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Collection Overview
| Size | 1.0 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 150 items) |
| Abstract | W. T. Whitsett (1866-1934) was a Guilford County, N.C., author, historian, and speaker on family and church history. The collection contains speeches, articles, and other historical papers of Whitsett, most of which were presented at family reunions and church anniversary celebrations. Churches represented include the Lutheran, Presbyterian, Quaker, and Methodist communities in Guilford, Alamance, and surrounding counties. Families represented include the Burke, Cheek, Cobb, Cummings, Field, Hall, Hodgins, Kernodle, Ledbetter, Lowdermilk, Osborne, Pugh, Raper, Ross, Simpson, Stinson, Summers, Trogdon, and Wheeler. Also present are typed copies of 18th century church records of German settlers n North Carolina (in English) kept by John Gottfried Arends (1740-1776). |
| Creator | Whitsett, William Thornton, 1866-1934. |
| Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
| Language | English |
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Subject Headings
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Biographical Information
W. T. Whitsett (1866-1934) was a Guilford County, N.C., author, historian, and speaker on family and church history.
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Scope and Content
The collection contains speeches, articles, and other historical papers of Whitsett, most of which were presented at family reunions and church anniversary celebrations. Churches represented include the Lutheran, Presbyterian, Quaker, and Methodist communities in Guilford, Alamance, and surrounding counties. Families represented include the Burke, Cheek, Cobb, Cummings, Field, Hall, Hodgins, Kernodle, Ledbetter, Lowdermilk, Osborne, Pugh, Raper, Ross, Simpson, Stinson, Summers, Trogdon, and Wheeler. Also present are typed copies of 18th century church records of German settlers n North Carolina (in English) kept by John Gottfried Arends (1740-1776).
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William Thornton Whitsett Papers, 1772-1855; 1925-1935.
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Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Updated by: Kathryn Michaelis, May 2011
Updated by: Laura Hart, May 2021
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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