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Size | 0.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 450 items) |
Abstract | Materials collected during Allen Thurman Donnell's efforts to reconstruct the history of the Donnell family and its connections scattered over Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and other states. Correspondence with members of the Donnell family and other families connected with the Donnells and copies of clippings make up the collection. Other families represented include Balentine, Baly, Brawley, Burwell, Caldwell, Callicoat, Carroth, Denny, Harper, Helms, Latham, McGauphey, Parrott, Pitt, Powell, Straton, Walker, and Wammack. The collection is arranged by family. |
Creator | Donnell, Allen Thurman. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
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Genealogical material collected by Donnell, 1956-1966, including information on military service, land grants, family trees, newspaper clippings, and correspondence with relatives of families he was researching. The material is arranged by family name.
Back to TopFolder 1 |
Burwell |
Folder 2 |
Baly/Brawley/Carroth |
Folder 3 |
Balentine/Ballentine |
Folder 4 |
Caldwell |
Folder 5 |
Callicoat/Callicote and Pitt |
Folder 6 |
Denny |
Folder 7 |
Donnell-Correspondence 31 May-17 September 1956 |
Folder 8 |
Donnell-Correspondence 24 September-30 December 1956 |
Folder 9 |
Donnell-Correspondence 1957-1958 |
Folder 10 |
Donnell-Correspondence 1959-1960 |
Folder 11 |
Donnell-Correspondence 1961-1963 |
Folder 12 |
Donnell-Correspondence 1964-1966 |
Folder 13-16
Folder 13Folder 14Folder 15Folder 16 |
Donnell-Undated Material |
Folder 17 |
Harper |
Folder 18 |
Helms |
Folder 19 |
Latham/Lathan |
Folder 20 |
McGauphey/McGaphey/McGahey |
Folder 21 |
Parrott/Straton |
Folder 22-23
Folder 22Folder 23 |
Pitt |
Folder 24 |
Powell |
Folder 25 |
Walker |
Folder 26 |
Wammack/Wammock |