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Size | 24 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 10,000 items) |
Abstract | Papers, 1880s-1960s, of the Hillsborough, N.C., based Graham family and the related Pinner family of Suffolk, Va. Papers include legal, financial and business records, chiefly late 1880s to early 1900s, of John Washington Graham. Correspondence of white lawyer Alexander H. Graham ("Sandy"), 1915-1929, concerns his law work and successful campaign for Speaker of the House in the North Carolina House of Representatives. There are also letters, 1928-1933, from his constituents; notes and speeches, 1920s-1940s, kept by Alexander H. Graham; and photographs related to him. There is correspondence of Alexander H. Graham's wife, Kathleen Long Graham, circa 1911-1920. The collection also contains correspondence and genealogical material related to Pinner family members including John F. Pinner and Laura E. Pinner. |
Creator | Graham (Family : Hillsborough, N.C.) |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
This summary description was created in April 2019 to provide information about unprocessed materials in Wilson Special Collections Library.
Encoded by: Laura Smith
Updated by: Nancy Kaiser
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The Graham and Pinner families are related by marriage. Laura Pinner married Alexander H. Graham, Jr. in 1942.
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