Otelia Carrington Cunningham Connor papers, 1889-1968 and undated
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Summary
- Creator:
- Connor, Otelia Carrington Cunningham, 1892?-1969
- Abstract:
- Otelia Carrington Cunningham Connor was a writer and "enforcer of manners" at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. The collection contains a variety of items such as newspaper clippings of articles by and about Otelia Connor, including clippings about "An Evening with Otelia Connor" given at Howell Hall in March, 1963, and items from "The Chapel Hill Weekly"; letters and postcards from her; other personal correspondence with her children and friends; typescripts; correspondence with newspapers to which her articles were sent; genealogy of the Cunningham family; pamphlets; other articles; will of John S. Cunningham; copies of her column in "The Daily Tar Heel"; addresses; tributes to her; an article on the Civil War career of Henry Alexander Carrington; lists showing the division of her mother's china and silver among her four daughters; and other items.
- Extent:
- 1.2 Linear Feet
Approx. 2468 Items - Language:
- Material in English
- Collection ID:
- RL.00255
Background
- Scope and content:
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The collection contains a variety of items such as letters and postcards from her; other personal correspondence with her children and friends; correspondence with newspapers to which her articles were sent; genealogy of the Cunningham family; pamphlets; other articles; and a will of John S. Cunningham. There are some typescripts and other materials related to her writings. There are also newspaper clippings with articles by and about Otelia Connor, including clippings about "An Evening with Otelia Connor" given at the University of North Carolina's Howell Hall in March, 1963, and items from The Chapel Hill Weekly;copies of her column in The Daily Tar Heel; addresses; tributes to her; an article on the Civil War career of Henry Alexander Carrington; lists showing the division of her mother's china and silver among her four daughters; and other items.
- Acquisition information:
- The Otelia Connor papers were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as a gift from 1962-1968 and 1995.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Rubenstein Library staff.
Encoded by Jen Snow and Carrie Mills, May 2011
Accession(s) described in this finding aid: 62-631, 63-64, 65-35, 65-94, 66-157, 66-163, 67-38, 68-53, 68-54, 95-087
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- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
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- Subjects:
- Genealogy
Women authors, American -- North Carolina
Journalists -- North Carolina -- Correspondence - Names:
- Chapel Hill weekly
Daily Tar Heel (Chapel Hill, N.C.)
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill -- Newspapers
Cunningham family
Carrington, Henry Alexander
Connor, Otelia Carrington Cunningham, 1892?-1969
Connor, Otelia Carrington Cunningham, 1892?-1969 - Places:
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
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