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Size | 0.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 6 items) |
Abstract | William Cain (1847-1930) was a mathematician and civil engineer. The collection includes chiefly engineering notes concerning bridges, retaining walls, pipe culverts, and a survey of cross sections of the French Broad River, western North Carolina, 1868-1869. Also included is a portfolio of memoirs, written by Cain in the 1920s, about the Civil War and his relatives, Superior Court Judge John Lancaster Bailey and William Henry Bailey. |
Creator | Cain, Wm. (William), 1847-1930. |
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, January 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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William Cain (1847-1930) was a mathematician and civil engineer. He was the son of William Cain and Sarah Jane Bailey Cain of Hillsboro, N.C. He came to the University of North Carolina as a member of the faculty in 1889.
Back to TopThe collection includes chiefly engineering notes of William Cain concerning bridges, retaining walls, pipe culverts, and a survey of cross sections of the French Broad River, western North Carolina, 1868-1869. Also included is a portfolio of memoirs, written by Cain in the 1920s, about the Civil War and his relatives, Superior Court Judge John Lancaster Bailey and William Henry Bailey.
Back to TopFolder 1a |
Original finding aid |
Folder 1 |
Volume 1: "Notes Relative to Vertical Pressures on Pipe Culverts," undated |
Folder 2 |
Volume 2: Notebook, 1868-1869 |
Folder 3 |
Volume 3: Notebook, circa 1878-1882 |
Folder 4 |
Volume 4: Notebook, circa 1885-1896 |
Folder 5 |
Volumes 5-6: Recollections, 1920s |