W. C. Ervin papers, 1780-1992.

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W. C. Ervin papers, 1780-1992.

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About half of the papers concern financing, chartering, promotion, and construction of railroads, chiefly 1895-1905. Also included are correspondence of Ervin and his partner Isaac T. Avery with politicians and state officials; correspondence related to an article written by Ervin on Grace Greenlee, 1915; papers relating to lands, including a letterpress copybook of the Linville and Morganton Land and Improvement Company; items relating to the establishment of the Waldenses at Valdese, N.C. in the 1890s; a legal fee book; stockholders minutes of the Morganton and Shelby Railroad, 1895-1898; and minutes book of the Morganton Chamber of Commerce, 1919-1920.

About 400 items (1.0 linear ft.)

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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SNAC Resource ID: 7112606

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Ervin, W. C. (William Carson), 1860-1943.

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Lawyer, banker, newspaper editor, and industrialist William Carson Ervin (1860?-1943) attended the University of North Carolina, 1879-1880, where he studied law. He was a practicing attorney in the firm of Avery and Ervin in Morganton, N.C., and was a director and trust officer of the First National Bank of Morganton. Ervin served as mayor of Lenoir, N.C., 1888-1889, and as editor of the "Lenoir Topic" and the "Morganton Mountaineer-Herald," 1890-1896. He helped found the Waldensian colony in th...

Democratic Party (N.C.)

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During the 1960 election, the North Carolina Democratic Party was led by Bert L. Bennett, state executive committee chairman, and operated out of headquarters in Raleigh, N.C. Democratic candidates for whom the state party campaigned in 1960 included John F. Kennedy for President of the United States and Terry Sandford for Governor of North Carolina. From the guide to the Democratic Party Campaign Headquarters Records, ., 1960, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. S...

Linville and Morganton Land and Improvement Company (N.C.)

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Morganton Chamber of Commerce (N.C.)

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Morganton and Shelby Railroad (N.C.)

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