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James Spencer Love

From the state marker
“Founder of Burlington Mills, 1924; success of rayon propelled world's largest textile company. "Pioneer Plant" 3/4 mi. S.”
State historical marker: G-126: J. Spencer Love 1896-1962

1896–1962 as the Library of Congress records it · Library of Congress authority record ↗

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Oral history interview with Cornelia Spencer Love, January 26, 1975 interview G-0032, Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007).

Love, Cornelia Spencer · 2008 · University Library, UNC-Chapel Hill

Cornelia Spencer Love (1892-1981), whose grandmother was Cornelia Phillips Spencer, interviewed by Lee Kessler on January 26, 1975 for the Southern Oral History Program. Love, a librarian at UNC, recalls her family, including James Spencer Love (1896-1962), her childhood and youth in Chapel Hill, university life in earlier decades, and her dealings with the town's Black community. One hour forty minutes. Electronic edition 2008.

Why this is here: Catalog heading in the NC Cardinal record: Love, James Spencer, 1896-1962.

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Background context: NCpedia: James Spencer Love NCpedia Dictionary of North Carolina Biography entry
Background context: Historical marker G-126: J. Spencer Love 1896-1962 NC Highway Historical Marker Founder of Burlington Mills, 1924; success of rayon propelled world's largest textile company. "Pioneer Plant" 3/4 mi. S.
Read contemporary evidence: DigitalNC newspapers: 13 Orange County pages naming James Spencer Love DigitalNC Searchable pages from historic Orange County newspapers
Search beyond the index: NC LIVE: prepared search for James Spencer Love NC LIVE An advanced search of the state’s shared databases already scoped to Orange County’s places and this subject; edit it freely, and sign in through your North Carolina library to read
Ask locally: Rebecca B. Wall Local History Collection, Orange County Public Library Rebecca B. Wall Local History Collection (OCPL) The county library’s local-history room at the Main Library in Hillsborough: books, journals, maps, and microfilm of county records from 1752
Ask locally: Local History Help Hours and request form OCPL Local History Liaison The library’s Local History Liaison helps in person most Mondays, 12 to 3, at the Main Library, or by the online request form

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