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Size | 0.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately About 300 items) |
Abstract | DeLancey Evans (1858-1934) of Warrenton, Va., was a statistician for the United States Department of Agriculture. The collection is primarily correspondence, 1909-1931, of DeLancey Evans about the history of the Evans family of North Carolina. Also included are genealogical data; notary's commissions, 1856-1905, of Thomas Evans, Wilmington, N.C.; a brief diary of Mrs. Thomas (Adelaide) Evans, 1865, at Wilmington; and a letter, 12 July 1860, from Robert Browning (1812-1889), Siena, Italy, to Ernest Georg Friedrich Grisanowski (1824-1888). |
Creator | Evans, DeLancey, 1858-1934. |
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; Dawne Howard Lucas, May 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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DeLancey Evans (1858-1934) was educated at Bethel Academy, Warrenton, Va., and the University of the South. He was a special statistician on rice for the United States Department of Agriculture.
Back to TopThe collection is primarily correspondence, 1909-1931, of DeLancey Evans about the history of the Evans family of Cumberland County, N.C. Also included are genealogical sketches and family trees for members of the Evans family including Johnathan Evans (1838-1892), Joseph W. Evans, and Thomas A. E. Evans (1829-1890). There are also notary's commissions, 1856-1905, of Thomas Evans, Wilmington, N.C.; photocopies of a brief diary of Mrs. Thomas (Adelaide) Evans, 1865, at Wilmington; a letter, 12 July 1860, from Robert Browning (1812-1889), Siena, Italy, to Ernest Georg Friedrich Grisanowski (1824-1888) regarding a journal subscription; and some miscellaneous maps and clippings.
Back to TopFolder 1aa |
Original finding aid |
Folder 1a |
Robert Browning letter, 1860 |
Adelaide Evans diary, 1865 |
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Papers, 1897 and 1903 |
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Folder 1b |
Thomas Evans commissions, 1856-1905 |
Folder 1c-2 |
Correspondence, 1909 |
Folder 3-4
Folder 3Folder 4 |
Correspondence, 1910-1918 |
Folder 5 |
Correspondence, 1920-1925 |
Folder 6 |
Correspondence, 1926 |
Folder 7 |
Correspondence, 1927-1928 |
Folder 8 |
Correspondence, 1929-1931 |
Folder 9-11
Folder 9Folder 10Folder 11 |
Undated |
Folder 12 |
Newspaper clippings and maps |