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John G. (John Gordon) McCurry

1821–1886 as the Library of Congress records it · Library of Congress authority record ↗

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Daniel W. Patterson and Beverly Bush Patterson Papers, 1775-2018 (bulk 1964-2001)

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Folklore papers of Daniel W. Patterson and Beverly Bush Patterson, dated 1775 to 2018 with the bulk from 1964 to 2001, approximately 8,900 items in fifty six linear feet in the Southern Folklife Collection at UNC, collection 20026. Photographs, posters, songbooks and tune books are among the forms. Topics include folk song and sacred music, Shaker religious life, and singers and scholars including Bobby McMillon and Hugh McGraw.

Why this is here: Catalog heading in the UNC record: McCurry, John G. (John Gordon), 1821-1886.

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Read contemporary evidence: State Archives catalog: 8 collections naming John G. (John Gordon) McCurry State Archives of North Carolina Collection descriptions for manuscripts, county records, and state records held by the State Archives of North Carolina
Search beyond the index: NC LIVE: prepared search for John G. (John Gordon) McCurry 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
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