Edward Featherston Small, 1884-1921 and undated

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Summary

Creator:
Small, Edward Featherston, 1844-1924
Abstract:
Edward Featherston Small was a photographer and salesman for the W. Duke, Sons and Co. tobacco company in Durham, N.C. His papers include correspondence regarding the W. Duke, Sons and Co. sales tactics during the 1880s as well as typescript drafts by Small, including some undated autobiographical essays and a 1907 history of his work for the W. Duke, Sons and Co.
Extent:
0.5 Linear Feet
Language:
Materials in English
Collection ID:
RL.11260

Background

Scope and content:

Collection includes correspondence between Small and W. Duke, Sons and Co. representatives, as well as occasional letters from J.B. Duke. Also contained are drafts and excerpts of drafts prepared by Small discussing his service in the Confederate Army, his sales career for the W. Duke, Sons and Co. Tobacco firm, and other anecdotal autobiographical essays. Collection contains 1 portrait photograph of Small, and 2 photographs that appear to be of Small and his telescope and an accompanying image of an eclipse. All photographs are undated. There is also an undated draft of a Civil War memoir written by Small's wife, Julia Telfair Small.

Biographical / historical:

Edward Featherston Small (1844-1924) was a Confederate veteran, photographer, and salesman for the W. Duke, Sons and Co. tobacco company in Durham, N.C.

More about Small can be found here: http://ncpedia.org/biography/small-edward-featherston

Acquisition information:
The Edward Featherston Small Papers were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as a purchase in 1939.
Processing information:

Processed by Meghan Lyon, July 2016

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Collection is open for research.

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[Identification of item], Edward Featherston Small Papers, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.