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Abstract | Francis Osborne Clarkson (1895-1984), of Charlotte, N.C., was a University of North Carolina alumnus (1916), lawyer, North Carolina Senator, and North Carolina Superior Court judge. He was married to Cama Burgess Clarkson. His father, North Carolina Supreme Court Judge Heriot Clarkson (1863-1942), and his mother, Mary Osborne Clarkson, also lived in Charlotte, N.C. The Clarkson family spent significant time in Little Switzerland, a vacation community in Western North Carolina that was founded circa 1909 by Heriot Clarkson. Josephine A. Osborne (1880-1966) was Francis O. Clarkson's aunt. Her father, Edwin Augustus Osborne (1837-1926), was a lawyer, Confederate colonel, Episcopal priest, and superintendent of Thompson Orphanage, Charlotte, N.C.; he also served as a chaplain in the Spanish-American War. The collection contains correspondence, legal documents, printed items, and other materials documenting Francis O. Clarkson's involvement in legal, religious, civic, and family matters. Files document arbitration, chiefly between labor unions and companies in North Carolina; Clarkson's legal representation of the Switzerland Company, including a conflict between the Switzerland Company and the Federal Highway Commission over payment to landowners for right of way during Blue Ridge Parkway development in the 1930s and 1940s; and to a lesser extent Clarkson's legal representation of individuals. There are also files relating to Clarkson's involvement with the Episcopal Church, both in Charlotte, N.C., and in Little Switzerland, N.C., and his involvement with civic organizations, including the local YMCA in Charlotte, N.C., and the establishment, development, and administration of the Second Street Branch, a separate YMCA branch in Charlotte, N.C., for African Americans. There is also a small amount of genealogical materials. The Addition of May 1981 contains correspondence, genealogical materials, and family papers created by Francis O. Clarkson's aunt, Josephine A. Osborne (1880-1966), and his grandfather, Edwin Augustus Osborne (1837-1926). |
Creator | Clarkson, Francis O. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: Sara Mannheimer, Virginia Ferris, and Julie Seifert, February 2013
Addition of May 1981 processed by: Danielle Fasig, February 2013
Updated by: Dawne Howard Lucas, May 2021
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Francis Osborne Clarkson (1895-1984), of Charlotte, N.C., was a University of North Carolina alumnus, lawyer, North Carolina Senator, and North Carolina Superior Court judge. He was married to Cama Burgess Clarkson. His father, North Carolina Supreme Court Judge Heriot Clarkson (1863-1942), and his mother, Mary Osborne Clarkson, also lived in Charlotte, N.C. The Clarkson family spent significant time in Little Switzerland, a vacation community in Western North Carolina that was founded circa 1909 by Heriot Clarkson.
Edwin Augustus Osborne was the father of Mary Osborne Clarkson. He was a lawyer, Confederate colonel, Episcopal priest, and superintendent of Thompson Orphanage, Charlotte, N.C., from its founding in 1892 until 1898. He also served as a chaplain in the Spanish-American War. His other daughter, Josephine A. Osborne (1880-1966), never married. In the years after her parents' deaths she conducted extensive research into her family's genealogy.
Back to TopThe collection consists of correspondence and other papers documenting Francis O. Clarkson's family and his involvement in legal, civic, and religious matters. There are files relating to arbitration overseen by Clarkson, chiefly between labor unions and companies in North Carolina. There are also files documenting Clarkson's legal representation of the Switzerland Company, a corporation founded by Clarkson's father, Heriot Clarkson, to build, develop, and protect the interests of Little Switzerland, a vacation community in western North Carolina. These files are chiefly correspondence regarding watersheds, land disputes, and a conflict between the Switzerland Company and the Federal Highway Commission over payment to landowners for right of way during the development of the Blue Ridge Parkway in the 1930s and 1940s. There are also a few materials documenting Clarkson's legal representation of individuals, including his execution of the estates of family members.
There are also files relating to Clarkson's involvement with the Episcopal Church, both in Charlotte, N.C., and in Little Switzerland, N.C., including correspondence and other materials relating to the Allied Church League, Saint Andrew's Church, Saint Peter's Church, the Diocese of North Carolina, and Episcopal missions in the Philippines and other countries. There is also documentation of Clarkson's involvement with the National War Labor Board, the Charlotte War and Community Chest Speakers' Bureau, and the Legal Aid Committee. There are files, 1941-1969, documenting Clarkson's tenure as president of the local YMCA in Charlotte, N.C., and his subsequent activity on the Board of Directors. There are also numerous files, 1942-1955, documenting the establishment, development, and administration of the Second Street Branch, a separate YMCA branch in Charlotte, N.C., for African Americans. There are also a few genealogical materials.
The Addition of May 1981 consists of the papers of Josephine A. Osborne and her father, Edwin Augustus Osborne. Josephine A. Osborne's materials include correspondence, genealogical research, family papers, writings, and photographs. Of note are printed materials, 1918, in support of women's suffrage; letters and photographs from Rachel Wolff, a missionary in India during the 1950s; and two letters from 1793 documenting the domestic lives of two women in North Carolina. Edwin Augustus Osborne's papers include correspondence, writings, and other related materials. Of note in his papers are materials relating to his involvement with the Thompson Orphanage in Charlotte, N.C., and drafts of several sermons written by him. There are also photographs, chiefly 1890s-1930s, of the Clarkson and Osborne families and their friends.
Additions received after 1981 have not been integrated into the original deposits. Researchers should check additions to be sure they have identified all files of interest to them.
Back to TopArrangement: Alphabetical
The collection consists of correspondence and other papers documenting Francis O. Clarkson's involvement in legal, civic, religious, and family matters. There are files relating to arbitration overseen by Clarkson, chiefly between labor unions and companies in North Carolina. There are also files documenting Clarkson's legal representation of the Switzerland Company, a corporation founded by Clarkson's father, Heriot Clarkson, to build, develop, and protect the interests of Little Switzerland, a vacation community in Western North Carolina. These files are chiefly correspondence regarding watersheds, land disputes, and a conflict between the Switzerland Company and the Federal Highway Commission over payment to landowners for right of way during the development of the Blue Ridge Parkway in the 1930s and 1940s. There are also a few materials documenting Clarkson's legal representation of individuals, including his execution of the estates of family members.
There are also files relating to Clarkson's involvement with the Episcopal Church, both in Charlotte, N.C., and in Little Switzerland, N.C., including correspondence and other materials relating to the Allied Church League, Saint Andrew's Church, Saint Peter's Church, the Diocese of North Carolina, and Episcopal missions in the Philippines and other countries. There is also documentation of Clarkson's involvement with the National War Labor Board, the Charlotte War and Community Chest Speakers' Bureau, and the Legal Aid Committee. There are files, 1941-1969, documenting Clarkson's tenure as president of the local YMCA in Charlotte, N.C., and his subsequent activity on the Board of Directors. There are also numerous files, 1942-1955, documenting the establishment, development, and administration of the Second Street Branch, a separate YMCA branch in Charlotte, N.C., for African Americans. Lastly, there are a few genealogical materials.
Please note that, for the most part, original folder titles have been retained.
Folder 1-12
Folder 1Folder 2Folder 3Folder 4Folder 5Folder 6Folder 7Folder 8Folder 9Folder 10Folder 11Folder 12 |
Allied Church League: General, 1946-1953 |
Folder 13-15
Folder 13Folder 14Folder 15 |
Allied Church League: Legislative Committee, 1948-1949, 1953 |
Folder 16-17
Folder 16Folder 17 |
Allied Church League: Statistics, 1949 |
Folder 18-19
Folder 18Folder 19 |
Arbitration: General, 1945-1953 |
Folder 20 |
Arbitration: Amazon Cotton Mills, 1944 |
Folder 21 |
Arbitration: Calvine Cotton Mills and Textile Workers Union of America, 1948 |
Folder 22 |
Arbitration: Cash, D.B., and Kendall Mills, 1947 |
Folder 23 |
Arbitration: Chadwick-Hoskins and Textile Workers Union of America, 1945-1947 |
Folder 24 |
Arbitration: Charlotte News, Charlotte Observer, and Printing Pressmen's Union, 1953 |
Folder 25-26
Folder 25Folder 26 |
Arbitration: Commercial Telegraphers Union, AFL, Western Union Division and Western Union Telegraph Company, 1950 |
Folder 27 |
Arbitration: Cone Finishing Company, 1945-1946 |
Folder 28 |
Arbitration: Dayton Rubber Company, 1950 |
Folder 29 |
Arbitration: Gastonia Weaving Company, 1946-1947 |
Folder 30 |
Arbitration: Harris Motor Lines, Inc., 1948 |
Folder 31 |
Arbitration: Johnson Motor Lines, 1949 |
Folder 32 |
Arbitration: Julliard, A. D., and Company and Textile Workers Union of America, 1951-1953 |
Folder 33 |
Arbitration: Local Number 391 of the Teamsters and Bell Lines, Incorporated, 1952 |
Folder 34 |
Arbitration: Louis and Holmes, 1947 |
Folder 35 |
Arbitration: Mead Corporation, Silva, and United Mine Workers, 1949 |
Folder 36 |
Arbitration: Mediation documents and related materials, 1951 |
Folder 37 |
Arbitration: North Carolina Finishing Company, 1951-1952 |
Folder 38 |
Arbitration: Reynolds Tobacco Company, 1948 |
Folder 39 |
Arbitration: Royle-Pilkington Company, 1952 |
Folder 40 |
Arbitration: Textron Southern, Incorporated, 1947-1948 |
Folder 41 |
Arbitration: Thomasville Chair Company and United Furniture Workers of America (called off) |
Folder 42-43
Folder 42Folder 43 |
Arbitration: United States Mediation Board, 1950-1951 |
Folder 44 |
Arbitration: Wade Manufacturing Company and Textile Workers Union of America, 1949 |
Folder 45 |
Arran Clan, 1922 |
Folder 46 |
Bennehan Cameron Family Data Series, 1900-1904 |
Folder 47 |
Bible teaching in schools, 1949-1953 |
Folder 48 |
Bland, Mortimer A.: Legal materials, 1942-1944Francis O. Clarkson handled Bland's affairs while Bland served in the military during World War II. |
Folder 49 |
Blue Ridge Parkway Tolls, 1955-1958 |
Folder 50 |
Bobbitt, William H., 1952Regarding Bobbitt's unsuccessful bid to be elected to the Supreme Court in 1952. |
Folder 51 |
Certificates, 1910, 1911, 1982Acknowledging civic engagement of Heriot Clarkson and Francis Clarkson. |
Folder 52-53
Folder 52Folder 53 |
Chamber of Commerce, 1950-1953 |
Folder 54 |
Charlotte Day Nursery: Negro Branch, Inc., 1948Legal documents and a few letters documenting Francis O. Clarkson's role as a trustee. |
Folder 55 |
Charlotte War and Community Chest: Speakers Bureau, 1944 |
Folder 56 |
Check book of Heriot Clarkson, 1923 |
Folder 57 |
City of Charlotte v. Charlotte Park and Recreation Commission, 1970 |
Folder 58-59
Folder 58Folder 59 |
Clarkson data, clippings, and related materials, 1860s-1961 |
Folder 60 |
Clarkson Superior Court Complaint, 1910 |
Folder 61-63
Folder 61Folder 62Folder 63 |
Clippings, circa 1915-1961 |
Folder 64-65
Folder 64Folder 65 |
Community Chest: Speaker's Bureau, 1945-1946 |
Folder 66 |
Correspondence, 1913-1933, 1967, 1980-1983Personal and professional letters from various correspondents, some enclosing historical letters (1913-1933) being returned Francis O. Clarkson. |
Folder 67 |
Correspondence with Woodrow Wilson, 1915 and 1963Letter to President Woodrow Wilson from Francis O. Clarkson, while he was a student at the University of North Carolina, and a response from Wilson. There is also a letter from an editor at the Papers of Woodrow Wilson. |
Folder 68-71
Folder 68Folder 69Folder 70Folder 71 |
Correspondence, 1918-1934Chiefly letters exchanged between Francis O. Clarkson and his mother, Mary Osborne Clarkson, while he served in the United States Marine Corps in Florida. There are also letters to Clarkson regarding his military service. |
Folder 72-89
Folder 72Folder 73Folder 74Folder 75Folder 76Folder 77Folder 78Folder 79Folder 80Folder 81Folder 82Folder 83Folder 84Folder 85Folder 86Folder 87Folder 88Folder 89 |
Correspondence, 1945-1950Correspondence with family and friends, including Robert B. House, Harry L. Golden, Frank Porter Graham, William Umstead, and Herschel V. Johnson. |
Folder 90-92
Folder 90Folder 91Folder 92 |
Correspondence, 1951Chiefly letters to Francis O. Clarkson from family and friends. Includes some copies of letters from Clarkson and some letters jointly addressed to his wife, Cama Clarkson. |
Folder 93-98
Folder 93Folder 94Folder 95Folder 96Folder 97Folder 98 |
Correspondence, 1953-1959Correspondence with family, friends, and professional contacts. Correspondence in 1954-1954 is chiefly regarding Francis O. Clarkson's appointment as Special Superior Court Judge. Notable correspondents include Robert B. House, and North Carolina Governor Luther B. Hodges (1955-1957), regarding issues such as prison reform and school integration in N.C. |
Folder 99 |
Correspondence, 1960-1964Correspondence with family, friends, and professional contacts, including a 25 November 1960 letter from Francis O. Clarkson to John F. Kennedy Jr. congratulating Kennedy on the election and voicing support for the campaign to organize the Peace Corps. There are also some printed items such as church programs |
Folder 100-125
Folder 100Folder 101Folder 102Folder 103Folder 104Folder 105Folder 106Folder 107Folder 108Folder 109Folder 110Folder 111Folder 112Folder 113Folder 114Folder 115Folder 116Folder 117Folder 118Folder 119Folder 120Folder 121Folder 122Folder 123Folder 124Folder 125 |
Correspondence, 1965-1979Includes correspondence with Robert B. House and letters, 1970-1973, from Episcopal missionaries in the Philippines and other locations, and other correspondence regarding donations to Episcopal causes. See also: Philippine missions, 1959-1965. |
Folder 126-127
Folder 126Folder 127 |
Deeds, 1883-1933 |
Folder 128 |
Democratic voters, Precinct 20, 1952 |
Folder 129-135
Folder 129Folder 130Folder 131Folder 132Folder 133Folder 134Folder 135 |
Diocesan Laymen's Association: General, 1947-1952 |
Folder 136-137
Folder 136Folder 137 |
Diocesan Laymen's Association: Convention, 1952-1953 |
Folder 138 |
Diocesan Laymen's Association: Finances, 1952-1953 |
Folder 139 |
Diocesan Laymen's Association: Handbook, 1951-1952 |
Folder 140-141
Folder 140Folder 141 |
Diocesan Laymen's Association: Keymen, 1951-1952 |
Folder 142 |
Diocesan Laymen's Association: Printed material, 1951-1953 |
Folder 143-144
Folder 143Folder 144 |
Diocesan Laymen's Association: Vade Mecum Conference, 1952-1953 |
Folder 145 |
Diocesan Laymen's Association: Training Program, 1952-1953 |
Folder 146 |
Diocese of North Carolina: Bishop coadjutor, 1950 |
Folder 147 |
Diocese of North Carolina: Bishop's car, 1947-1953 |
Folder 148-150
Folder 148Folder 149Folder 150 |
Diocese of North Carolina: Chancellor, 1947-1954 |
Folder 151 |
Diocese of North Carolina: Committee on Canons, 1948-1952 |
Folder 152 |
Diocese of North Carolina: Diocesan boundaries, 1948-1949 |
Folder 153-156
Folder 153Folder 154Folder 155Folder 156 |
Diocese of North Carolina: Executive Council, 1945-1947, 1951-1953 |
Folder 157 |
Diocese of North Carolina: Kanuga Charter, 1950-1952 |
Folder 158-159
Folder 158Folder 159 |
Diocese of North Carolina: Laymen's League Chapel of Thanks and related materials, 1945-1947 |
Folder 160 |
Diocese of North Carolina: Laymen's Thank Offering, 1953 |
Folder 161 |
Diocese of North Carolina: Murdoch Memorial Society, 1951 |
Folder 162 |
Diocese of North Carolina: Special Committee on School Segregation, 1954-1959 |
Folder 163-164
Folder 163Folder 164 |
Diocese of North Carolina: Vade Mecum Chapel: Operation Omega, 1949-1951 |
Folder 165 |
Diocese of North Carolina: Vade Mecum Scholarship Fund, 1948-1949 |
Folder 166 |
Duplex, 1948 |
Folder 167-169
Folder 167Folder 168Folder 169 |
Estate of Heriot Clarkson, 1941-1945Financial documents, Heriot Clarkson's will, and correspondence |
Folder 170 |
Estate of Josephine Osborne, 1966See also: Osborne, Josephine, 1956-1966 |
Folder 171 |
Estate of Margaret S. Clarkson, 1957-1958 |
Folder 172 |
Estate of R. Floyd Clarke, 1944-1945 |
Folder 173 |
Fishing clubs, 1964-1968 |
Folder 174 |
Frank Porter Graham memorial materials, 1972-1976 |
Folder 175 |
Genealogy: Burgess-Stokes family, 1981 |
Folder 176 |
Genealogy: Clarkson Family, undated |
Folder 177 |
Genealogy: Heriot Family, circa 1740-1790, 1890Handwritten or typescript copies of letters. |
Folder 178 |
General Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America, 1952 |
Folder 179-180
Folder 179Folder 180 |
Geneva Hall (formerly Little Switzerland Community Association), 1957-1964 |
Folder 181 |
Georgia Judiciary, Annual Convocation of, 1971Correspondence regarding the convocation and a transcript of Francis O. Clarkson's speech at the event. |
Folder 182 |
Good Samaritan Hospital, Inc., v. H.M. Sullivan, et al., 1943-1946 |
Folder 183 |
Good Samaritan Hospital: Nelson, Hattie, 1949-1951 |
Folder 184 |
Good Samaritan Hospital: Reynolds case, 1948 |
Folder 185 |
Gray, Fred W.: Legal correspondence, 1948 |
Folder 186-188
Folder 186Folder 187Folder 188 |
Heriot Clarkson papers, circa 1890-1910Chiefly business correspondence of Clarkson and Duls Law Offices in Charlotte, N.C. |
Folder 189-190
Folder 189Folder 190 |
Heriot Clarkson: Trustee Carrie Springs, 1916-1941 |
Folder 191 |
Heriot Clarkson: Masters thesis by Johnnie Virginia Anderson, 1971-1973 |
Folder 192 |
Heriot Clarkson's visit to Scotland, 1889 |
Folder 193 |
Heriot papers: Caldwell Woodduff's book, 1972-1979 |
Folder 194 |
Heriot papers: From Samuel G. White, Jacksonville, Fla., October 1973 |
Folder 195 |
Heriot, Robert: Documents, circa 1780Reproductions of documents relating to Robert Heriot's service in the South Carolina militia during the Revolutionary War; includes appointment documents, militia payroll, letters granting leave, and an infantry contract with signatures. There are also a few photocopied pages from the Encyclopedia of Continental Army Units, Battalions, Regiments, and Independent Corps by Fred Anderson Berg. |
Folder 196 |
Index to miscellaneous files, undatedIndex is not representative of current file arrangement. |
Folder 197 |
Joint Commission to Survey Problems of Missionary Work in Industrial Areas, 1953 |
Folder 198-200
Folder 198Folder 199Folder 200 |
Legal Aid Committee, 1944-1946 |
Folder 201-209
Folder 201Folder 202Folder 203Folder 204Folder 205Folder 206Folder 207Folder 208Folder 209 |
Little Switzerland Church of the Resurrection, 1944-1961Includes correspondence, documentation of services, invitations, thank you letters between Francis O. Clarkson, a lay reader and warden at the church, and guest preachers, a few financial documents, and other papers. |
Folder 210-212
Folder 210Folder 211Folder 212 |
Little Switzerland Community Association, 1945-1952Clippings, printed items, correspondence, handwritten notes, and the Certificate of Incorporation for the Little Switzerland Community Association, July 1946. |
Folder 213-214
Folder 213Folder 214 |
Little Switzerland Community Association, Inc.: Water system, 1957-1961 |
Folder 215 |
Little Switzerland map, 1933 |
Image Folder PF-3275/12 |
Little Switzerland photograph, 1935Photographs depict the dedication ceremony for a memorial tower in honor of Heriot Clarkson and World War II veterans from Little Switzerland. |
Folder 216 |
Lockhart, Rosa, trustee, 1947-1952 |
Folder 217-219
Folder 217Folder 218Folder 219 |
Mary O. Clarkson, 1913, 1942-1948Records relating to Mary Osborne Clarkson's house in Little Switzerland, N.C., and its maintenance |
Folder 220 |
Moore family, 1959-1974Chiefly correspondence relating to Alfred Moore and the Moore family |
Folder 221 |
Moore genealogy, circa 1960-1970 |
Folder 222 |
Moore historic pamphlets and related materials, circa 1936-1974 |
Folder 223 |
Moore: Notes and copies, 1923-1974 |
Folder 224-225
Folder 224Folder 225 |
Morrison Training School, 1914-1955 (bulk 1944-1945)Primarily 1944-1945, but with isolated correspondence between 1914-1919. |
Folder 226 |
Morrison, Cameron: Presentation of portrait to General Assembly, 31 March 1955 |
Folder 227 |
National College of American Trial Judges, 1965 |
Folder 228 |
National War Labor Board, 1944-1946Francis O. Clarkson served on the Board until its termination on 12 February 1946. |
Folder 229 |
National War Labor Board: A.C. Lawrence Leather Company, Asheville, N.C., 1944-1945 |
Folder 230 |
National War Labor Board: Dayton Rubber Manufacturing Company, Waynesville, N.C., 1945 |
Folder 231 |
National War Labor Board: Exposition Cotton Mills and Textile Workers Union of America, Atlanta, Ga., 1945 |
Folder 232 |
National War Labor Board: Industrial Cotton Mills Company, Charlotte, N.C., 1945 |
Folder 233 |
National War Labor Board: Snow Lumber Company case, High Point, N.C., 1944 |
Folder 234 |
National War Labor Board: Southern Extract Company and United Mine Workers of America, Knoxville, Tenn., 1944 |
Folder 235 |
North Carolina Commission on Interracial Cooperation, 1942-1944Correspondence and other materials relating to the organization of the commission, its constitution, and the 1944 annual meeting. Includes a report by Francis O. Clarkson on courts and law observance as relating to interracial cooperation. |
Folder 236 |
North Carolina Conference of Superior Court Judges, 1971-1974 |
Folder 237 |
North Carolina General Assembly, 1931Volume of clippings from the 1931 General Assembly, in which Francis O. Clarkson, while a state Senator, had a key role in resolving an impasse regarding a North Carolina revenue bill. |
Folder 238-241
Folder 238Folder 239Folder 240Folder 241 |
North Carolina Society of the Cincinnati, 1942-1960 |
Folder 242 |
North Carolina Society of the Cincinnati: Scholarships, 1942-1954 |
Folder 243-244
Folder 243Folder 244 |
Nuger v. Paramount Pictures Inc., 1946-1947 |
Folder 245 |
Obituaries, undated |
Folder 246 |
Osborne, Adlai, Princeton University Archives, 1975 |
Folder 247 |
Osborne bibliography, undated |
Folder 248-249
Folder 248Folder 249 |
Osborne family, 1973-1977 and undated |
Folder 250-251
Folder 250Folder 251 |
Osborne, Josephine, 1956-1966See also: Estate of Josephine Osborne, 1966 |
Folder 252 |
Osborne-Moore genealogy, 1969-1979 |
Folder 253 |
Philippine missions, 1959-1965Includes correspondence between Francis O. Clarkson in North Carolina and Father Valentin Biteng and Bishop Edward Longid in the Philippines and a pamphlet by Bishop Longid entitled "Missionary Journey", 1963, about his work with the Philippine Episcopal Church. See also Correspondence, 1970-1973. |
Folder 254-255
Folder 254Folder 255 |
Folder numbers not used |
Oversize Image Folder OP-PF-3275/1 |
Photograph: American Legion Convention, Wrightsville Beach, N.C., 1920 |
Image Folder PF-3275/2 |
Photographs: Clarkson family, circa 1915Snapshots appear to depict Francis O. Clarkson, his family, and his friends, on the University of North Carolina campus and in the Little Switzerland, N.C., area. |
Image Folder PF-3275/11 |
Photographs: Philippine missions, 1959-1965Annotated, from Valentin Biteng. |
Image Folder PF-3275/1 |
Photograph: Supreme Court of North Carolina, 1929 |
Folder 256-267
Folder 256Folder 257Folder 258Folder 259Folder 260Folder 261Folder 262Folder 263Folder 264Folder 265Folder 266Folder 267 |
Personal, 1936-1966Clippings, correspondence, a few photographs, awards, printed items, and typescript documents, both personal and professional. |
Folder 268-273
Folder 268Folder 269Folder 270Folder 271Folder 272Folder 273 |
Receipts, 1944-1953 |
Folder 274-275
Folder 274Folder 275 |
Retirement, 1968Official and personal correspondence regarding Francis O. Clarkson's retirement in 1968. |
Folder 276 |
Saint Andrew's Church, 1946-1952 |
Folder 277-278
Folder 277Folder 278 |
Saint Andrew's Church: New location, 1952-1953 |
Folder 279 |
Saint Andrew's Church: Property file, 1952-1953 |
Folder 280-282
Folder 280Folder 281Folder 282 |
Saint Peter's Church: General, 1946-1953 |
Folder 283 |
Saint Peter's Church: Bishop Keeler's mission, 1945-1946 |
Folder 284 |
Saint Peter's Church: Bishop Strider's mission, 1944 |
Folder 285-287
Folder 285Folder 286Folder 287 |
Saint Peter's Church: Church Improvement Committee, 1949-1951A large amount of correspondence and printed items regard the Anti-Liquor Campaign, focusing on Alcohol Beverage Control (ABC) stores in North Carolina. |
Folder 288 |
Saint Peter's Church: Centennial, 1944 |
Folder 289 |
Saint Peter's Hospital: Claims, 1940-1944 |
Folder 290-292
Folder 290Folder 291Folder 292 |
Saint Peter's Church: Every member canvass, 1947-1951 |
Folder 293 |
Saint Peter's Church: Memorial windows, 1943-1946 |
Folder 294 |
Saint Peter's Church: Vestry and Parish Council, 1943-1945 |
Folder 295-297
Folder 295Folder 296Folder 297 |
Seminar, 1966-1967 |
Folder 298 |
Speakers Bureau War Bond Campaign, 1942-1944 |
Folder 299-301
Folder 299Folder 300Folder 301 |
Speeches and related materials, 1942-1953, 1966 |
Folder 302 |
Superior Court judgeship appointment, 1954-1979Oaths of office, certificates of nomination, and official correspondence with Governor Luther Hodges and William Umstead. |
Folder 303-304
Folder 303Folder 304 |
Superior Court seminars and conferences, 1964-1969 |
Folder 305 |
Surtz v. Landreth and Carson, 1966-1967 |
Folder 306-313
Folder 306Folder 307Folder 308Folder 309Folder 310Folder 311Folder 312Folder 313 |
Switzerland Company, 1930-1944, 1952-1954, 1961 |
Folder 314-325
Folder 314Folder 315Folder 316Folder 317Folder 318Folder 319Folder 320Folder 321Folder 322Folder 323Folder 324Folder 325 |
Switzerland Company: General correspondence, 1935-1951, 1968-1970 |
Folder 326 |
Switzerland Company: Income tax matter, 1939 |
Folder 327 |
Switzerland Company: James A. Jones, Francis O. Clarkson's Knob property, 1956-1967 |
Folder 328 |
Switzerland Company: Memorials, 1947-1948Materials relating to the dedication ceremony for a memorial tower in honor of Heriot Clarkson and World War II veterans from Little Switzerland. |
Folder 329 |
Switzerland Company: Mitchell matter, 1963-1964 |
Folder 330-331
Folder 330Folder 331 |
Switzerland Company: Old contracts, 1913-1945 |
Folder 332-333
Folder 332Folder 333 |
Switzerland Company: Parkway: General, 1960-1963Chiefly legal documents. |
Folder 334-340
Folder 334Folder 335Folder 336Folder 337Folder 338Folder 339Folder 340 |
Switzerland Company: Parkway: Correspondence, 1936-1940, 1959-1964Includes correspondence between Francis O. Clarkson and his father Heriot Clarkson. |
Folder 341 |
Switzerland Company: Parkway: Law memoranda and related materials, 1964-1967 |
Folder 342-343
Folder 342Folder 343 |
Switzerland Company: Parkway: Newspaper clippings, 1938-1939 |
Folder 344-345
Folder 344Folder 345 |
Switzerland Company: Tax returns, 1934-1943 |
Folder 346 |
Switzerland Company: Washburn suit, 1947-1948 |
Folder 347-348
Folder 347Folder 348 |
Switzerland Company: Water system controversy and Board of Health, 1947-1960 |
Folder 349 |
Switzerland Company and Walker v. USA, 1965-1967 |
Folder 350-351
Folder 350Folder 351 |
Switzerland Company v. Reid Queen, 1937-1941 |
Folder 352 |
Switzerland Company v. State Highway Commission, 1939-1941 |
Folder 353 |
Thomas S. Clarkson, 1966Correspondence and related materials regarding the death of Francis O. Clarkson's brother. |
Folder 354-358
Folder 354Folder 355Folder 356Folder 357Folder 358 |
Thompson Orphanage: Annual reports and bank statements, 1919-1948 |
Folder 359-363
Folder 359Folder 360Folder 361Folder 362Folder 363 |
Umstead, William Bradley: Memorial materials, 1948-1957Francis O. Clarkson's address upon the occasion of the presentation of a portrait of the late Governor William Bradley Umstead to the state of North Carolina, on 19 February 1957, together with program, clippings, correspondence, data, and notes accumulated during the preparation of the address, 1948-1957 |
Folder 364 |
University of North Carolina Class of 1916, 1952-1953 |
Folder 365 |
University of North Carolina Class of 1916: Reunion, 1949 |
Folder 366 |
Virginia Seminary, 1948-1949 |
Oversize Volume SV-3275/1 |
Yackety Yack, 1916Francis O. Clarkson was the editor-in-chief of this edition. His name is inscribed in the front cover. Also contains several clippings about the edition. |
Folder 367-368
Folder 367Folder 368 |
YMCA, 1941-1944Francis O. Clarkson was president of the Charlotte, N.C., chapter of the YMCA from the late 1930s until January 1943, and continued to serve on the Board of Directors thereafter. Clarkson was also active on various committees, including the Religious Program Committee, which, among other activities, advocated for temperance programs in schools. He was also chairman of the Colored YMCA Committee, formed to establish and develop the Second Street Branch, a separate YMCA branch in Charlotte, N.C., for African Americans. |
Folder 369 |
YMCA: Central, 1946-1953 |
Folder 370 |
YMCA: Legal 1969 |
Folder 371-379
Folder 371Folder 372Folder 373Folder 374Folder 375Folder 376Folder 377Folder 378Folder 379 |
YMCA: Negro Branch, 1942-1953Clippings, printed items, correspondence, and building plans for the African American YMCA, Second Street Branch, in Charlotte, N.C. Includes scattered correspondence with Howard Odum. |
Folder 380 |
YMCA: Second Street Branch: Notes 1950-1955 |
Folder 381 |
YMCA: Second Street Branch: Executive Secretary C.T. Perkins, 1946-1947 |
Papers of Josephine A. Osborne and her father, Edwin Augustus Osborne. Josephine A. Osborne's materials include correspondence, genealogical research, family papers, writings, and photographs. Of note are printed materials, 1918, in support of women's suffrage; letters and photographs from Rachel Wolff, a missionary in India during the 1950s; and two letters from 1793 documenting the domestic lives of two women in North Carolina. Edwin Augustus Osborne's papers include correspondence, writings, and other related materials. Of note in his papers are materials relating to his involvement with the Thompson Orphanage and drafts of several sermons written by him. There are also photographs of the Clarkson and Osborne families and their friends, primarily from the 1890s to the 1930s, including a photograph of a "baby prize fighter."
Please note that, for the most part, original folder titles have been retained.
Correspondence, writings, and collected printed materials and clippings of Josephine A. Osborne. The correspondence is primarily with church members, colleagues, and relatives, as well as form letters from the Thompson Orphanage and from Rachel Wolff, a missionary in India. Writings include notes, handwritten drafts, typescript copies of articles and talks, and school materials. Printed materials include pamphlets, brochures, and charts largely relating to historic sites and the history of the church in North Carolina. Of particular note are a collection of pro-women's suffrage printed materials. Clippings include retrospective Civil War clippings, articles about relatives Francis O. Clarkson and Heriot Clarkson, and southern history and culture.
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Mabel Lucas correspondence, 1949-1955Primarily letters from Mabel Lucas to Josephine A. Osborne concerning her involvement in the Woman's Auxiliary to the National Council, Diocese of North Carolina, and her position as a tour guide for Brownell Travel Bureau. Later letters include many postcards and travel brochures. |
Folder 387 |
Rachel Wolff letters, 1951-1955Printed annual letters during time as missionary in India. |
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Rachel Wolff photographs, 1951-1955Photographs, primarily of Indian children and slums, with extensive descriptions typed on verso. |
Folder 389 |
Thompson Orphanage, 1929-1942Clippings, letters, and newsletters. Many are about the Orphanage's Golden Jubilee. |
Folder 388 |
Thompson Orphanage: Alumni Association newsletters and form letters, 1964-1966 |
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Letters to Josephine A. Osborne from various correspondents, 1959-1965Includes many Christmas cards, notes, and newsletters from various North Carolina churches. |
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Josephine A. Osborne writings, 1929-1949Biography of Charles Osborne, "The American Negro, a Picture"; "Memories of Chapel Hill," 1929-1931; "Missionary Talk" 1949; "North Carolinians at the Massacre of Fort Mims," 1938; and a history of the Chelidon Book Club. |
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School materials, 1899-1935Class syllabus, graded papers, and grade reports, for correspondence courses at the University of North Carolina, and a notebook of "English notes," 1899-1900. |
Folder 397 |
Women's suffrage movement papers, 1918Mainly printed pro-suffrage materials and a few handwritten notes. |
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Church historyPamphlets, historical charts, and clippings about North Carolina churches. |
Folder 401 |
Historic sites: Printed materialsPamphlets and clippings about Brunswick Town, N.C., Cape Fear, and Tryon Palace, in New Bern, N.C. |
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Pamphlets, 1899-1953Chiefly offprints of scholarly journals of southern history. |
Folder 405 |
"Liberty Hall"Written by Adlai Laurens Osborne. Photocopied from original in the Thomas Henderson Papers, North Carolina State Department of Archives and History. |
Folder 406 |
Francis O. Clarkson and Heriot Clarkson, clippings and programs, 1939-1959 |
Folder 407 |
Civil War retrospective clippings, circa 1910-1930 |
Folder 408 |
Queen's College clippings and notesBackground material for an article to be written by Josephine A. Osborne. |
Folder 409 |
ScrapbookClippings related to the South collected by Josephine A. Osborne. |
Folder 410 |
"Scrapbook on southern scene"Clippings relating to the South. |
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Other papersIncludes a World War II award to Josephine A. Osborne for her work in a rubber factory, a University Day program from 1942, and receipts and statements from the Home Owners' Loan Corporation, 1934-1944. |
Materials relating to Josephine A. Osborne's genealogical research of the Osborne, Moore, McWhorter, Nisbet, Napier, Sharpe, and Peacock families. Materials include notes, family trees, correspondence with various relatives, originals and reproductions of family papers, and other similar materials.
Of note are two letters from the 1790s written by Mary L. Osborne to Miss M.Mc. Osborne concerning her home life in North Carolina. There are also many materials relating to the restoration of Tryon Palace in New Bern, N.C. Josephine A. Osborne helped prepare exhibits of genealogical materials for the site.
Note that, for the most part, original folder titles have been retained.
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Osborne family genealogyNotes, genealogical lines, and typescript reproductions of various documents relating to several branches of the Osborne family. Also includes correspondence, 1930s-1950s, between Josephine A. Osborne and various relatives, particularly Fred Osborne of Texas. |
Folder 425 |
Osborne family deedsPhotostatic copies. |
Folder 426 |
Names of Osborne English familyJosephine A. Osborne's notes and typescript copies of others' notes. |
Folder 427 |
Houstons on Edwin J. Osborne, 1948-1952Correspondence and notes. |
Folder 428 |
Mrs. Rankin on Egbert Osborne, 1948-1956Correspondence and notes. |
Folder 429 |
Mrs. Mowry on Osborne family, 1960Genealogical correspondence. |
Folder 430 |
Mrs. Caldwell on Adlai Osborne, 1960Genealogical correspondence and annotated printed materials, including a 1942 University Day pamphlet. |
Folder 431 |
Osborne family book: Typescript draftBy Josephine A. Osborne. |
Folder 432 |
"Osborne Family an Exception to the Rule"Several typescript copies of an article by Dr. Archibald Henderson about Alexander Osborne and Adlai Osborne. |
Folder 433 |
"Osborne Family an Exception to the Rule": Extras and incompletesNotes and incomplete typescripts of the article by Dr. Archibald Henderson. |
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Moore family genealogyFamily trees, correspondence, reproductions of family papers, charts, and notes. Also contains photostatic copies of a family tree of Alexander D. Moore Sr. and the will of Alexander D. Moore Jr. |
Folder 439 |
Moore family miscellanyCompiled by Josephine A. Osborne. Contains clippings, notes, and typescript copes of family papers. |
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Marie S. Moore genealogical correspondence, 1951-1963 |
Folder 440 |
Nisbet family genealogyClippings and notes. |
Folder 441 |
"Nisbet Narrations," 1961Collected by Newton Alexander Nisbet. |
Folder 442 |
McWhorter family genealogyNotes and 1956 yearbook of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of the City of New York. |
Folder 443 |
Davis McWhorter genealogical correspondence, 1953-1959 |
Folder 444 |
Ashe family genealogyNotes and correspondence. |
Folder 445 |
Wille Ashe regarding plantation, 1941-1946Genealogical correspondence. |
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Ewing-Stevenson family genealogyClippings, notes, and correspondence. |
Folder 448 |
Lucas, Young, and Nisbet lines |
Folder 449 |
Sharpe, Peacock, and Napier lines |
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Alice Napier on Osborne, Napier, Sharpe, and Peacock families, 1952-1959Correspondence, notes, and family trees. |
Folder 452 |
Lucille Peacock genealogical correspondence, 1952-1956 |
Folder 453 |
Terrel Young genealogical correspondence, 1950s |
Folder 454 |
Chalmers Davidson genealogical correspondence, 1955-1957Chielfy about Osborne family. |
Folder 455 |
Mrs. W.W. Whaley on Edwin Jeffress, 1961Correspondence and notes. |
Folder 456 |
Tryon Palace restorationBrochures and a 1961 letter from Mrs. John A. Kellenberger, the chairman of the Tryon Palace commission. |
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Tryon Palace exhibitsTypescripts of family lines and genealogical notes. |
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Tryon Palace papersIncludes correspondence, genealogical notes, and an application for the Daughters of the American Revolution. |
Folder 461 |
Descendants of Thomas LloydCompiled by Josephine A. Osborne for the Tryon Palace Commission. |
Folder 462 |
Dictation of genealogical notesDictated by cousins Kate DeRossett Meares and Mary DeRossett Curtis. |
Folder 463 |
Letters from Mary L. Osborne, circa 1793Letters to Miss M.Mc. Osborne concerning domestic life. Includes both the originals and typescript transcriptions prepared by Josephine A. Osborne. |
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"Old" family letters, 1815-1900Letters written by a variety of Josephine A. Osborne's family members, primarily concerning daily life. The bulk of the letters are from the 1830s and the 1860s-1870s. |
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Heraldic emblemsIncludes typescript report on Osborne family emblems. |
Folder 467 |
Colonial Dames papersTypescript copy of Mrs. Shannonhouse's application for membership. |
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Miscellaneous genealogical correspondence, 1913-1957With various relatives and acquaintances. |
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Miscellaneous genealogical notesFamily trees and scattered notes about different branches of the family. |
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Unfinished genealogical materialsNotes for papers, family trees, and brief biographies. |
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Unsolved genealogical queriesCorrespondence with various distant relatives inquiring into branches of the family. |
Papers belonging to Edwin Augustus Osborne, who was a lawyer, Confederate colonel, Episcopal priest, and superintendent of Thompson Orphanage in Charlotte, N.C., from its founding in 1892 until 1898. He also served as a chaplain in the Spanish-American War. Materials include correspondence with friends and colleagues, writings, and various family papers, including deeds, estate documents, and financial materials. Of particular note are materials from the Thompson Orphange, in Charlotte, N.C., and drafts of sermons prepared by Edwin Augustus Osborne.
Note that, for the most part, original folder titles have been retained.
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Correspondence with Edwin Augustus Osborne, 1872-1925Primarily concerning daily life. |
Folder 479 |
Letters to various church figures from Edwin Augustus Osborne, 1920 |
Folder 480 |
Call to St. Paul's church in Selma, Ala., 1875Letters concerning Edwin Augustus Osborne's appointment. |
Folder 481 |
Family letters, 1889-1925Includes invitations to the weddings of daughters Mary L. Osborne and Martha J. Osborne. |
Folder 482 |
Wedding and anniversary lettersIncludes letters to Edwin Augustus Osborne congratulating him on his fiftieth wedding anniversary. |
Folder 483 |
Reasons for Not Leaving the Church, 1912 and 1919Letters from Edwin Augustus Osborne to Mrs. McGinire and Clarence King trying to convince them not to leave the church. |
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Edwin Augustus Osborne writingsLetters and writings by Edwin Augustus Osborne entitled "The Unconfirmed and Holy Communion," 1910; "History of the 4th Regiment of North Carolina State Troops"; handwritten draft of "A Chapter in the Life of a Confederate Soldier"; and drafts of sermons. |
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Family Bible of Edwin Augustus OsborneInscription states that the Bible was given to Edwin Augustus Osborne by his wife, Frances "Fannie" S. Osborne, in 1869. Edwin Augustus Osborne then gave it to his son, Alexander D.M. Osborne, in 1922. |
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Church and military papers, 1861-1923Appointments to deacon and various military positions. |
Folder 489 |
Deeds and willsDeeds, wills, and other similar materials of Edwin Augustus Osborne. |
Folder 490 |
Estate of Edwin Augustus OsborneCertificate of death for Edwin Augustus Osborne and letters to Adlai Osborne from Francis M. Osborne, concerning the settlement of the estate. |
Folder 491 |
Herradura Land CompanyStocks and letters from the company. |
Folder 492 |
Accounts, 1888-1890Receipts, purchase lists, related materials. |
Folder 493 |
Financial materials, 1911-1914Receipts and bank statements. |
Folder 494 |
About Edwin Augustus OsborneMainly church histories and clippings. |
Folder 495 |
Confederate veteran's badges, circa 1900 |
Folder 496 |
Regiment of Midshipmen Christmas cards |
Folder 497 |
Other papersIncome tax returns, clipping about Edwin Augustus Osborne's sixtieth anniversary, notes. |
Photographs of Osborne and Clarkson family and friends and photographic reproductions of family portraits. Includes a photograph of "baby prize fighter" Francis B. Osborne from 1910. Many of the photographs appear to have been gathered as part of Josephine A. Osborne's genealogical research.
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Josephine A. Osborne, 1953 |
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Edwin Augustus Osborne, circa 1920Photograph of Edwin Augustus Osborne, dated 1922, a photograph of Edwin Augustus Osborne with great-granddaughter Sarah Clarkson, circa 1920s, and a photograph of Edwin Augustus Osborne with M.J. Stuart at the Thompson Orphanage, dated 1921. |
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Silhouette of A.D. Moore, circa 1800s |
Pernulia Osborne, circa 1890s |
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E.K.P. Osborne, dated 1893 |
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Ephraim B. Osborne at approximate age of 90-93, circa 1890Aged 90-93. |
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Joyer Osborne, Adelaide Osborne, and an unidentified boy, circa 1910 |
Francis B. Osborne at age five, circa 1910Verso reads "baby prize fighter." |
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Adlai Osborne, circa 1920 |
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Marie Osborne and Harriet Osborne as young girls, circa 1920 |
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Heriot Clarkson, 1933 |
Heriot Clarkson and Mary Clarkson, 1933 |
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Frank Clarkson, 1948 |
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Harriet, Louise, and Rebecca as children, 1950 |
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Dr. J.F. Shaffner of the fourth regiment, circa 1870 |
Mr. and Mrs. J.J. Dorris, 1922 |
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Mrs. Albert Hallman's house, 1927One of house, one of house with unidentified woman. |
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Reproductions of family portraitsPhotographic reproductions, circa 1950, of painted portraits of family members with supporting notes and letters. Portraits are of Thomas Osborne (1631-1712), the first Duke of Leeds; Francis Godolphin Osborne (1751-1799), the fifth Duke of Leeds; Alexander McWhorter (1734-1807); Margaret McWhorter (1776-1864); and Robin Davidson (1769-1853). |