This is a finding aid. It is a description of archival material held in the Wilson Library at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Unless otherwise noted, the materials described below are physically available in our reading room, and not digitally available through the World Wide Web. See the Duplication Policy section for more information.
This collection was processed with support from Elizabeth Moore Ruffin.
Size | 1 item |
Abstract | The Sharpe Funeral Home Inc. (also known as Sharpe Funeral Home and Cremations Inc.) is located in Burlington, N.C. The collection consists of one scrapbook that may be related to the Sharpe Funeral Home Inc. It is composed chiefly of newspaper clippings but also containing a few photographs, invitations, and cards. Clippings relate to the deaths and military service of African Americans; community news; obituaries; boxer Joe Louis; and national events, such as the death of Franklin Delano Roosevelt and subsequent presidency of Harry S. Truman. There are no obvious connections between the scrapbook content and the Sharpe Funeral Home Inc. |
Creator | Sharpe Funeral Home Inc. (Burlington, N.C.) |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: Kiley Orchard, May 2010
Encoded by: Kiley Orchard, May 2010
This collection was processed with support from Elizabeth Moore Ruffin.
Back to TopThe following terms from Library of Congress Subject Headings suggest topics, persons, geography, etc. interspersed through the entire collection; the terms do not usually represent discrete and easily identifiable portions of the collection--such as folders or items.
Clicking on a subject heading below will take you into the University Library's online catalog.
The Sharpe Funeral Home Inc. (also known as Sharpe Funeral Home and Cremations Inc.) is located in Burlington, N.C.
Back to TopThe collection consists of one scrapbook that may be related to the Sharpe Funeral Home Inc. It is composed chiefly of newspaper clippings but also containing a few photographs, invitations, and cards. Clippings relate to the deaths and military service of African Americans; community news; obituaries; boxer Joe Louis; and national events, such as the death of Franklin Delano Roosevelt and subsequent presidency of Harry S. Truman. There are no obvious connections between the scrapbook content and the Sharpe Funeral Home Inc.
Back to Top