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[Identification of item], in the James Welch Patton Papers #3971, Southern Historical Collection, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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Received from Mrs. James W. Patton in 1973 and transferred from University Archives, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, in September 1999 (Acc. 98442).

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• Edmonston, Catherine Devereux.
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• Hodges, Luther Hartwell, 1898-1974.
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• Patton, James Welch, 1900- .
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James Welch Patton (1900-1973) grew up in Tennessee. He was graduated from Vanderbilt University and received his Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. He taught history at Georgia State Women's College, 1925-1927; the Citadel, 1929-1930; Wittenberg College, 1930-1931; Converse College, 1931-1942; and North Carolina State University, where he was the head of the History Department, 1942-1948. In 1948, Patton returned to the University of North Carolina. He served as the head of the Southern Historical Collection until 1967; he taught history until he retired shortly before his death in 1973.

Patton authored and edited numerous publications, including The Messages, Addresses, and Public Papers of Luther H. Hodges, Governor of North Carolina, 1954-1961 (1960-1963) and Journal of a Secesh Lady: The Diary of Catherine Ann Devereux Edmonston, 1860-1861 (1979). He was active in the Southern Historical Association, serving as president in 1956. Patton also served as president of the South Carolina Historical Association, the North Carolina Literary and Historical Association, and the Historical Society of North Carolina. He was also a Fellow of the Society of American Archivists.

The James Welch Patton papers contain correspondence and manuscripts of published and unpublished writings, 1948-1973. Correspondence concerns Patton's work at the Southern Historical Collection, his career as a history professor and historian, his membership in numerous organizations, and his publications. Topics include the English-Speaking Union, the Historical Markers Commission, the Historical Society of North Carolina, the Francis B. Simkins Memorial, and the Southern Historical Association.

Patton's writings include manuscripts and other items relating to his work on The Messages, Addresses, and Public Papers of Luther H. Hodges, Governor of North Carolina, 1954-1961 and Journal of a Secesh Lady: The Diary of Catherine Ann Devereux Edmonston, 1860-1861. Also included are materials relating to Notable American Women, 1607-1950; "The Diocese of North Carolina, 1861-1833"; and an introduction that Patton wrote for E. M. Coulter's William Montague Browne, Versatile Anglo-Irish American, 1823-1883.

The addition of September 1999 includes professional and personal correspondence, 1948-1967, including items relating to the formation, activities, and disbanding of the North Carolina Civil War Round Table.

Items separated include pictures (P-3971) and oversize papers (OP-3971).