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Jack Johnson

1878–1946 · Dates from the Library of Congress · Library of Congress authority record ↗

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D.I. Craig papers, 1876-1929.

Craig, D. I. (David Irwin), 1849-1925 · 1876

Diaries, photographs and account books of the Presbyterian minister David Irwin Craig, 1849 to 1925, roughly fifty items across 4.5 linear feet in the Southern Historical Collection at UNC, collection 5399. Topics include the Presbytery of Orange and Reidsville Presbyterian Church, cemeteries photographed in Orange County, the Wilmington massacre of 1898, African American suffrage, and the boxers Jack Johnson and James J. Jeffries.

Included because: Catalog heading in the UNC record: Johnson, Jack, 1878-1946.

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  • NC LIVE: prepared search for Jack Johnson Library card Search NC LIVE for this subject and Orange County. You can change the search terms. Sign in through your North Carolina library to access the materials.
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