Stuart Noblin papers relating to L.L. Polk, 1937-1940 [manuscript].

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Stuart Noblin papers relating to L.L. Polk, 1937-1940 [manuscript].

The collection includes Noblin's correspondence, 1937-1940, documenting his search for biographical material on L.L. Polk (1837-1892), North Carolina's first commissioner of agriculture, founder of the "Progressive Farmer," and president of the National Farmers' Alliance and Industrial Union; and copies of some Polk papers, 1891-1892. Among the correspondents are Alex M. Arnett, Samuel A. Ashe, H.E.C. Bryant, P.A. Carter, Josephus Daniels, R.A. Doughton, Thomas Dixon, John D. Hicks, Francis Joyner, J.J. Lane, James C. Malin, W.F. Marshall, Thomas Bedford Moseley, Edward A. Oldham, Carl C. Taylor, R.T. Vann, William Allen White, and P.M. Wilson. The copies of Polk items include typed transcripts of seven items from the Donnelly Papers at the Minnesota Historical Society, consisting of four letters from Polk to Ignatius Donnelly, one letter from Polk to A.L. Stomberg, and two letters from H.E. Taubeneck to Ignatius Donnelly.

51 items.

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Wilson, P. M. (Peter Mitchell), 1848-1939.

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Polk, L. L. (Leonidas La Fayette), 1837-1892

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L.L. (Leonidas La Fayette) Polk (1837-1892) of Anson County, N.C., was a planter; editor; merchant; Confederate officer in the 26th and 43rd North Carolina infantry regiments; Democrat and Populist; first North Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture, 1877-1880; founder of the "Progressive Farmer"; and vice president and president of the National Farmers' Alliance, 1887-1892. From the description of L. L. Polk papers, 1857-1919 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 25507461 L.L. (L...

Daniels, Josephus, 1862-1948

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Josephus Daniels, son of Josephus and Mary (Cleves) Daniels, was born in Washington, North Carolina, May 18, 1862. He attended the Wilson Collegiate Institute. On May 2, 1888, he married Addie W. Bagley. At the age of eighteen, he was editor of the "Wilson Advance"; admitted to the bar in 1885; state printer for North Carolina, 1887-1893; chief clerk, Department of the Interior, 1893-1895; editor of the "Raleigh State Chronicle", 1885; editor of the "Raleigh State News and Observer", 1894-1919; ...

Joyner, Francis.

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Malin, James C. (James Claude), 1893-1979

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History teacher & University of Kansas (Lawrence) professor, editor, author. Of Oklahoma City, Okla.; Lawrence, Kan. From the description of James Claude Malin papers, 1916-1976. (Kansas State Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 51004122 Malin received his A.B. from Baker in 1914, his A.M. in 1916, and his Ph.D. in 1921, both from KU. He joined the faculty of KU in the Department of History in 1921, reaching full Professor status in 1938. He retired in 1963. ...

Arnett, Alex Mathews, 1888-1945

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Taubeneck, H. E.

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Doughton, Rufus Alexander, 1857-1945.

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White, William Allen, 1868-1944

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American journalist known as the "Sage of Emporia"; owner and editor of the "Emporia Gazette." From the description of Papers of William Allen White, 1890-1940 [manuscript]. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647837106 Journalist. From the description of Letters, 1889-1945. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122644557 Pulitzer Prize-winning Emporia, Kansas, newspaper editor and author. From the description of William Allen White letter...

Noblin, Stuart

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Stuart Noblin (1913- ) was a professor of History, North Carolina State University, and author of "Leonidas La Fayette Polk, Agrarian Crusader" (Chapel Hill, University of North Carolina Press, 1949). From the description of Stuart Noblin papers relating to L.L. Polk, 1937-1940 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 25507448 Stuart Noblin (b. 1913) received his Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina, 1947, and was the author of Leonidas La Fayette Polk, Agrarian Crusader and...

Stomberg, A. L.

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Moseley, Thomas Bedford, 1855-1942.

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Marshall, William F. (William Forbes), 1888-1959

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Lane, John J., b. 1833.

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Carter, Paul A. (Paul Allen), 1926-

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Oldham, Edward A.

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N.C. resident. From the description of Papers, 1882-1945. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 38196458 ...

Hicks, John Donald, 1890-

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Charles D. Hicks (b. 1890) was chairman of History Department at University of California, Berkeley (1947-?). He received his Ph. D. from University of Wisconsin (1916) and was author of several works, including: "The Populist Revolt" (1931) and "The American Nation" (1941). Essay in collection is incomplete. From the description of "The California background: Spanish or American?", 1950. (University of the Pacific). WorldCat record id: 36350260 ...

Bryant, H. E. C. (Henry Edward Cowan), 1873-

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Journalist in Charlotte, N.C., Missoula, Mont., and Washington, D.C. From the description of H.E.C. Bryant papers, 1737-1945. WorldCat record id: 24144879 From the guide to the H. E. C. Bryant Papers, ., 1737-1945, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.) ...

Dixon, Thomas, 1864-1946

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Clergyman and author. From the description of Pagan New York: literary manuscript, undated. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79423966 Baptist minister, author, and motion picture producer. From the description of Comrades, 1908. (University of Arizona). WorldCat record id: 29547102 American novelist and playwright. From the description of Letter : Elmington Manor, Dirondale, Va., to the Editor of The Independent, n.y., July 16. (University of V...

Ashe, Samuel A. (Samuel A'Court), 1840-1938

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Confederate Army officer, author, and editor. From the description of Correspondence, 1856-1950; (bulk 1858-1888). (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19105868 Samuel A'Court Ashe, Confederate soldier, lawyer, historian, Democratic Party politician, and editor, grew up near Wilmington, N.C, and spent much of his life in Raleigh. He served with the Confederate Army throughout the Civil War, rising to the rank of captain. He wrote about North Carolina history, the C...

Vann, R. T. (Richard Tilman), 1851-1941

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Vann was graduated from Wake Forest College in 1873, and later became President of Meredith College, Raleigh, North Carolina From the description of Richard Tillman Vann Papers, 1889, 1942 (Wake Forest University - ZSR Library). WorldCat record id: 59882967 ...

Taylor, Carl C. (Carl Cleveland), 1884-1975

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Chairman of the American Sociological Society Reorganization Committee. From the description of Correspondence with Johan Thorsten Sellin, 1949. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 243848873 Carl Cleveland Taylor was born in Iowa on December 16, 1884. He taught college-level economics and sociology and in 1933 was appointed sociologist with the Subsistence Homesteads Division of the United States Department of the Interior. He was regional director with...

Donnelly, Ignatius, 1831-1901

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Farmer, editor, author, and orator. From the description of Ignatius Donnelly papers, 1887. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71009547 American politician and author. From the description of Letter, 1863, Washington, D. C. [manuscript]. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647812376 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Washington, to President Lincoln, 1864 May. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270531076 From the description of ...