Alexander McIver papers, 1853-1929 [manuscript].

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Alexander McIver papers, 1853-1929 [manuscript].

Personal and family correspondence and financial papers of Alexander McIver, including letters from Kemp P. Battle, Robert Bingham, and Cornelia Phillips Spencer dealing with University of North Carolina affairs in the 1870s and 1880s. Also included are letters to McIver's daughter, Margaret McIver (Mrs. Rufus) Bowen, from her family, especially from her sister-in-law, Helen Smedberg (Mrs. George W.) McIver at various U.S. Army posts in the West, the Philippines, and Alaska, describing army life and local events, including the 1906 San Francisco earthquake.

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Alexander McIver (1822-1902) was a professor at Davidson College and the University of North Carolina, and North Carolina State Superintendent of Public Instruction, 1873-1874. From the guide to the Alexander McIver Papers, ., 1853-1929, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.) Professor at Davidson College and the University of North Carolina, and North Carolina State Superintendent of Public Instruction, 1873-1874. ...