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John Oliver Ranson

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Ranson family papers, 1902-1977 (bulk 1910-1926)

Ranson family · 1902

Family papers of the Ransons, 1902 to 1977 with most material from 1910 to 1926. Subjects include John Oliver Ranson, who died in 1918, along with Lucius, Paul and Robert Lacy Ranson, and they cover college football and track at Chapel Hill, photographs of athletes, family life in Huntersville and Mecklenburg County, and casualties of the First World War. Part of the Southern Historical Collection at UNC, collection 5216.

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Read contemporary evidence: DigitalNC newspapers: 6 Orange County pages naming John Oliver Ranson DigitalNC Searchable pages from historic Orange County newspapers
Search beyond the index: NC LIVE: prepared search for John Oliver Ranson 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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