Kathrine R. Everett and R.O. Everett papers, 1851-1993.

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Kathrine R. Everett and R.O. Everett papers, 1851-1993.

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Law office files; professional and family correspondence; and other materials relating to the Everetts' personal finances and activities, including their extensive real estate holdings in North Carolina. Well documented are Kathrine R. Everett's involvement with the United Daughters of the Confederacy, the Colonial Dames of America, and the Daughters of the American Revolution and her interest in family history, including the Everett, Hicks, Hill, Kyle, McDiarmid, Robinson, and related families. Also included is material relating to R.O. Everett's efforts to memorialize Bennett Place in Durham, site of negotiations leading to the largest troop surrender of the Civil War; to Democratic Party politics; to Kathrine Everett's service on the Durham City Council, 1951-1971, and the Durham County Welfare Board, on which she served for 17 years beginning in 1934; to R.O. Everett's tenure in the North Carolina Legislature; to Katherine Everett's father, Henry McDirmid Robinson, mayor of Fayetteville, N.C., 1923-1925; and to activities with the American Bar Association. Other items include postcards and other materials documenting the Everetts' travels around the world; family and other photographs; films and videotapes about Bennett Place and other subjects; and museum items relating to politics, women's organizations, and various events.

About 26000 items (48.0 linear ft.)

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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SNAC Resource ID: 7330218

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Robinson, Henry McDiarmid.

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American bar association

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BIOGHIST REQUIRED In 1971 the American Bar Association formed a committee to prepare a study "...on the respective powers under the Constitution of the President and of the Congress to enter into and conduct war." The committee was chaired by Lyman M. Tondel, Jr. and the project was funded by the Association's Fund for Public Education which in turn contracted with Columbia University to carry out the study. The staff included Abraham D. Sofaer, Project Director and Adjunct Professor of Law at C...

Kyle family.

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Everett, R. O. (Reuben Oscar), 1879-1971

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Lawyer in Durham, N.C. From the description of R.O. (Reuben Oscar) Everett papers, 1913-1971. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 43738346 Kathrine Robinson Everett (1893-1992) and Reuben Oscar Everett (1879-1971), were husband and wife lawyers who shared a practice in Durham, N.C. Kathrine R. Everett, the first woman to win a case before the North Carolina Supreme Court, received her J.D. from the University of North Carolina Law School in 1920, maki...

Everett family.

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Everett, Robinson O.

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Everett was a Professor of Law at Duke University. From the description of Papers, 1957-1958. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 228656450 ...

United daughters of the Confederacy

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The Southern Cross of Honor award, which later became the Cross of Military Service, originated on Oct. 13, 1862 as an act of the Confederate Congress to recognize the courage and good conduct of officers, non-commissioned officers and privates of the Confederate army. However, due to wartime shortages, the medals were not made, but the recipients' names were recorded in an Honor Roll for future reference. The cross's design was created by Mrs. Alexander S. Erwin in July 1898. It featured a cros...

Hill family.

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McDermott family.

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Robinson family.

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Colonial Dames of America

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Everett, Kathrine R. (Kathrine Robinson), 1893-1992

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Kathrine Robinson Everett (1893-1992) and Reuben Oscar Everett (1879-1971), were husband and wife lawyers who shared a practice in Durham, N.C. Kathrine R. Everett, the first woman to win a case before the North Carolina Supreme Court, received her J.D. from the University of North Carolina Law School in 1920, making her one of the school's first women graduates. She began her legal career with the firm of her father, Henry McDiarmid Robinson, mayor of Fayetteville, N.C., 1923-1925....

Democratic Party (N.C.)

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During the 1960 election, the North Carolina Democratic Party was led by Bert L. Bennett, state executive committee chairman, and operated out of headquarters in Raleigh, N.C. Democratic candidates for whom the state party campaigned in 1960 included John F. Kennedy for President of the United States and Terry Sandford for Governor of North Carolina. From the guide to the Democratic Party Campaign Headquarters Records, ., 1960, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. S...

Daughters of the American Revolution.

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D. A. R. chapters from Washington, DC and surrounding areas. From the description of Papers, 1948-1949. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 36009706 ...

Hicks family.

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