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Collection Overview
| Size | 3.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 4000 items) |
| Abstract | Correspondence, research materials, photographs, and other items documenting the work of Alvaretta Kenan Register, social worker and professional genealogist of Norfolk, Va., focusing on her work on The Kenan Family (1967). Most items are copies or compilations of family records, family correspondence, or family photographs. |
| Creator | Register, Alvaretta Kenan, 1907- |
| Language | English |
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Subject Headings
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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Biographical Information
Born in Statesboro, Ga., on 4 September 1907, Alvaretta Kenan Register received her baccalaureate degree from George State College for Women and her master's degree in social work from Tulane University. Upon graduation, she was employed by the Georgia State Welfare Department, where she organized USO Travelers Aid at Fort Benning, Ga. She was subsequently transferred to Norfolk, Va., to organize USO Travelers Aid for naval personnel and their families. Quickly rising to executive-level positions, she joined the staff of the Norfolk Social Services Bureau and was commissioned to reorganize that agency. She served as superintendent of the Social Service Bureau of the Department of Public Welfare in Norfolk for twenty-four years, retiring 1 March 1973.
In anticipation of her retirement, Register completed courses of study at the American Institute of Genealogy Research and the North Carolina Archives, qualifying her for certification in genealogy.
Register's published works include The Kenan Family (1967), One Branch of the Parrish Family of Bulloch County, Ga., and Bulloch County, Georgia, Genealogical Source Material (1985). She served as contributing editor of the Georgia Genealogical Magazine.
In recognition of her professional work and community service, Register received many regional, state, and local awards. She was a life member of the National Society of Daughters of the American Revolution, state president of the Georgia Society of Colonial Dames of the XVII Century, and a member of the Daughters of American Colonists, Magna Charta Dames, and Americans of Royal Descent. She was active in Quota International and the Virginia League of Local Public Welfare Executives.
Alvaretta Kenan Register died 22 April 1985.
(Source: Prefatory remarks to Everett/Everitt Family (1987), a genealogical study by Alvaretta Kenan Register, published posthumously by the estate of Alvaretta Kenan Register.)
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Scope and Content
This collection contains both professional and personal papers of Alvaretta Kenan Register. The bulk of the collection centers around Register's work as a genealogist, particularly her work on The Kenan Family, a genealogical study of her own family.
In addition to genealogical materials, there are a number of items relating to Register's social work career and her personal life.
Papers of Alvaretta Kenan Register including awards and certificates, scrapbooks, genealogical work and personal papers.
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Series 1. Genealogical Materials.
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Subseries 1.1. Research Materials, 1770-1970.
Arrangement: alphabetical by file title.
Documentation of the compilation of materials used for genealogical research leading to the publication of The Kenan Family. Included are records from archives in Raleigh, N.C.; Atlanta, Ga.; and Washington, D.C. Also included are materials from the Daughters of the American Revolution, court records, and letters Register received in response to requests for specific genealogical data.
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Subseries 1.1.1. Individual Kenan Ancestors.
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Subseries 1.1.2. General Kenan Material.
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Subseries 1.2. The Kenan Family, 1850-1975.
Arrangement: alphabetical by file title.
General background information and publication data related to The Kenan Family, a genealogical study by Alvaretta Kenan Register, published by James Shields Kenan II in 1967. Folder titles are chiefly those assigned by Register.
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Series 2. Personal Papers, 1940-1985.
Arrangement: alphabetical by file title.
Materials of a more personal nature, including correspondence with family members and items related to Register's professional career and domestic life.
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Series 3. Clippings, 1950-1985.
Newspaper clippings on a variety of topics, including Register, Liberty Hall in Kenansville, North Carolina, and activities of other Kenan family members.
| Folder 83 |
Register, Alvaretta Kenan #04506, Series: "3. Clippings, 1950-1985." Folder 83 |
| Folder 84-85 |
Liberty Hall #04506, Series: "3. Clippings, 1950-1985." Folder 84-85Folder 84Folder 85 |
| Folder 86-90 |
Kenan family activities #04506, Series: "3. Clippings, 1950-1985." Folder 86-90Folder 86Folder 87Folder 88Folder 89Folder 90 |
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Series 4. Volumes.
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Series 5. Pictures.
Pictures have been divided into two groups: (1) P-4506/1-29, general photographs, chiefly of Register and other family members; and (2) P-4506/30-57, originals of plates included in The Kenan Family.
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Addition of December 1997 (Acc.98003).
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Items Separated
Processed by: Robert J. Foster, February 1988
Encoded by: ByteManagers Inc., 2008
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