James Hinton Pou, Sr. correspondence, 1865-1944

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Summary

Creator:
Pou, James H. (James Hinton), 1861-1935
Abstract:
Collection consists of the personal and professional correspondence of James Hinton Pou, Sr., lawyer, politician, and land developer of Raleigh, North Carolina. Topics cover late 19th and early 20th century North Carolina politics and legal system, business and land development in North Carolina, the history of Raleigh, N.C. and Wake County, and the Pou-Bailey families.
Extent:
6.5 Linear Feet (9 boxes; 1 oversize folder)
Language:
English
Collection ID:
RL.11840

Background

Scope and content:

Collection consists of the personal and professional correspondence, as well as case files, legal papers, and writings, of James Hinton Pou, Sr. Topics cover late 19th and early 20th century North Carolina politics and legal system, business and land development in North Carolina, the history of Raleigh, N.C. and Wake County, and the Pou-Bailey families of central North Carolina. Other items mixed in with the correspondence may include memorabilia, bills, and receipts.

Biographical / historical:

James Hinton Pou, Sr. (1861-1935), a lawyer, politician, and land developer based in Raleigh, North Carolina, was born in Tuskegee, Alabama, to Edward William and Anna Maria Smith Pou of Johnston County, N.C. The family moved to Johnston County after the Civil War. Pou began practicing the legal profession in Raleigh, and soon joined the practice of his relative by marriage Josiah Bailey, and later with his son, James H. Pou, Jr.

In the period of Reconstruction politics Pou emerged as an active, articulate Democrat and served three terms in the General Assembly: in 1885 as a representative and in 1888 and 1892 as a senator. Although he was urged to pursue a career in politics, he chose to devote his time to his law practice.

In 1889, Pou was married to Annie Walker. They had two children, James H. Pou, Jr., and Edith Walker Pou, who married Josiah Bailey, whose papers are also available in the Rubenstein Library.

James H. Pou died in Raleigh, N.C. in 1935 and is buried in Oakwood Cemetery.

[From DICTIONARY OF NORTH CAROLINA BIOGRAPHY: VOLUME 5, P-S edited by William S. Powell. Copyright © 1994 by the University of North Carolina Press. Used by permission of the publisher. www.uncpress.org]

Acquisition information:
The James Hinton Pou, Sr. correspondence was received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as a gift in 1970.
Processing information:

Core-level processing by library staff. Papers are in their original condition as received.

Collection guide created from legacy box list by Paula Jeannet, April 2020.

Arrangement:

The correspondence is arranged in chronological order.

Physical facet:
Approx. 4065 items
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Subjects

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Subjects:
Lawyers -- Correspondence
Lawyers -- North Carolina -- Raleigh
Places:
North Carolina -- Politics and government -- 1865-1950
Raleigh (N.C.) -- History
Raleigh (N.C.) -- Politics and government
Wake County (N.C.) -- History

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