Blackwood family papers, 1859-1932 [manuscript].

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Blackwood family. Blackwood family papers, 1859-1932 [manuscript].

Blackwood family papers, 1859-1932 [manuscript].

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/34277005

Chiefly letters of Blackwood family members, related Craig family members, and other relatives and friends. Most letters detail routine family activities. Early letters largely relate to Craig family members. In the late 1890s, there are many letters from the newly married Alice Blackwood, in Chapel Hill or other locations in Orange County, to her husband, Robert, traveling as an engineer with the Southern Railway Company. These letters chiefly discuss family matters; there is little mention of Robert's work. In the early 1900s, there are childhood letters to Robert and Alice's daughters Mattie and Annie, at school in Chapel Hill, from relatives and friends. Few letters mention school activities. In 1911, there are several letters relating to Mattie's desire to attend the North Carolina State Normal and Industrial College (now the University of North Carolina at Greensboro); these letters are largely about finding money to fund her studies and making sure of her commitment to the teaching profession. From 1913 to 1917, Mattie attended college, and, from 1918-1929, she taught school in Seaboard, N.C., but letters rarely mention her school or teaching activities. In 1929, Mattie returned to Chapel Hill to teach. Letters end in 1932, with a few from brother Carl, who was in the United States Army.

600 items (1.0 linear ft.).

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill