Edward Victor Zoeller papers, 1885-1934 [manuscript].

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Edward Victor Zoeller papers, 1885-1934 [manuscript].

Business papers of Edward Victor Zoeller consist chiefly of correspondence and a production record, all related to the Farmers' Oil Mills, manufacturer of cottonseed oil products in Tarboro, N.C., 1891-1912. Other correspondence pertains to Zoeller's drug business, state and national pharmacists' organization, and the origins of pharmacy education at the University of North Carolina. Correspondents include Frank W. Hancock of Oxford, N.C.; William Simpson; and Francis Preston Venable at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N.C.

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Zoeller, Edward Victor, 1857-1944.

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Edward Victor Zoeller (1857-1944) was a manufacturer and pharmacist of Tarboro, N.C. and secretary-treasurer of Farmers' Oil Mills of Tarboro. From the guide to the Edward Victor Zoeller Papers, ., 1885-1934, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.) Edward Victor Zoeller was a manufacturer and pharmacist of Tarboro, N.C., who served as secretary-treasurer of Farmers' Oil Mills of Tarboro. From the description of Edwa...

Venable, F. P. (Francis Preston), 1856-1934

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Francis P. Venable, son of Charles Scott Venable, aid-de-camp to General Robert E. Lee, 1862-1865, and professor of mathematics, University of Virginia, 1865-1896, was born 17 November 1856 in Farmville, Virginia. In 1893 Venable identified calcium carbide, thereby laying the foundation for the success of the Union Carbide Corporation--but was never financially rewarded for this discoverry. From 1900-1914 he served as president of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In 1930 Venable ...

Farmers' Oil Mills (Tarboro, N.C.)

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Simpson, William, 1983-

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. School of Pharmacy

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Hancock, Frank W. (Franklin Wills), 1894-1969

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Franklin Wills Hancock, Jr. (1894-1969) was an attorney and politician from Oxford, Granville County, N.C. A graduate of the University of North Carolina, he served under the United States Attorney General (1915-1916), and after being admitted to the bar in 1916, practiced law in Oxford, where he also participated in local Democratic Party activities. Hancock served in the North Carolina Senate (1926-1928), North Carolina House (1928-1930), and United States House (1930-1939). After an unsuccess...