Rufus Morgan photographic collection, circa 1860-1880.

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Rufus Morgan photographic collection, circa 1860-1880.

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The collection consists of more than 350 individual stereographs, 316 stereographs mounted in the Illustrated Catalogue of Southern Scenery by Rufus Morgan, several photographic prints, and some documents related to Morgan's portrait business. Morgan took a majority of the images in this collection and collected the rest between 1869 and 1880. Included are images taken in different parts of North Carolina, California, Florida, Georgia, New York, and South Carolina. The materials also include images of Davidson College; Oakwood Cemetery in Raleigh, N.C.; the North Carolina Military Institute in Charlotte, N.C.; the Oxford Orphanage in Oxford, N.C.; the Simonton Female College in Statesville, N.C.; St. Mary's College in Raleigh, N.C.; Yosemite Valley; Elisha Mitchell's gravesite; William J. Clarke; and Braxton Bragg.

ca. 590 items (5.0 linear feet)

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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SNAC Resource ID: 7506353

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Morgan, Rufus, 1846-1880

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Rufus Morgan, a portrait and stereograph photographer, was born in Virginia in 1846 and died in California in 1880. He spent much of his adult life in North Carolina and operated studios at several locations across the state, including New Bern, Goldsboro, and Raleigh. Morgan's photographs were taken mostly in North Carolina, but he also traveled to South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, New York, and California. From the description of Rufus Morgan photographic collection, circa 1860-188...

Mitchell, Elisha, 1793-1857

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Elisha Mitchell was a native of Connecticut, student and tutor at Yale College, Presbyterian minister, and professor of geology and chemistry and bursar at the University of North Carolina, 1818-1857. From the description of Elisha Mitchell papers, 1816-1905. WorldCat record id: 23658466 Elisha Mitchell (19 August 1793-27 June 1857) of Connecticut was a graduate of Yale who taught at Jamaica, Long Island, N.Y. and at New London, Conn., and was a tutor at Yale be...

St. Mary's College (Raleigh, N.C.)

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The St. Mary's College Thomas Wolfe Collection was founded at St. Mary's College in Raleigh, N.C., in 1975 by Catherine and John O. Fulenwider. The collection contains materials from many different sources. Items such as programs, publications, and clippings related to Thomas Wolfe were actively sought by St. Mary's College archivists and librarians and added to the collection. The largest individual collections are the papers of George McCoy, editor of the "Asheville Citizen Times" and one of t...

North Carolina Military Institute

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Clarke, William J. (William John), 1819-1886

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William J. Clarke of New Bern and Raleigh, N.C., was a businessman, Confederate officer, and postwar Republican leader. Clarke married poet and novelist Mary Bayard (Devereux) Clarke (1827-1886). From the description of William J. Clarke papers, 1838-1881 (bulk 1850-1880). WorldCat record id: 22486162 William J. Clarke was born in Raleigh, N.C., the only child of Ann Maria Robadeau and William F. Clarke. In 1841, Clarke graduated with honors from the University ...

Simonton Female College (Statesville, N.C.)

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Oxford Orphanage (Oxford, N.C.)

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Oakwood Cemetery (Raleigh, N.C.)

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Davidson College

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Bragg, Braxton, 1817-1876

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Confederate Army officer, planter, and engineer. From the description of Braxton Bragg papers, 1833-1879 [microform]. (Rhinelander District Library). WorldCat record id: 44880220 Confederate General. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Mobile, to H. Storm, 1873 Oct. 9. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270133497 Army officer. From the description of Braxton Bragg papers, 1861-1863. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79455179 G...