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William W. (William Walton) Kitchin

From the state marker

“Governor, 1909-1913; congressman, 1897-1908; & attorney. His grave is 240 yards south.”

State historical marker: E-46: W. W. Kitchin 1866-1924

1866–1924 as the Library of Congress records it · Library of Congress authority record ↗

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Interview with Mrs. Marshall Delancey Haywood, Raleigh, NC

Haywood, Martha Hawkins Bailey, 1890-1969 · 1968

Interviews recorded in spring 1968 with Martha Hawkins Bailey Haywood, Mrs. Marshall DeLancey Haywood of Raleigh, by the Wakefield Junior Historian Club for an oral history project. One reel-to-reel tape, with a CD version and transcripts. Her memories range over Raleigh houses, streets, families and institutions; Chapel Hill and the university are mentioned. State Archives of North Carolina, TR.40.

Why this is here: Catalog heading in the State Archives of NC record: Kitchin, William W. (William Walton), 1866-1924.

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  1. Freshman Isaac William Rand dies in a hazing incident on the athletic field Taken from his Old East room near midnight by sophomores, the Smithfield freshman was made to stand on a barrel behind Bynum Gymnasium, fell onto broken glass that cut his carotid artery, and died within minutes on the gymnasium steps. Four students were arrested for manslaughter that day after a coroner's inquest, and Governor W. W. Kitchin demanded a full public investigation. People: William W. (William Walton) Kitchin, Francis Preston VenableSearch the index · Howard E. Covington Jr., Fire and Stone: The Making of the University of North Carolina under Presidents Edward Kidder Graham and Harry Woodburn Chase (2018), p. 6

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