Heriot Clarkson Papers, . 1862-1945

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Heriot Clarkson Papers, ., 1862-1945

Heriot Clarkson Papers, . 1862-1945

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Heriot Clarkson (1863-1842) of Charlotte, N.C., was a lawyer, state and local official, and justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court, 1923-1942. The collection includes correspondence, speeches, and writings, chiefly from 1900, of Heriot Clarkson, relating to personal matters; law; local, North Carolina state, and national politics, particularly the campaign of Cameron Morrison (1869-1953) for governor in 1920, and the 1928 presidental election, and Clarkson's own campaigns for various offices; and his public and civic interests which included local, state, and national prohibition; the North Carolina movement; historical writing and preservation; and the Episcopal Church. Many of the early papers concern St. Peter's Church, Charlotte. Other items include a scrapbook, guestbooks, and letters and a diary describing a European tour, 1889. Good Roads

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection