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Collection Number: 03275

Collection Title: Francis O. Clarkson Papers, 1903-1982.

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Size About 18,500 items (36.5 linear ft).
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
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Copyright Notice
Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], in the Francis O. Clarkson Papers, #3275, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Acquisitions Information
Received from Francis O. Clarkson in May 1981 (Acc. 81058), in December 1981 (Acc. 082060), and February 1983 (Acc. 083021).
Sensitive Materials Statement
Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, the North Carolina Public Records Act (N.C.G.S. § 132 1 et seq.), and Article 7 of the North Carolina State Personnel Act (Privacy of State Employee Personnel Records, N.C.G.S. § 126-22 et seq.). Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill assumes no responsibility.
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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.

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The 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.

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expand/collapse Expand/collapse Francis O. Clarkson Papers, 1740s-1982.

About 14,400 items.

Arrangement: 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 1

Folder 2

Folder 3

Folder 4

Folder 5

Folder 6

Folder 7

Folder 8

Folder 9

Folder 10

Folder 11

Folder 12

Allied Church League: General, 1946-1953

Folder 13-15

Folder 13

Folder 14

Folder 15

Allied Church League: Legislative Committee, 1948-1949, 1953

Folder 16-17

Folder 16

Folder 17

Allied Church League: Statistics, 1949

Folder 18-19

Folder 18

Folder 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 25

Folder 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 42

Folder 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, 1942-1944

Francis 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., 1952

Regarding Bobbitt's unsuccessful bid to be elected to the Supreme Court in 1952.

Folder 51

Certificates, 1910, 1911, 1982

Acknowledging civic engagement of Heriot Clarkson and Francis Clarkson.

Folder 52-53

Folder 52

Folder 53

Chamber of Commerce, 1950-1953

Folder 54

Charlotte Day Nursery: Negro Branch, Inc., 1948

Legal 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 58

Folder 59

Clarkson data, clippings, and related materials, 1860s-1961

Folder 60

Clarkson Superior Court Complaint, 1910

Folder 61-63

Folder 61

Folder 62

Folder 63

Clippings, circa 1915-1961

Folder 64-65

Folder 64

Folder 65

Community Chest: Speaker's Bureau, 1945-1946

Folder 66

Correspondence, 1913-1933, 1967, 1980-1983

Personal 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 1963

Letter 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 68

Folder 69

Folder 70

Folder 71

Correspondence, 1918-1934

Chiefly 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 72

Folder 73

Folder 74

Folder 75

Folder 76

Folder 77

Folder 78

Folder 79

Folder 80

Folder 81

Folder 82

Folder 83

Folder 84

Folder 85

Folder 86

Folder 87

Folder 88

Folder 89

Correspondence, 1945-1950

Correspondence with family and friends, including Robert B. House, Harry L. Golden, Frank Porter Graham, William Umstead, and Herschel V. Johnson.

Folder 90-92

Folder 90

Folder 91

Folder 92

Correspondence, 1951

Chiefly 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 93

Folder 94

Folder 95

Folder 96

Folder 97

Folder 98

Correspondence, 1953-1959

Correspondence 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, 1960-1964

Correspondence 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 100

Folder 101

Folder 102

Folder 103

Folder 104

Folder 105

Folder 106

Folder 107

Folder 108

Folder 109

Folder 110

Folder 111

Folder 112

Folder 113

Folder 114

Folder 115

Folder 116

Folder 117

Folder 118

Folder 119

Folder 120

Folder 121

Folder 122

Folder 123

Folder 124

Folder 125

Correspondence, 1965-1979

Includes 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 126

Folder 127

Deeds, 1883-1933

Folder 128

Democratic voters, Precinct 20, 1952

Folder 129-135

Folder 129

Folder 130

Folder 131

Folder 132

Folder 133

Folder 134

Folder 135

Diocesan Laymen's Association: General, 1947-1952

Folder 136-137

Folder 136

Folder 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 140

Folder 141

Diocesan Laymen's Association: Keymen, 1951-1952

Folder 142

Diocesan Laymen's Association: Printed material, 1951-1953

Folder 143-144

Folder 143

Folder 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 148

Folder 149

Folder 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 153

Folder 154

Folder 155

Folder 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 158

Folder 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 163

Folder 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 167

Folder 168

Folder 169

Estate of Heriot Clarkson, 1941-1945

Financial documents, Heriot Clarkson's will, and correspondence

Folder 170

Estate of Josephine Osborne, 1966

See 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, 1890

Handwritten 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 179

Folder 180

Geneva Hall (formerly Little Switzerland Community Association), 1957-1964

Folder 181

Georgia Judiciary, Annual Convocation of, 1971

Correspondence 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 186

Folder 187

Folder 188

Heriot Clarkson papers, circa 1890-1910

Chiefly business correspondence of Clarkson and Duls Law Offices in Charlotte, N.C.

Folder 189-190

Folder 189

Folder 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 1780

Reproductions 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, undated

Index 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 198

Folder 199

Folder 200

Legal Aid Committee, 1944-1946

Folder 201-209

Folder 201

Folder 202

Folder 203

Folder 204

Folder 205

Folder 206

Folder 207

Folder 208

Folder 209

Little Switzerland Church of the Resurrection, 1944-1961

Includes 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 210

Folder 211

Folder 212

Little Switzerland Community Association, 1945-1952

Clippings, printed items, correspondence, handwritten notes, and the Certificate of Incorporation for the Little Switzerland Community Association, July 1946.

Folder 213-214

Folder 213

Folder 214

Little Switzerland Community Association, Inc.: Water system, 1957-1961

Folder 215

Little Switzerland map, 1933

Image Folder PF-3275/12

Little Switzerland photograph, 1935

Photographs 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 217

Folder 218

Folder 219

Mary O. Clarkson, 1913, 1942-1948

Records relating to Mary Osborne Clarkson's house in Little Switzerland, N.C., and its maintenance

Folder 220

Moore family, 1959-1974

Chiefly 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 224

Folder 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, 1944-1946

Francis 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, 1942-1944

Correspondence 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, 1931

Volume 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 238

Folder 239

Folder 240

Folder 241

North Carolina Society of the Cincinnati, 1942-1960

Folder 242

North Carolina Society of the Cincinnati: Scholarships, 1942-1954

Folder 243-244

Folder 243

Folder 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 248

Folder 249

Osborne family, 1973-1977 and undated

Folder 250-251

Folder 250

Folder 251

Osborne, Josephine, 1956-1966

See also: Estate of Josephine Osborne, 1966

Folder 252

Osborne-Moore genealogy, 1969-1979

Folder 253

Philippine missions, 1959-1965

Includes 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 254

Folder 255

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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 1915

Snapshots 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, 1959-1965

Annotated, from Valentin Biteng.

Image Folder PF-3275/1

Photograph: Supreme Court of North Carolina, 1929

Folder 256-267

Folder 256

Folder 257

Folder 258

Folder 259

Folder 260

Folder 261

Folder 262

Folder 263

Folder 264

Folder 265

Folder 266

Folder 267

Personal, 1936-1966

Clippings, correspondence, a few photographs, awards, printed items, and typescript documents, both personal and professional.

Folder 268-273

Folder 268

Folder 269

Folder 270

Folder 271

Folder 272

Folder 273

Receipts, 1944-1953

Folder 274-275

Folder 274

Folder 275

Retirement, 1968

Official and personal correspondence regarding Francis O. Clarkson's retirement in 1968.

Folder 276

Saint Andrew's Church, 1946-1952

Folder 277-278

Folder 277

Folder 278

Saint Andrew's Church: New location, 1952-1953

Folder 279

Saint Andrew's Church: Property file, 1952-1953

Folder 280-282

Folder 280

Folder 281

Folder 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 285

Folder 286

Folder 287

Saint Peter's Church: Church Improvement Committee, 1949-1951

A 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 290

Folder 291

Folder 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 295

Folder 296

Folder 297

Seminar, 1966-1967

Folder 298

Speakers Bureau War Bond Campaign, 1942-1944

Folder 299-301

Folder 299

Folder 300

Folder 301

Speeches and related materials, 1942-1953, 1966

Folder 302

Superior Court judgeship appointment, 1954-1979

Oaths of office, certificates of nomination, and official correspondence with Governor Luther Hodges and William Umstead.

Folder 303-304

Folder 303

Folder 304

Superior Court seminars and conferences, 1964-1969

Folder 305

Surtz v. Landreth and Carson, 1966-1967

Folder 306-313

Folder 306

Folder 307

Folder 308

Folder 309

Folder 310

Folder 311

Folder 312

Folder 313

Switzerland Company, 1930-1944, 1952-1954, 1961

Folder 314-325

Folder 314

Folder 315

Folder 316

Folder 317

Folder 318

Folder 319

Folder 320

Folder 321

Folder 322

Folder 323

Folder 324

Folder 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, 1947-1948

Materials 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 330

Folder 331

Switzerland Company: Old contracts, 1913-1945

Folder 332-333

Folder 332

Folder 333

Switzerland Company: Parkway: General, 1960-1963

Chiefly legal documents.

Folder 334-340

Folder 334

Folder 335

Folder 336

Folder 337

Folder 338

Folder 339

Folder 340

Switzerland Company: Parkway: Correspondence, 1936-1940, 1959-1964

Includes 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 342

Folder 343

Switzerland Company: Parkway: Newspaper clippings, 1938-1939

Folder 344-345

Folder 344

Folder 345

Switzerland Company: Tax returns, 1934-1943

Folder 346

Switzerland Company: Washburn suit, 1947-1948

Folder 347-348

Folder 347

Folder 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 350

Folder 351

Switzerland Company v. Reid Queen, 1937-1941

Folder 352

Switzerland Company v. State Highway Commission, 1939-1941

Folder 353

Thomas S. Clarkson, 1966

Correspondence and related materials regarding the death of Francis O. Clarkson's brother.

Folder 354-358

Folder 354

Folder 355

Folder 356

Folder 357

Folder 358

Thompson Orphanage: Annual reports and bank statements, 1919-1948

Folder 359-363

Folder 359

Folder 360

Folder 361

Folder 362

Folder 363

Umstead, William Bradley: Memorial materials, 1948-1957

Francis 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

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Yackety Yack, 1916

Francis 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.

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Folder 368

YMCA, 1941-1944

Francis 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

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Folder 377

Folder 378

Folder 379

YMCA: Negro Branch, 1942-1953

Clippings, 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

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4,500 items.

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.

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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.

Folder 382-386

Folder 382

Folder 383

Folder 384

Folder 385

Folder 386

Mabel Lucas correspondence, 1949-1955

Primarily 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, 1951-1955

Printed annual letters during time as missionary in India.

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Rachel Wolff photographs, 1951-1955

Photographs, primarily of Indian children and slums, with extensive descriptions typed on verso.

Folder 389

Thompson Orphanage, 1929-1942

Clippings, 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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Folder 390

Folder 391

Folder 392

Letters to Josephine A. Osborne from various correspondents, 1959-1965

Includes many Christmas cards, notes, and newsletters from various North Carolina churches.

Folder 393-394

Folder 393

Folder 394

Josephine A. Osborne writings, 1929-1949

Biography 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.

Folder 395-396

Folder 395

Folder 396

School materials, 1899-1935

Class 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, 1918

Mainly printed pro-suffrage materials and a few handwritten notes.

Folder 398-400

Folder 398

Folder 399

Folder 400

Church history

Pamphlets, historical charts, and clippings about North Carolina churches.

Folder 401

Historic sites: Printed materials

Pamphlets and clippings about Brunswick Town, N.C., Cape Fear, and Tryon Palace, in New Bern, N.C.

Folder 402-404

Folder 402

Folder 403

Folder 404

Pamphlets, 1899-1953

Chiefly 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 notes

Background material for an article to be written by Josephine A. Osborne.

Folder 409

Scrapbook

Clippings related to the South collected by Josephine A. Osborne.

Folder 410

"Scrapbook on southern scene"

Clippings relating to the South.

Folder 411-414

Folder 411

Folder 412

Folder 413

Folder 414

Other papers

Includes 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.

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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.

Folder 415-424

Folder 415

Folder 416

Folder 417

Folder 418

Folder 419

Folder 420

Folder 421

Folder 422

Folder 423

Folder 424

Osborne family genealogy

Notes, 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 deeds

Photostatic copies.

Folder 426

Names of Osborne English family

Josephine A. Osborne's notes and typescript copies of others' notes.

Folder 427

Houstons on Edwin J. Osborne, 1948-1952

Correspondence and notes.

Folder 428

Mrs. Rankin on Egbert Osborne, 1948-1956

Correspondence and notes.

Folder 429

Mrs. Mowry on Osborne family, 1960

Genealogical correspondence.

Folder 430

Mrs. Caldwell on Adlai Osborne, 1960

Genealogical correspondence and annotated printed materials, including a 1942 University Day pamphlet.

Folder 431

Osborne family book: Typescript draft

By 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 incompletes

Notes and incomplete typescripts of the article by Dr. Archibald Henderson.

Folder 434-438

Folder 434

Folder 435

Folder 436

Folder 437

Folder 438

Moore family genealogy

Family 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 miscellany

Compiled by Josephine A. Osborne. Contains clippings, notes, and typescript copes of family papers.

Folder 439a-439b

Marie S. Moore genealogical correspondence, 1951-1963

Folder 440

Nisbet family genealogy

Clippings and notes.

Folder 441

"Nisbet Narrations," 1961

Collected by Newton Alexander Nisbet.

Folder 442

McWhorter family genealogy

Notes 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 genealogy

Notes and correspondence.

Folder 445

Wille Ashe regarding plantation, 1941-1946

Genealogical correspondence.

Folder 446-447

Folder 446

Folder 447

Ewing-Stevenson family genealogy

Clippings, notes, and correspondence.

Folder 448

Lucas, Young, and Nisbet lines

Folder 449

Sharpe, Peacock, and Napier lines

Folder 450-451

Folder 450

Folder 451

Alice Napier on Osborne, Napier, Sharpe, and Peacock families, 1952-1959

Correspondence, 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, 1955-1957

Chielfy about Osborne family.

Folder 455

Mrs. W.W. Whaley on Edwin Jeffress, 1961

Correspondence and notes.

Folder 456

Tryon Palace restoration

Brochures and a 1961 letter from Mrs. John A. Kellenberger, the chairman of the Tryon Palace commission.

Folder 457-458

Folder 457

Folder 458

Tryon Palace exhibits

Typescripts of family lines and genealogical notes.

Folder 459-460

Folder 459

Folder 460

Tryon Palace papers

Includes correspondence, genealogical notes, and an application for the Daughters of the American Revolution.

Folder 461

Descendants of Thomas Lloyd

Compiled by Josephine A. Osborne for the Tryon Palace Commission.

Folder 462

Dictation of genealogical notes

Dictated by cousins Kate DeRossett Meares and Mary DeRossett Curtis.

Folder 463

Letters from Mary L. Osborne, circa 1793

Letters to Miss M.Mc. Osborne concerning domestic life. Includes both the originals and typescript transcriptions prepared by Josephine A. Osborne.

Folder 464-465

Folder 464

Folder 465

"Old" family letters, 1815-1900

Letters 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.

Folder 466

Heraldic emblems

Includes typescript report on Osborne family emblems.

Folder 467

Colonial Dames papers

Typescript copy of Mrs. Shannonhouse's application for membership.

Folder 468-469

Folder 468

Folder 469

Miscellaneous genealogical correspondence, 1913-1957

With various relatives and acquaintances.

Folder 470

Miscellaneous genealogical notes

Family trees and scattered notes about different branches of the family.

Folder 471-473

Folder 471

Folder 472

Folder 473

Unfinished genealogical materials

Notes for papers, family trees, and brief biographies.

Folder 474-476

Folder 474

Folder 475

Folder 476

Unsolved genealogical queries

Correspondence with various distant relatives inquiring into branches of the family.

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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.

Folder 477-478

Folder 477

Folder 478

Correspondence with Edwin Augustus Osborne, 1872-1925

Primarily 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., 1875

Letters concerning Edwin Augustus Osborne's appointment.

Folder 481

Family letters, 1889-1925

Includes invitations to the weddings of daughters Mary L. Osborne and Martha J. Osborne.

Folder 482

Wedding and anniversary letters

Includes letters to Edwin Augustus Osborne congratulating him on his fiftieth wedding anniversary.

Folder 483

Reasons for Not Leaving the Church, 1912 and 1919

Letters from Edwin Augustus Osborne to Mrs. McGinire and Clarence King trying to convince them not to leave the church.

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Folder 487

Edwin Augustus Osborne writings

Letters 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 Osborne

Inscription 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.

Folder 488

Church and military papers, 1861-1923

Appointments to deacon and various military positions.

Folder 489

Deeds and wills

Deeds, wills, and other similar materials of Edwin Augustus Osborne.

Folder 490

Estate of Edwin Augustus Osborne

Certificate 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 Company

Stocks and letters from the company.

Folder 492

Accounts, 1888-1890

Receipts, purchase lists, related materials.

Folder 493

Financial materials, 1911-1914

Receipts and bank statements.

Folder 494

About Edwin Augustus Osborne

Mainly church histories and clippings.

Folder 495

Confederate veteran's badges, circa 1900

Folder 496

Regiment of Midshipmen Christmas cards

Folder 497

Other papers

Income tax returns, clipping about Edwin Augustus Osborne's sixtieth anniversary, notes.

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expand/collapse Expand/collapse Addition of May 1981: Photographs, circa 1800-1953 (bulk 1890s-1930s).

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 1920

Photograph 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

E.K.P. Osborne, dated 1893

Ephraim B. Osborne at approximate age of 90-93, circa 1890

Aged 90-93.

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Joyer Osborne, Adelaide Osborne, and an unidentified boy, circa 1910

Francis B. Osborne at age five, circa 1910

Verso reads "baby prize fighter."

Adlai Osborne, circa 1920

Marie Osborne and Harriet Osborne as young girls, circa 1920

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Heriot Clarkson, 1933

Heriot Clarkson and Mary Clarkson, 1933

Frank Clarkson, 1948

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

Mrs. Albert Hallman's house, 1927

One of house, one of house with unidentified woman.

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Reproductions of family portraits

Photographic 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).

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