A Noteworthy Sit-in
Dorothy Hurley Osborn's memoir of a civil rights sit-in in Chapel Hill and a trial in Orange County, involving the author and Robert Tappan Osborn. Published in 2005.
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.
Research sources
Additional research sources
Other catalogs to search and local organizations that can help.
- Read contemporary evidence: State Archives catalog: 10 collections naming Robert Osborn 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 Robert Tappan Osborn 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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