Inventory of the Kirkman Family Papers, 1810s-1980s

Collection Number 4832

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Manuscripts Department, Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Collection Information
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC 27514-8890
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Descriptive Summary

Repository
Southern Historical Collection
Creator
Kirkman family.
Title
Kirkman Family Papers, 1810s-1980s
Call Number
4832
Language of Materials
Materials in English
Extent
Items: About 35,000
Linear Feet: 62.0
Abstract
O. Arthur Kirkman was born in 1900 in High Point, N.C. He served in many positions, including executive vice-president, with the High Point, Thomasville and Denton Railroad, from 1930 to 1965. He also served in the North Carolina House of Representatives, 1949-1953, and in the North Carolina Senate, 1953-1961. His wife, Katharine Morgan Kirkman, was a city councilwoman in High Point, N.C., from 1951 to 1959, and was on the Guilford County Board of Education from 1963 to 1976.
The collection consists of correspondence, business records, financial and legal papers, photographs, and other materials related to O. Arthur Kirkman, his wife, Katharine Morgan Kirkman, and their family. Kirkman family correspondence covers many topics, including O. Arthur Kirkman's collegiate studies at the University of Virginia and Oxford University in England; his membership in Alpha Kappa Psi fraternity; his work as city councilman and mayor of High Point, N.C.; and his service as legislator in the North Carolina House of Representatives and the North Carolina Senate. Correspondents include O. Arthur Kirkman and Katharine Morgan Kirkman; their children, Alvin Larkin Kirkman, Caroline Elizabeth Kirkman McGuinn, John Manliff Kirkman, and Susan Gwynne Kirkman Honeycutt; O. Arthur Kirkman Sr. and Lulu Hammer Kirkman, Arthur's parents; Gladys Morgan Happer, Karl Ziegler Morgan and Lois Morgan Johnson, siblings of Katharine Morgan Kirkman; Lina Keller, Katharine's cousin; and Henry Foscue, Holt McPherson, William Bradley Umstead, Luther Hartwell Hodges, and Terry Sanford. Kirkman business records include correspondence, meeting minutes, and financial documents from Arthur's involvement in railroads, including the High Point, Thomasville and Denton Railroad and the American Railroad Company of Puerto Rico, as well as other business interests. The collection also includes materials related to political and civic organizations in which O. Arthur Kirkman and Katharine Morgan Kirkman were involved, including the North Carolina General Assembly, the North Carolina Democratic Party, the Advisory Budget Commission, the North Carolina Committee for the Study of Public School Finance, the city government of High Point, N.C., the Guilford County Board of Education, Alpha Kappa Psi, and the Klein-Saks Economic and Financial Mission to Chile. Other Kirkman papers include financial and legal papers; birth certificates of Kirkman family members; speeches given by O. Arthur Kirkman; educational records; engagement calendars; photographs; and documents from travel to Europe, Asia, and the Americas by Arthur and his family. There is also a large number of documents related to Katharine Morgan Kirkman's family, including her parents, Reverend J. L. (Jacob Levi) Morgan and Virginia Clay Shoup Morgan; her siblings, Gladys Morgan Happer, Karl Ziegler Morgan, and Lois Morgan Johnson; and her nephews and nieces. Letters are mostly between J. L. and Virginia Morgan and their children. Topics include Gladys's service as a medical missionary in India and her family life, as well as Karl's studies in physics; his work at Oak Ridge National Laboratory; his role in the development of health physics; and his advocacy for arms control, radiation protection, and international nuclear regulation. Non-family correspondence largely deals with Lutheran Church activities, and especially Reverend J. L. Morgan's tenure as president of the North Carolina Synod of the United Lutheran Church of America. Also included are financial and legal documents relating to the estates of Reverend J. L. Morgan and Virginia Clay Shoup Morgan. Other Morgan family documents include genealogy notes; printed materials from the Lutheran Church; texts of speeches, sermons, and poems written by Morgan family members; calendars, guest books, clippings, photographs, and photograph albums of various Kirkman and Morgan family members; scrapbooks; and other items.

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Administrative Information

Restrictions to Access
No restrictions.
Acquisitions Information
Received from A. Larkin Kirkman of Raleigh, N.C., in August 1996 (Acc. 96133).
Processing Information
Processed by: Jesse Brown, Linda Sellars, Rachel Canada, and Cecelia Moore, July 2005
Encoded by: Jesse Brown, Linda Sellars, Rachel Canada, and Cecelia Moore, August 2005
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], in the Kirkman Family Papers #4832, Southern Historical Collection, 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.

Alpha Kappa Psi.
American Railroad Company of Puerto Rico.
Civic leaders--North Carolina--History--20th century.
Democratic Party (N.C.)--History--20th century.
Family--North Carolina--Social life and customs.
Foscue, Henry Armfield, 1904-1985.
Guilford County (N.C.)--History.
Guilford County (N.C.)--Politics and government.
Guilford County (N.C.)--Social life and customs.
Happer, Gladys Morgan, 1904-1963.
High Point (N.C.)--History.
High Point (N.C.)--Politics and government.
High Point (N.C.)--Social life and customs.
High Point, Thomasville and Denton Railroad.
Hodges, Luther Hartwell, 1898-1974.
Honeycutt, Susan Gwynne Kirkman.
Johnson, Lois Morgan.
Kirkman family.
Kirkman, Alvin Larkin.
Kirkman, John Manliff.
Kirkman, Katharine Morgan, 1910-1985.
Kirkman, Lulu Hammer.
Kirkman, O. Arthur, 1900-1985.
Kirkman, O. Arthur, 1877-1930.
Legislators--North Carolina--History--20th century.
Lutheran Church--Missions--India.
Lutheran Church--North Carolina--History.
McGuinn, Caroline Elizabeth Kirkman.
Medical physics--United States--History--20th century.
Missionaries, Medical--India.
Morgan family.
Morgan, J. L. (Jacob Levi), 1872-1960.
Morgan, K. Z. (Karl Ziegler), 1908-.
Morgan, Virginia Clay Shoup.
North Carolina. General Assembly.
North Carolina--Politics and government--1951- .
Nuclear physicists--United States.
Politicians--North Carolina--History--20th century.
Radiation--Dosage--Safety regulations.
Railroads--North Carolina--History.
Sanford, Terry, 1917- .
Umstead, William Bradley, 1895-1954.
United Lutheran Church in America. United Evangelical Lutheran Synod of North Carolina.
University of Oxford--Students.
University of Virginia--Students--History--20th century.
Women--North Carolina--Political activity--History--20th century.
Women civic leaders--North Carolina--History--20th century.
Women missionaries--India.
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Biographical Note

O. Arthur Kirkman was born in 1900 in High Point, N.C., to O. Arthur Kirkman Sr., general manager of the High Point, Thomasville and Denton Railroad (HPT&D), and Lulu Hammer Kirkman. O. Arthur Kirkman attended the University of Virginia, graduating with a Master's Degree in economics in 1924. He then studied law at the University of Virginia in 1924-1925, and at Oxford University in England in 1926-1928. Kirkman was admitted to the bar in 1929, then, upon his father's death in 1930, took over as general manager of the HPT&D railroad.

Kirkman's career in politics began in 1939, when he was elected mayor of High Point, N.C. He left this position in 1943, when he was appointed by the federal government to serve as general manager of the American Railroad Company of Puerto Rico. In 1945, he resumed his political life by serving on the High Point City Council. In 1949, he was elected to the North Carolina House of Representatives, and in 1952 was elected to the North Carolina Senate. While in the Senate, Kirkman was known as a strong backer of Governor Luther Hodges. He served on the Advisory Budget Commission from 1959 to 1961, was chair of the Senate Finance Committee from 1959 to 1961, and was chair of the North Carolina Committee for the Study of Public School Financing from 1958 to 1959. After leaving the Senate in 1961, Kirkman served as chair of the Heritage Square Commission and the State Capitol Planning Commission, which were charged with the planning of public buildings surrounding the North Carolina state capital building in Raleigh, N.C. In 1964, he was named to the North Carolina Commission on Human Relations, which was charged with implementing the federal Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Outside the political arena, O. Arthur Kirkman occupied many positions at the HPT&D Railroad from 1930 to 1965, including general manager, secretary, treasurer, and executive vice president. He also served on the boards of directors of the High Point office of Wachovia Bank and Trust Company, the Southern Furniture Exposition Building, and the Southern Packing Corporation. Throughout Kirkman's professional career, he maintained a relationship with his college fraternity, Alpha Kappa Psi, and was Grand President of the nationwide fraternity from 1929 to 1933. In 1956, Kirkman traveled to Chile as a member of the Klein-Saks Economic and Financial Mission to Chile, a group of management consultants advising the Chilean government on monetary policy and other economic matters.

In 1933, O. Arthur Kirkman married Katharine Morgan (1910-1985), daughter of Rev. J. L. (Jacob Levi) Morgan (1872-1960) and Virginia Clay Shoup Morgan (1875-1964). Katharine was raised in Rowan County, N.C., and graduated in 1931 from the North Carolina College for Women in Greensboro, N.C. She was a member of the High Point City Council in 1951 to 1959, and served on the Guilford County Board of Education from 1963 to 1976. O. Arthur and Katharine Morgan Kirkman's children are Alvin Larkin Kirkman (1937- ), Caroline Elizabeth Kirkman McGuinn (1939- ), John Manliff Kirkman (1941- ), and Susan Gwynne Kirkman Honeycutt (1948- ).

Rev. J. L. Morgan was president of the North Carolina Synod of the United Lutheran Church in America from 1920 to 1947. Virginia Clay Shoup Morgan, was active in Lutheran Church affairs, acting as president of the Women's Missionary Society of the North Carolina Synod from 1925 to 1928. Their children were Gladys Morgan Happer (1904-1963), a doctor and missionary to India; Karl Ziegler Morgan (1907-1999), a prominent health physicist who worked on the Manhattan Project; Katharine Morgan Kirkman (1910-1985); and Lois Morgan Johnson, a mother and store owner in West End, N.C.

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Collection Overview

Correspondence, business records, financial and legal papers, photographs, and other materials related to O. Arthur Kirkman, his wife, Katharine Morgan Kirkman, and their family. Kirkman family correspondence is extensive, and documents O. Arthur Kirkman's various civic, business, educational, and political efforts, including his collegiate studies at the University of Virginia and Oxford University in England; his membership in Alpha Kappa Psi fraternity; his work as city councilman and mayor of High Point, N.C.; and his service as legislator in the North Carolina House of Representatives and the North Carolina Senate. Correspondents include O. Arthur Kirkman and Katharine Morgan Kirkman; their children, Alvin Larkin Kirkman, Caroline Elizabeth Kirkman McGuinn, John Manliff Kirkman, and Susan Gwynne Kirkman Honeycutt; O. Arthur Kirkman Sr. and Lulu Hammer Kirkman, Arthur's parents; Gladys Morgan Happer, Karl Ziegler Morgan and Lois Morgan Johnson, siblings of Katharine Morgan Kirkman; Lina Keller, Katharine's cousin; Henry Foscue and Holt McPherson, Arthur's friends; and William Bradley Umstead, Luther Hartwell Hodges, and Terry Sanford, governors of North Carolina.

Kirkman business records include correspondence, meeting minutes, and financial documents from Arthur's involvement in railroads, including the High Point, Thomasville and Denton Railroad (HPT&D) and the American Railroad Company of Puerto Rico, as well as other business interests. The collection also includes brochures, newsletters, reports, official documents, and clippings related to political and civic organizations in which O. Arthur Kirkman and Katharine Morgan Kirkman were involved, including the North Carolina General Assembly, the city government of High Point, N.C., the Guilford County Board of Education, Alpha Kappa Psi, and the Klein-Saks Economic and Financial Mission to Chile. Other Kirkman papers include birth certificates of Kirkman family members, speeches given by O. Arthur Kirkman, educational records, engagement calendars, and documents from travel taken to Europe, Asia, and the Americas by Arthur and his family. Kirkman financial and legal papers contain O. Arthur Kirkman's educational expense records, investment accounts, bank statements, property deeds and documents, and retirement papers. Also included are photographs taken of various Kirkman family members, and of travels taken by the Kirkman family.

The collection includes a large number of documents related to Katharine Morgan Kirkman's family, including her parents, Reverend J. L. Morgan (Jacob Levi Morgan) and Virginia Clay Shoup Morgan; her siblings, Gladys Morgan Happer, Karl Ziegler Morgan, and Lois Morgan Johnson; and her nephews and nieces. The vast majority of the letters are between J. L. and Virginia Morgan and their children. Correspondence is particularly extensive with Gladys and Karl. Gladys's letters document her medical studies; her service as a medical missionary in India; her marriage to William Happer, a British medical officer; and her children, William Happer Jr., Ian Happer, and Elizabeth Happer. Karl's letters relate to his studies in physics; his work at Oak Ridge National Laboratory; his role in the development of health physics; and his advocacy for arms control, radiation protection, and international nuclear regulation. Non-family correspondence largely deals with Lutheran Church activities, and especially Reverend J. L. Morgan's tenure as president of the North Carolina Synod of the United Lutheran Church of America.

Other Morgan family documents include genealogy notes for a history of the Morgan family compiled by Reverend J. L. Morgan; various printed materials from the Lutheran Church; texts of speeches, sermons, and poems written by Morgan family members; calendars; guest books; and clippings documenting the accomplishments of the children and grandchildren of Reverend J. L. Morgan and Virginia Clay Shoup Morgan. Financial and legal documents are largely legal records and correspondence, tax returns, and bank statements relating to the estates of Reverend J. L. Morgan and Virginia Clay Shoup Morgan. Also included are photographs and photograph albums of various Kirkman and Morgan family members, scrapbooks, and other materials.

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Arrangement of Collection

1. Kirkman Family Correspondence
2. Kirkman Family Business Records
3. Kirkman Family Organizations and Civic Activities
4. Other Kirkman Family Papers
5. Kirkman Family Financial and Legal Papers
6. Kirkman Family Photographs
7. Morgan Family Correspondence
8. Other Morgan Family Papers
9. Morgan Family Financial and Legal Papers
10. Morgan Family Scrapbooks and Photograph Albums
11. Morgan Family Photographs
12. Miscellaneous Volumes
13. Additional Kirkman Correspondence
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Items Separated

Oversize papers (OP-4832)
Pictures (P-4832)
Oversize pictures (OP-P-4832)
Oversize volumes (V-4832/S)
Photograph albums (PA-4832)
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Detailed Description of the Collection

1. Kirkman Family Correspondence, 1861-1985 and undated.

About 11,000 items.
Arrangement: chronological, then alphabetical by author.
Chiefly correspondence between O. A. Kirkman ("Arthur" or "Ot") and family members, friends, and business acquaintances. The earliest letters between 1861 and 1871 are between J. C. Horney and Keezia Horney of Deep River, N.C., from A. A. Wheeler and Lydia Wheeler, and from Charles Pidgeon and Katherine Pidgeon. Their relationship to the Kirkman family is unknown.
From 1905 to 1917 letters. are between family members, friends, and business associates of O. A. Kirkman Sr. (1877-1930) and Lulu Hammer Kirkman, with some letters from the young O. A. Kirkman (1900-1985) to his mother. From 1918 to 1927, the correspondence is chiefly between the Kirkmans and their son, Arthur, in school in Charlottesville, Va.; in Cuba, 1919-1920, and in England, 1926-1928. These letters primarily concern Arthur's life at school, family matters, and events in High Point, N.C. Letters from his time in England also includes letters and postcards from various places he visited in Europe.
From 1928 to 1930, there are some letters from Katharine Morgan ("Kat") to her father, Reverend J. L. Morgan, written while Katharine was attending North Carolina College for Women in Greensboro, N.C.
From 1929 to 1933, the correspondence is chiefly from O. A. Kirkman to friends and family. There is correspondence related to his membership and leadership of Alpha Kappa Psi fraternity. O. A. Kirkman Sr. died as the result of an automobile accident in July 1930, and there are condolence letters from family and friends related to this. From 1931 to 1936, there is correspondence between Arthur and various physicians about his mother (Lulu)'s medical condition resulting from injuries she sustained in the same automobile accident. Of interest is a report completed by Dr. Douglas Vanderhoof of the Tucker Sanitarium in Richmond, Va., in April-May 1933. His report is a review of her prior medical treatment and present condition.
Correspondence from 1933 contains the wedding announcement of O. Arthur Kirkman and Katharine Morgan Kirkman (1910-1985), as well as correspondence related to their honeymoon in the Caribbean. From 1933 through the early 1940s, there are letters between Katharine and her sister, Gladys Morgan Happer (1904-1963), and brother, Karl Ziegler Morgan (1908- ); correspondence from Arthur regarding various professional associations, investment interests, and High Point civic matters. Some correspondence relates to Arthur's service as mayor of High Point.
From 1942 to 1943, Arthur served as chair of the state Volunteer Industrial Salvage Committee for the War Production Board, and there is a great deal of correspondence related to this work. From May 1943 to late 1944, there are letters from Katharine to Arthur while he was in Puerto Rico working for the American Railroad Company of Puerto Rico, as well as letters from friends in High Point. Katharine and the children joined Arthur in Puerto Rico in late 1943. There are letters from Katharine and the children, Larkin and Caroline, to her parents.
Of particular interest in the correspondence immediately following World War II are letters, dating from 1945 to 1947, from O. Arthur Kirkman and Karl Ziegler Morgan, a scientist at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Oak Ridge, Tenn. These letters discuss the growing concern of scientists over atomic energy and its dangers, and advocate civilian and international control over the development of atomic energy.
In 1948, Arthur Kirkman was elected to the North Carolina House of Representatives. Correspondence from 1949 to 1952 largely consists of letters from constituents and citizens' groups, discussing issues such as liquor control, public education, and taxes. In 1952, Arthur was elected to the North Carolina Senate. Correspondence with constituents deals with issues such as the annexation of land by the cities of Greensboro, N.C. and High Point, a minimum wage law for North Carolina, and the division of profits from state-run ABC liquor stores. Katharine Kirkman's work with the High Point City Council is sporadically documented in this series; however, there is some material related to her work on the High Point annexation issue. Correspondents from this time period include Luther Hartwell Hodges and Terry Sanford, both North Carolina governors.
After leaving the Senate in 1961, O. Arthur Kirkman remained involved in community affairs. Much of the correspondence from 1960 to 1965 relates to Arthur's service in community groups and special commissions. Material of note includes correspondence, meeting minutes, and plans from the Heritage Square Commission, and meeting minutes from the North Carolina Commission on Human Relations, which document efforts to evaluate and enforce compliance with the federal Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Much of the correspondence after 1965 documents Arthur Kirkman's withdrawal from public life, including his resignation from his position at the High Point, Thomasville and Denton Railroad Company in 1965, and his retirement from the Board of Directors of Wachovia Bank and Trust Company in 1970. Most of the correspondence after 1970 is between Arthur and Katharine Kirkman and their family and friends. Correspondents include Arthur and Katharine's children, Alvin Larkin Kirkman, Caroline Elizabeth Kirkman McGuinn, John Manliff Kirkman, and Susan Gwynne Kirkman Honeycutt; as well as Karl Ziegler Morgan and Lois Morgan Johnson, siblings of Katharine Morgan Kirkman; Lina Keller, Katharine's cousin; and Henry Foscue and Holt McPherson, friends of O. Arthur Kirkman. Items of interest include an April 1976 clipping from the High Point Enterprise announcing Katharine's retirement from the Guilford County Board of Education, where she had served since 1963, as well as a June 1979 letter from Katharine to a publisher in High Point who was working on a book about prominent women in Guilford County, detailing her accomplishments as a member of the High Point City Council.
Kirkman correspondence can also be found in Series 13. Additional Correspondence, 1931-1937.
Folder 1
1861-1869
Folder 2
1871
Folder 3
1905-1909
Folder 4
1913
Folder 5
1914
Folder 6
1915
Folder 7
1916
Folder 8
1917
Folder 9-11
1918
Folder 12-18
1919
Folder 19-24
1920
Folder 25-31
1921
Folder 32-36
1922
Folder 37-41
1923
Folder 42-46
1924
Folder 47-51
1925
Folder 52-55
1926
Folder 56-65
1927
Folder 66-72
1928
Folder 73-76
1929
Folder 77-81
1930
Folder 82-84
1931
Folder 85-87
1932
Folder 88-92
1933
Folder 93-95
1934
Folder 96-97
1935
Folder 98
1936
Folder 99-100
1937
Folder 101-104
1938
Folder 105-111
1939
Folder 112-116
1940
Folder 117-122
1941
Folder 123-128
1942
Folder 129-137
1943
Folder 138-144
1944
Folder 145-148
1945
Folder 149-151
1946
Folder 152-153
1947
Folder 154-156
1948
Folder 157-160
1949
Folder 161-163
1950
Folder 164-165
1951
Folder 166-170
1952
Folder 171-176
1953
Folder 177-178
1954
Folder 179-184
1955
Folder 185-186
1956
Folder 187-197
1957
Folder 198-201
1958
Folder 202-220
1959
Folder 221-225
1960
Folder 226-229
1961
Folder 230-233
1962
Folder 234-242
1963
Folder 243-255
1964
Folder 256-265
1965
Folder 266-270
1966
Folder 271-273
1967
Folder 274-276
1968
Folder 277
1969
Folder 278-281
1970
Folder 282-284
1971
Folder 285-286
1972
Folder 287-289
1973
Folder 290-293
1974
Folder 294-297
1975
Folder 298-302
1976
Folder 303-306
1977
Folder 307-310
1978
Folder 311-315
1979
Folder 316-321
1980
Folder 322-327
1981
Folder 328-332
1982
Folder 333-337
1983
Folder 338-342
1984
Folder 343-344
1985
Folder 345
Undated: A
Folder 346
Undated: B
Folder 347
Undated: Baker, Henry
Folder 348
Undated: C
Folder 349
Undated: D
Folder 350
Undated: E
Folder 351
Undated: F
Folder 352
Undated: Foscue, Henry and Val
Folder 353
Undated: G
Folder 354
Undated: H
Folder 355
Undated: Hammer, Alvin R.
Folder 356
Undated: Happer, Gladys Morgan and Family
Folder 357
Undated: Honeycutt, Susan Kirkman and Family
Folder 358
Undated: I
Folder 359
Undated: J
Folder 360
Undated: Johnson, Lois Morgan and Family
Folder 361
Undated: K
Folder 362
Undated: Kirkman, Alvin Larkin and Family
Folder 363-364
Undated: Kirkman, John Manliff and Family
Folder 365-366
Undated: Kirkman, Katharine Morgan
Folder 367
Undated: Kirkman, Lulu Hammer
Folder 368-369
Undated: Kirkman, Oscar Arthur Jr.
Folder 370
Undated: Kirkman, Oscar Arthur Sr.
Folder 371
Undated: L
Folder 372
Undated: M
Folder 373
Undated: McGuinn, Caroline Kirkman and Family
Folder 374
Morgan, Elizabeth Virginia Clay Shoup
Folder 375
Undated: N-O
Folder 376
Undated: P
Folder 377
Undated: Q-R
Folder 378
Undated: S
Folder 379
Undated: T
Folder 380
Undated: U-V
Folder 381
Undated: W
Folder 382
Undated: X-Z
Folder 383-388
Undated: No Last Name
Folder 389
Fragments of Letters

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2. Kirkman Family Business Records, 1904-1985 and undated.

About 3,300 items.
Chiefly correspondence, meeting minutes, financial documents, and other business records of the High Point, Thomasville and Denton Railroad. O. Arthur Kirkman served as Director, Secretary, Treasurer and Executive Vice President of the High Point, Thomasville and Denton Railroad Company from 1930 to 1965. Also in the series are the business records for the American Railroad Company of Puerto Rico, for which O. Arthur Kirkman served as the General Operating Manager, as well as other businesses in which O. Arthur Kirkman had either invested or served on the Board of Directors.
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2.1. High Point, Thomasville and Denton Railroad, 1921-1965 and undated.
About 2,000 items.
Arrangement: chronological, then roughly alphabetical by name, then subject.
Correspondence, meeting minutes, contracts, accounts, and other business records of the High Point, Thomasville and Denton Railroad, or HPT&D. Records arranged by date are mostly business correspondence. Correspondence from before 1930 relates to O. Arthur Kirkman Sr.'s service as general manager of the railroad, while correspondence dating from 1930 and later documents O. Arthur Kirkman's work with the railroad in the positions of Director, Secretary, Treasurer, and Executive Vice President. While serving in public office, much of O. Arthur Kirkman's correspondence is with certain intermediaries, in particular Fred J. Flagler, General Freight Agent from 1937 to 1955. Most of the correspondents in the materials organized by name of correspondent are representatives of other railroad companies, and the materials are mostly related to the 1960 purchase of the High Point, Thomasville and Denton Railroad by the Winston-Salem Southbound Railroad. Materials organized by subject deal with various organizations related to the HPT&D, including the High Point Chamber of Commerce, the Securities Investment Company, a holding company for the HPT&D, and the Yadkin Development Company, which appears to have been a subsidiary of the HPT&D. Also included are bound copies of the director's meetings for the HPT&D.
Folder 390
1923
Folder 391
1924-1926
Folder 392
1927
Folder 393
1928-1929
Folder 394
1937-1938
Folder 395
1939-1941
Folder 396
1942-1943
Folder 397
1944-1945
Folder 398
1946
Folder 399
1948-1950
Folder 400
1951-1953
Folder 401
1954
Folder 402-403
1955
Folder 404
1956
Folder 405
1957-1959
Folder 406
1960
Folder 407
1961-1963
Folder 408
1964-1965
Folder 409-410
Undated
Folder 411
Brawley, Robert V.
Folder 412
Burks, Martin P.
Folder 413
Cain, George L.
Folder 414
Cotton, H. P. and C. E. Hunter
Folder 415
Dunlap, R. F., J. W. Hawthorne, C. R. Lapeza, C. E. Pond, and Mrs. F. S. Morrison
Folder 416
Fishwick, J. P.
Folder 417
Kerr, K. M. and R. H. Hill
Folder 418
Rice, W. T.
Folder 419
Saunders, Stuart T.
Folder 420
Weldon, John W.
Folder 421
Wyatt, H. C.
Folder 422
Winston Land Corporation
Folder 423
Accounts, 1961
Folder 424
Accounts, 1962
Folder 425
Accounts, 1964
Folder 426
Agreement to Sale, 1929
Folder 427
American Association of Railroad Superintendents
Folder 428
American Short Line Railroad Association (See also Series 13)
Folder 429
Annual Meeting of Board of Directors of Yadkin Development Company, May 1961
Folder 430
Annual Meeting of Directors of High Point, Thomasville and Denton Railroad, May 1961
Folder 431
Annual Meeting of Board of Directors of Securities Investment Company, May 1961
Folder 432
Annual Meeting of Retired Board of Directors of High Point, Thomasville and Denton Railroad Company, May 1963
Folder 433
Balance Sheets
Folder 434
Bylaws and Articles of Association
Folder 435
Clippings
Folder 436a
Contracts
Folder 436b
Employee Relief Department
Folder 437
Financial Documents
Folder 438-442
High Point Chamber of Commerce
Folder 443
Internal Study, 1961
Folder 444
Merger with Winston-Salem Southbound
Folder 445-447
Miscellaneous Materials
Folder 448
Oklahoma Railway Case, 3 July 1961
Folder 449
Organizational Structure
Folder 450
Railroad Passes
Folder 451-456
Securities Investment Company
Folder 457
Settlement for Purchase, 1960
Folder 458
Siceloff Resolution
Folder 459
"The Signal"
Folder 460
Stockholders, 1962-1964
Folder 461
Stockholders
Folder 462-464
Yadkin Development Company
Folder 465
Amendment to Bylaws
Folder 466
Securities Investment Company: Directors' Meetings, 1927-1951
Folder 467
Securities Investment Company: Stockholders Meetings, 1927-1951
Folder 468
High Point, Thomasville, and Denton Railroad Company: Directors Meetings, 1923-1951
Folder 469
High Point, Thomasville, and Denton Railroad Company: Stockholders Meetings, 1923-1951
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2.2. American Railroad Company of Puerto Rico, 1904-1944 and undated.
About 800 items.
Arrangement: alphabetical by type.
Correspondence, financial records, administrative files, and other documents related to O. Arthur Kirkman's work as General Operating Manager of the American Railroad Company of Puerto Rico from 17 May 1943 to 1 July 1944. Arthur was appointed to the position by the United States government, which had taken control of the railroad due to a labor dispute that had shut the railroad down. The federal government deemed the railroad necessary for the successful prosecution of the American war effort in World War II. Some of the material deals with the efforts of Arthur and others to avert a strike and keep the laborers at work. Other material deals with logistical matters associated with the operation of the railroad. Also included is correspondence between Arthur and executives at the High Point, Thomasville and Denton Railroad (HPT&D), discussing what was happening at the HPT&D in Arthur's absence.
Folder 470
Accounting Information
Folder 471
Administration
Folder 472
Administrative Documents
Folder 473
Circulars
Folder 474-481
Correspondence, 1943
Folder 482-488
Correspondence, 1944
Folder 489
Correspondence, undated
Folder 490
Executive Orders 1941-1943
Folder 491
Financial Records
Folder 492
Financial: Report of Federal Director of Accounts
Folder 493
Kirkman: Personal Business, July-August 1943
Folder 494
Manual
Folder 495
Miscellaneous Items
Folder 496
Personnel
Folder 497
Reglamentos, 1904, 1921, 1935
Folder 498
Summary Report of General Operating Manager, May 1943-July 1944
Folder 499
Troop Train Movements
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2.3. Other Businesses, 1904-1985 and undated.
About 500 items.
Arrangement: alphabetical by subject.
Correspondence, reports, accounts, and other documents related to businesses with which O. Arthur Kirkman, or his father, O. Arthur Kirkman Sr. were involved, either as an investor or as a member of their Board of Directors.
Folder 500
Atlantic Savings and Loan Association
Folder 501
Carolina Solid Fuel Associates
Folder 502
High Point Bed Spring Company
Folder 503
Interurban Motorlines
Folder 504-506
Liberty Mutual Insurance Company
Folder 507
Miscellaneous Business Correspondence
Folder 508
Olicastor Company
Folder 509-511
Sanders, Paul
Folder 512-514
Southern Furniture Exposition Building
Folder 515-516
Southern Packaging Corporation
Folder 517-519
Yadkin Warehouse and Realty Company

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3. Organizations and Civic Activities, 1915-1982 and undated.

About 6,500 items.
Arrangement: alphabetical.
Correspondence, reports, newspaper and magazine clippings, circulars, notes, and other printed material related to organizations and civic groups in which O. Arthur Kirkman and Katharine Morgan Kirkman were involved. Much of the material dates from the 1950s and 1960s, when both Arthur and Katharine were highly involved in political and civic matters. Particularly well-documented subjects include the North Carolina General Assembly; High Point, N.C., city government; politics; the Alpha Kappa Psi fraternity; and the Klein-Saks Economic and Financial Mission to Chile, in which Arthur participated in 1956. Katharine's service in the High Point City Council and the Guilford County Board of Education are also well-documented.
Folder 520
Advisory Budget Commission
Folder 522-531b
Alpha Kappa Psi Fraternity (see also Series 13)
Folder 532
American Association of Retired Persons
Folder 533
American Business Club of High Point (see also Series 13)
Folder 534-535
American Cancer Society
Folder 536
Beta Gamma Sigma Fraternity
Folder 537-539
Boy Scouts of America
Folder 540
Business Development Corporation of North Carolina
Folder 541
Business and Professional Women's Club, Inc: Speaking Engagement
Folder 542
Capitol Planning Commission, Minutes, 1965, Heritage Square Commission
Folder 543
Care
Folder 544
Coronary Heart Disease Research
Folder 545-547
Delta Kappa Gamma
Folder 548-557
Economic and Financial Mission to Chile
Folder 558-560
Fine Arts Festival
Folder 561
Forsyth-Guilford Water Problem, 1953
Folder 562
Furniture Foundation: Henry A. Foscue: Man of the Year
Folder 563-585
Guilford County Board of Education, 1962-1975
Folder 586-588
Guilford County Board of Education, Accountant's Report, 1970-1973
Folder 589-593
Guilford County Board of Education, Clippings
Folder 594-595
Guilford County Board of Education, District Maps
Folder 596
Guilford County Board of Education, Handbook for Principals
Folder 597
Guilford County Board of Education, Handbook for Professional Personnel
Folder 598
Guilford County Board of Education, Legislative Committee, 1975
Folder 599-623
Guilford County Board of Education: Minutes and News Reports, 1962-1975
Folder 624
Guilford County Board of Education: Policies, 1962-1974
Folder 625
Guilford County Board of Education: undated
Folder 626-638
Guilford County Chronic Illness and Rehabilitation Foundation, 1956-1965
Folder 639-642
Guilford County: School Desegregation, 1970
Folder 643a
Health and Welfare Day, Chattanooga, Tenn., 1963
Folder 643b
Heritage Square Commission and State Capitol Planning Commission: Blueprints
Folder 644
High Point, N.C.
Folder 645-646
High Point Billboards and Beautification
Folder 647
High Point Chamber of Commerce
Folder 648
High Point Charter and Ordinances
Folder 649-659
High Point City Council
Folder 660-661
High Point City Government
Folder 662
High Point Human Relations Committee: Records
Folder 663-664
High Point Mayor: O. A. Kirkman
Folder 665
High Point Taxis
Folder 666-672
High Point College
Folder 673
High Point Executives Club
Folder 674
High Point Jaycees
Folder 675
High Point Memorial Hospital
Folder 676-677
High Point Parks and Recreation
Folder 678
High Point Township Democratic Executive Committee
Folder 679
High Point Traffic and Transportation Club
Folder 680-681
High Point Utilities Committee, 1954
Folder 682
Hospice at High Point
Folder 683
Historical Book Club of North Carolina, 1975-1981
Folder 684-685
Junior League
Folder 686
Juvenile Detention Subcommittee, 1949-1950
Folder 687
Ku Klux Klan Information
Folder 688
Laymen's Movement
Folder 689
Lutheran Church, 1965
Folder 690
Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary
Folder 691
Maryfield Acres
Folder 692-693
Morgan Lecturers
Folder 694
National School Boards Association
Folder 695-697
National School Boards Association, 1967-1970
Folder 698-699
Newcomen Society in North America
Folder 700
North Carolina Commission on the Reorganization of State Government
Folder 701-711
North Carolina Committee for the Study of Public School Finance
Folder 712-713
North Carolina Committee on State Government, 1957
Folder 714
North Carolina Department of Archives and History
Folder 715-717
North Carolina Education Association, 1951
Folder 718-722b
North Carolina General Assembly
Folder 723-724
North Carolina Senate Finance Committee
Folder 725-726
North Carolina Governor's Study Commission on the Public School System
Folder 727
North Carolina League of Municipalities: Editorials
Folder 728
North Carolina Sanatorium System
Folder 729
North Carolina School Boards Association
Folder 730
North Carolinians Against the Death Penalty
Folder 731
Politics, 1919-1945
Folder 732
Politics, 1948
Folder 733
Politics, 1950
Folder 734
Politics, 1951-1952
Folder 735
Politics, 1953-1955
Folder 736
Politics, 1956
Folder 737
Politics, 1957
Folder 738
Politics, 1958
Folder 739
Politics, 1959
Folder 740-742
Politics, 1960
Folder 743
Politics, 1961
Folder 744-746
Politics, 1962
Folder 747-749
Politics, 1963
Folder 750-753
Politics, 1964
Folder 754
Politics, 1965-1978
Folder 755
Politics, undated
Folder 756-758
Preyer, Richardson: Campaign for Congress
Folder 759-760
Roaring Gap
Folder 761-763
Roaring Gap Club, 1966-1982
Folder 764
Schools
Folder 765
Southern Furniture Club
Folder 766
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Folder 767
United States Conference of Mayors
Folder 768-769
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Folder 770
Utopian Study Club
Folder 771
Voluntary Action Center
Folder 771a
Volunteer Industrial Salvage Committee
Folder 772
Wesley Foundation at UNC
Folder 773-776
Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church
Folder 777-778
West Emerywood Garden Club
Folder 779-784
Various Organizations
Folder 785
Organizational Membership Cards

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4. Other Papers, 1826-1985 and undated.

About 5,000 items.
Arrangement: by type.
Included are materials related to the family, personal, and social lives of the Kirkman family. Much of this material documents the Kirkmans' travel to various countries. Other materials include birth certificates, diaries, and brochures, as well as essays and other materials from the studies of O. Arthur Kirkman and his family.
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4.1. Subject Files, 1826-1985 and undated.
About 1,400 items.
Arrangement: type and subject.
Certificates, travel documents, brochures, record books, and other materials related to the professional and family life of O. Arthur Kirkman. Included are birth certificates and other official documents concerning O. Arthur Kirkman, Katharine Morgan Kirkman, and their children. Also included are diaries, brochures, souvenirs, and other material related to the Kirkmans' travels to various countries in Europe, Asia, and the Americas. The Miscellaneous folder contains two summonses of the Wake County, N.C., court from 1826 and 1828. The people mentioned in the summonses are of unknown relation to the Kirkmans.
Folder 786-791
Address Books
Folder 792
Autograph Books: Lulu Hammer, 1887-1888
Folder 793a
Awards and Certificates
Folder 793b
Birthday Party, O. A. Kirkman, 16 April 1975
Folder 794
Certificates
Folder 795
Certificates and Official Documents
Folder 796-799
Cuba
Folder 800
England: Souvenirs from the Atlantic Crossing and Oxford, 1926-1928
Folder 800a
England: Travel, 1926-1928
Folder 801
European Trip, 1934
Folder 802
Gift Record, 1933-1974
Folder 803
Gift Records, 1943-1982
Folder 804
Georgia Bay Cruise Line Ship
Folder 805
Great Lakes Cruise
Folder 806
Gonzales, Marco A.
Folder 807
Guest Book, 16 May 1948
Folder 808
Guest Book, 1961-1962
Folder 809
Guest Book 1963-1974
Folder 810
Italy, 1961
Folder 811
Kirkman, Alvin Larkin
Folder 812
Kirkman, Alvin Larkin: Miscellaneous 1964-1965
Folder 813
Kirkman, Caroline
Folder 814a
Kirkman, John
Folder 814b
Kirkman, John: Swimming Competitions
Folder 815
Kirkman, John: 1964
Folder 816
Kirkman, John and Sara Switzer: Wedding
Folder 817
Kirkman, Katharine Morgan: Poems and Rhymes
Folder 818
Kirkman, Katharine Morgan: Programs
Folder 819
Kirkman, Oscar Arthur Jr.: Life Records
Folder 820
Kirkman, Oscar Arthur Sr.: Miscellaneous Materials
Folder 821
Kirkman, Oscar Arthur Sr.: Passports and Travel
Folder 822
Kirkman, Susan
Folder 823
Kirkman Family Medical History
Folder 824-825
Kirkman Family Record
Folder 826-828
Kirkman Medical Notes
Folder 829
Middle East Trip, 1976
Folder 830-834
North Cape Cruise
Folder 835-837
Notebooks
Folder 838
Proceedings: The Journal of the Pacific Railway Company
Folder 839-841
Programs and Bulletins: Special Events
Folder 842-843
Social Events Record, 1955-1978
Folder 844
Southern Cross of Honor: Recipients
Folder 845
Spain: Souvenirs
Folder 846
Stationery
Folder 847
Theatre Programs
Folder 848
Travel Diary, 3 July-11 August 1909
Folder 849
Travel Diary, 1936: Canada, Japan and China
Folder 850
Union Lumber Company
Folder 851
United Fruit Company Cruise
Folder 852
West Indies Cruise
Folder 853
Wrenn, Nancy: Album and Marriage Certificate
Folder 854
Miscellaneous
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4.2. School Materials, 1891-1981 and undated.
About 2,000 items.
Arrangement: chronological and alphabetical.
Class notes, essays, financial records, leaflets, official college documents, and other material related to the educational pursuits of the Kirkman family. The bulk of the material documents O. Arthur Kirkman's studies at the University of Virginia and Oxford University in England. Included in these materials is Arthur's master's thesis for the University of Virginia, entitled "The Tax System of North Carolina." Other documents are related to the studies of Katharine Morgan Kirkman, Alvin Larkin Kirkman, and Lulu Hammer Kirkman, Arthur's mother. There is also material documenting Katharine Morgan Kirkman's service in the Guilford County schools, both as teacher and as school board member, including printed information about the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.
Folder 855
Kirkman, Larkin: Academy of the Sacred Heart, Puerto Rico
Folder 856
Kirkman, Larkin: Report Cards
Folder 857
Kirkman, Lulu Hammer: High Point Female College
Folder 858
Kirkman, O. Arthur Jr.: Early Education
Folder 859
Kirkman, O. Arthur Jr.: High Point Public Schools: Grades and Attendance
Folder 860
Kirkman, O. Arthur Jr.: School Materials: University of Virginia: Biology
Folder 861-862
Kirkman, O. Arthur Jr.: School Materials: University of Virginia: Economics
Folder 863-864
Kirkman, O. Arthur Jr.: School Materials: University of Virginia: Examinations
Folder 865
Kirkman, O. Arthur Jr.: School Materials: University of Virginia: Geology
Folder 866
Kirkman, O. Arthur Jr.: School Materials: University of Virginia: Master's Thesis
Folder 867-871
Kirkman, O. Arthur Jr.: School Materials: University of Virginia: Notebooks
Folder 872
Kirkman, O. Arthur Jr.: School Materials: University of Virginia: Papers and Stories
Folder 873
Kirkman, O. Arthur Jr.: School Materials: University of Virginia: Philosophy
Folder 874
Kirkman, O. Arthur Jr.: School Materials: University of Virginia: Spanish
Folder 875
Kirkman, O. Arthur Jr.: School Materials: University of Virginia: Spanish Instructions and Rollbooks
Folder 876
Kirkman, O. Arthur Jr.: School Materials: University of Virginia: Trigonometry
Folder 877-878
Kirkman, O. Arthur Jr.: School Materials: University of Virginia
Folder 879
Oxford, England: 1926-1928
Folder 880
Oxford, England: Checks and Receipts, 1926-1928
Folder 881
Oxford, England: Contacts, 1926-1928
Folder 882
Oxford, England: Course Material, 1926-1928
Folder 883-884
Oxford, England: Documents, 1926-1928
Folder 885
Oxford, England: Maps of Europe
Folder 886
Oxford, England: Mementos, 1926-1928
Folder 887-888
Oxford, England: Travel, 1926-1928
Folder 889-903
Oxford: Class Notes and Essays, 1926-1928
Folder 904
Oxford University
Folder 905-907
Oxford University, 1926-1928
Folder 908-909
Oxford University: Souvenirs, 1926-1928
Folder 910
St. Catherine's College
Folder 911
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Folder 912
University of North Carolina at Greensboro: Class of 1931
Folder 913
University of North Carolina at Greensboro: Class of 1931, 1981
Folder 914-915
University of Virginia
Folder 916
University of Virginia: Alumni
Folder 917
University of Virginia: Newspapers
Folder 920-922
University of Virginia: Notebooks
Folder 923
University of Virginia: Souvenirs
Folder 924-929
Guilford County Schools
Folder 930
Guilford County Schools: Accelerated Progressive Choice Reading Program: Workbooks
Folder 931
Guilford County Schools: Teaching Materials: Physical Education
Folder 932
Guilford County Schools: Teaching Materials: Miscellaneous Areas
Folder 933
Kirkman, Katharine Morgan: High Point City Schools, 1958-1962
Folder 934-935
Kirkman, Katharine Morgan: Education
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4.3. Engagement Calendars, 1938-1985 and undated.
About 100 items.
Arrangement: chronological.
Bound engagement calendars of O. Arthur Kirkman and Katharine Morgan Kirkman, containing business and family appointments.
Folder 936
Kirkman, O. Arthur, 1938
Folder 937
Kirkman, O. Arthur, 1940
Folder 938
Kirkman, O. Arthur, 1941
Folder 939
Kirkman, O. Arthur, 1943
Folder 940
Kirkman, O. Arthur, 1944
Folder 941
Kirkman, O. Arthur, 1952
Folder 942
Kirkman, O. Arthur, 1953
Folder 943
Kirkman, O. Arthur, 1954
Folder 944
Kirkman, O. Arthur, 1956
Folder 945
Kirkman, O. Arthur, 1957
Folder 946
Kirkman, O. Arthur, 1958
Folder 947
Kirkman, O. Arthur, 1959
Folder 948
Kirkman, O. Arthur, 1960
Folder 949
Kirkman, O. Arthur, 1961
Folder 950
Kirkman, O. Arthur, 1962
Folder 951
Kirkman, O. Arthur, 1963
Folder 952
Kirkman, O. Arthur, 1964
Folder 953
Kirkman, O. Arthur, 1965
Folder 954
Kirkman, O. Arthur, 1966
Folder 955
Kirkman, O. Arthur, 1967
Folder 956
Kirkman, O. Arthur, 1968
Folder 957
Kirkman, O. Arthur, 1969-1970
Folder 958
Kirkman, O. Arthur, 1972
Folder 959
Kirkman, O. Arthur, 1973
Folder 960
Kirkman, O. Arthur, 1974
Folder 961
Kirkman, O. Arthur, 1975
Folder 962
Kirkman, O. Arthur, 1976
Folder 963
Kirkman, O. Arthur, 1977
Folder 964
Kirkman, Katharine Morgan, 1939
Folder 965
Kirkman, Katharine Morgan, 1940
Folder 966
Kirkman, Katharine Morgan, 1951
Folder 967
Kirkman, Katharine Morgan, 1954
Folder 968
Kirkman, Katharine Morgan, 1955
Folder 969
Kirkman, Katharine Morgan, 1956
Folder 970
Kirkman, Katharine Morgan, 1957
Folder 971
Kirkman, Katharine Morgan, 1958
Folder 972
Kirkman, Katharine Morgan, 1959
Folder 973
Kirkman, Katharine Morgan, 1960
Folder 974
Kirkman, Katharine Morgan, 1961
Folder 975
Kirkman, Katharine Morgan, 1962
Folder 976
Kirkman, Katharine Morgan, 1963
Folder 977
Kirkman, Katharine Morgan, 1964
Folder 978
Kirkman, Katharine Morgan, 1965
Folder 979
Kirkman, Katharine Morgan, 1966
Folder 980
Kirkman, Katharine Morgan, 1967
Folder 981
Kirkman, Katharine Morgan, 1968
Folder 982
Kirkman, Katharine Morgan, 1969
Folder 983
Kirkman, Katharine Morgan, 1970
Folder 984
Kirkman, Katharine Morgan, 1971
Folder 985
Kirkman, Katharine Morgan, 1972
Folder 986
Kirkman, Katharine Morgan, 1973-1974
Folder 987
Kirkman, Katharine Morgan, 1975-1976
Folder 988
Kirkman, Katharine Morgan, 1977-1978
Folder 989
Kirkman, Katharine Morgan, 1979-1980
Folder 990
Kirkman, Katharine Morgan, 1981-1982
Folder 991
Kirkman, Katharine Morgan, 1983
Folder 992
Kirkman, Katharine Morgan, 1984-1985
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4.4. Clippings, 1913-1985 and undated.
About 700 items.
Arrangement: chiefly chronological.
Clippings from newspapers, magazines, and trade journals. The majority of the clippings are news stories and editorials dealing with O. Arthur Kirkman's work as member of the North Carolina General Assembly, Mayor of High Point, N.C., and leader in the Guilford County Democratic Party. These clippings also cover speeches made by Arthur to various civic and business groups in High Point and Guilford County. Other clippings deal with the High Point, Thomasville, and Denton Railroad, as well as other railroads and railroad issues. A few clippings document Katharine Morgan Kirkman's work on the High Point City Council.
Folder 993
1913-1919
Folder 994
1920-1923
Folder 995
1924
Folder 996
1925
Folder 997
1927
Folder 998
1928-1929
Folder 999
1930-1932
Folder 1000
1933-1934
Folder 1001
1935-1936
Folder 1002
1937-1938
Folder 1003
1939
Folder 1004
1940-1941
Folder 1005
1942
Folder 1006
1943
Folder 1007
1944
Folder 1008