Caldwell and Davidson family papers, 1779-1997 (bulk 1824-1986).

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Caldwell and Davidson family papers, 1779-1997 (bulk 1824-1986).

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Papers of the Caldwell and Davidson families of Rosedale plantation in Mecklenburg County, N.C. Includes medical account books (1824-47) of Dr. David Thomas Caldwell; land records and surveys (1833-1942); journal (1837) of Sarah Frew Davidson; correspondence (1861-1984); plantation account books (1869-85); and photographs of family members and of Rosedale, including images of the latter by Frances Benjamin Johnston and Bayard Wootten.

1 linear foot (ca. 1,800 items, including 295 photographs)

University of North Carolina, Charlotte, J. Murrey Atkins Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7590568

University of North Carolina, Charlotte, J. Murrey Atkins Library

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Wootten, Bayard Morgan, 1875-1959

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Bayard Wootten (Mary Bayard Morgan Wootten) was a female pioneer in the field of photography. She was successful as a photographer and studio operator from the early 1900s through the early 1950s, when the field was dominated by men. Wootten was born in New Bern, N.C., and, although she travelled across the United States during different periods of her career, North Carolina was her home. Her first studio was attached to her home in New Bern. In 1928, she opened a studio with her half-brother Ge...

Davidson, Sarah F. (Sarah Frew), 1804-1889

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Caldwell, David Thomas, 1799-1861.

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Caldwell family.

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Davidson family.

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Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1864-1952

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Frances Benjamin Johnston (January 15, 1864 – May 16, 1952) was an early American photographer and photojournalist whose career lasted for almost half a century. She is most known for her portraits, images of southern architecture, and various photographic series featuring African Americans and Native Americans at the turn of the 20th century. In the 1880s, Johnston studied art in Paris and then returned home to Washington, DC, where she learned photography. She quickly established a national...