Papers, 1890-1953.

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Papers, 1890-1953.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122509881

Collection (76 items, dated 1890-1953) includes correspondence while Myrick attended Trinity College, Durham, N.C., 1888-1892, while a typing instructor at Trinity, while teaching in Halifax County, and while librarian at Trinity; correspondence concerning Myrick serving as agent for the Hickory Chair Company; letters of his cousins Martha Jenkins and Mary (Jenkins) Miles on family genealogy; letter, 1924, of Captain Wilson T. Jenkins, 14th North Carolina Regiment, C.S.A., describing the exploits of Company A during the Civil War; sections of a diary of Myrick's aunt, Mary Beckham, when teaching school in Halifax County in 1873, and in 1897, describing country life; and genealogical material on the Beckham, Dandridge, Hilliard, and Myrick (Merrick) families. Addition (02-242) (100 items, .20 lin. ft; dated 1891-1894) comprises letters, mostly to Myrick from family members (1891-1894), providing a look at everyday life and concerns in North Carolina in the late-19th century. Also includes a few letters from friends and business associates.

176 items.

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6742043

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Dandridge family.

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Beckham family.

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Trinity College (Durham, N.C.)

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The Trinity College (Randolph County) Reference collection materials were compiled from a variety of sources by University Archives staff for reference and research. From the description of Trinity College (Durham, N.C.) Reference Collection, 1889-1992. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 166325766 The Columbia Literary Society was first organized in 1846 at Union Institute. The Society grew with the school, witnessing the founding of Trinity College ...

Hilliard family.

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Hickory Chair Company.

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Myrick, Robert Algernon.

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Teacher, of Littleton (Halifax Co.), N.C. From the description of Papers, 1890-1953. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20030337 From the description of Papers, 1890-1953. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 122509881 ...

Merrick family.

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Duke University

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