Mary Claire Engstrom papers, 1963-1984 [manuscript].

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Mary Claire Engstrom papers, 1963-1984 [manuscript].

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/31070160

The collection is primarily research files compiled for numerous projects conducted for the Historic Hillsborough Commission and others, documenting Hillsborough and Orange County, N.C., historical buildings, sites, and individuals. Substantial files include those on architect John Berry, the Burwell School, Quakers in the Eno area, inns and tavers, mills, and cemeteries. Personal correspondence in the collection includes letters from other local historians and genealogists, including Margaret Berry Street, and carbon copies of weekly letters, 1977-1983, from Mary C. Engstrom's husband, Alfred Garvin Engstrom (1907- ), Distinguished Alumni Professor of French at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, to a childhood friend, discussing philosophy, literature, and current and local events.

About 10000 items (13.75 linear ft.).

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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SNAC Resource ID: 7305701

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Historic Hillsborough Commission.

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Burwell School (Hillsborough, N.C.)

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Engstrom, Mary Claire, 1906-1997

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Mary Claire Engstrom served as chair of the Historic Hillsborough Commission, Hillsborough, N.C., from 1964 to 1966 and 1976 to 1983. From the description of Mary Claire Engstrom papers, 1963-1984 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 31070160 Mary Claire Randolph Engstrom is best known for the active role she played in the preservation of historic Hillsborough, N.C. Born in Kansas City, Mo., she moved to Chapel Hill to attend the University of North Carolina, earning a Ph.D. in...

Street, Margaret R. (Margaret Rose), 1937-

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Engstrom, Alfred G., 1907-1990

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Berry, John, 1798-1870

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Builder and architect from Hillsborough (Orange Co.), N.C. From the description of Papers, 1798-1967. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20839521 ...