Inventory of the Walter Winbourne King Papers, 1811-1962

Collection Number 4137


Manuscripts Department, University Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Collection Information
Descriptive Summary
Administrative Information
Online Catalog Headings
Collection Overview
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
King, Walter Winbourne, 1846-1913.
Title
Walter Winbourne King Papers, 1811-1962.
Call Number
4137
Language of Materials
Materials in English
Extent
About 1,260 items (1.0 linear foot).
Abstract
Material relating to Walter Winbourne King, a lawyer and politician of Danbury, Stokes County, N.C.; his son, Robert Roy King (1879- 1964), an engineer; and other family members. Most of the correspondence pertains to W. W. King's legal practice. Other items are deeds, affidavits, and surveys, all of which pertain to cases handled by W. W. King; family correspondence, including letters from the children of Robert R. King; memo and account books; clippings; maps; certificates; and photographs. Most of the photographs are of bridge building in Arkansas, Arizona, Louisiana, New Mexico, North Carolina, and Texas, circa 1905-1918.


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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 Walter Winbourne King Papers, #4137, 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.

Bridges--Design and construction--Photographs.
Engineers--United States--History--20th century.
Family--North Carolina--Social life and customs.
King, Robert Roy, 1879-1964.
King, Walter Winbourne, 1846-1913.
Lawyers--North Carolina--History.
Practice of law--North Carolina--History.
Stokes County (N.C.)--Social life and customs.
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Collection Overview

Material relating to Walter Winbourne King, a lawyer and politician of Danbury, Stokes County, N.C.; his son, Robert Roy King (1879- 1964), an engineer; and other family members. Most of the correspondence pertains to W. W. King's legal practice. Other items are deeds, affidavits, and surveys, all of which pertain to cases handled by W. W. King; family correspondence, including letters from the children of Robert R. King; memo and account books; clippings; maps; certificates; and photographs. Most of the photographs are of bridge building in Arkansas, Arizona, Louisiana, New Mexico, North Carolina, and Texas, circa 1905-1918.