Nathaniel Clenroy Browder (10 February 1904-7 November 1984) was born in Hickory, N.C., the son of Caroline Elizabeth Deitz and Nathaniel Clenroy Browder. He received an A.B.Ed. degree from the University of North Carolina in 1930 and taught high school in North Carolina. He worked for the Federal Writers' Project in Chapel Hill, N.C., 1939-1940.He took a drafting course at North Carolina State College in 1940 and then worked for the State Highway Department. In 1943, he went to work for the Signal Corps in Arlington, Va., and stayed on with the National Security Agency until his retirement. Browder returned to North Carolina and wrote, edited, and published books relating to North Carolina history. Letters, 1930-1943, 1962, 1964, of Nathaniel C. Browder, nearly all from Browder to his wife, Blanche Penland Browder. Letters, 1930-1931, describe the rural school and community where Browder taught. Letters, 1939-1940, describe Browder's work writing life histories for the Federal Writers' Project and life in Chapel Hill. Beginning in April 1940, Nathaniel's letters describe his life in Raleigh while he took drafting at State College. Letters, January-May 1943, describe life in a boarding house in Arlington, Va. Also included are two brief letters from Nathaniel to Blanche when he was traveling on business in 1962 and 1964.
