Gordon and Hackett family papers, 1752-1942 (bulk 1847- 1860)
Family papers of the Gordons and Hacketts of Wilkes County, North Carolina, dated 1752 to 1942 with most material from 1847 to 1860. Subjects include James B. Gordon, Caroline Louise Gordon Hackett and three Hackett men, and cover Confederate officers' correspondence and military life, education, women's social life, and the Yadkin River Valley. Student life at Chapel Hill appears as well. Southern Historical Collection at UNC, collection 1040.