James N. Joyner Papers, 1922-1954, undated

University of North Carolina (1793-1962)

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The University of North Carolina was chartered by the state's General Assembly in 1789. Its first student was admitted in 1795. The governing body of the University, from its founding until 1932, was a forty-member Board of Trustees elected by the General Assembly. The Board met twice a year; at other times the business of the University was carried on by the Board's secretary-treasurer and by the presiding professor (called president beginning in 1804). Other faculty members later assumed the r...

British-American Tobacco Co. (China)

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Joyner, James N. (James Noah), 1888-1972

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James Noah Joyner, son of James Yadkin and Effie E. (Rouse) Joyner, was employed by the British-American Tobacco Company (B.A.T.) in China from 1912 to 1935. He was stationed in several cities and traveled extensively. He rose to the position of division manager before returning to North Carolina to manage the family farm at LaGrange From the description of James N. Joyner papers, 1923-1954, undated [manuscript]. (East Carolina University). WorldCat record id: 704285203 ...

Joyner, James Yadkin, 1862-1954

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James Yadkin Joyner (1862-1954), one of seven children of John and Sallie A. (Wooten) Joyner, was born in Davidson County. After the Civil War the Joyner family returned to their farm near La Grange, N C., where J. Y. Joyner was raised. Joyner was graduated from the University of North Carolina in 1881 with a Ph.B. degree. Although he apparently had doubts about what career to pursue, most of his work reflected his interest in education. He helped operate La Grange Academy and La Grange Collegia...