Box SFC3 [F09.090.03.01]
Container
Contains 72 Collections and/or Records:
Papers, 1916 - 1969
File — Box: SFC3 [F09.090.03.01], Folder: 287
Scope and Contents
Miscellaneous papers of the family, particularly those of Leone B. Newell, a Charlotte physician. Includes certificates, correspondence, genealogical materials, a household inventory for insurance purposes (1916), Mrs. William Burns Newell's wallet, newspaper clippings, notes and miscellaneous receipts.
Dates:
1916 - 1969
United States Courthouse and Post Office Building (Charlotte, N.C.) lithograph
Collection — Box: SFC3 [F09.090.03.01], Folder: 236
Identifier: MS0236
Overview
Contains a lithograph of an architectural rendering of the United States Courthouse and Post Office Building that was located on W. Trade St. in uptown Charlotte.
Dates:
1889
Paul Green papers
Collection — Box: SFC3 [F09.090.03.01], Folder: 237
Identifier: MS0237
Overview
Primarily souvenir programs (1938, 1941, 1947-48, 1970, 1974, 1997) of Paul Green's symphonic drama, The Lost Colony. The 1947 program is signed by four actors in the production, which is staged annually at the Waterside Theatre in Manteo on Roanoke Island, N.C. Also includes a program for Green's 1950 symphonic drama, Faith of Our Fathers, which was staged in Washington, D.C. and is based on George Washington's role in founding the American Republic.
Dates:
1938 - 1997
Sample Family papers
Collection — Box: SFC3 [F09.090.03.01], Folder: 240
Identifier: MS0240
Overview
Photocopies of indentures and surveys relating to land in northern Mecklenburg County along the Catawba River owned by the Sample Family. Some of the papers relate to land previously owned by James Latta, whose ca. 1800 house is the centerpiece for the present-day Historic Latta Plantation. Also includes genealogical information about the Sample Family.
Dates:
1753-1876
Andrew Baxter Springs letter
Collection — Box: SFC3 [F09.090.03.01], Folder: 245
Identifier: MS0245
Overview
Three-page letter (12-15-1864) from Andrew Baxter Springs to Confederate Congressman F. B. Sexton. In the letter, Springs expresses his optimism about the Civil War, with specific references about Union general William T. Sherman and Confederate commander Robert E. Lee. Springs also extends an invitation to Sexton to spend the Congressional holiday recess with him at his plantation, "Springfield." [Correspondence from Sexton to Springs is available in the Springs Family Papers in the Southern...
Dates:
1864
Adelaide L. Fries papers
Collection — Box: SFC3 [F09.090.03.01], Folder: 244
Identifier: MS0244
Overview
Material relating to the authenticity of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence, including a letter (1916) from Fries, an archivist and editor, to Stephen B. Weeks, North Carolina collector and historian, concerning Traugott Bagge's report that "the County of Mecklenburg declared itself free and independent of England" in 1775.
Dates:
1907-1939
Charlotteans for a Free Southern Africa records
Collection — Box: SFC3 [F09.090.03.01], Folder: 284
Identifier: MS0284
Overview
Records of a local anti-apartheid organization formed in 1985 by residents of Charlotte (N.C.), who were "concerned about the ongoing crisis in South Africa and neighboring countries." The organization sponsored a number of events, protested loans by local businesses to the South African government, and invited visits by speakers who would "share insights and information with citizens of our community."
Dates:
1988 - 1993
Photo depicting the grave stone of William Newell, 1778-1846, who was buried at the First Baptist Church.
Item — Box: SFC3 [F09.090.03.01], Folder: 287
Scope and Contents
William Newell was the father of Samuel S. Newell--the father of Alfred Turenne Newell, Senior.
Dates:
1916 - 1969
Photo depicting the grave stone of Jane Newell, 1778-1859, wife of William Newell.
Item — Box: SFC3 [F09.090.03.01], Folder: 287
Photo depicting the grave stone of Thomas A. Newell, 182?-1862
Item — Box: SFC3 [F09.090.03.01], Folder: 287