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Size | 6.0. feet of linear shelf space (approximately 1500 items) |
Abstract | Lois Tomlinson Byrd, a white journalist, received her A.B. in journalism from the University of North Carolina in 1935. After graduation, she worked at the Tribune in New Bern, N.C. In mid-1936, she became the first director of the Meredith College News Bureau. The original deposit consists mostly of letters, 1934-1937, to Lois Tomlinson Byrd from former fellow co-eds at the University of North Carolina. Letters discuss social life, careers, memories of university days, husbands and relatives, and other matters. Also included are a few items relating to a co-ed sponsored dance that Byrd organized at UNC in 1935, and photocopies of some of Byrd's comments about materials in the collection. The additions consist of correspondence; subject files; and printed material, including newspaper clippings, brochures, and ephemera. Topics include Harnett County cultural resources student life for women students at the University of North Carolna at Chapel Hill during the 1930s, as well as alumnae relations; women's clubs during the 1950s; the Republican Party, civic engagement, governance, and services in Lee County, N.C.; North Carolina history; get well cards; churches; and other local concerns. Also included are newspaper articles ("Social Notes" and "The Lee Scene"), biographies, and other writings by Lois Byrd. |
Creator | Byrd, Lois Tomlinson. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: Roslyn Holdzkom, October 1995; Meaghan Alston, Nancy Kaiser, and Rebecca Stubbs, April 2022
Encoded by: ByteManagers Inc., 2008
Updated by: Nancy Kaiser, April 2022
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Lois Tomlinson Byrd, a white journalist, received her A.B. in journalism from the University of North Carolina in 1935. After graduation, she worked at the Tribune in New Bern, N.C. In mid-1936, she became the first director of the Meredith College News Bureau.
Back to TopThe original deposit consists mostly letters, 1934-1937, to Lois Tomlinson Byrd from former fellow co-eds at the University of North Carolina. Letters discuss social life, careers, memories of university days, husbands and relatives, and other matters. Also included are a few items relating to a co-ed sponsored dance that Byrd organized at UNC in 1935, and photocopies of some of Byrd's comments about materials in the collection.
The addition of August 2001 consists of corrrespondence; subject files relating to the library and theater in Harnett County, a women's club in Lillington, churches, and other local concerns; and printed material, including newspaper clippings, brochures, and ephemera.
The addition of November 2001 consists of subject files relating to Harnett County cultural resources; student life for women students at the University of North Carolna at Chapel Hill during the 1930s, as well as alumnae relations; women's clubs during the 1950s; the Republican Party, civic engagement, governance, and services in Lee County, N.C.; North Carolina history; get well cards. Also included are newspaper articles ("Social Notes" and "The Lee Scene"), biographies, and other writings by Lois Byrd.
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1936 |
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1937 |
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Other materials |
Chronological, as received from donor
Acquisitions information: Accessions 99033
Processing note: Archivists assigned folder titles to correspondence in boxes 1 and 2; original folder titles for subject files have been transcribed for boxes 2-4.
Includes corrrespondence; subject files relating to the library and theater in Harnett County, a women's club in Lillington, churches, and other local concerns; and printed material, including newspaper clippings, brochures, and ephemera.
Acquisitions information: Accessions 99135
Processing note: Original folder titles have been transcribed for boxes 4-12.
Includes subject files relating to Harnett County cultural resources; student life for women students at the University of North Carolna at Chapel Hill during the 1930s, as well as alumnae relations; women's clubs during the 1950s; the Republican Party, civic engagement, governance, and services in Lee County, N.C.; North Carolina history; get well cards. Also included are newspaper articles ("Social Notes" and "The Lee Scene"), biographies, and other writings by Lois Byrd.
Photographs (PF-4765/1-2)
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