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Size | 10.0 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 6100 items items) |
Abstract | Edward W. "Ned" Phifer Jr. (1910-1980) was a surgeon and historian of Burke County, N.C., and author of books and articles, chiefly on the history of Burke County, N.C., including: "Certain Aspects of Medical Practice in Ante-Bellum Burke County" (1959), Burke: The History of a North Carolina Country (1977), "Slavery in Microcosm: Burke County, North Carolina" (1962), and Courts, Crimes, and Criminals in the North Carolina Appalachian Frontier, 1782-1792: A Study Based on Court Records . The bulk of the collection consists of Phifer's subject files, research notes, photocopies of research materials, manuscripts for books, maps, census material, and other materials documenting the history of Burke County, N.C. Additional materials include correspondence, 1958-1979, with historian Allan Poe, 19th-century and Civil War-era correspondence of the Walton family, and other original 19th-century materials relating to Burke County, such as court warrants, 1830s-1840s; receipts; a general store ledger, 1842-1850; and a letter book, 1836-1840, belonging to Jonathan E. Butler. |
Creator | Phifer, Edward William. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: Connie Cartledge, September 1985; Noah Huffman, August 2007
Encoded by: Roslyn Holdzkom, September 2003; with revisions by Noah Huffman, August 2007
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Edward W. "Ned" Phifer Jr. (1910-1980) was a surgeon and historian of Burke County, N.C., and an author of books and articles, chiefly on the history of Burke County, N.C. including: "Certain Aspects of Medical Practice in Ante-Bellum Burke County" (1959), Burke: The History of a North Carolina Country (1977), "Slavery in Microcosm: Burke County, North Carolina" (1962), and "Courts, Crimes, and Criminals in the North Carolina Appalachian Frontier, 1782-1792: A Study Based on Court Records." Phifer served as chair of the Board of Trustees of Western Piedmont College, on the Executive Board of the North Carolina Department of Archives and History, and as a member of the Advisory Editorial Committee of the North Carolina Historical Review.
Back to TopThe bulk of the collection consists of subject files, research notes, photocopies of research materials, manuscripts for books, maps, census material, and other materials documenting the history of Burke County, N.C., compiled by surgeon and historian Edward William Phifer. Additional materials include correspondence, 1958-1979, with historian Allan Poe; 19th-century and Civil War-era correspondence of the Walton family; and other original 19th-century materials relating to Burke County, such as court warrants, 1830s-1840s; receipts; a general store ledger, 1842-1850; and a letterbook, 1836-1840, belonging to Jonathan E. Butler.
Back to TopArrangement: alphabetical
Research files compiled by Phifer include correspondence, photocopies of manuscripts, notes, and other materials related to history of Burke County, N.C. before 1920. Subjects represented in the files include Burke County families, industry, churches, crime, government, schools, slavery, transportation, and other topics. Also of note is correspondence between Phifer and historian Allan Poe, 1958-1979, and a map annotated by Phifer showing the locations of plantations employing slaves in Burke County. An index to the historical research files is located in the front of Box 1.
Box 1-3
Box 1Box 2Box 3 |
Historical Research Files: Pre-1920 Burke County, N.C. |
Extra Oversize Paper Folder XOP-4422/1 |
Map of Burke County Plantations Employing Slaves |
Arrangement: alphabetical
Research files related to the history of Burke County, N.C., after 1920. Files include correspondence, printed material, notes, photocopies of manuscripts, and other materials. Subjects represented include agriculture, the arts, economic conditions, health care, land use, politics, recreation, and other topics of interest to Phifer.
Box 3 |
Historical Research Files: Post-1920 Burke County, N.C. |
Chiefly material related to Phifer's historical writings, addresses given by Phifer on historical and medical topics, and correspondence. Specific manuscripts and notes relate to Phifer's work on "Religion in the Raw: Cyclone Mack in Burke County," and the Avery family of Burke County. Also included are diaries of Phifer's trips to Europe.
Box 3-4
Box 3Box 4 |
Writings, Addresses, and Correspondence, circa 1950-1979 |
Arrangement: files arranged according to their use in Phifer's article.
Research files compiled by Phifer for use in his article "Courts, Crimes, and Criminals in the North Carolina Appalachian Frontier, 1782-1792: A Study Based on Court Records." Materials include notes on slavery and slave crimes, specific cases, judges, attorneys, and punishment, as well as Phifer's notes from secondary works on similar topics.
Box 5 |
Courts, Crime, and Criminals on the North Carolina Frontier: Research Files, circa 1970s-1980 |
Chiefly photocopies of census material and land grants from Burke County, and research notes on other Burke County demographic data.
Box 6 |
Census Material and Land Grants: Burke County, N.C., 1778-1870 |
Chiefly correspondence, photographs, and subject files related to Phifer's publications. Also included are North Carolina maps, a copy of Phifer's military record, and other personal material.
Box 7 |
Personal and Other Materials, circa 1970s-1982 |
Chiefly original 19th-century materials collected by Phifer as part of his research on the history of Burke County, N.C. Materials include a letterbook, 1836-1840, belonging to Jonathan E. Butler of Little Silver Creek, Burke County, N.C.; a general store ledger, 1842-1850; court warrants, 1830s-1840s, issued in Burke County; Burke County marriage certificates, 1845, 1850; receipts and account statements, 1787-1850s; and correspondence, 1850s-1905, of the Walton family of Burke County, including Civil War correspondence.