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| Size | 2.0 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 1,400 items) |
| Abstract | Anne Jackson Williams of Raleigh, N.C., was a newspaper feature writer and secretary to agricultural reformer and editor, Clarence Poe (1881-1964). The collection includes letters, 1920-1949, from Williams to her mother and sister in Forsyth, Ga., letters from them to her, and letters to members of the Jackson family from other widespread relatives. The letters from Williams chiefly concern her daily life and work as a newspaper writer and as secretary to Clarence Poe. They include comments on social life and other events in Raleigh. Also included is family and personal correspondence, 1880-1919, of Arlette Ansley, of Forsyth, Ga. |
| Creator | Williams, Anne Jackson. |
| Language | English |
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Anne Jackson Williams was a newspaper feature writer and secretary to agricultural reformer and editor of The Progressive Farmer, Clarence Poe (1881-1964). Williams was born in Forsyth, Ga., and settled in Raleigh, N.C., in 1920. She married Thomas Lacy Williams in 1923.
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The collection includes letters, 1920-1949, from Anne Jackson Williams to her mother and sister in Forsyth, Ga., letters from them to her, and letters to members of the Jackson family from other widespread relatives. The letters from Williams chiefly concern her daily life and work as a newspaper writer and as secretary to Clarence Poe. They include comments on social life and other events in Raleigh, N.C. Also included is family and personal correspondence, 1880-1919, of Arlette Ansley, Forsyth, Ga.
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Anne Jackson Williams Papers, 1880-1950 and undated.
Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Updated by: Kate Stratton and Jodi Berkowitz, January 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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