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Size | 0.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 180 items) |
Abstract | Mary Ferrand Henderson, daughter of Elizabeth Brownrigg Cain and John Steele Henderson of Salisbury, N.C., lived much of her adult life in Chapel Hill, N.C., with her sister, Elizabeth Brownrigg Cotten. Henderson served as vice-chairman of the North Carolina Democratic Party, 1922-1930. She also was a member of the Chapel of the Cross in Chapel Hill and active in affairs of the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina and in a number of lineage societies. In the mid-1930s, she served as editor of the "Social Register of North Carolina," which was published in 1936. Correspondence, financial and legal material, and organizational items of Mary Ferrand Henderson, relating to family and personal matters, especially estate settlements of relatives, and to interests and activities of Henderson, such as the Episcopal Church in North Carolina, the North Carolina Democratic Party, and the "Social Register of North Carolina." |
Creator | Henderson, Mary F. (Mary Ferrand), 1887-1965. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: Barbara Logsdon, Tim West, January 1985
Encoded by: ByteManagers Inc., 2008
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Mary Ferrand Henderson, daughter of Elizabeth Brownrigg Cain and John Steele Henderson of Salisbury, N.C., lived much of her adult life in Chapel Hill, N.C., with her sister, Elizabeth Brownrigg Cotten. Henderson served as vice-chairman of the North Carolina Democratic Party, 1922-1930. She also was a member of the Chapel of the Cross in Chapel Hill and active in affairs of the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina and in a number of lineage societies. In the mid-1930s, she served as editor of the "Social Register of North Carolina," which was published in 1936.
Back to TopThese papers were arranged during processing in one series of subject files, as listed below. They were selected from material found in 1984 in the attic of a Chapel Hill home once occupied by Henderson. Material discarded during processing consisted of routine and duplicate items, most relating to the Social Register of North Carolina. It should be noted that only a few items concern Henderson's political activities.
Back to TopFolder 1 |
Bank Statements |
Folder 2 |
Betsy Ann Shop |
Folder 3 |
Bills and Receipts |
Folder 4 |
Correspondence General |
Folder 5 |
Democratic Party |
Folder 6 |
Episcopal Church |
Folder 7 |
Henderson, John S.-- Correspondence |
Folder 8 |
Henderson, John S., and Elizabeth B. Henderson--Estate Papers |
Folder 9 |
Miscellaneous Items |
Folder 10 |
Postage Stamp Dealings |
Folder 11 |
Social Register of North Carolina |