Elias Carr Papers, 1805-1968 (bulk 1860-1916)

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Elias Carr Papers, 1805-1968 (bulk 1860-1916)

1805-1916

https://digital.lib.ecu.edu/special/ead/findingaids/0160

Papers (1805-1968; bulk 1860-1916) consisting of correspondence of a political nature, family-related correspondence, speeches, financial papers, farm records, farm account books, clippings, photographs, a diary and printed material related to Elias Carr and other members of the Carr and related families. Elias Carr (1839-1900) of Edgecombe County, a member of the Democratic Party, was the governor of North Carolina (1893-1897) and president of the N.C. State Farmers' Alliance and Industrial Union (1889-1892).

20.01 Cubic feet, 7051 items , correspondence, diaries, photographs, letter-press book, speeches, financial papers, farm records, farm account books, clippings, printed material, pamphlets, periodicals, newspapers, and miscellaneous

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East Carolina University. J.Y. Joyner Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 11619722

East Carolina University. J.Y. Joyner Library

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