North Carolina State University, Office of Finance and Business, Chinqua-Penn Plantation records, 1863-2002 [manuscript]

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North Carolina State University, Office of Finance and Business, Chinqua-Penn Plantation records, 1863-2002 [manuscript]

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The Chinqua-Penn Plantation records contain the papers of the Penn family (1863-1975, bulk 1923-1946) as well as the records of the management of the property by the University of North Carolina, Greensboro, North Carolina State University, and the Chinqua-Penn Foundation (1921-1926, 1957-2002, bulk 1965-2002). This collection includes correspondence, reports, financial records, property and animal records, architectural drawings, photographs and scrapbooks, audio-visual materials, newspaper clippings, marketing materials, and inventories of the art, artifacts, and furniture collections, among other items. Within the materials dating from the management period are extensive records from research conducted on the property and the Penn family.

209.7 linear ft. (79 cartons + 26 flat boxes + 4 archival boxes + 2 legal-sized archival boxes + 6 card boxes + 1 artifact box + 14 flat folders + 2 tubes)

North Carolina State University, NCSU Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 7673826

North Carolina State University, NCSU Libraries

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University of North Carolina at Greensboro

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Penn Family.

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North Carolina State University. Office of Finance and Business.

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Named for the chinquapin, a dwarf chestnut tree, Chinqua-Penn Plantation was built by Thomas Jefferson "Jeff" Penn and Margaret Beatrice "Betsy" Schoellkopf Penn during the 1920s. The large house reflected their lifestyle of entertaining and traveling, and it showcased the art and furniture they collected from around the world. The plantation's grounds evolved into an exotic horticultural collection of both native and imported plants. The Penns ran a dairy at Chinqua-Penn as well. After Betsy Pe...

Penn, Thomas Jefferson.

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Penn, Beatrice Schoellkopf

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Chinqua-Penn Foundation.

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Chinqua-Penn Plantation.

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North Carolina State University

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