| Scope and content |
The manuscript, which includes statements by persons familiar with the firm, quotations from company records, photographs of the lumber mill and other sites in Elizabeth City, and a map of the firm's property, discusses the lumber business and other aspects of the town. Of particular interest are references to materials the Wright Brothers bought from Kramer Brothers and Co., the buildings in Elizabeth City built with lumber supplied by Kramer, photographs depicting the tugboat of G. F. Derrickson and the removal of logs from the forest, and the organization of Elizabeth City Academy and a graded school. |
| Access restriction | No access restrictions. |
| Cite as |
Kramer Family Manuscript (#347), Special Collections Department, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA. |
| Terms of use | 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 Miss Jane Thompson. |
| Biographical note | The Kramer family of Watsontown, Pa., moved to Elizabeth City, N.C., in 1871 to engage in the lumber business. Daniel S. Kramer, the founder of the D. S. Kramer lumber company, arrived in 1871 with his wife, Rachel, and their six children. The firm had five names before it was liquidated in 1961: D. S. Kramer (1871-1884); D. S. Kramer & Sons (1884-1887); and Kramer Bros. Co. (1917-1961). R. O. Preyer, grandfather of Congressman Richardson Preyer, joined the firm as a partner in 1891. |
