Edward Featherston Small papers, 1884-1921 and undated

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Summary

Creator:
Small, Edward F., 1844-1924
Abstract:
Edward Featherston Small was a photographer and salesperson for the W. Duke, Sons & Co. tobacco company in Durham, North Carolina. His papers include correspondence regarding W. Duke, Sons & 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 W. Duke, Sons and Co.
Extent:
0.5 Linear Feet
Language:
Materials in English
Collection ID:
RL.11260

Background

Scope and content:

This collection includes correspondence between Edward Featherston Small and representatives of the tobacco firm W. Duke, Sons & Co., as well as occasional letters from James B. Duke. It also contains typescript drafts prepared by Small discussing his service in the Confederate Army, his tobacco sales career, and other anecdotal autobiographical essays. Photographs include 1 portrait of Small, and two images 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 Army veteran, photographer, and salesperson for the W. Duke, Sons & Co. tobacco company in Durham, North Carolina.

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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