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Collection Number: 40493-z

Collection Title: James Park Coffin Papers, 1920-1927

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Abstract James Park Coffin, of Batesville, Arkansas, was a graduate of the University of North Carolina, class of 1859. In the 1920s, Coffin made a regular effort to keep up with his classmates, particularly those living in Arkansas. When he started corresponding in 1920 there were 12 remaining alumni from that class year; by 1927 there were just three. Papers consist of correspondence of James Park Coffin from the 1920s, primarily with classmates from the class of 1859. Most letters relate to health and family members, and some contain memories from Civil War service. Other correspondence relates to Coffin's efforts to contact UNC alumni living in Arkansas in the early 1920s and letters related to the history of Beta Theta Pi fraternity. Also included are biographical notes about Coffin and regular reports on surviving alumni from the class of 1859.
Creator Coffin, James Park, 1838-1930.
Curatorial Unit University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. University Archives.
Language English
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No restrictions. Open for research.
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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 James Park Coffin Papers #40493-z, University Archives, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Acquisitions Information
Received August 2018 from Lucy Yeager (RT 20180831.1).
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: Jennifer Coggins, August 2018

Encoded by: Laura Smith, September 2018

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James Park Coffin, of Batesville, Arkansas, was a graduate of the University of North Carolina, class of 1859. In the 1920s, Coffin made a regular effort to keep up with his classmates, particularly those living in Arkansas. When he started corresponding in 1920 there were 12 remaining alumni from that class year; by 1927 there were just three.

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Papers consist of correspondence of James Park Coffin from the 1920s, primarily with classmates from the class of 1859. Most letters relate to health and family members, and some contain memories from Civil War service. Other correspondence relates to Coffin's efforts to contact UNC alumni living in Arkansas in the early 1920s and letters related to the history of Beta Theta Pi fraternity. Also included are biographical notes about Coffin and regular reports on surviving alumni from the class of 1859.

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