Inventory of the Wallace Everett Caldwell Papers, 1864-1962
Collection Number 3556
Manuscripts Department, Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- 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
- URL: http://www.lib.unc.edu/mss/
- Processed by
- SHC Staff
- Date Processed
- 1963
- Encoded by
- John Foster
- Date Encoded
- May 2002
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Descriptive Summary
- Repository
- Southern Historical Collection
- Creator
- Caldwell, Wallace Everett, 1890-1961.
- Title
- Wallace Everett Caldwell Papers, 1864-1962
- Call Number
- 3556
- Extent
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- About 2000 items (2.5 linear feet)
- Abstract
- Wallace Everett Caldwell was a native of Brooklyn, N.Y. He was professor of history at the University of North Carolina, 1922-1961, and author of books and articles on ancient history. The collection includes professional correspondence, 1923-1962, chiefly relating to Wallace Everett Caldwell's career as a professor of ancient history at the University of North Carolina, and Caldwell's writings about ancient history. Also included are personal letters, 1931-1961; subject files; photographs; diplomas; clippings; and other items, among them a photograph album from Caldwell's honeymoon in 1915. In the subject files is an 1864 letter from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow to R. S. Jennings about a copy of Martel's Picture of Central Park; the connection between this letter and Caldwell is unclear. Other materials pertain to Caldwell's membership in the Masonic Order and his service as Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of North Carolina, 1950-1951. There are also photographs and other pictures relating to various aspects of Caldwell's life, including his Masonic work.
Administrative Information
- Provenance
- Received from Robert Caldwell, Edward Caldwell, and Martha Caldwell, 1961-1963, and from Martha Caldwell in February 2001 (Acc. 98849).
- Processing Information
- This collection was rehoused under the sponsorship of a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, Office of Preservation, Washington, D.C., 1990-1992.
- Preferred Citation
- [Identification of item], in the Wallace Everett Caldwell Papers #3556, Southern Historical Collection, 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.
Online Catalog Headings
These and related materials may be found under the following headings in online catalogs.
- Caldwell, Wallace Everett, 1890-1961.
- College teachers--North Carolina--History--20th century.
- Freemasons. Grand Lodge of North Carolina--History--20th century.
- Historians--North Carolina--History--20th century.
- History, Ancient--Study and teaching--North Carolina.
- Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882.
- University of North Carolina (1793-1962)--Faculty--History--20th century.
Biographical Note
Wallace Everett Caldwell was a native of Brooklyn, N.Y. Born on 26 April 1890, he was graduated from the Boys' High School, Brooklyn, in 1906, and received an A.B. degree in 1910 from Cornell University. He received the Ph.D. in ancient history from Columbia University in 1919.
After teaching in several high schools and universities, 1910-1921, Caldwell was professor of history at the University of North Carolina, 1922-1961, during which time he wrote numerous books and articles on ancient history. He also participated in professional organizations, including the American Historical Association, the American Philological Association, the Archaeological Institute of America, the Archaeological Society of North Carolina, and the Classical Association of the Middle West and South.
Caldwell was very active in Masonry, serving as grand master of Masons in North Carolina in 1950 and as sovereign grand master of the Grand Council for Allied Masonic Degrees of the United States in 1954. He also was a member of the Sons of the Revolution and the Society of Mayflower Descendants. Caldwell was active in the Presbyterian Church in Chapel Hill until 1960, when he joined the Community Church.
On 8 June 1915, Caldwell married Harriet Wilmot of Brooklyn. They had three children: Edward E., Robert W., and Martha B. Caldewll died in Chapel Hill, N.C., on 6 October 1961.
For additional information about Wallace Everett Caldwell, see the Dictionary of North Carolina Biography.
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The collection includes professional correspondence, 1923-1962, chiefly relating to Wallace Everett Caldwell's career as a professor of ancient history at the University of North Carolina, and Caldwell's writings about ancient history. Also included are personal letters, 1931-1961; subject files; photographs; diplomas; clippings; and other items, among them a photograph album from Caldwell's honeymoon in 1915. In the subject files is an 1864 letter from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow to R. S. Jennings about a copy of Martel's Picture of Central Park; the connection between this letter and Caldwell is unclear. Other materials pertain to Caldwell's membership in the Masonic Order and his service as Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of North Carolina, 1950-1951. There are also photographs and other pictures relating to various aspects of Caldwell's life, including his Masonic work.
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Detailed Description of the Collection
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Items Separated
Items separated include oversize papers (OP-3556), pictures (P-3556/folders 1-16), oversize pictures (OP-P-3556), and a photo album (PA-3556/1).
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