Instructment of Gift.
Correspondence regarding Harper diaries.
Abbreviations found in Harper diaries.
Box Folder
1 1 Correspondence Series. (1986-1987)
Article Series. (1864-1987, n.d.)
Excerpts from A General Catalog of Trustees, Officers, Professors, and Students of Union Theologoical Seminary in Virginia. (n.d.)
Lord Ashley Cooper's Dictionary of Charlestonese as Compiled for the News and Courier. (n.d.)
Here Will I Dwell, pp. 114-115, 164-167, 180-181.
Nancy Alexander's History of the First Presbyterian Church of Lenoir. (1976)
Box Folder
1 2 J. Rankin's House.
Ruth Walsh's "Excerpts from Cherry Hill" found in Sweet Bess. Vol. 3, No. 2 (Spring/Summer 1977).
Sara Moore's "Rankin House: Renovation Project for Historic Home Begins" (n.d.)
"Believed to be First Free Black Colony: Florida Finances Fort's Excavation" Charlotte Observer, 4 January 1987, p. 12A.
January 6, 1864 Harper Diary Entry.
Ruby Lanier's " 'Heartsease': First Home for Rankins and Harpers -- Restoration and Preservation Project" (n.d.)
Miscellaneous Series. (1963-1980, n.d.)
Box Folder
1 2 Who Am I? book for John Christian Bernhardt (Photocopy).
3 Lentz Family Research and Correspondence. (1963-1980)
Log Cabin in Lenoir, North Carolina (Removed)
Audiocassette Series. (1984)
Box
2 Margaret Harper, Lenoir, North Carolina (2, 11 July 1984)

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