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Bryant, Gilmore Ward, d. 1946. Gilmore Ward Bryant papers, 1871-1923.

Title: Gilmore Ward Bryant papers, 1871-1923.

The collection contains seven diary volumes of members of the Bryant family, tintypes and various 19th century photographs of members of the family and others (including albumen prints), sheet and manuscript music by Bryant, and a copy of the 1920-21 "Calendar" of the Southern Conservatory of Music.

ArchivalResource: 35 items (1.9 lin. ft.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/72445766 View

Dallas W. Newsom and Dorothy Newsom Rankin Collection.

Title: Dallas W. Newsom and Dorothy Newsom Rankin Collection. 1913, 1930-1990.

Clippings, subject files, and miscellaneous manuscripts and ephemera collected by Dallas W. Newsom, Durham county manager in 1930s and 1940s, and his daughter, civic leader and local historian/preservationist Dorothy Newsom Rankin. The bulk of materials from Dallas W. Newsom's collection consists of clippings and subject files related to Durham County government during the Great Depression and World War II years. This material has particular research potential for scholars interested in relief efforts during the Depression, the beginnings of Raleigh-Durham Airport, and the inner workings of county government. The Dorothy N. Rankin files provide extensive material on Durham local history. Especially noteworthy are a history she compiled on the Southern Conservatory of Music in Durham and a collection of Durham historical photographs.

ArchivalResource: 10 boxes (6 linear feet)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/757512108 View

Hampton family. Papers, 1852-1951.

Title: Papers, 1852-1951.

Chiefly letters of three generations of the Hampton family, of Hamptonville, N.C. Correspondence (1852-1917) of Col. John Adams Hampton (1836-1917), lawyer, relating to his service during the Civil War, Reconstruction affairs and conditions, politics, local news and conditions, and family business. Correspondence (1918-1951) of Nellie Priscilla (Hampton) Bell (1875-1950), daughter of Colonel Hampton, relating to family matters, including letters from her brother, Leroy John (Lee) Hampton, while serving with the Army Transport Service during World War I, letters exchanged with her daughters, Caroline and Margaret, as each studied music at the Southern Conservatory of Music, Durham, N.C., and letters with the Brown and Gough families of Kansas City, Mo., during the Depression. Also includes Thomas Lindley's (wagonmaker) accounts (1844-1859); Surry County, N.C., constable's receipt book (1834-1840); dry good and notions account book (1869-1870); Charles A. Bell's threshing and baling accounts (1931, 1936-1937); Frank A. Hampton's diary (1903-1905); Nellie Hampton's keepsake album (1899-1917); and miscellaneous material. Other correspondents include Colonel Hampton's wife, Caroline (Brown) Hampton (d. 1929), sons Green Hampton (d. 1903) and Parks Hampton, and daughters Maggie Hampton Bryant and Winnie Hampton (d. 1917).

ArchivalResource: 1300 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70955905 View

Southern Conservatory of Music.

Title: Southern Conservatory of Music. 1899-1929, with a few items from later dates.

The Southern Conservatory of Music Collection consists of catalogues, programs, photographs documenting the history of the Southern Conservatory of Music as well as photographs, clippings, papers, and personal effects of founder Gilmore Ward Bryant and his immediate family.

ArchivalResource: 2 boxes.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/757515954 View