Person in the county’s record

Margaret McSurely

The index holds one work for Margaret McSurely so far. Search further, by the Library of Congress heading: WorldCat · OCPL. If you know a source, tell us.

Search this work Research sources View indexed works ↓

Indexed works

Works in the index that concern this person directly, or were written by them. Each links to the institution that holds or provides it; background reading with wider context sits further down.

Alan McSurely papers, 1928-2003 (bulk 1960s-1980s)

McSurely, Alan, 1936- · 1928

The papers of the lawyer Alan McSurely, born 1936, span 1928 to 2003 with the bulk from the 1960s to the 1980s. Topics include the civil rights movement, the Congress of Racial Equality, the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, the NAACP, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, employment discrimination in Chapel Hill and the UNC Housekeepers Association. Part of the Southern Historical Collection at UNC, collection 4928.

Why this is here: Catalog heading in the UNC record: McSurely, Margaret, 1936-.

UNC

Research sources

Additional research sources

Other catalogs to search and local organizations that can help.

Read contemporary evidence: DigitalNC newspapers: 3 Orange County pages naming Margaret McSurely DigitalNC Searchable pages from historic Orange County newspapers
Search beyond the index: NC LIVE: prepared search for Margaret McSurely 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

More to discover

Keep Reading Local

The Friends connect people with new library materials, local writers and publishers, and resources documenting Orange County.

Browse New Arrivals → Meet Local Authors → Explore Local Publishers →