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Abstract | James O. (James Ozborn) Carr, a lawyer of Wilmington, N.C., was a state legislator, served as United States District Attorney, 1916-1919 and 1933-1945, and was a leader in the North Carolina Democratic Party. The collection includes political correspondence, mainly 1916-1938, of James O. Carr, especially with Henry G. Connor, Angus W. McLean, J. C. B. Ehringhaus, and Josiah W. Bailey, concerning Democratic Party organization, political issues and programs, and North Carolina state and national elections and patronage. Among the topics discussed in detail are the administration of Federal law courts in eastern North Carolina, especially the problem of enforcing liquor laws; North Carolina state financial programs; the state highway program; public education; the huckleberry industry; and the New Deal's effect on North Carolina. Earlier papers consist of family letters, mainly 1818-1885, written by members of the Dickson family, Carr family, and Hall family of Duplin County, N.C., and Wilmington, N.C., and their relatives and friends in other southern states. Many of the correspondents were female. Volumes include seventeen general merchandise account books, 1876-1894, of Jacob W. Carr (born 1827) at Rose Hill, N.C.; military court martial records and other information pertaining to the Duplin County militia, 1784-1853; secretary's book of the Hannah More Academy in Duplin County, 1834-1844; and Carr family history. |
Creator | Carr, James O. (James Ozborn), 1869-1949. |
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, September 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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James O. (James Ozborn) Carr (1869-1949), a lawyer of Wilmington, N.C., was a state legislator, 1898; chairman of Board of Education, New Hanover County, N.C., 1909-1916 and 1927-1931; and United States District Attorney for eastern North Carolina, 1916-1919 and 1933-1945. Carr was active an active member of the Democratic Party and attended state and national conventions and was involved in the campaigns of several Democratic candidates.
Carr was born near Kenansville, N.C., to Joseph H. and Mary Susan Carr. He was educated at the University of North Carolina, graduating in 1895. His wife was Susan LeRoy Parsley Carr.
Back to TopThe collection includes political correspondence, mainly 1916-1938, of James O. Carr concerning Democratic Party organization and elections, patronage, political issues and programs, and North Carolina state and national elections. Chief among correspondents are Henry G. Connor, United States Federal Judge of the Eastern District of North Carolina; Angus W. McLean; Josiah Bailey; and J. C. B. Ehringhaus. Among the topics discussed in detail are the administration of Federal law courts in eastern North Carolina, especially the problem of enforcing liquor laws; North Carolina state financial programs; the state highway program; public education; ports and inland waterways; sales tax; economic conditions; the huckleberry industry; banking; and the New Deal's effect on North Carolina.
Other notable correspondents include William Reynolds Allen, Samuel A. Ashe, Thomas Walter Bickett, Aubrey Lee Brooks, William A. Brown, Walter Clark, Locke Craig, Burton Craig, Josephus Daniels, Thomas W. Davis, O. Max Gardner, Hannibal L. Godwin, Henry A. Grady, William C. Hammer, Franck Hancock, Archibald Henderson, Daniel Harvey Hill, Clyde R. Hoey, Gurney P. Hood, Claude Kitchin, Robert Lansing, A. J. Maxwell, Cameron Morrison, Fred W. Morrison, Odus Mull, Walter Murphy, Lee S. Overman, James Pou, Robert Ruark, Furnifold M. Simmons, W. P. Stacy, and Charles R. Thomas.
Earlier papers consist of family letters, mainly 1818-1885, written by members of the Dickson, Carr, and Hall families of Duplin County and Wilmington, N.C., and their relatives and friends in other southern states. Many of the correspondents were female. There are also deeds, indentures, wills, and bonds. Volumes include seventeen general merchandise account books, 1876-1894, of Jacob W. Carr (born 1827) at Rose Hill, N.C.; military court martial records and other information pertaining to the Duplin County militia, 1784-1853; secretary's book of the Hannah More Academy in Duplin County, 1834-1844; and Carr family history.
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