Orr and Patterson family papers, 1779-1915.

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Orr and Patterson family papers, 1779-1915.

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The papers of the Orr and Patterson family are subdivided into four series. The J.L. Orr series, 1779-1892, includes business and family papers of Orr's ancestors in South Carolina; his political correspondence and congressional mail concerning American Indian affairs, political appointments, slavery, and secession for the pre-war period; scattered items during the 1860s; and, after 1870, family letters. The volumes series, 1850-1905, includes scrapbooks of Orr and Patterson family members and lettercopy books of W.C. Patterson. The W.C. Patterson series, 1836-1897, consists of the business and family correspondence of Colonel W.C. Patterson of Philadelphia, Pa., and W.C. Patterson Jr. of Philadelphia and Greenville, S.C. The business correspondence chiefly concerns properties in Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minn. The Lawrence Orr Patterson series, 1881-1915, consists of correspondence relating to his work in Greenville, S.C., with civic and cultural organizations, athletics, local business and political matters, and prison reform as a member of the State Board of Charities and Corrections.

ca. 2400 items (5.5 linear feet)

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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