Inventory of the Laura Noell Carr Papers, 1935-1947

Collection Number 4103


Manuscripts Department, University Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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Collection Overview
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Manuscripts Department
CB#3926, Wilson Library
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC 27514-8890
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Descriptive Summary

Repository
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.
Creator
Carr, Laura Noell.
Title
Laura Noell Carr Papers, 1935-1947.
Call Number
4103
Language of Materials
Materials in English
Extent
About 400 items (1.0 linear foot).
Abstract
Letters to Laura Noell Carr of Durham, N.C., from her sons Austin Heaton Carr Junior, and Charles Noell Carr, and other papers. Austin Heaton Carr's letters during World War II describe his experiences in Officer Candidate School in Miami Beach, Fla., in 1943, and as a supply officer in France and Germany; and mention missions of his unit, the 396th Fighter Squadron, United States Army Air Forces. Later letters describe his life and his work in advertising in New York City after the war. Charles Noell Carr's letters describe his life as a student at Woodberry Forest School, Woodberry Forest, Va., and Harvard University, 1945-1947. Also included are scattered letters to and from friends, including Frank Borden Hanes, Josephus Daniels, and Lady Nancy Astor; clippings; and memorabilia.


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Administrative Information

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 Laura Noell Carr Papers, #4103, 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.

Advertising--New York (State)--New York--History--20th century.
Astor, Nancy Witcher Langhorne Astor, 1879-1964.
Carr, Austin Heaton, b. 1920.
Carr, Charles Noell, b. ca. 1930.
Carr, Laura Noell.
College students--Massachusetts--Social life and customs--20th century.
Daniels, Josephus, 1862-1948.
Hanes, Frank Borden.
Harvard University--Students--History--20th century.
Military education--United States--History--20th century.
New York (N.Y.)--Social life and customs--20th century.
United States. Army Air Forces--Military life.
United States. Army Air Forces--Officers--Correspondence.
United States. Army Air Forces--Supplies and stores.
United States. Army Air Forces. Fighter Squadron, 396th.
United States. Army--Officers--Training of.
Woodberry Forest School--Students--History--20th century.
World War, 1939-1945--France.
World War, 1939-1945--Germany.
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Related Material

Julian Shakespeare Carr Papers (#141), Southern Historical Collection, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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Collection Overview

Letters to Laura Noell Carr of Durham, N.C., from her sons Austin Heaton Carr Junior, and Charles Noell Carr, and other papers. Austin Heaton Carr's letters during World War II describe his experiences in Officer Candidate School in Miami Beach, Fla., in 1943, and as a supply officer in France and Germany; and mention missions of his unit, the 396th Fighter Squadron, United States Army Air Forces. Later letters describe his life and his work in advertising in New York City after the war. Charles Noell Carr's letters describe his life as a student at Woodberry Forest School, Woodberry Forest, Va., and Harvard University, 1945-1947. Also included are scattered letters to and from friends, including Frank Borden Hanes, Josephus Daniels, and Lady Nancy Astor; clippings; and memorabilia.