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Size | 0.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 230 items) |
Abstract | The collection includes histories and descriptions of 115 churches gathered and compiled by the staff of the Washington, N.C., Daily News for their Annual Tobacco Edition, 19 August 1952, the theme of which was the churches of Beaufort County, N.C.. |
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
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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Washington Daily News of Washington, N.C., began in 1872 as Washington Gazette. It subsequently operated under the titles Evening Messenger, 1886-1907, and Daily Messenger, 1907-1913, acquiring its current title in 1913.
Back to TopThe collection includes histories and descriptions of 115 churches in Beaufort County, N.C., gathered and compiled by the staff of the Washington, N.C., Daily News for their Annual Tobacco Edition, 19 August 1952, the theme of which was the churches of Beaufort County. The material consists of questionnaires sent to churches, responses received, and other information compiled by the reporting staff. There are also other items relating to the special edition and an explanatory letter, 1953, from Raymond M. Taylor.
Back to TopArrangement: alphabetical by church name.
Folder 1a |
Original finding aid |
Folder 1 |
Introductory Material |
Beaufort County Churches: A-B |
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Folder 2 |
Beaufort County Churches: C-E |
Folder 3 |
Beaufort County Churches: F-H |
Folder 4 |
Beaufort County Churches: K-P |
Folder 5 |
Beaufort County Churches: R-S |
Folder 6 |
Beaufort County Churches: T-Wa |
Folder 7 |
Beaufort County Churches: We-Z |