Papers, 1752-1932.

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Papers, 1752-1932.

Correspondence, manuscripts of writings, addresses, and other papers, reflecting Pittman's interest in state and local history, especially that of the Baptist Church in North Carolina. Relates to the political, social and religious history of North Carolina, the North Carolina Historical Commission, North Carolina Literary and Historical Association, land titles and slavery in North Carolina, Wake Forest University, and a number of men prominent in North Carolina history and its study, including Thomas Blount, Josiah Crudup, John Carlisle Kilgo, Willie Person Mangum, and Louis Round Wilson. Correspondents include Samuel A'Court Ashe, Kemp Plummer Battle, Joseph Blount Cheshire, Robert Digges Wimberly Conner, Josephus Daniels, William Edward Dodd, Frank Porter Graham, Archibald Henderson, William Walton Kitchin, Angus Wilton McLean, Albert Ray Newsom, William Louis Poteat, Reuben Gold Thwaites, and John Ellington White.

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North Carolina literary and historical association

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North Carolina Historical Commission

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Pittman, Thomas Merritt, 1857-1932

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Lawyer, judge, and historian, of Henderson, N.C. From the description of Papers, 1752-1932. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20019825 Thomas Merritt Pittman (1857-1932) of Franklin County, Charlotte, and Henderson, N.C., was a lawyer, judge, and member of the North Carolina Historical Commission, 1911-1932. Pittman was a prominent Baptist and collaborated with Reverend J. D. Hufham in publishing a series of Baptist historical papers. He was also involved with a...

Wake Forest University

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