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Size | 38 items |
Abstract | Thomas James Lassiter (1869-1920) was a teacher of Johnston County, N.C. The collection includes letters to Thomas James Lassiter from four friends from Johnston County who were studying at the University of North Carolina and at the College of Physicians and Surgeons in Baltimore, Md., giving accounts of student activities and interests. |
Creator | Lassiter, Thomas James, 1869-1920. |
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, March 2009
Updated by: Laura Hart, July 2021
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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Thomas James Lassiter (1869-1920) of Johnston County, N.C., was the son of William G. and Bettie Woodall Lassiter. He graduated from the Turlington Institute in Smithfield, N.C., and taught school in various schools in Johnston County and also in Louisiana. When he returned from Louisiana in December 1895 he joined the Smithfield Herald where he became a partner. He married Rena Bingham in June 1908, and they had two sons, William and Tom.
Back to TopThe collection includes letters to Thomas James Lassiter from four friends from Johnston County who were studying at the University of North Carolina and at the College of Physicians and Surgeons in Baltimore, Md., giving accounts of student activities and interests and mentioning courses, teachers, social life, travel, and living conditions. Correspondents include William Troy Turlington (born 1866), George Andrew Hood, Elonzo Borden Grantham (1869-1931), and Willis Hinton Austin.
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Papers, 1891-1894Original finding aid included. |
Reel M-3852/1 |
Microfilm copy of collection, 1891-1894 |