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R. D. W. (Robert Digges Wimberly) Connor

“First Archivist of the U.S., 1934-41. Secretary of the N.C. Historical Commission, historian, author, and teacher. His birthplace stood here.”

State historical marker: F-39: R. D. W. Connor

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Cecil S. Johnson papers, 1923-1970.

Johnson, Cecil, 1900-1976 · 1923

UNC

Department of History of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill records, 1921-2014.

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Department of History · 1921

UNC

R. B. House papers, 1916-1973.

House, R. B. (Robert Burton), 1892-1987 · 1916

UNC

Joseph Grégoire de Roulhac Hamilton papers, 1895-1961.

Hamilton, Joseph Grégoire de Roulhac, 1878-1961 · 1895

UNC

Collier Cobb Photographic Collection, circa 1890s-1920s

Cobb, Collier, 1862-1934 · 1894

UNC

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