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Size | 4.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 3000 items) |
Abstract | Eva Sloan Long (1937-2004) of Madisonville, Tenn., was a white model and actress in New York, N.Y., in the late 1950s and early 1960s. In 1965 she married William Redden Long (1914-1990), white founder and owner of Long Manufacturing North Carolina, Inc., which built mechanized farm equipment in Tarboro, N.C. The collection chiefly consists of photographs and newspaper clippings. Other materials include a scrapbook, ephemera and printed items, correspondence, song books, scripts, slides, films, and financial documents both personal and professional. Photographs and newspaper clippings pertain chiefly to Eva Long's modeling career and the Longs' affluent society circles in Tarboro. Numerous items document Eva Long's involvement in the Tarboro Woman's Club. Other images depict the Longs' vacation travel to various destinations including Las Vegas, Nev., the Bahamas, and the 1982 World’s Fair in Knoxville, Tenn. Most printed items are brochures or catalogs for Long Mfg. products, and a few items relate to District 13 of the North Carolina Federation of Women's Clubs. Also included is an invitation to the presidential inauguration of George H.W. Bush in 1989. Correspondence is scattered and includes a love letter from British actor Peter Sellers to Eva Sloan before her marriage to W.R. Long. Acquired as part of the Southern Historical Collection. |
Creator | Long, Eva Sloan, 1937-2004.
Long, William Redden, 1914-1990. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
This summary description was created in November 2017 to provide information about unprocessed materials in Wilson Special Collections Library.
Encoded by: Laura Smith
Updated by Jodi Berkowitz, November 2018
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Eva Marie Sloan Long (1937-2004) of Madisonville, Tenn., was a white model and actress in New York, N.Y., in the late 1950s and early 1960s. In 1965 she married William Redden Long (1914-1990), white founder and owner of Long Manufacturing North Carolina, Inc., which built mechanized farm equipment in Tarboro, N.C.
Back to TopThe collection chiefly consists of photographs and newspaper clippings. Other materials include a scrapbook, ephemera and printed items, correspondence, song books, scripts, slides, films, and financial documents both personal and professional. Photographs and newspaper clippings pertain chiefly to Eva Long's modeling career and the Longs' affluent society circles in Tarboro. Numerous items document Eva Long's involvement in the Tarboro Woman's Club. Other images depict the Longs' vacation travel to various destinations including Las Vegas, Nev., the Bahamas, and the 1982 World’s Fair in Knoxville, Tenn. Most printed items are brochures or catalogs for Long Mfg. products, and a few items relate to District 13 of the North Carolina Federation of Women's Clubs. Also included is an invitation to the presidential inauguration of George H.W. Bush in 1989. Correspondence is scattered and includes a love letter from British actor Peter Sellers to Eva Sloan before her marriage to W.R. Long.
Back to TopBox 1 |
William Redden Long papers, 1960s-1980s |
Box 1-2
Box 1Box 2 |
Eva Sloan Long papers, 1950s-1980s |
Box 2-3
Box 2Box 3 |
Photographs |
Film F-5212/1 |
Home movie, circa 1969Super 8mm motion picture film 50 ft. |
Film F-5212/2 |
Home movie, circa 1969Super 8mm motion picture film 50 ft. |
Film F-5212/3 |
Home movie, circa 1972Super 8mm motion picture film 50 ft. |
Film F-5212/4 |
Home movie, circa 1973Super 8mm motion picture film 50 ft. |
Film F-5212/5 |
Home movie, circa 1973Super 8mm motion picture film 50 ft. |
Oversize Volume SV-5212/1 |
Scrapbook documenting Eva Marie Sloan's modeling career in 1959 |
Image Folder PF-5212/1-3
PF-5212/1PF-5212/2PF-5212/3 |
Slides, circa 1960 and undated |