Papers of Wilbur Earnest MacClenny [manuscript], 1789-1949 bulk 1900-1949.

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Papers of Wilbur Earnest MacClenny [manuscript], 1789-1949 bulk 1900-1949.

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The papers consist of correspondence, 1900-1949, and diaries, 1900-1902, 1935-1940, of MacClenny together with his topical files on the history and genealogy of Suffolk and Nansemond County, Va., and Gates County, N.C. Religious and military history of the area were his chief interests and there is considerable material on the Christian denomination, its local congregations, the Eastern Virginia Christian Conference, and early leader James O'Kelly. There are also research notes, rosters, and histories of local participation in the Revolution, the War of 1812, the Civil War, the Spanish American War and World War I. Items of interest include cargo manifests for two ships, 1814 and 1824; arithmetic book, 1826-1828; copies of Civil War diaries, chiefly Union, mentioning local battles; a ledger for Smith and Bigelow, merchants, of Norfolk, 1901; two engraving blocks from Harpers weekly, 1863 May 2, one depicting Suffolk, Va., and the other major General Peck's headquarters at Suffolk.; and a report, 1941, on the poll tax and voter registration in Virginia by Ted Dalton, R.K. Gooch, and James P. Woods. Luther Porter Jackson and George Washington Carver are correspondents. The collection also contains correspondence, 1922-1924, of Joseph Henry Riddick, executive secretary of the Virginia Literary and Athletic League concerning high school debating tournaments at the University of Virginia.

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