Ervin family papers, 1847-1987 (bulk 1915-1960).

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Ervin family papers, 1847-1987 (bulk 1915-1960).

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Correspondence among members of the Ervin family, chiefly 1915- 1960; legal account books of Samuel James Ervin and medical account books of William Caldwell Tate (1808-1869), both of Morganton; short stories and poems by John Witherspoon Ervin; and other items. Most of the correspondence concerns family matters and was addressed to Laura Powe Ervin or one of her daughters, Catherine Ellerbe Ervin (1890-1940) or Jean Conyers Ervin (b. 1909). Some letters from Samuel James Ervin, Jr. (1896- 1985), then U.S. senator, are included. Other material includes legal notes and writings by Samuel James Ervin, Sr., a diary kept in Morganton in the late 1930s by Catherine Ervin, photographs and other material relating to Ervin family history, and files relating to Jean Conyers Ervin's work in speech therapy.

2,600 items (9.0 linear ft.)

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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SNAC Resource ID: 7158123

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Ervin, Jean Conyers, 1909-2006

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Ervin, Sam J. (Sam James), 1896-1985

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Ervin was a North Carolina member of the Senate Judiciary Committee. From the description of TLS, 1968 October 8, Washington, D.C. to Bishop Earl G. Hunt / Sam J. Ervin, Jr. (Haverford College Library). WorldCat record id: 43052717 Samuel James Ervin, Jr., was a Burke County, N.C., attorney, North Carolina legislator, judge, U.S. senator, and long-time champion of civil liberties. Ervin was first appointed to the N.C. General Assembly in 1923, where he also served in 1925 an...

Ervin, Samuel James, 1855-1944.

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Ervin, Laura Theresa Powe, 1865-1956.

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Ervin, Catherine Ellerbe, 1890-1940.

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Irwin family.

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Tate, William Caldwell, 1808-1869.

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Ervin family.

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John Witherspoon Ervin (1823-1902), a teacher and writer, his wife, Laura Catherine Nelson Ervin, and their six sons and three daughters, lived in Morganton, N.C. Their fifth son, Samuel James Ervin (1855-1944) married Laura Theresa Powe (1865-1956); he became a prominent lawyer in western North Carolina. From the description of Ervin family papers, 1847-1987 (bulk 1915-1960). WorldCat record id: 26243080 ...

Ervin, John Witherspoon, 1823-1902

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