carter Preliminary Inventory of the William S. Carter Papers, 1830-1922 Processed by: Don Sechler; machine-readable finding aid created by: Lisa Stark

1999 Duke University. All Rights Reserved.

Aleph Number: 000851085

 Machine-readable finding aid derived from Microsoft Word. Date of source: August 3, 1998 Processed by Don Sechler August 3, 1998; Finding Aid encoded by Lisa Stark, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University, April 23, 1999 Description is in English. 08-10-2005 PUBLIC "-//Duke University::David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library//TEXT (US::NDD::::William S. Carter)//EN" "carter.sgm" converted from EAD 1.0 to 2002 by v1to02.xsl (sy2003-10-15). Also, the top level of the finding aid (above the dsc) changed to conform to current Rubenstein Library and NC EAD standards as laid out in the Inventory Style Guide and in the NCEAD Best Practice Guidelines. Within the dsc, dates for series were normalized. These changes were made by Michelle Belden. Also, container TYPE and LABEL attribute values were standardized according to the Rubenstein Library EAD 2002 manual and the NCEAD eadlocal.ent by Ruth E. Bryan.The tag list inside index was changed to indexentry by Ruth E. Bryan. Preliminary Inventory of the William S. Carter Papers, 1830-1922 David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library Duke UniversityDurham, North Carolina 27708-0185

1999 Duke University. All rights reserved.

 Descriptive Summary William S. Carter Papers, 1830-1922 Carter, William S. 1 Linear Foot 578 Items David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog. English. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

However, patrons must sign the Acknowledgment of Legal Responsibility and Privacy Rights form before using this collection.

Also, all or portions of this collection may be housed off-site in Duke University's Library Service Center. Consequently, there may be a 24-hour delay in obtaining these materials.

Please contact Research Services staff before visiting the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library to use this collection.

 Use Restrictions

The copyright interests in this collection have not been transferred to Duke University. For more information, consult the copyright section of the Regulations and Procedures of the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library.

 Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], William S. Carter Papers, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.

 Provenance

Collection was purchased by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library in 1952.

 Processing Information

Processed by Don Sechler

Completed April 23, 1999

Encoded by Lisa Stark

This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.

This collection is unprocessed: materials may not have been ordered and described beyond their original condition.

 Biographical Note

Farmer, businessman, and state representative of Fairfield, Hyde Co., N.C.

 Collection Overview

Collection contains correspondence, legal and financial papers, and account books. Subjects include North Carolina politics, runaway slaves, and the Gray family of California, Maine, North Carolina, and Rhode Island. Included are over 100 forms returned to the Richmond Boarding House Bureau of Information (1907) reflecting prices of room and board.

 Subject Headings

These are searchable subject entries for this collection. Performing a search on these subjects in the Duke University Libraries online catalog will bring up other related research materials.

Fugitive slaves--North Carolina. Gray family. Hotels--Virginia--Richmond. North Carolina--Politics and government. Richmond Boarding House Bureau of Information. Contents of Collection William S. Carter Papers, 1830-1922 (3 boxes) 1 Volumes (3) 2 Volumes (3) 3 Papers, ca. 1834-1919, volumes