Julian Shakespeare Carr (1845-1924) ofChapel Hill and Durham, N.C., was a manufacturer of tobacco products with interestsin a wide range of other businesses, including banking and textiles. Carr was alsoactive in the Methodist Church, the Democratic Party, and several Confederateveterans' organizations, including the North Carolina branch of the UnitedConfederate Veterans, which he served as commander. He was also a strong supporterof various institutions of higher education in the state. The collection includes letters, telegrams, printedannouncements, programs, and pamphlets, business and legal documents, maps, andnewspaper clippings pertaining to Carr's business and personal affairs. The letterschiefly concern banking, farming, and family matters, but also reflect Carr'sinterests in the Civil War and the United Confederate Veterans and in the MethodistChurch. Also included are printed and manuscript addresses and Sunday School lessonsgiven by Carr. Of special note is a series of speeches discussing the race problemin North Carolina and throughout the South. One address, 2 June 1913, given at thededication of the monument later known as on the University of North Carolina campus. Business topics are alsorepresented. Included are seven volumes of Carr's diary containing brief entries,1907-1917, and letter books, 1919-1922. These volumes chiefly document Carr'spersonal life, particularly his travels and family associations. Also included are awedding album, 1895, of Carr's daughter Eliza, and a family history, 1991, by JosephJulian Carr. Photographs are chiefly of Julian S. Carr. SilentSam
