| Abstract |
Collection contains correspondence, newspaper clippings, minutes, membership rolls, financial records, tour itineraries, bulletins, memorandums, and programs of the Halifax County Historical Association. Correspondence pertains to group tours; obtaining guest speakers; restoration of the "Grove House," home of the patriot Willie Jones; Haliwa Indians of Halifax and Warren Counties; involvement of Halifax County in the Civil War; and James O'Hara, an African American congressman from Halifax County during Reconstruction. Newspaper clippings deal with the activities of the Halifax County Historical Association and the Halifax Day Celebrations from 1967 through 1969. Of interest is a clipping that contains a biographical sketch of Dr. William Wills. Other items include minutes, financial records, membership roles, leaflets of historical sites, histories of Halifax and the Weldon United Methodist Church, a copy of the deed to "The Grove," and bulletins of the Historical Halifax Restoration Association. |
| Access restriction | Joyner- No access restrictions. |
| Cite as |
Halifax County Historical Association Papers (#115), Special Collections Department, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA. |
| Terms of use | Joyner- Literary rights to specific documents are retained by the authors or their descendants in accordance with U.S. copyright law. |
| Acquisitions source |
Joyner- Gift of Dr. Ralph Hardee Rives. |
| Acquisitions source |
Joyner- Gift of Ruth Sykes Bowden. |
| Biographical note | The Halifax County Historical Association was organized during the months of July and August of 1966 in Halifax County, North Carolina, by Dr. Ralph Hardee Rives. |
