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Size | 0.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 54 items) |
Abstract | A. T. (Arch Turner) Allen was state superintendent of public instruction for North Carolina, 1923-1934. The collection includes scattered correspondence of Allen and copies of speeches and statements by him, all concerned with public education; six lecture notebooks, 1894-1895, kept by Allen when he was a student at the University of North Carolina in classes taught by Kemp Plummer Battle (1831-1919), Francis Preston Venable (1856-1934), and James Thomas Pugh (1873-1942); and a few other items. |
Creator | Allen, A. T. (Arch Turner), b. 1875. |
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, April 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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A. T. (Arch Turner) Allen (born 1875) was state superintendent of public instruction for North Carolina, 1923-1934. Allen was a native of Hiddenite, N.C., and a graduate of the University of North Carolina.
Back to TopThe collection includes scattered correspondence of A. T. Allen and copies of speeches and statements by him, all concerned with public education; six lecture notebooks, 1894-1895, kept by Allen when he was a student at the University of North Carolina in classes taught by Kemp Plummer Battle (1831-1919), Francis Preston Venable (1856-1934), and James Thomas Pugh (1873-1942); and a few other items.
Back to TopFolder 1a |
Original finding aid |
Folder 1 |
1917-1931 |
Folder 2 |
1932-1935 |
Folder 3 |
Undated speeches, outlines, and statements |
Folder 4 |
Volume 1: Student notebook, North Carolina History, 1894 |
Folder 5 |
Volume 2: Student notebook, Latin, 1894 |
Folder 6 |
Volume 3: Student notebook, Geography, 1894 |
Folder 7 |
Volume 4: Student notebook, Geology, 1895 |
Folder 8 |
Volume 5: Student notebook, Organic Chemistry, 1895 |
Folder 9 |
Volume 6: Student notebook, European History, 1896 |