| Scope and content |
The correspondence in this collection covers the years 1837-1918. Of particular interest is a series of Civil War letters (1863-1864) between family members. Several of the McCallum men were stationed in North Carolina and Virginia, serving with the N.C. Infantry. Education is an occasional topic in the correspondence, financial papers, and miscellany, and includes comments on life as a teacher in North Carolina. |
| Access restriction | No access restrictions. |
| Cite as |
Catherine Blanche McCallum Collection (#576), 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 Mr. Brown M. Sligh. |
| Biographical note | Catherine Blanche McCallum attended school in Robeson County, N.C., and subsequently became an elementary school teacher in 1922. |
