Papers, 1895-1941.

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Papers, 1895-1941.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/31277034

The collection contains a newspaper clipping file of reviews of Avary's book, Dixie After the War (New York, 1906; reprinted, Boston, 1937), and her memoir, 1941, of her sister-in-law written for her nephew. Also included is an autobiography, 1895, of Avary's father, Harwood Alexander Lockett, that discusses his boyhood in Southside Virginia and contains information on slaves and race relations before the Civil War.

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Virginia Historical Society Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7310514

Virginia Historical Society Library

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Lockett, Harwood Alexander, b. 1812.

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Avary, Myrta Lockett

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Represented are Myrta (Lockett) Avary (1857-1946), author, of Mecklenburg County, Va., and her father, Harwood Alexander Lockett (b. 1812). From the description of Papers, 1895-1941. (Virginia Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 31277034 Author, editor, and social worker. Born in Halifax co., Va., Myrta Harper Lockett (1857-1946) moved at an early age to Mecklenburg co., Va. She married Dr. James Corbin Avary of Georgia in 1884 and had one child, a son, who died...