Sallie Blackwell Sharp Taylor and Lawrence Arthur Taylor papers, 1932-1999.

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Sallie Blackwell Sharp Taylor and Lawrence Arthur Taylor papers, 1932-1999.

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The collection consists largely of correspondence between Sallie Blackwell Sharp Taylor in North Carolina and Lawrence Arthur Taylor working for Montgomery Ward in Hammond, Ind., and Holland, Mich., during their courtship, 1932-1935. Letters describe their daily activities and work, relationships with family (including Susie Sharp), and friends, plans for their upcoming wedding, and their expectations about married life including a discussion of birth control. Letters, November 1932-May 1934, describe the daily life of a college student at the North Carolina College for Women in Greensboro, N.C., and letters, May 1934-May 1935, describe life and work as instructor of violin at the North Carolina State School for the Blind and Deaf in Raleigh, N.C. Other correspondents include Sallie's father, James Merritt Sharp; mother, Annie Britt Blackwell Sharp; and other family and friends. There are also a few letters, 1935-1999; clippings; programs from musical events Sallie attended; a partially completed bride book; and an award booklet commemorating Arthur's 25 years with Montgomery Ward.

About 725 items (2.0 linear feet).

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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SNAC Resource ID: 7973591

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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University of North Carolina at Greensboro

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Sharp family.

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Montgomery Ward

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Montgomery Ward, the world's first general merchandise mail-order business, issued its first single sheet catalog in 1872. By 1887, the Chicago based company had annual sales exceeding $1,000,000 and in 1889 it became a privately held corporation. In 1893, founder Aaron Montgomery Ward sold his controlling interest to partner George R. Thorne, and the company became a public corporation in 1919. In 1931, Sewell L. Avery became chairman and chief executive officer. His te...

Taylor, Sallie Blackwell Sharp, 1911-

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Sallie Blackwell Sharp Taylor was born Sallie Blackwell Sharp on 21 December 1911 to James Merritt Sharp and Annie Britt Blackwell Sharp. She was one of seven children who survived to adulthood, including Susie Marshall, Annie Hill, Thomas Adolphus ( Tommy ), Louise Wortham, Florence Abigail, and James Vance ( Kits ). She was lived in Reidsville, N.C., until she left to attend the North Carolina College for Women (now the University of North Carolina at Greensboro). Sallie was an av...

Taylor, Lawrence Arthur, 1905-

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Sallie Blackwell Sharp Taylor was born Sallie Blackwell Sharp on 21 December 1911 to James Merritt Sharp and Annie Britt Blackwell Sharp. She was one of seven children who survived to adulthood, including Susie Marshall, Annie Hill, Thomas Adolphus ( Tommy ), Louise Wortham, Florence Abigail, and James Vance ( Kits ). She was lived in Reidsville, N.C., until she left to attend the North Carolina College for Women (now the University of North Carolina at Greensboro). Sallie was an av...

Sharp, James Merritt, 1877-

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North Carolina State School for the Blind and the Deaf

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Sharp, Susie Marshall, 1907-1996

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Susie Marshall Sharp was born in Rocky Mount, N.C., on 7 July 1907 to James Merritt Sharp and Annie Britt Blackwell Sharp. She was the eldest of seven children who survived to adulthood, including Sally Blackwell, Annie Hill, Thomas Adolphus, Louise Wortham, Florence Abigail, and James Vance. James Merritt Sharp was born 26 September 1877. In 1900, he established Sharp Institute, a co-educational day and boarding school. The school burned down in 1907. Sharp had been s...

North Carolina College for Women

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