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This collection was rehoused and a summary created with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities; this finding aid was created with support from NC ECHO.
Size | 0.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 30 items) |
Abstract | Charles Randolph Thomas (1827-1891) and his son Charles Randolph Thomas Junior (1861-1931) were both graduates of the University of North Carolina, lawyers, judges, and members of the United States Congress, of Beaufort, N.C., New Bern, N.C., and Waynesville, N.C. The collection includes manuscript speeches and scattered other papers, chiefly 1896-1926, of and pertaining to Charles R. Thomas and Charles R. Thomas Junior. Speeches relate to the Democratic Party, the University of North Carolina, and other matters. |
Creator | Thomas, Charles Randolph, 1827-1891. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Updated by: Kate Stratton and Jodi Berkowitz, April 2009
This collection was rehoused and a summary created with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
This finding aid was created with support from NC ECHO.
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Charles R. Thomas (1827-1891) and his son Charles R. Thomas Junior (1861-1931) were both graduates of the University of North Carolina, lawyers, judges, and members of the United States Congress, of Beaufort, New Bern, and Waynesville, N.C.
Back to TopThe collection includes manuscript speeches and scattered other papers, chiefly 1896-1926, of and pertaining to Charles R. Thomas and Charles R. Thomas Junior. Speeches relate to the Democratic Party, the University of North Carolina, and other matters including the territory of Hawaii and Cuban reciprocity. There are also several items relating to the monument to General Nathanael Greene at Guilford, N.C, and a scrapbook of clippings relating to the Thomases.
Back to TopFolder 1a |
Original finding aid |
Folder 1 |
1850-1900 |
Folder 2 |
1905-1910 |
Folder 3 |
1911-1926 |
Folder 4 |
Undated |
Folder 5 |
Clippings |
Folder 6 |
Volume 1: Scrapbook |
Image Folder PF-1814/1 |
Photographs |
Extra Oversize Paper Folder X-OPF-1814/1 |
Diplomas and certificates |