R. D. W. Connor Papers, . 1890-1950

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R. D. W. Connor Papers, ., 1890-1950

R. D. W. Connor Papers, . 1890-1950

http://www2.lib.unc.edu/mss/inv/c/Connor,R.D.W.html

Educator, historian, secretary of the North Carolina Historical Commission, University of North Carolina professor, first archivist of the United States, and author of numerous books and articles on North Carolina history. The R. D. W. Connor papers document most aspects of Connor's career. The papers include correspondence and reminiscences relating to his involvement with the National Archives, the North Carolina Historical Commission, and the North Carolina Department of Archives and History; speeches and writings; materials from various organizations with which he was connected, including the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library; papers gathered for a documentary history of the University of North Carolina on the occasion of the 1945 sesquicentennial celebration; and clippings, invitations, programs, and other personal items. There is also information concerning the Connor family, especially in correspondence between Connor and his father, Henry Groves Connor, and two brothers, George Whitfield and Henry Groves Connor, Jr.

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