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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 Current Literature Club Records #4835, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Acquisitions Information

Received from Sarah I. Davis of Louisburg, N.C., in October (Acc. 96136) and December (Acc. 96191) of 1996.

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.

The following terms from Library of Congress Subject Headings suggest topics, persons, geography, etc. interspersed through the entire collection; the terms do not usually represent discrete and easily identifiable portions of the collection--such as folders or items.

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• Book clubs (Discussion groups)--North Carolina--History--20th century.
• Books and reading--North Carolina--History--20th century.
• Current Literature Club (Louisburg, N.C.)
• Davis, Sarah I.
• Louisburg (N.C.)--Social life and customs--20th century.
• Louisburg College.
• Women--North Carolina--Social life and customs.
• Women--North Carolina--Societies and clubs--History--20th century.

A comprehensive history of the Club can be found in folder 1. Included is a list of the members from the Club's founding through 1995. The bulk of the collection consists of annual programs (also called yearbooks). The programs give the theme for the year, reading lists, club officers, and a record of the meetings. Many of the programs 1935-1969 have hand-decorated covers illustrating the year's theme or topic. Some papers given at meetings, as well as reading source materials, are present.