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John Paul Jones

1747–1792 as the Library of Congress records it · Library of Congress authority record ↗

The index holds 2 works for John Paul Jones so far. Search further, by the Library of Congress heading: WorldCat · OCPL. If you know a source, tell us.

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Elizabeth Henderson Cotten papers, 1926-1964 (bulk 1950-1964).

Cotten, Elizabeth Henderson · 1926

Elizabeth Henderson Cotten's papers, dated 1926 to 1964 with most falling between 1950 and 1964, run to 3,150 items across 7.5 linear feet in the Southern Historical Collection at UNC, collection 1650. The work describes a woman historian at work on Hillsborough, historic buildings, the Nash and Kollock School, Tryon Palace and New Bern, Saint John's Church at Williamsboro, and figures such as Virginia Dare.

Why this is here: Catalog heading in the UNC record: Jones, John Paul, 1747-1792.

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Charles Phillips Russell papers, 1861-1974.

Russell, Phillips, 1884-1974 · 1861

Phillips Russell (1884-1974) taught journalism at the University of North Carolina and wrote biographies of Benjamin Franklin, Ralph Waldo Emerson and John Paul Jones. His papers, 7,800 items in fourteen linear feet covering 1861 to 1974, are part of the Southern Historical Collection at UNC, collection 4004. Topics include his publishers, his teaching, the writer Lucy Phillips Russell, and colleagues such as Henry Horace Williams and John Ehle.

Why this is here: Catalog heading in the UNC record: Jones, John Paul, 1747-1792.

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