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[Identification of item], in the Francis O. Clarkson Papers, #3275, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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• Charlotte (N.C.)--History--20th century.
• Clarkson family.
• Clarkson, Francis O.
• Episcopal Church--North Carolina--History--20th century.
• Family--North Carolina--History.
• Genealogy.
• Judges--North Carolina--History--20th century.
• Lawyers--North Carolina--History--20th century.
• Little Switzerland (N.C.)--History.
• North Carolina--Genealogy.
• Osborne family.

Francis Osborne Clarkson (1895-1984), lawyer, jurst, and civic and religious leader, of Charlotte, N.C.

Correspondence, notes, and speeches of Francis O. Clarkson. The bulk of the correspondence relates to Clarkson's years as a North Carolina Superior Court judge, 1954-1968. Most of the letters do not relate to court cases, but rather treat such topics as Clarkson family interests in Little Switzerland, N.C.; Clarkson and Osborne family genealogy; and the North Carolina Bar. Also included are a few speeches and some legal papers. Some of the papers document the Clarkson's work with the Episcopal Church in North Carolina.