Mrs. Gilmer Brenizer papers, 1846-1942.

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Mrs. Gilmer Brenizer papers, 1846-1942.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/22150911

The collection includes genealogical materials relating to the Moore, Waddell, Yeamans, Swann, Brownrigg, Wright, Gilmer, Brenizer, and related families; personal and family correspondence, including letters from her father, L. R. Waddell of Smithfield, N.C.; photographs; scrapbooks; clippings; and materials dealing with the Daughters of the American Revolution, United Daughters of the Confederacy, and various other ancestral societies. Also included is material relating to Mrs. Brenizer's work with the Forestry Division, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and a story written about the renovation of an 1810 house in Georgetown, Washington, D.C.

About 3000 items (7.5 linear ft.).

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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SNAC Resource ID: 7029120

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Daughters of the American Revolution.

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D. A. R. chapters from Washington, DC and surrounding areas. From the description of Papers, 1948-1949. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 36009706 ...

Moore family.

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United daughters of the Confederacy

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The Southern Cross of Honor award, which later became the Cross of Military Service, originated on Oct. 13, 1862 as an act of the Confederate Congress to recognize the courage and good conduct of officers, non-commissioned officers and privates of the Confederate army. However, due to wartime shortages, the medals were not made, but the recipients' names were recorded in an Honor Roll for future reference. The cross's design was created by Mrs. Alexander S. Erwin in July 1898. It featured a cros...

Swann family.

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Yeamans family.

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Brenizer family.

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Waddell, L. R.

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Gilmer family.

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Waddell family.

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United States. Division of Forestry

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Wright family.

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Brenizer, Gilmer, Mrs., d. 1942.

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Mrs. Gilmer Brenizer (Nellie Waddell Brenizer) of Washington, D.C., daughter of L. R. Waddell of Smithfield, N.C., worked for the Forestry Division of the U.S. Department of Agriculture as a scientific illustrator. She died in 1942. From the guide to the Mrs. Gilmer Brenizer Papers, 1846-1942, (Southern Historical Collection) Mrs. Gilmer Brenizer (Nellie Waddell Brenizer) of Washington, D.C., daughter of L. R. Waddell of Smithfield, N.C. Mrs. Brenizer worked for the Forestry...

Brownrigg family.

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