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Size | 1.0 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 500 items) |
Abstract | Railroad executive and editor of the "Charlotte Observer," 1892-1935. Business and personal correspondence of Harris while he was editor of the "Charlotte Observer" and other papers. Included are two scrapbooks of newspaper clippings; a guest book, 1917, of soldiers stationed at Camp Greene, N.C.; an account book, 1875-1876, of the Concord (N.C.) "Sun"; and an account book, 1891-1895, for the "Charlotte Daily." Among the papers are letters from friends and associates including James B. Duke, Angus W. McLean, and other prominent persons; and letters of condolence and tribute after Harris's death. |
Creator | Harris, Wade H. (Wade Hampton), 1858-1935. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: Suzanne Ruffing, March 1996
Encoded by: ByteManagers Inc., 2008
Updated by: Nancy Kaiser, November 2020
This collection was processed with support from the Randleigh Foundation Trust.
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Railroad executive and editor of the "Charlotte Observer," 1892-1935.
Back to TopCharlotte Observer and other papers. Included are two scrapbooks of newspaper clippings; a guest book, 1917, of soldiers stationed at Camp Greene, N.C.; an account book, 1875-1876, of the Concord (N.C.) "Sun"; and an account book, 1891-1895, for the "Charlotte Daily." Among the papers are letters from friends and associates including James B. Duke, Angus W. McLean, and other prominent persons; and letters of condolence and tribute after Harris's death.
Back to TopArrangement: chronological.
Correspondence and newspaper clippings of Wade H. Harris.
Folder 1 |
1909-1920 |
Folder 2 |
1920-1922 |
Folder 3 |
1923-1925 |
Folder 4 |
November-December 1925 |
Folder 5 |
1926-1929 |
Folder 6 |
1930-1933 |
Folder 7 |
1934 |
Folder 8-9
Folder 8Folder 9 |
1935 |
Folder 10-17
Folder 10Folder 11Folder 12Folder 13Folder 14Folder 15Folder 16Folder 17 |
Newspaper Clippings |
Folder 18 |
Calling cards |
Folder 19 |
Undated |
Extra Oversize Paper Folder XOPF-317/1 |
Certificates of honor from the United Confederate Veterans |
Arrangement: chronological.
Volumes of newspaper business accounts, a guest book, and scrapbooks.
Image P-317/1-61
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Photographs and postcards primarily of landscape views of North Carolina and military bases. There is one negative of an unidentified man and four groups photos of unidentified people. |