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J. P. (Judah Philip) Benjamin

From the state marker
“Confederate atty. gen., secretary of war & of state; first Jewish U.S. Senator, 1853 (La.). Boyhood home was here.”
State historical marker: D-56: Judah P. Benjamin 1811-1884

1811–1884 · Dates from the Library of Congress · Library of Congress authority record ↗

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Eli N. Evans papers, 1965-2008.

Evans, Eli N. · 1965

About 34,200 items in 65.5 linear feet make up the Eli N. Evans papers, 1965 to 2008, part of the Southern Historical Collection at UNC, collection 5210. Topics include southern Jewish life and Judah P. Benjamin, foundation work at the Carnegie Corporation and the Charles H. Revson Foundation, public television in North Carolina, the School of Science and Mathematics, and figures such as Terry Sanford and Elie Wiesel.

Included because: Catalog heading in the UNC record: Benjamin, J. P. (Judah Philip), 1811-1884.

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Background

Historical marker D-56: Judah P. Benjamin 1811-1884NC Highway Historical Marker Confederate atty. gen., secretary of war & of state; first Jewish U.S. Senator, 1853 (La.). Boyhood home was here.

Records of the time

DigitalNC newspapers: 14 Orange County pages naming J. P. Benjamin Searchable pages from historic Orange County newspapers

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Rebecca B. Wall Local History Collection, Orange County Public Library The county library’s local-history room at the Main Library in Hillsborough: books, journals, maps, and microfilm of county records from 1752
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