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Mattie E. Blackwood

1889–1977 as the Library of Congress records it · Library of Congress authority record ↗

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Blackwood family papers, 1859-1932.

Blackwood (Family : Orange County, N.C.) · 1859

Six hundred items of Blackwood family papers dated 1859 to 1932, one linear foot in the Southern Historical Collection at UNC, collection 4789. Includes correspondence and personal narratives. Subjects include Mattie E. Blackwood, 1889 to 1977, student days at the North Carolina State Normal and Industrial College, teaching, railroad engineers, soldiers' letters, and social life in Chapel Hill.

Why this is here: Catalog heading in the UNC record: Blackwood, Mattie E., 1889-1977.

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  • NC LIVE: prepared search for Mattie E. Blackwood Library card An advanced search of the state’s shared databases already scoped to Orange County’s places and this subject; edit it freely, and sign in through your North Carolina library to read
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