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Lula Verlinda Martin McIver was born in Salem, North Carolina, on June 8, 1864, to Dr. Samuel Martin, a dentist, and Verlinda Miller Martin, who had graduated with honors from Edgeworth Seminary in Greensboro. She graduated from Salem Academy in 1881. She worked in a number of public schools in North Carolina, including the Winston (N.C.) Graded School. There she met her husband-to-be, Charles Duncan McIver, in 1884. They married in 1885.
In 1886, she and Charles both moved to teach at Peace Institute in Raleigh. She also served briefly as the “lady principal” at the Charlotte Female Institute (now Queen’s University). While in Charlotte, she she studied medicine with Dr. Annie Laurie Alexander, the state’s first practicing woman physician.
The McIvers moved to Greensboro in 1892 when Charles was named president of the new State Normal and Industrial School. As the campus’s first lady, she received guests and participated in many civic organizations. She served on the board of directors of the YMCA and helped found the Woman’s Betterment Association. She also provided her husband assistance in planning, constructing, and organizing the new school.
Charles McIver died in 1906, but Lula remained in what came to be known as the McIver House until her death in 1944.
The McIvers had four children: Annie, Lula Martin, Verlinda (who died as a child), and Charles, Jr.
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF UNCG HISTORY, LULA MARTIN MCIVER (1864-1944), viewed 9/28/21
Lula Verlinda Martin McIver was born in Salem, North Carolina, on June 8, 1864, to Dr. Samuel Martin, a dentist, and Verlinda Miller Martin, who had graduated with honors from Edgeworth Seminary in Greensboro. She graduated from Salem Academy in 1881. She worked in a number of public schools in North Carolina, including the Winston (N.C.) Graded School. There she met her husband-to-be, Charles Duncan McIver, in 1884. They married in 1885.<p>
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In 1886, she and Charles both moved to teach at Peace Institute in Raleigh. She also served briefly as the “lady principal” at the Charlotte Female Institute (now Queen’s University). While in Charlotte, she she studied medicine with Dr. Annie Laurie Alexander, the state’s first practicing woman physician.
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The McIvers moved to Greensboro in 1892 when Charles was named president of the new State Normal and Industrial School. As the campus’s first lady, she received guests and participated in many civic organizations. She served on the board of directors of the YMCA and helped found the Woman’s Betterment Association. She also provided her husband assistance in planning, constructing, and organizing the new school.
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Charles McIver died in 1906, but Lula remained in what came to be known as the McIver House until her death in 1944.
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The McIvers had four children: Annie, Lula Martin, Verlinda (who died as a child), and Charles, Jr.
Walter Hines Page letters from various correspondents, American period
Walter Hines Page letters from various correspondents, American period
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Walter Hines Page letters from various correspondents, American period
Letters from various correspondents to American editor and diplomat Walter Hines Page concerning his editorial work and his interest in education in the South.
Letters from various correspondents, American period, 1876-1937.
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McIver, Lula Martin, 1864-1944
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Papers of Charlotte Hawkins Brown, 1900-1961
Papers of Charlotte Hawkins Brown, 1900-1961
Title:
Papers of Charlotte Hawkins Brown, 1900-1961
This collection provides information about Charlotte Hawkins Brown's life and activities, about Palmer Memorial Institute, and particularly about Brown's continuing struggle to enlarge the school, the financial problems she encountered, and her constant fund-raising efforts.
ArchivalResource:
2.84 linear feet ((3+1/2 file boxes, 1 folio+ box) plus 4 oversize folders, 2 folio+ folders, 4 reels of microfilm)
Chancellor Charles Duncan McIver records, 1855-1906.
McIver, Charles Duncan, 1860-1906. Chancellor Charles Duncan McIver records, 1855-1906.
Title:
Chancellor Charles Duncan McIver records, 1855-1906.
Correspondence, letter press books, diaries, speeches, photographs, diplomas, school notebooks, school forms, publications, newspapers clippings, invoices, receipts and miscellaneous.
ArchivalResource:
44 ft. (141 boxes, 35 bound v.) : ill. ; 27 x 13 x 32 cm.
McIver, Charles Duncan, 1860-1906. Chancellor Charles Duncan McIver records, 1855-1906.
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McIver, Lula Martin, 1864-1944
referencedIn
Papers of Charlotte Hawkins Brown, 1900-1961
Papers of Charlotte Hawkins Brown, 1900-1961
Title:
Papers of Charlotte Hawkins Brown, 1900-1961
This collection provides information about Charlotte Hawkins Brown's life and activities, about Palmer Memorial Institute, and particularly about Brown's continuing struggle to enlarge the school, the financial problems she encountered, and her constant fund-raising efforts.
ArchivalResource:
2.84 linear feet ((3+1/2 file boxes, 1 folio+ box) plus 4 oversize folders, 2 folio+ folders, 4 reels of microfilm)
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