| Physical medium | Paper typed printed. |
| Organization of material | Organized by type of material; arranged chronologically. |
| Summary |
Collection includes a letter and paper currency. The letter (1916), from Col. Fred A. Olds of the North Carolina Historical Commission to Sallie Davis, proposes that East Carolina Teachers Training School develop a historical collection. For that collection Col. Olds enclosed currency, including colonial proclamation money (1754, 1768, 1771), Revolutionary War currency (1780), and currency from the Civil War. The letter gives advice on the type of shelving needed for storing documents and provides information about the currency's history. |
| Cite as |
Sallie Joyner Davis Collection, #133, East Carolina Manuscript Collection, East Carolina University. |
| Acquisitions source |
Joyner- 20 items; Business Manager's Office, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC; transfer; June 16, 1970. |
| Biographical note | Sallie Joyner Davis (1871-1954) was a charter member of the faculty of East Carolina Teachers Training School, where she taught history from 1909 to 1945. A native of Wayne County, she was a niece of Dr. J. Y. Joyner and a descendant of colonial printer James Davis. |
