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Size | 65 items |
Abstract | Samuel E. Asbury (1872-1962), native of Granville County, N.C., was an historian of Texas, mainly concerned with North Carolinians in the Texas Republic. The collection includes correspondence and collected materials of Asbury chiefly related to his historical interests. Included are materials on Robert Potter and a typed transcription of an autobiography by Harriet A. Ames, describing life on the Texas frontier. |
Creator | Asbury, Samuel E. (Samuel Erson), 1872-1962. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Updated by: Kate Stratton and Jodi Berkowitz, March 2009
This collection was rehoused and a summary created with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
This finding aid was created with support from NC ECHO.
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Samuel E. (Samuel Erson) Asbury (1872-1962), native of Granville County, N.C., was an historian of Texas, mainly concerned with North Carolinians in the Texas Republic.
Back to TopThe collection includes correspondence and collected materials of Samuel E. Asbury related to his historical interest in North Carolinians in the Texas Republic. Included are materials on Robert Potter and a typed transcription of an autobiography by Harriet A. Ames, describing life on the Texas frontier. There is also a type transciption of the autobiography of Mrs. Ann Raney Thomas and a guide to notable contents.
Back to TopFolder 1 |
Original finding aid |
Papers, 1832-1910 |
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Folder 2-4
Folder 2Folder 3Folder 4 |
"The History of Her Life" by Mrs. Ann Raney Thomas |
Folder 5 |
Correspondence, 1943-1947 |