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Floyd B. McKissick Papers, 1940s-1980s

Title: Floyd B. McKissick Papers, 1940s-1980s

<p>Floyd B. McKissick (1922-1991) was born in Asheville, N.C. He was an attorney, businessman, and civil rights leader. McKissick married Evelyn Williams, with whom he had four children: Joycelyn; Andree; Floyd, Jr.; and Charmaine. The collection contains materials documenting Floyd B. McKissick's work as an lawyer, businessman, and civil rights leader. Included are items pertaining to his law practice in Durham, N.C.; his service, beginning in 1966, as national director of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE); his work as advisor to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP); and his interests in politics and education. Many items relate to Soul City, N.C., a town owned and operated by African Americans near Warrenton, N.C. Included are items describing the impact of Soul City on rural Warren County, N.C., and Vance County, N.C. Among the companies documented are McKissick Enterprises of New York and North Carolina; City Development, Inc.; HealthCo, Inc.; Madison and McKissick Development, Inc.; McKissick S.C. Associates; the Soul City Foundation and other Soul City companies; and the Warren Regional Planning Corporation. There are also a few items relating to the McKissick family and to his affiliation with the Republican Party at the local, state, and national levels.</p> <p>Collection is jointly held by Southern Historical Collection of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the African American Resources Collection of North Carolina Central University.</p>

ArchivalResource: 126.0 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 157,000 items)

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[Eleanor Williams : Australian Art and Artists file].

Title: [Eleanor Williams : Australian Art and Artists file].

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[Williams, Eleanor : photography related ephemera material collected by the National Library of Australia].

Title: [Williams, Eleanor : photography related ephemera material collected by the National Library of Australia].

ArchivalResource: 1 folder of miscellaneous pieces.

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Clebsch, Betsy,. Yerba Buena Memories : typescript (photocopied), 1997.

Title: Yerba Buena Memories : typescript (photocopied), 1997.

Included with the personal memories are two memoirs by Gerda Isenberg of Gertrud Aronstein and Helmut Schneider, both of whom helped her get started but who are now no longer living. Also included is information about the Yerba Buena Foundation, 1989-1995, written by Bob Young and Betsy Clebsch.

ArchivalResource: 94 p. (with photographs)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122571200 View

Vol. CIX (ff. 317). Dec. 1823-May, 1824.George IV of England: Correspondence and papers of the 2nd Earl of Liverpool: 1820-1827.includes:f. 1 Thomas Thorold, Landing Surveyor of Customs, Cowes: Letter to the 2nd Earl of Liverpool: 1823. f. 2 Nichol...

Title: Vol. CIX (ff. 317). Dec. 1823- May, 1824.George IV of England: Correspondence and papers of the 2nd Earl of Liverpool: 1820-1827.includes:f. 1 Thomas Thorold, Landing Surveyor of Customs, Cowes: Letter to the 2nd Earl of Liverpool: 1823. f. 2 Nichol... Dec 1823-May 1824

ArchivalResource: 1 item

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