Carl H. Pegg Papers, 1931-1983

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Carl H. Pegg Papers, 1931-1983

Carl H. Pegg Papers, 1931-1983

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Carl Hamilton Pegg was born in Deep River Township, Guilford County, N.C. He received his Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina in history and government in 1929. In 1930, he joined the UNC History Department faculty and remained there until his retirement in 1975, during which time he developed a syllabus for the General College's freshman interdisciplinary course and 20th-century European, Russian, Eastern European, and Far Eastern history courses. He also assisted in strengthening the History Department's graduate program. Correspondence and related items, 1931-1983 and undated, including letters exchanged with historians Charles S. Sydnor, Chester Penn Higby, and David C. R. Heisser; letters relating to Pegg's History Department work and publications; and a few family letters, including some relating to Pegg's marriage to Eleanor Smith. There are also some miscellaneous financial items, copies of Pegg's writings, genealogical writings about the Pegg family, and photographs of Pegg and his wife.

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