Inventory of the Julian Shakespeare Carr Papers, 1880-1982

Abstract

Julian Carr was a tobacco and textile manufacturer and civic leader of Durham (Durham Co.), N.C. He also served on the Board of Trustees of Trinity College (Randolph County, N.C.).

The collection includes material related to Carr's service on the Board of Trustees as well as personal family papers. The material ranges in date from 1880-1982.

Descriptive Summary

Repository: University Archives, Duke University
Creator: Carr, Julian Shakespeare.
Title: Julian Shakespeare Carr Papers, 1880-1982
Language of Material: English
Extent: 0.5 Linear Feet, approx. 85 items
Location: For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.

The collection includes about 72 items which cover the period when Carr served as Treasurer of the Board of Trustees of Trinity College (Randolph County, N.C.) and on the Committee of Management with John Wesley Alspaugh and James Alexander Gray. The bulk of this correspondence deals with attempts by Carr, largely unsuccessful, to call in notes pledged to the endowment of the College. There are significant letters from Alspaugh, Gray, and John Franklin Crowell, as well as a Treasurer's Report (circa 1885), other financial matters, and lists of Methodist Church assessments made to support Trinity College. Other subjects treated include the settlement of an estate, bills for the widow of Braxton Craven, and a student petition for the replacement of Professor W. T. Gannaway. There are also letters from John W. Sanborn, a candidate for the College's presidency. The other items in the collection include clippings and a photograph pertaining to the Carr family and homes; a farm journal (1910-1911) with instructions from Carr to his manager, B. S. Skinner, and samples of chewing and twist tobacco and handmade cigarettes produced in the 1880s at W. T. Blackwell's Durham tobacco company.

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Access Restrictions

Patrons must sign the Acknowledgement of Legal Responsibility and Privacy Rights form before using this collection.

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Collection is open for research.

Use Restrictions

Copyright for Official University records is held by Duke University; all other copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.

Contents of the Collection

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Information Folder

Box 1

Correspondence, 1880, 1884-1885 Sept.

Box 1

Correspondence, 1885 Nov.-1887, 1891 May, undated

Box 1

Financial Papers (including Treasurer's Report), 1884-circa 1885

Box 1

Methodist Church Assessments, 1885

Box 1

Diary, 1910-1911

Box 1

Democratic Clubs, 1890

Box 1

Printed Address to the People of Durham County, 1886

Box 1

Printed Material

Box 1

Clippings, 1891-1982

Box 1

Photograph of Carr's Home, "Waverly Honor," 1883

Box 1

Samples of chewing and twist tobacco, handmade cigarettes, loose smoking tobacco and rolling papers produced in the 1880s at W. T. Blackwell's Durham tobacco company.

Box 2

Image of Carr as an older man, dressed in military uniform (likely Confederate)

Ovsz. Box 4

Historical Note

Julian Shakespeare Carr was born October 12, 1845 to John W. Carr and Eliza P. Carr in North Carolina. He attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and served in the Confederate Army. After the war, Carr became a partner of W. T. Blackwell and Co., a tobacco manufacturing firm in Durham. His donation of land to Trinity College (Randolph County, N.C.), along with the financial support of Washington Duke, allowed the struggling school the opportunity to move to Durham. Carr served on the Board of Trustees of the College, prior to and after its move to Durham. In 1924, the school would be renamed Duke University. Carr died on April 29, 1924 and is buried in Durham's Maplewood Cemetery.