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Size | 2.0 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 1,400 items) |
Abstract | Anne Jackson Williams of Raleigh, N.C., was a newspaper feature writer and secretary to agricultural reformer and editor, Clarence Poe (1881-1964). The collection includes letters, 1920-1949, from Williams to her mother and sister in Forsyth, Ga., letters from them to her, and letters to members of the Jackson family from other widespread relatives. The letters from Williams chiefly concern her daily life and work as a newspaper writer and as secretary to Clarence Poe. They include comments on social life and other events in Raleigh. Also included is family and personal correspondence, 1880-1919, of Arlette Ansley, of Forsyth, Ga. |
Creator | Williams, Anne Jackson. |
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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Anne Jackson Williams was a newspaper feature writer and secretary to agricultural reformer and editor of The Progressive Farmer, Clarence Poe (1881-1964). Williams was born in Forsyth, Ga., and settled in Raleigh, N.C., in 1920. She married Thomas Lacy Williams in 1923.
Back to TopThe collection includes letters, 1920-1949, from Anne Jackson Williams to her mother and sister in Forsyth, Ga., letters from them to her, and letters to members of the Jackson family from other widespread relatives. The letters from Williams chiefly concern her daily life and work as a newspaper writer and as secretary to Clarence Poe. They include comments on social life and other events in Raleigh, N.C. Also included is family and personal correspondence, 1880-1919, of Arlette Ansley, Forsyth, Ga.
Back to TopFolder 1a |
Original finding aid |
Folder 1 |
1880-1919 |
Folder 2 |
1920 |
Folder 3-6
Folder 3Folder 4Folder 5Folder 6 |
1921 |
Folder 7-10
Folder 7Folder 8Folder 9Folder 10 |
1922 |
Folder 11-13
Folder 11Folder 12Folder 13 |
1923 |
Folder 14-16
Folder 14Folder 15Folder 16 |
1924 |
Folder 17-20
Folder 17Folder 18Folder 19Folder 20 |
1925 |
Folder 21-23
Folder 21Folder 22Folder 23 |
1926 |
Folder 24 |
1927 |
Folder 25 |
1928 |
Folder 26-27
Folder 26Folder 27 |
1929 |
Folder 28-30
Folder 28Folder 29Folder 30 |
1930 |
Folder 31-33
Folder 31Folder 32Folder 33 |
1931 |
Folder 34-36
Folder 34Folder 35Folder 36 |
1932 |
Folder 37-38
Folder 37Folder 38 |
1933 |
Folder 39-40
Folder 39Folder 40 |
1934 |
Folder 41-42
Folder 41Folder 42 |
1935 |
Folder 43 |
1936 |
Folder 44-45
Folder 44Folder 45 |
1937 |
Folder 46-48
Folder 46Folder 47Folder 48 |
1938 |
Folder 49-51
Folder 49Folder 50Folder 51 |
1939 |
Folder 52-54
Folder 52Folder 53Folder 54 |
1940 |
Folder 55-57
Folder 55Folder 56Folder 57 |
1941 |
Folder 58-60
Folder 58Folder 59Folder 60 |
1942 |
Folder 61-62
Folder 61Folder 62 |
1943 |
Folder 63-64
Folder 63Folder 64 |
1944 |
Folder 65-67
Folder 65Folder 66Folder 67 |
1945 |
Folder 68-69
Folder 68Folder 69 |
1946 |
Folder 70 |
1947 |
Folder 71-72
Folder 71Folder 72 |
1948 |
Folder 73-75
Folder 73Folder 74Folder 75 |
1949 |
Folder 76 |
1950 |
Folder 77 |
Undated and miscellaneous |