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Size | 12 items |
Abstract | Gertrude Dixon Enfield (died 1969) of Laguna Beach, Calif., was a faculty member of the University of Southern California interested in the Houston family of North Carolina. The collection contains "The Life and Letters of Christopher Houston," the manuscript of a biography (191 pages) of Christopher Houston (1744-1837) of Iredell County, N.C., Revolutionary soldier and early settler in Maury County, Tenn., by Gertrude Dixon Enfield, including transcriptions of about forty letters by Houston (originals in the Mary Hunter Kennedy Papers, Southern Historical Collection), and discussions of other members of the Houston family; transcriptions of related letters, including a long letter, 1876, from Adlai E. Stevenson (1835-1914) describing his visit to Statesville, N.C., hometown of his ancestors, and letters, 1864, 1865, and 1888, from Peter Singleton Wilkes about family history; and a few related photographs made in the 1950s. |
Creator | Enfield, Gertrude Dixon, d. 1969. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Updated by: Kate Stratton and Jodi Berkowitz, May 2009
This collection was rehoused and a summary created with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
This finding aid was created with support from NC ECHO.
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Gertrude Dixon Enfield (died 1969) of Laguna Beach, Calif., was a faculty member of the University of Southern California interested in the Houston family of North Carolina. Enfield wrote her master's thesis and wrote several books on the topic including the novel, The Courageous Houstons, 1951.
Back to TopThe collection includes "The Life and Letters of Christopher Houston," the manuscript of a biography (191 pages) of Christopher Houston (1744-1837) of Iredell County, N.C., Revolutionary soldier and early settler in Maury County, Tenn., by Gertrude Dixon Enfield, including transcriptions of about forty letters by Houston (originals in the Mary Hunter Kennedy Papers, Southern Historical Collection), and discussions of other members of the Houston family; transcriptions of related letters, including a long letter, 1876, from Adlai E. Stevenson (1835-1914) describing his visit to Statesville, N.C., hometown of his ancestors, and letters, 1864, 1865, and 1888, from Peter Singleton Wilkes about family history; and a few related photographs made in the 1950s.
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"The Life and Letters of Christopher Houston"Includes original finding aid. |
Folder 2 |
Related material |