William Asbury Whitaker Papers, 1596-1957

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William Asbury Whitaker Papers, 1596-1957

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William A. Whitaker was a chemist;business executive; and collector of art, autographs, literary and historicalmanuscripts, and rare books. The collection consists of manuscripts collected byWillaim A. Whitaker. Among them are materials pertaining to British and Spanishcolonial America; the Revolutionary War, including correspondence of GeneralNathanael Greene; slavery, including certificates of freedom and slave bills of sale; the Civil War; English literature, includingcorrespondence by George Cruikshank, Charles Dickens, William Makepeace Thackery,and others; and other items, including correspondence of Henry Clay. Also includedare Whitaker's personal correspondence, 1904-1957; his diaries, 1952-1956; andrecords of his collecting activities.

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

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

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Whitaker, William Asbury, 1883-1960

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William A. Whitaker was a chemist; business executive; and collector of art, autographs, literary and historical manuscripts, and rare books. From the description of William Asbury Whitaker papers, 1596-1957 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 32524232 William Asbury Whitaker was born in Winston-Salem, N.C., in 1883. His parents were William A. Whitaker, Sr., and Anna Bitting Whitaker. Whitaker graduated from the University of North Carolina in 1904 and did postgr...