R. E. Coker papers, 1748-1968.
Sixty three linear feet, about 50,000 items, from the marine biologist Robert Ervin Coker (1876-1967), with dates reaching from 1748 to 1968. Part of the Southern Historical Collection at UNC, collection 3380. Topics include marine biology and zoology teaching at the university, the United States Bureau of Fisheries, the state Board of Conservation and Development, the Chapel Hill School Board, family life in South Carolina, and the diaries of Sarah Witherspoon Ervin McIver.
Why this is here: Catalog heading in the UNC record: McIver, Sarah Witherspoon Ervin, 1826-1897.