John Henderson Cotten papers, 1928-1968 [manuscript].

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John Henderson Cotten papers, 1928-1968 [manuscript].

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The collection is chiefly weekly letters, 1931-1962, from Elizabeth Henderson Cotten (1875-1975) of Salisbury and Chapel Hill, N.C., librarian at the University of North Carolina, to her son, John Henderson Cotten, concerning work, family, and social matters, but also commenting on such topics as racial integration and the arts in Chapel Hill. Also included are several letters about family matters from John Cotten to his brother, Lyman A. Cotten (1909- ); several photographs of friends and relatives of Cotten; and a few items relating to Cotten's naval experience, including a Japanese map, captured by United States Marines, of Okinawa Island.

About 975 items (2.0 linear ft.).

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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SNAC Resource ID: 7121851

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Cotten, Elizabeth Henderson, 1875-1975

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Elizabeth Brownrigg (Henderson) Cotten (1875-1975) worked in the Southern Historical Collection and was secretary of the Friends of the Library of the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Before her husband's death in 1926, Mrs. Cotten lived for some time in Istanbul, Turkey, and Tokyo, Japan, and was active in Women's Clubs there. She was an advocate of women's rights, and was active in the Democratic Party, the Episcopal Church, Liberty Loan Drives of World War I, Red Cros...

University of North Carolina (1793-1962). Library

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United States. Navy

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Built and launched at New York Navy Yard; commissioned Nov. 12, 1944; scraped in 1993. Served in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. From the description of USS Bon Homme Richard (CV/CVA-31) photograph collection 1944-1971. (The Mariners' Museum Library). WorldCat record id: 41657866 The federal government decided in 1941 to send Supply Corps personnel to Harvard Business School for training in the business of equipping the Navy. This was effected by a transfer...

Cotten, Lyman A., 1909-1991

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Lyman Atkinson Cotten (1909-1990) graduated from the University of North Carolina in 1936 and from Yale University in 1941. He taught English at the University of North Carolina for 34 years, retiring in 1974. Cotten was a trustee of the Order of the Gimghouls, a secret society at the University, from 1952 until his death. He was also a member of Phi Beta Kappa, the Society of the Cincinnati, and the Modern Language Association. From the description of Lyman A. Cotten photographic an...

Cotten, John Henderson, 1913-1982

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John Henderson Cotten was a United States Naval Academy graduate and career naval officer. He commanded a destroyer in the Pacific in World War II and taught at various naval schools in the 1950s. From the description of John Henderson Cotten papers, 1928-1968 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 23848780 Elizabeth Brownrigg Henderson was born in Salisbury, N.C., on 4 August 1875, the daughter of John Steele and Elizabeth Cain Henderson. She spent her childhood in ...

Cotten family.

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