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Size | 0.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 2 items) |
Abstract | Mary I. Kerr resided in Mecklenburg County, N.C., and New Orleans, La. The collection includes two large scrapbooks of clippings and engravings, belonging to Mary I. Kerr, containing poems and stories; obituaries and biographies; pictures from the Bible; engravings of literary and political figures; and articles on American geography and industry and many other topics. |
Creator | Kerr, Mary I. |
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, 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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Mary I. Kerr (fl. 1880-1883) resided in Mecklenburg County, N.C., and New Orleans, La.
Back to TopThe collection includes two large scrapbooks of clippings and engravings, belonging to Mary I. Kerr containing poems and stories; obituaries and biographies; pictures from the Bible; engravings of literary and political figures; and articles on American geography and industry and many other topics.
Back to TopFolder 1a |
Original finding aid |
Folder 1 |
Volume 1: Scrapbook, 1881 and earlierChiefly poems, literary pieces, pictures from the Bible and romances. There are also biographical items and obituaries as well as many pages from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Family Almanac for 1881. |
Folder 2 |
Volume 2: Scrapbook, undatedClippings are largely articles and stories on American geography and industry. There are also many portrait engravings from magazines of literary men, statesmen, and others. |