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Size | 0.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 175 items) |
Abstract | Jane Simpson McKimmon was the first home demonstration agent for the state of North Carolina, and an author of Raleigh, N.C. The collection contians family correspondence of McKimmon, primarily during World War I, including letters from her to her sons, written at Raleigh, N.C.; and letters from her son, William S. McKimmon, about training and war experiences at aviation school at the Georgia School of Technology, at Park Field, Memphis, Tenn., and in France. Also included are scattered letters from other sons at Ensley, Ala., Chapel Hill, N.C., and Plattsburg, N.Y., and four letters in Braille to John A. Simpson at the Institute for the Deaf, Dumb, and Blind, Raleigh, N.C. |
Creator | McKimmon, Jane Simpson, 1867-1957. |
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: Kathryn Michaelis, March 2011
This collection was processed with support from the sponsorship of a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, Office of Preservation, Washington, D.C., 1990-1993.
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Jane Simpson McKimmon was the first home demonstration agent for the state of North Carolina, and an author of Raleigh, N.C.
Back to TopThe collection contians family correspondence of McKimmon, primarily during World War I, including letters from her to her sons, written at Raleigh, N.C.; and letters from her son, William S. McKimmon, about training and war experiences at aviation school at the Georgia School of Technology, at Park Field, Memphis, Tenn., and in France. Also included are scattered letters from other sons at Ensley, Ala., Chapel Hill, N.C., and Plattsburg, N.Y., and four letters in Braille to John A. Simpson at the Institute for the Deaf, Dumb, and Blind, Raleigh, N.C.
Back to TopFolder 1 |
1894-1898; 1917 |
Folder 2 |
January-February 1918 |
Folder 3 |
March-May 1918 |
Folder 4 |
June-August 1918 |
Folder 5 |
September-October 1918 |
Folder 6 |
November-December 1918 |
Folder 7 |
January-May 1919 |
Folder 8 |
Miscellaneous |