Copeland, J. Isaac (James Isaac), 1910-1995

J. Isaac Copeland (1910-1995), a native of Clinton, S.C., was graduated from Presbyterian College in 1931. Copeland then entered George Peabody College for Teachers in 1932, where he earned a B.S. in Library Science and an M.A. in history. In 1936, Copeland became the library director at Furman University. He returned to George Peabody College in 1942 and remained there for more than six years. He then became the head of the documents department in the Library of the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, where he earned his Ph.D. in history. In 1952, Copeland returned to George Peabody College as the head of the library and a history professor. In 1967, Copeland became the director of the Southern Historical Collection and a history professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he remained until 1975. Copeland died in 1995.

From the guide to the J. Isaac Copeland Papers, 1910-1995, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.)

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