Over 40 additional newly updated and edited legacy finding aids are now available. Some of the notable collections included in this group are:
Thomas Sparrow Papers, 1835-1871, #1878
Sparrow was a lawyer, North Carolina state legislator, and a Confederate officer. There are references to several duels in this collection, and a diary Sparrow kept while serving in the Civil War is also included.
De Graffenried Family Papers, 1735-1958, #1692
Baron Christoph von Graffenried (1661-1743) of Switzerland, Landgrave of Carolina, founded New Bern, N.C., in 1710. His family and descendents resided in Switzerland and America. One original item in the collection is a letter, 1735, from the Baron to his son about genealogy.
William Richardson Davie Papers, 1758-1819, #1793
Davie was a lawyer, state legislator, Revolutionary officer, member of the United States Constitutional Convention, Federalist governor of North Carolina, and peace commissioner to France, and was influential in the founding of the University of North Carolina. These papers include letters to, from, and about Davie and his family. Two long narratives pertain to Davie’s Revolutionary War experiences as a cavalry officer in North and South Carolina and as commissary general to Nathanael Greene.
Joseph Hyde Pratt Papers, 1889-1942, #2169
Pratt was a mining engineer; mineralogist; geologist; and educator. He was the North Carolina state mineralogist, 1897-1906, and the N.C. state geologist, 1906-1923. Much material in the collection is related to the N.C. Geological Survey and to the Geological and Economic Survey.
A full list of all legacy finding aids published can be found here.