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Collection Number: 00175

Collection Title: Henry G. Connor Papers, 1744-1924

This is a finding aid. It is a description of archival material held in the Wilson Library at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Unless otherwise noted, the materials described below are physically available in our reading room, and not digitally available through the World Wide Web. See the Duplication Policy section for more information.


This collection was processed with support from the sponsorship of a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, Office of Preservation, Washington, D.C., 1990-1993.

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Size 16.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 13,000 items)
Abstract Henry G. Connor was a lawyer, legislator, bank president, and judge of Wilson, N.C. The collection consists chiefly of correspondence of Connor, particularly with his wife and daughters, and with sons George Whitfield Connor, North Carolina Superior and Supreme Court judge; H. G. Connor Junior, lawyer and legislator; and Robert Digges Wimberly Connor, secretary of the North Carolina Historical Commission, professor at the University of North Carolina, and later the first Archivist of United States. Among other correspondents are many prominent lawyers and politicians of North Carolina, lawyers and judges of other states, and descendants of William Gaston and John Archibald Campbell, for whom Connor sought biographical information. The papers reflect the views of a conservative Democrat active in the affairs of his state for many years.
Creator Connor, Henry G. (Henry Groves), 1852-1924.
Curatorial Unit University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.
Language English
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Restrictions to Access
No restrictions. Open for research.
Copyright Notice
Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], in the Henry G. Connor Papers, #175, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Acquisitions Information
Acquired 1950
Additional Descriptive Resources
A copy of the original finding aid for this collection is filed in folder 1.
Sensitive Materials Statement
Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, the North Carolina Public Records Act (N.C.G.S. § 132 1 et seq.), and Article 7 of the North Carolina State Personnel Act (Privacy of State Employee Personnel Records, N.C.G.S. § 126-22 et seq.). Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill assumes no responsibility.
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Processed by: SHC Staff

Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007

Updated by: Kathryn Michaelis, April 2011

This collection was processed with support from the sponsorship of a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, Office of Preservation, Washington, D.C., 1990-1993.

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Henry Groves Connor (1852-1924) was a lawyer, legislator, bank president, and judge, of Wilson, N.C. His sons were George Whitfield Connor, North Carolina Superior and Supreme Court judge; H. G. Connor Junior, lawyer and legislator; and Robert Digges Wimberly Connor, secretary of the North Carolina Historical Commission, professor at the University of North Carolina, and later the first Archivist of United States.

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The collection consists chiefly of correspondence of Connor, particularly with his wife and daughters, and with sons George Whitfield Connor, North Carolina Superior and Supreme Court judge; H. G. Connor Junior, lawyer and legislator; and Robert Digges Wimberly Connor, secretary of the North Carolina Historical Commission, professor at the University of North Carolina, and later the first Archivist of United States. Among other correspondents are many prominent lawyers and politicians of North Carolina, lawyers and judges of other states, and descendants of William Gaston and John Archibald Campbell, for whom Connor sought biographical information. The papers reflect the views of a conservative Democrat active in the affairs of his state for many years.

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About 13,000 items.
Folder 1

Original finding aid

1744; 1773

Folder 2

Folder number not used

Folder 3

1830-1854

Folder 4

1860-1866

Folder 5

1867-1869

Folder 6

1870-1871

Folder 7

1872-1873

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1874-1875

Folder 9

1876-1878

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1879

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1880-1882

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1883-1884

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January 1885

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February 1885

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March-April 1885

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May-December 1885

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January-March 1886

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April-July 1886

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August-September 1886

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October-December 1886

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January-June 1887

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July-December 1887

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January-February 1888

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March-December 1888

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January-March 1889

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April-December 1889

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January-June 1890

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July-December 1890

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1891

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1892

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Jannuary-September 1893

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October-December 1893

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1894

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1895

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January-April 1896

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May-June 1896

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July-December 1896

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1897

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January-August 1898

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September-December 1898

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"Recollections on the Election of 1898" by George Rountree

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January-March 1899

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April-August 1899

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September-December 1899

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January-March 1900

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April-September 1900

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October-December 1900

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March-May 1901

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June-August 1901

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September-October 1901

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November 1901

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December 1901

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January 1902

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February 1902

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March 1902

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April 1902

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1-20 May 1902

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1-10 July 1902

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11-17 July 1902

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18-31 July 1902

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August 1902

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September-October 1902

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November 1902

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January-February 1903

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March 1903

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April 1903

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July-August 1903

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September-December 1903

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January-February 1904

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March-April 1904

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May-June 1904

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July-September 1904

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October-December 1904

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January-February 1905

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March-April 1905

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May-June 1905

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July-August 1905

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September-October 1905

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November 1905

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December 1905

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January 1906

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February 1906

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March 1906

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April 1906

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May-June 1906

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July 1906

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August-September 1906

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October 1906

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November 1906

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December 1906

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January 1907

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1-15 February 1907

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16-28 February 1907

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March 1907

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April 1907

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June 1907

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July 1907

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August 1907

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September 1907

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November 1907

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December 1907

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January 1908

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February 1908

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March 1908

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April 1908

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May 1908

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1-15 June 1908

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16-30 June 1908

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1-15 July 1908

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16-31 July 1908

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1-19 August 1908

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20-31 August 1908

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1-13 September 1908

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14-30 September 1908

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1-14 October 1908

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15-31 October 1908

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1-15 November 1908

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16-30 November 1908

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1-14 December 1908

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15-31 December 1908

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1-15 January 1909

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16-30 January 1909

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1-15 February 1909

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16-29 February 1909

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March 1909

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1-15 April 1909

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16-30 April 1909

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1-9 May 1909

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10 May 1909

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11 May 1909

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12-13 May 1909

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20-25 May 1909

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26-31 May 1909

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1-11 June 1909

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12-30 June 1909

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20-30 November 1909

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16-31 December 1909

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January 1910

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October 1910

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November 1910

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December 1910

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January 1911

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February 1911

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1-15 March 1911

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16-31 March 1911

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April 1911

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May 1911

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June 1911

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July 1911

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August 1911

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September 1911

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October 1911

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1-15 November 1911

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16-30 November 1911

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December 1911

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January 1912

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1-15 February 1912

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1-19 November 1921

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20-30 November 1921

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1-19 December 1921

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20-31 December 1921

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January 1922

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1-18 February 1922

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1-19 June 1922

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20-30 June 1922

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1-12 July 1922

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13-19 July 1922

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1-15 August 1922

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October 1922

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November 1922

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December 1922

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1-15 January 1923

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16-31 January 1923

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February 1923

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1-15 March 1923

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16-31 March 1923

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April 1923

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May 1923

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June 1923

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July 1923

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August 1923

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September 1923

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October 1923

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November 1923

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December 1923

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1-29 January 1924

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30-31 January 1924

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1-5 February 1924

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6-29 February 1924

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March 1924

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1-20 April 1924

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21-30 April 1924

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May 1924

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June 1924

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July 1924

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1-15 August 1924

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16-31 August 1924

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1-15 September 1924

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16-30 September 1924

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1-15 October 1924

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16-31 October 1924

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1-19 November 1924

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20-30 November 1924

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December 1924

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Undated letters from H. G. Connor to Mrs. Connor

Folder 425

Undated letters from Mrs. Connor to H. G. Connor

Folder 426-427

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Folder 427

Undated family letters

Folder 428a

Undated family letters

Folder 428b

Undated family letters

Folder 429

Undated family letters

Folder 430

Undated letters from H. G. Connor to S. A. Ashe

Folder 431-432

Folder 431

Folder 432

Undated letters from S. A. Ashe to H. G. Connor

Folder 433

Undated, A-B

Folder 434

Undated, C-H

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Undated, J-S

Folder 436

Undated, T-W

Folder 437-441

Folder 437

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Undated

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Miscellaneous and undated fragments

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Bills and receipts

Folder 455-456

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Old checks

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Newspaper clippings

Folder 462

Pictures

Oversize Paper Folder OPF-175/1

Three oversize deeds, 1868-1883; and photocopies of a memorandum and notes on John A. Campbell

Folder 463

Volume 1: James Warren Lancaster commonplace book and diary, 1842-1843

Folder 464

Volume 2: George W. Whitfield account book, 1850-1852

Folder 465

Volume 3: Kate Connor diary, 1 January 1873-15 April 1874

Volume 4: Kate Connor diary, 28 January 1879-28 May 1880

Folder 466

Volumes 5-6: Undated law notes

Folder 467

Volume 7: Law notes on equity cases and accounts, 1890-1894

Folder 468

Volume 8: H. G. Connor account book, 1883-1890

Folder 469

Volume 9: John A. Campbell by H. G. Connor

Sample pages and cover with manuscript notes of gift copies and reviews

Folder 470

Volume 10: Scrapbook of newspaper clippings on North Carolina events

The scrapbook may have been kept by Elizabeth Connor Bauman.

Folder 471

Volume 11: Scrapbook of articles by R. D. W. Connor and comments on him

Folder 472

Volume 12: Scrapbook of clippings on Charles D. McIver, obituaries and tributes, 1906

Folder 473

Volume 13: Scrapbook of newspaper clippings chiefly on R. D. W. Connor, kept by Sadie Hanes Connor, 1907

Folder 474

Volume 14: Scrapbook of newspaper articles by R. D. W. Connor and notices about him, 1911

Folder 475

Volume 15: Scrapbook of newspaper clippings by and about R. D. W. Connor, 1901-1914

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