William Stevens Powell Papers, 1880s-2007

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William Stevens Powell Papers, 1880s-2007

William Stevens Powell is an author, historian, and professor of history emeritus at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The collection includes correspondence, research materials, speeches, writings, and other papers relating to William Stevens Powell's professional activities and to North Carolina history. Included are materials relating to the History Department of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; to historical organizations, such as the Historical Society of North Carolina, the North Carolina Literary and Historical Organization, the Roanoke Island Historical Association, and local historical societies; and to Powell's research and writing about the history of North Carolina, especially colonial North Carolina.

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