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James Edwin Scott

1858–1888 · Dates from the Library of Congress · 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.

Included because: Catalog heading in the UNC record: Scott, James Edwin, 1858-1888.

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