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Mary Louisa Cobb

1899–1976 as the Library of Congress records it · Library of Congress authority record ↗

The index holds one work for Mary Louisa Cobb so far. Search further, by the Library of Congress heading: WorldCat · OCPL. If you know a source, tell us.

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Lucy M. Cobb papers, 1928-1965.

Cobb, Lucy M. (Lucy Maria), 1877-1969 · 1928

Opera librettos and scores sit alongside genealogy in the papers of Lucy Maria Cobb (1877-1969), dated 1928 to 1965, about 2,000 items in three linear feet, part of the Southern Historical Collection at UNC, collection 4019. Topics include American women authors in North Carolina, the social conditions of single women, aging in the state, family history, and social life in Chapel Hill. Mary Louisa Cobb is also named.

Why this is here: Catalog heading in the UNC record: Cobb, Mary Louisa, 1899-1976.

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Newspapers, photographs, and records of the time

State Archives catalog: 2 collections naming Mary Louisa Cobb State Archives of North Carolina Collection descriptions for manuscripts, county records, and state records held by the State Archives of North Carolina
DigitalNC newspapers: 4 Orange County pages naming Mary Louisa Cobb DigitalNC Searchable pages from historic Orange County newspapers
Grave recorded at Old Chapel Hill Cemetery (white sections 1-4) Cemetery Census Listed in the county cemetery survey, grave by grave, at Cemetery Census

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Search beyond the index: NC LIVE: prepared search for Mary Louisa Cobb NC LIVE 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
Ask locally: Rebecca B. Wall Local History Collection, Orange County Public Library Rebecca B. Wall Local History Collection (OCPL) The county library’s local-history room at the Main Library in Hillsborough: books, journals, maps, and microfilm of county records from 1752
Ask locally: Local History Help Hours and request form OCPL Local History Liaison The library’s Local History Liaison helps in person most Mondays, 12 to 3, at the Main Library, or by the online request form

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