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Collection Number: 05243

Collection Title: Jamestowne Society. First North Carolina Company Records, 1986-2004

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Size 2.0 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 500 items)
Abstract The Jamestowne Society, First North Carolina Company, was organized in December 1986. Members are descendants of early English ancestors who helped found the Jamestowne settlement in Virgina in 1607. Records include annual reports, by-laws, correspondence, and newsletters of the organization. Correspondence is largely with members and officers of the organization regarding events and membership. Files on prospective members contain correspondence with individuals seeking membership in the First North Carolina Company of the Jamestowne Society. Also included are materials from semi-annual meetings held by the organization.
Creator Jamestowne Society. First North Carolina Company.
Curatorial Unit University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.
Language English
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Restrictions to Access
This collection contains additional materials that are not available for immediate or same day access. Please contact Research and Instructional Service staff at wilsonlibrary@unc.edu to discuss options for consulting these materials.
Copyright Notice
Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], in the Jamestowne Society. First North Carolina Company Records #5243, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Acquisitions Information
Received from Sara M. Jones of Durham, N.C., in October 2005 (Acc. 100247), from Lib Moore Jones in September 2010 (Acc. 101352), and from James Pate in December 2013 (Acc. 101935).
Sensitive Materials Statement
Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, the North Carolina Public Records Act (N.C.G.S. § 132 1 et seq.), and Article 7 of the North Carolina State Personnel Act (Privacy of State Employee Personnel Records, N.C.G.S. § 126-22 et seq.). Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill assumes no responsibility.
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Processed by: Jodi Berkowitz, July 2006

Encoded by: Jodi Berkowitz, July 2006

Updated because of additions, November 2018 and April 2019

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The Jamestowne Society, First North Carolina Company, was organized in December 1986. Members are descendants of early English ancestors who helped found the Jamestowne settlement in Virgina in 1607.

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Records include annual reports, by-laws, correspondence, and newsletters of the Jamestowne Society, First North Carolina Company, whose members are descendants of founders of the Jamestowne settlement in Virginia. Correspondence is largely with members and officers of the organization regarding events and membership. Files on prospective members contain correspondence with individuals seeking membership in the First North Carolina Company of the Jamestowne Society. Also included are materials from semi-annual meetings held by the organization.

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Contents list

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About 500 items.
Folder 1

Annual Reports, 1991-2001

Folder 2

By-Laws

Folder 29

Company Charter, 1986

Acquisitions Information: Accession 101935.
Folder 3

Correspondence, 1987-1990

Folder 4-5

Folder 4

Folder 5

Correspondence, 1991

Folder 6-7

Folder 6

Folder 7

Correspondence, 1992

Folder 8-9

Folder 8

Folder 9

Correspondence, 1993

Folder 10

Correspondence, 1994

Folder 11

Correspondence, 1995

Folder 12-13

Folder 12

Folder 13

Correspondence, 1996

Folder 14-15

Folder 14

Folder 15

Correspondence, 1997

Folder 16

Correspondence, 1998

Folder 17-18

Folder 17

Folder 18

Correspondence, 1999

Folder 19

Correspondence, 2000

Folder 20

Correspondence, 2001

Folder 21

Meetings, 1986-2002

Folder 22

Miscellaneous

Folder 23

Newsletters, 1987-1993

Folder 24

Newsletters, 1994-2002

Folder 25

Prospective Members, 1987-1993

Folder 26

Prospective Members, 1994-1995

Folder 27

Prospective Members, 1996-1998

Folder 28

Prospective Members, 1999

Box 4

Papers, circa 1980s-1990s

Acquisitions Information: Accession 101352

Includes meeting minutes, financial materials, and materials about potential programs and speakers.

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