Inventory of the Jamestowne Society. First North Carolina Company Records, 1987-2004

Collection Number 5243

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Manuscripts Department, University Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Collection Information


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/

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Descriptive Summary

Repository
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.
Creator
Jamestowne Society. First North Carolina Company.
Title
Jamestowne Society. First North Carolina Company Records, 1987-2004
Call Number
5243
Language of Materials
Materials in English
Extent
Items: About 500
Linear Feet: 2.0
Abstract
The Jamestowne Society, First North Carolina Company, was organized in December 1986. Members are descendants of early English ancestors who helped found the Jamestowne settlement in Virgina in 1607.
Records include annual reports, by-laws, correspondence, and newsletters of the organization. Correspondence is largely with members and officers of the organization regarding events and membership. Files on prospective members contain correspondence with individuals seeking membership in the First North Carolina Company of the Jamestowne Society. Also included are materials from semi-annual meetings held by the organization.

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Administrative Information

Restrictions to Access
No restrictions.
Acquisitions Information
Received from Sara M. Jones of Durham, N.C., in October 2005 (Acc. 100247).
Processing Information
Processed by: Jodi Berkowitz, July 2006
Encoded by: Jodi Berkowitz, July 2006
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], in the Jamestowne Society. First North Carolina Company Records #5243, 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.

Associations, institutions, etc.--North Carolina.
Jamestown (Va.)--History.
Jamestowne Society. First North Carolina Company.
Virginia--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775--Societies, etc.
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Historical Note

The Jamestowne Society, First North Carolina Company, was organized in December 1986. Members are descendants of early English ancestors who helped found the Jamestowne settlement in Virgina in 1607.

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Collection Overview

Records include annual reports, by-laws, correspondence, and newsletters of the Jamestowne Society, First North Carolina Company, whose members are descendants of founders of the Jamestowne settlement in Virginia. Correspondence is largely with members and officers of the organization regarding events and membership. Files on prospective members contain correspondence with individuals seeking membership in the First North Carolina Company of the Jamestowne Society. Also included are materials from semi-annual meetings held by the organization.


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Detailed Description of the Collection

Jamestowne Society. First North Carolina Company Records, 1987-2004.
About 500 items.
Folder 1
Annual Reports, 1991-2001
Folder 2
By-Laws
Folder 3
Correspondence, 1987-1990
Folder 4-5
Correspondence, 1991
Folder 6-7
Correspondence, 1992
Folder 8-9
Correspondence, 1993
Folder 10
Correspondence, 1994
Folder 11
Correspondence, 1995
Folder 12-13
Correspondence, 1996
Folder 14-15
Correspondence, 1997
Folder 16
Correspondence, 1998
Folder 17-18
Correspondence, 1999
Folder 19
Correspondence, 2000
Folder 20
Correspondence, 2001
Folder 21
Meetings, 1986-2002
Folder 22
Miscellaneous
Folder 23
Newsletters, 1987-1993
Folder 24
Newsletters, 1994-2002
Folder 25
Prospective Members, 1987-1993
Folder 26
Prospective Members, 1994-1995
Folder 27
Prospective Members, 1996-1998
Folder 28
Prospective Members, 1999

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