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Size | 100 items |
Abstract | Hope Summerell Chamberlain of Raleigh, N.C., wife of Joseph Weddington Chamberlain, was a clubwoman and author of local history. The collection includes scattered correspondence and other papers of Hope Summerell Chamberlin. Included are letters from Chamberlain as a schoolgirl and letters relating to her grandfather, Elisha Mitchell, a professor at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill; to North Carolina history; and to her book, Old Days in Chapel Hill (1926). There are also clippings, a biographical sketch, and nine original drawings used to illustrate the book. |
Creator | Chamberlain, Hope Summerell. |
Curatorial Unit | Southern Historical Collection |
Language | English |
Processed by: Tim West, June 1981
Encoded by: Mara Dabrishus, October 2004
Updated by: Nancy Kaiser, December 2021
Funding from the State Library of North Carolina supported the encoding of this finding aid.
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Hope Summerell Chamberlain of Raleigh, N.C., wife of Joseph Weddington Chamberlain, was a clubwoman and author of local history.
Back to TopThe collection includes scattered correspondence and other papers of Raleigh, N.C., author Hope Summerell Chamberlin. Included are letters from Chamberlain as a schoolgirl and letters relating to her grandfather, Elisha Mitchell, a professor at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, N.C.; to North Carolina history; and to her book, Old Days in Chapel Hill (1926). There are also clippings, a biographical sketch, and nine original drawings used to illustrate the book.
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1888-1916 |
Folder 2 |
1917-1951 and undated |
Folder 3 |
Materials relating to Old Days in Chapel Hill |
Extra Oversize Image Folder XOP-PF-2545/1 |
IllustrationsInk portraits and drawings. |
Oversize pictures (XOP-PF-2545/1).
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