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Size | About 6,020 items (27.0 linear feet). |
Abstract | William Lunsford Long was a state representative from Halifax County, N.C., 1915; state senator, 1919-1923 and 1927; president pro tem of the North Carolina Senate, 1921-1923 and 1927; officer of Haile Mines, Inc., of New York, and its subsidiaries, Tungsten Mining Corp. and Manganese, Inc.; and officer of the Tungsten Institute. Haile Mines, Inc., owned subsidiaries that mined tungsten, manganese, copper, zinc, cobalt, lead, silver, gold, and sand in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. The collection includes business, political, and personal correspondence of W. L. Long. Correspondence, 1914-1923, includes letters about local, state, and national politics, including the campaign of O. Max Gardner for governor of North Carolina in 1920, and especially involving taxes, education, good roads, and women's suffrage. Also included are business and personal papers, mainly 1951-1958, while Long was an executive of Haile Mines, Inc., of New York, and its subsidiaries, and a resident of Warrenton, N.C. Correspondence concerns corporate activities and Long's related interests in national legislation and government regulations; the Tungsten Institute, of which he was an officer, 1953-1957; and business, farming, personal, social and Democratic Party activities in Warren and Northampton counties, N.C. Included are separate files of operational and financial records of Tungsten Mining Corp., Manganese, Inc., and Haile Mines. Mining operations were in North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Virginia, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, Idaho, Montana, Canada, Mexico, and elsewhere. Also included are Long's diary, 1936-1964, with brief entries about appointments and business travel; one record book, 1938-1940, of Santa Fe Gold Mines, Inc.; some family correspondence, 1916-1920, concerning property and finances; and records and correspondence of Rosemary Manufacturing Company, a textile manufacturer of Roanoke Rapids, N.C. |
Creator | Long, W. L. (William Lunsford), 1890-1964. |
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: Nancy Kaiser, January 2022
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William Lunsford Long was a state representative from Halifax County, N.C., 1915; state senator, 1919-1923 and 1927; president pro tem of the North Carolina Senate, 1921-1923 and 1927; officer of Haile Mines, Inc., of New York, and its subsidiaries, Tungsten Mining Corp. and Manganese, Inc.; and officer of the Tungsten Institute. Haile Mines, Inc., owned subsidiaries that mined tungsten, manganese, copper, zinc, cobalt, lead, silver, gold, and sand in the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
Back to TopThe collection includes business, political, and personal correspondence of W. L. Long. Correspondence, 1914-1923, includes letters about local, state, and national politics, including the campaign of O. Max Gardner for governor of North Carolina in 1920, and especially involving taxes, education, good roads, and women's suffrage. Also included are business and personal papers, mainly 1951-1958, while Long was an executive of Haile Mines, Inc., of New York, and its subsidiaries, and a resident of Warrenton, N.C. Correspondence concerns corporate activities and Long's related interests in national legislation and government regulations; the Tungsten Institute, of which he was an officer, 1953-1957; and business, farming, personal, social and Democratic Party activities in Warren and Northampton counties, N.C.
Included are separate files of operational and financial records of Tungsten Mining Corp., Manganese, Inc., and Haile Mines. Mining operations were in North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Virginia, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, Idaho, Montana, Canada, Mexico, and elsewhere. Also included are Long's diary, 1936-1964, with brief entries about appointments and business travel; one record book, 1938-1940, of Santa Fe Gold Mines, Inc.; some family correspondence, 1916-1920, concerning property and finances; and records and correspondence of Rosemary Manufacturing Company, a textile manufacturer of Roanoke Rapids, N.C.
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Folder 1-30 Folder 1Folder 2Folder 3Folder 4Folder 5Folder 6Folder 7Folder 8Folder 9Folder 10Folder 11Folder 12Folder 13Folder 14Folder 15Folder 16Folder 17Folder 18Folder 19Folder 20Folder 21Folder 22Folder 23Folder 24Folder 25Folder 26Folder 27Folder 28Folder 29Folder 30 |
General Correspondence, 1913-1920, 1936-1959 |
Acquisitions Information: Accession 77025
Box 16 |
Correspondence, 1914-1933 and undated |
Subject files |
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Folder 31-60 Folder 31Folder 32Folder 33Folder 34Folder 35Folder 36Folder 37Folder 38Folder 39Folder 40Folder 41Folder 42Folder 43Folder 44Folder 45Folder 46Folder 47Folder 48Folder 49Folder 50Folder 51Folder 52Folder 53Folder 54Folder 55Folder 56Folder 57Folder 58Folder 59Folder 60 |
Mining, 1925-July 1955 |
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Folder 61-103 Folder 61Folder 62Folder 63Folder 64Folder 65Folder 66Folder 67Folder 68Folder 69Folder 70Folder 71Folder 72Folder 73Folder 74Folder 75Folder 76Folder 77Folder 78Folder 79Folder 80Folder 81Folder 82Folder 83Folder 84Folder 85Folder 86Folder 87Folder 88Folder 89Folder 90Folder 91Folder 92Folder 93Folder 94Folder 95Folder 96Folder 97Folder 98Folder 99Folder 100Folder 101Folder 102Folder 103 |
Mining, August 1955-September 1959 |
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Folder 104-148 Folder 104Folder 105Folder 106Folder 107Folder 108Folder 109Folder 110Folder 111Folder 112Folder 113Folder 114Folder 115Folder 116Folder 117Folder 118Folder 119Folder 120Folder 121Folder 122Folder 123Folder 124Folder 125Folder 126Folder 127Folder 128Folder 129Folder 130Folder 131Folder 132Folder 133Folder 134Folder 135Folder 136Folder 137Folder 138Folder 139Folder 140Folder 141Folder 142Folder 143Folder 144Folder 145Folder 146Folder 147Folder 148 |
Tungsten Institute, May 1953-August 1957 |
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Folder 149-159 Folder 149Folder 150Folder 151Folder 152Folder 153Folder 154Folder 155Folder 156Folder 157Folder 158Folder 159 |
Tungsten Institute, September 1957-July 1959 |
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Folder 160-163 Folder 160Folder 161Folder 162Folder 163 |
Tungsten Institute: Receipts and Disbursements |
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Folder 164-166 Folder 164Folder 165Folder 166 |
Tungsten Institute: Miscellaneous and undated |
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Folder 167-168 Folder 167Folder 168 |
Tungsten Mining Corporation: Contracts, Cost Reports |
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Folder 169-171 Folder 169Folder 170Folder 171 |
Tungsten Mining Corporation: Annual Reports |
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Folder 172-175 Folder 172Folder 173Folder 174Folder 175 |
Tungsten Mining Corporation: Reports |
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Folder 176-178 Folder 176Folder 177Folder 178 |
Tungsten Mining Corporation: Reports |
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Folder 179-181 Folder 179Folder 180Folder 181 |
Manganese, Inc.: Reports and statements |
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Folder 182-184 Folder 182Folder 183Folder 184 |
Manganese, Inc.: Reports and statements |
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Folder 185-186 Folder 185Folder 186 |
Manganese, Inc.: Reports and statements |
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Folder 187-188 Folder 187Folder 188 |
Haile Mines, Inc.: Reports |
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Folder 189-191 Folder 189Folder 190Folder 191 |
Haile Mines, Inc.: Reports |
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Folder 192-194 Folder 192Folder 193Folder 194 |
Haile Mines, Inc.: Reports |
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Folder 210 |
Board of Directors materials, 1939-1940 |
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Folder 195-198 Folder 195Folder 196Folder 197Folder 198 |
Personal diaries, 1936-1953 |
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Folder 199-206 Folder 199Folder 200Folder 201Folder 202Folder 203Folder 204Folder 205Folder 206 |
Personal diaries, 1954-1961 |
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Folder 207-209 Folder 207Folder 208Folder 209 |
Personal diaries, 1962-1964 |
Image Folder PF-3682/1 |
Photographs1. Looking North on Roanoke Avenue, Roanoke Rapids, N.C. 2. Brick building, East side of Roanoke Avenue, Roanoke Rapids, N.C. |
Acquisitions Information: Accession 77115
CLOSED. Permission of donor required for access. Contact Research and Instructional Services staff at wilsonlibrary@unc.edu.
Box 18-21
Box 18Box 19Box 20Box 21 |
Rosemary Manufacturing Records, 1910s-1920sCLOSED. Permission of donor required for access. Contact Research and Instructional Services staff at wilsonlibrary@unc.edu. |
Oversize Volume SV-3682/1 |
Rosemary Manufacturing Records, 1910s-1920sCLOSED. Permission of donor required for access. Contact Research and Instructional Services staff at wilsonlibrary@unc.edu. |
Photograph (PF-3682/1)
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