Shepperd Strudwick papers, 1827-1944 (bulk 1898-1911) [manuscript].

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Shepperd Strudwick papers, 1827-1944 (bulk 1898-1911) [manuscript].

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Principally personal and business correspondence of Strudwick, native of Hillsborough, N.C., and broker in Richmond, Va. The bulk of the collection consists of correspondence, 1898-1911, between Strudwick and business associates relating to dealings in such commodities as lime phosphate, acid fish scrap, and brick, and related business records. Also included are letters from Strudwick to his fiancee, Susan Nash Read, teacher at a kindergarten for the blind in Jamaica Plain, Mass., written during their engagement, 1894-1897, and concerning his feelings for her and other matters. Volumes include an album containing photographs of portraits by Clement Read Strudwick (1900-1958), and three sketch books of Edmund Strudwick III (1909-1973) while an art student at the Pratt Institute in New York City, ca. 1936-1937. Also included are a few letters by Shepperd Strudwick, Jr. (1907- ), and other family members.

1,600 items (2.5 linear ft.).

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Strudwick, Shepperd, 1868-1961.

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Shepperd Strudwick (1868-1961) of Hillsborough, N.C., was a fertilizer broker in Norfolk and Richmond, Va., founder and president of Bellevue Cotton Mills in Hillsborough, N.C., a banker, a postmaster, and a woodcarver. He was married to Susan Nash Read (1876-1960) of New Bedford, Mass. Read was a teacher at the Kindergarten for the Blind (of Perkins Institute) in Jamaica Plain, Mass., as well as the great-granddaughter of Frederick Nash, chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court. Sheppe...

Strudwick, Shepperd, 1907-1983

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Shepperd Strudwick was born September 22, 1907 in Hillsboro, North Carolina. He was educated at the University of North Carolina and was a member of the university's acting troupe "The Carolina Playmakers.'' He was married to Helen Wynn, Jane Straub, Margaret O'Neill, and Mary Jeffrey. He studied with Leo Bulgakov, Samuel Rosen, and Lee Strasberg. In his early acting career Strudwick performed at the Surry Playhouse and with the Jitney Players. His first stage appearance...

Strudwick, Edmund, 1909-1973.

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Read, Susan Nash.

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Pratt Institute

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October 2nd, which was Charles Pratt's birthday, was for many years celebrated as Founder's Day at the Institute. From the description of Founder's Day record group, 1888-1966. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155455515 Art school; Brooklyn, New York. From the description of Pratt Institute exhibition catalogs, 1916-1924. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122577345 Pratt Institute was founded in 1887 by industrialist Charles Pratt. Pratt was owner of Charles ...

Strudwick, Clement Read, 1900-1958.

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