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James Edwin Scott

1858–1888 as the Library of Congress records it · Library of Congress authority record ↗

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Mebane family papers, 1815-1948 (bulk 1870-1900).

Mebane (Family : Mebane, N.C.) · 1815

The Mebane family of Mebane, North Carolina left 950 items in a linear foot and a half spanning 1815 to 1948 and thickest between 1870 and 1900, part of the Southern Historical Collection at UNC, collection 3227. Topics include physicians and patent medicines, the tobacco industry, family life, and schooling at the Bingham School in Orange County and the Nash and Kollock School in Hillsborough, with women's diaries among the papers.

Why this is here: Catalog heading in the UNC record: Scott, James Edwin, 1858-1888.

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Background context: NCpedia: James Edwin Scott NCpedia Dictionary of North Carolina Biography entry
Read contemporary evidence: DigitalNC newspapers: 4 Orange County pages naming James Edwin Scott DigitalNC Searchable pages from historic Orange County newspapers
Search beyond the index: NC LIVE: prepared search for James Edwin Scott 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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