Claiborne T. Smith papers, 1682-1998.

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Claiborne T. Smith papers, 1682-1998.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26319577

The collection includes genealogical correspondence and data compiled by Claiborne T. Smith Jr., chiefly relating to the Claiborne, Smith, Norfleet, Baker, Evans, and allied families in Perquimans, Gates, Chowan, Bertie, Northampton, Halifax, Edgecombe, and Pitt counties, N.C., and Brunswick, Sussex, Surry, Southampton, Isle of Wight, and Nansemond counties, Va. Also included are letters to Smith from his father, Claiborne T. Smith (1893-1989), physician of Rocky Mount, N.C., including one about African Americans in northeastern North Carolina in the early 20th century; from landscape painter Francis Speight (1896-1989) of Greenville, N.C.; from Speight's widow, Sarah Blakeslee Speight (1912- ), landscape and portrait painter of Rocky Mount, N.C.; and historical material relating to Scotland Neck, N.C.

About 400 items (1.5 linear feet)

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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SNAC Resource ID: 7160737

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Smith family

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Claiborne family.

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Smith, Claiborne T.

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Genealogist Claiborne T. Smith Jr. lived in Ardmore, Pa. From the description of Claiborne T. Smith papers, 1682-1998. WorldCat record id: 26319577 ...

Smith, Claiborne T., 1893-1989

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Speight, Francis, 1896-1989

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Francis Speight was born in North Carolina, and fought in World War I. He was educated at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, and later taught at the Academy for many years. He made his name as a realist, painting gritty landscapes of suburban Philadelphia and the mill towns of Manayunk and Conshocken. He preferred to paint on location, and won several local and national awards for his work. Late in his career he moved to Greenville, North Carolina, to serve as artist-in-residence at East Car...

Evans family.

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Speight, Sarah Blakeslee, 1912-

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Landscape painter Francis Speight was born 11 September 1896 in Windsor, Bertie County, N.C., the son of Margaret Sharrock Cobb Speight and the Reverend Thomas T. Speight, a Baptist preacher. As a boy, he was an energetic farm worker, but always displayed an aptitude for writing and drawing. In 1915, Speight enrolled at Wake Forest College and began taking art lessons at Meredith College from Ida Poteat. In 1920, Speight enrolled at the Corcoran School of Art in Washingt...

Norfleet family.

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Baker family.

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