| Scope and content |
Most of the collection consists of correspondence from members of the Hughes and Grimes families, with the bulk of the letters addressed during World Wars I and II. Early letters are mainly to Thomas Hughes, Jr., from family and friends in Georgia, Arkansas, and South Carolina. William Hughes's Civil War-era letters describe the activities of the 1st N.C. Cavalry Regiment. Also included are legal and financial papers, grants and deeds for land in Glasgow County, Greene County, and Dobbs County, photographs, and genealogical information. |
| Access restriction | No access restrictions. |
| Cite as |
Hughes-Grimsley Family Papers (#546), East Carolina Manuscript Collection, 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 estate of Mrs. Evelyn Grimsley Andrews. |
| Acquisitions source |
Joyner- Gift of Mrs. Evelyn A. Roberts. |
| Acquisitions source |
Joyner- Gift of Mr. John Dawson Andrews. |
| Acquisitions source |
Joyner- Gift of Ms. Margaret Andrews. |
| Biographical note | The Hughes and Grimes families resided in Greene County, N.C. and Pitt County, N.C. |
