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Size | 0.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 100 items) |
Abstract | Desmond Clarke was a librarian of the Royal Dublin Society and biographer of Arthur Dobbs (1868-1765), colonial governor of North Carolina. The collection includes the first draft (typescript) of Clarke's biography of Arthur Dobbs, including appendices and other material omitted from the published version; copies of letters and papers (1726-1765) of Dobbs, collected by Clarke; and Clarke's correspondence, 1951-1954, relating to the book. |
Creator | Clarke, Desmond. |
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, May 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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Desmond Clarke was a librarian of the Royal Dublin Society and biographer of Arthur Dobbs.
Arthur Dobbs (1689-1765) was the colonial governor of North Carolina, 1754-1765.
Back to TopThe collection includes the first draft (typescript) of Desmond Clarke's biography of Arthur Dobbs, including appendices and other material omitted from the published version; copies of letters and papers of Dobbs, collected by Clarke; and Clarke's correspondence, 1951-1954, relating to the book. The Arthur Dobbs papers are typescripts and photocopies of the correspondence of Dobbs with various persons and bodies in Ireland and North Carolina, including Robert Walpole, William Faris, the North Carolina Assembly, and Board of Trade. The papers of Desmonde Clarke include correspondence with relatives of Arthur Dobbs, including A. E. Dobbs and F. W. Dobbs; Dobbs genealogical material; pictures; and responses to the draft of his biography.
Back to TopFolder 1a |
Original finding aid |
Folder 1 |
1726-1750 |
Folder 2 |
1754-1756 |
Folder 3A |
1752-1765 |
Folder 3B |
Photocopy of manuscript written by William Tyron, 1765 |
Folder 4 |
Undated |
Folder 5 |
Correspondence, 1951-1954 |
Folder 6 |
Dobbs genealogy |
Lists of Dobbs papers |
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Pictures |
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Maps |
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Folder 7 |
Appendices |
Folder 8 |
Volume 1: Arthur Dobbs Esquire by Desmond Clarke, typescript draft |