Inventory of the A. T. Allen Papers, 1894-1935

Collection Number 3722


Manuscripts Department, University Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Collection Information


Contact Information:
Manuscripts Department
CB#3926, Wilson Library
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC 27514-8890
Phone: 919/962-1345
Fax: 919/962-3594
Email: mss@email.unc.edu
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Descriptive Summary

Repository
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.
Creator
Allen, A. T. (Arch Turner), b. 1875.
Title
A. T. Allen Papers, 1894-1935.
Call Number
3722
Language of Materials
Materials in English
Extent
54 items (0.5 linear feet).
Abstract
Allen was state superintendent of public instruction for North Carolina, 1923-1934. Scattered correspondence of Arch Turner Allen (1875-1934) and copies of speeches and statements by him, all concerned with public education; six lecture notebooks, 1894-1895, kept by Allen when he was a student at the University of North Carolina in classes taught by Kemp Plummer Battle (1831-1919), Francis Preston Venable (1856-1934), and James Thomas Pugh (1873-1942); and a few other items.


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Administrative Information

Acquisitions Information
Gift 1965
Processing Information
Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Additional Descriptive Resources
A more complete finding aid for this collection is available at the Southern Historical Collection.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], in the A. T. Allen Papers, #3722, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Copyright Notice
Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
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Online Catalog Headings

These and related materials may be found under the following headings in online catalogs.

Allen, A. T. (Arch Turner), b. 1875.
Battle, Kemp P. (Kemp Plummer), 1831-1919.
College students--North Carolina--History--19th century.
Education--North Carolina--History--20th century.
Pugh, James Thomas, 1873-1942.
School notebooks--History--19th century.
School superintendents--North Carolina--History--20th century.
University of North Carolina (1793-1962)--Students--History--19th century.
Venable, F. P. (Francis Preston), 1856-1934.
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Biographical Note

Allen was state superintendent of public instruction for North Carolina, 1923-1934.

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Collection Overview

Scattered correspondence of Arch Turner Allen (1875-1934) and copies of speeches and statements by him, all concerned with public education; six lecture notebooks, 1894-1895, kept by Allen when he was a student at the University of North Carolina in classes taught by Kemp Plummer Battle (1831-1919), Francis Preston Venable (1856-1934), and James Thomas Pugh (1873-1942); and a few other items.