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Size | 250 items |
Abstract | William Berry McKoy was a prominent Mason, lawyer and political leader of Wilmington, N.C. The collection includes personal correspondence and research, chiefly 1893-1910, of McKoy, who was interested in the history of the settlement of the Cape Fear Region of North Carolina and the genealogies of prominent families there. Papers relate to his legal work, research, and participation in freemasonry but the only material dealing with his political activities is a scrapbook of clippings. Also present are letters from McKoy, 1870-1875, while a student at Princeton College; McKoy's notebooks of historical material; and miscellaneous account and memoranda books including a volume of formulae, recipes, and directions concerning medicines, 1825. |
Creator | McKoy, William Berry, 1852-1928. |
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, May 2009; Nancy Kaiser, January 2021
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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William Berry McKoy (1852-1928) was a prominent Mason, lawyer and political leader of Wilmington, N.C. McKoy was educated at Princeton College, 1870-1875, and practiced law in Wilmington beginning in 1879. McKoy was deeply involved with Masonic organizations throughout his adult years, and was elected Grand Master in 1912. He was also active in state politics, and served for 25 years as a member of the Democratic Executive Committee. He was married to Katherine Bacon, daughter of Henry Bacon, civil engineer of the Cape Fear region.
Back to TopThe collection includes personal correspondence and research, chiefly 1893-1910, of William Berry McKoy, who was interested in the history of the settlement of the Cape Fear Region of North Carolina and the genealogies of prominent families there. Papers relate to his legal work, research, and participation in freemasonry but the only material dealing with his political activities is a scrapbook of clippings. Also present are letters from McKoy, 1870-1875, while a student at Princeton College; McKoy's notebooks of historical material; and miscellaneous account and memoranda books including a volume of formulae, recipes, and directions concerning medicines, 1825. The earliest items are indentures and records from New Hanover County, N.C. The genealogical material concerns McPherson, Treat, Paine, Brevard, Norfleet, and related families.
Back to TopFolder 1a |
Original finding aid |
Folder 1 |
1744-1808 |
Folder 2-3
Folder 2Folder 3 |
1859-1879 |
Folder 3 |
1879-1892 |
Folder 4 |
1893 |
Folder 5 |
1894-1896 |
Folder 6 |
1898-1899 |
Folder 7 |
1902-1910 |
Folder 8 |
1911-1912 |
Folder 9-13
Folder 9Folder 10Folder 11Folder 12Folder 13 |
Undated |
Image Folder PF-471/1 |
Photograph of Herbert Holden, 1903 |
Folder 14-23
Folder 14Folder 15Folder 16Folder 17Folder 18Folder 19Folder 20Folder 21Folder 22Folder 23 |
Clippings |
Folder 24-25
Folder 24Folder 25 |
Folder number not used |
Oversize Volume SV-471/1 |
Volume 1: Physician's book of formulas, 1825 |
Oversize Volume SV-471/2 |
Volume 2: Scrapbook, politics, 1856 |
Folder 26 |
Volume 3: Notebook, historical topics, 1883 |
Folder 27 |
Volume 4: Memorandum book, 1907-1909 |
Folder 28 |
Volume 5: Memorandum book, 1911-1913 |
Folder 29 |
Volume 6: "Incidents of the Early and Permanent Settlement of the Cape Fear" |