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ALEXANDER FAMILY
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COLLECTION, 1778-1969
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UNCC MANUSCRIPT COLLECTION 30
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Collection
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Container List |
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Photographs |
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Size:
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.25 linear feet (ca. 90 items). |
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Charlotte (N.C.). |
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Mecklenburg County (N.C.). |
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| Bulk Dates: |
1775-1806. |
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| Languages: |
English. |
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| Summary: |
Primarily material about Hezekiah Alexander (1728-1801), member
of a large and influential family that settled in Mecklenburg County in
the 1760s. Includes transcriptions and photocopies of his will, estate inventory,
and survey map of his property; material relating to the preservation of
his home, built in 1774 and the oldest surviving building in Mecklenburg
County; and genealogical information. Also includes a photograph of John
Graham's diploma (1778) from Liberty Hall Academy. |
| Index Terms: |
Alexander family. |
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Alexander, Hezekiah. |
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Charlotte (N.C.)--History. |
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Hezekiah Alexander House (Charlotte, N.C.). |
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Liberty Hall Academy (Charlotte, N.C.). |
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Mecklenburg County (N.C.)--History. |
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| Sources: |
Gift of Mrs. Hugh Houser. |
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| Access: |
Unrestricted. |
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| Copyright: |
Not held by UNC Charlotte Library. |
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| Citation: |
Alexander Family Collection, University of North Carolina
at Charlotte Library. |
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| Contact Information: |
For more information about this collection, please contact:
Special Collections Department
J. Murrey Atkins Library
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
9201 University City Blvd.
Charlotte, NC 28223-0001
E-mail: speccoll@email.uncc.edu
Telephone: (704) 687-2449
Fax: (704) 687-2232 |
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| Related: |
Charlotte-Mecklenburg
Historic Landmarks Commission Reports (UNCC Manuscript 77): Hezekiah
Alexander House. |
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Box:Folder
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Contents |
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GENEALOGICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION (1932, 1941-42,
n.d.): contains essay on family origins in Scotland and clippings on Hezekiah
Alexander and his descendants, particularly those who organized during the
1930s to form the Alexander Clan. |
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GENEALOGICAL INFORMATION--OVERSIZE FILE (1931): contains the
James Alexander Family Tree. |
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HEZEKIAH ALEXANDER HOUSE (1928, 1938, 1941, 1948-53, 1961,
1963-69, n.d.): contains brochures and clippings about Charlotte historical
landmark and efforts to raise funds for restoration. [See entry below for
PHOTOGRAPHS] |
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LEGAL DOCUMENTS (1797, 1801, 1805): includes copy and transcription
of Hezekiah's inventory of his estate (10/16/1801); copy and transcription
of survey map of the property (6/12/1805); transcription of Hezekiah's will
(1/25/1797). |
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PHOTOGRAPHS--PRINTS (1778, n.d.): three prints (P30/1-3),
including the Liberty Hall Academy diploma (P30/1) of John Graham (11/22/1778)
[Liberty Hall Academy, which was established as Queen's College in 1771
at current intersection of Tryon and Third streets in Charlotte, rechartered
as an academy in 1777, and moved to Salisbury in 1780 (see reserve of print
for more information)]. Signed by president Isaac Alexander and trustees
Ephraim Brevard and Abraham Alexander. Also includes photographs of the
Hezekiah Alexander House (P30/2-3). |
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| ALEXANDER FAMILY PAPERS (Mss 30) |
| PHOTOGRAPHS--PRINTS
(P) |
| BOX P14:9 |
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Description |
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| FOLDER P14:9 |
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| P30/1 |
Print of Liberty Hall Academy diploma of John Graham (1778) |
| P30/2-3 |
Hezekiah Alexander House, Charlotte (1906, 1930) |
