Bart F. Smallwood papers, 1959-1998.

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Bart F. Smallwood papers, 1959-1998.

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This collection documents Bart Smallwood's life as an African-American community organizer. It also contains materials relating to African-American families and African-American education, both in schools and in higher education institutions. Community activities are represented by minutes, baseball score books, programs for special events, and memos and correspondence relating to the organization, administration, and financing organizations with which Smallwood was involved. Smallwood's personal life is reflected in letters, financial material, and family pictures. The collection contains items relating to Bart Smallwood's children, especially about their education, including Angelia Smallwood's attendance at East Carolina University and Anthony Smallwood's courses at North Carolina A & T State University. Materials relating to Smallwood's son Arwin include his dissertation, "A History of Three Cultures: Indian Woods, North Carolina, 1585 to 1995" (1997), and related materials. Photocopies of published information about North Carolina, photographs of buildings and scenes in and around Indian Woods, and audiotaped interviews with residents of Indian Woods and Bertie County.

5,500 items (9.0 linear ft.)

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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SNAC Resource ID: 7417366

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

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Established Mar. 9, 1891 as Agricultural and Mechanical College for the Colored Race; name changed by act of North Carolina Legislature to Negro Agricultural and Technical College of North Carolina in 1915; later known as Agricultural and Technical College of North Carolina; 1967 became a regional university and named North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University; located in Greensboro, N.C. From the description of Jesse Jackson collection, 1950-1964. (North Carolina A&a...

Smallwood, Arwin D.

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Smallwood, Bart F. (Bart Fearing), -1985

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Bart Fearing Smallwood was an African-American community organizer in the Windsor and Indian Woods communities of Bertie County, N.C., in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. He was responsible for establishing the Blue Jay Recreation Center, the Blue Jay Baseball team, and the Blue Jay Volunteer Fire Department to serve the recreational and fire protection needs of his isolated rural neighborhood. Smallwood was also active in a number of other organizations, including advisory ...

East Carolina University

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East Carolina University is a doctoral-granting, publich research university located in Greenville, North Carolina. Founded March 8, 1907 as East Carolina Teachers Training School, East Carolina University (ECU) underwent a number of iterations before receiving unviersity status on June 29, 1967. ECU is made up of nine undergraduate colleges, a graduate school, and four professional schools, located primarily on two main campuses. Nicknamed, the Pirates, ECU is a member of the University of Nor...

Smallwood family.

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