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History and Program Commemorating the Centennial of Kings Mountain 1874–1974
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Letters, biographies (including mayors), etc.
Kings Mountain Historical Video: 1942
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Filmed as part of H. Lee Waters’ “Movies of Local People” project. Mauney Memorial Library has two videocassettes (approximately 61 minutes). Part 1 is in black and white, film was shot in Kings Mountain 1937-1940, 35 minutes. Part 2 is a color film and was shot in Kings Mountain in 1942, 26 minutes. No notes link images to dates. Silent film with background music. Subjects in the films were school kids, people on the street, cars, local businesses such as gas stations, Blalocks Grocery, the dry cleaners, the newspaper, Belk’s department store, Foster Shoe Service and many others. The original film had deteriorated so some images are silvery or white in Part 1.
Kings Mountain Historical Video: 1937–1940
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Filmed as part of H. Lee Waters’ “Movies of Local People” project. Mauney Memorial Library has two videocassettes (approximately 61 minutes). Part 1 is in black and white, film was shot in Kings Mountain 1937-1940, 35 minutes. Part 2 is a color film and was shot in Kings Mountain in 1942, 26 minutes. No notes link images to dates. Silent film with background music. Subjects in the films were school kids, people on the street, cars, local businesses such as gas stations, Blalocks Grocery, the dry cleaners, the newspaper, Belk’s department store, Foster Shoe Service and many others. The original film had deteriorated so some images are silvery or white in Part 1.
The Old Mountaineer: Letters To Servicemen
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Letters to military personnel during World War II. Some of the responses from the recipients are included in the next letter sent. This was a “newsletter” program begun at the Neisler Mills to provide news of the mill and people in the employment of the mill to the military men overseas. It was an attempt to keep up the home town connection for the service men. It presents some of the history of Neisler Mills activities during the years 1942–1945. The writer uses the name “The Old Mountaineer.” Also includes Raising the Curtain on Neisler, February 1945, a reprint of Esso Oilways, and some photographs.
Hazel Herndon Scrapbook
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Scrapbook and journal kept by Hazel Herndon Fryer during her overseas assignment as a Staff Assistant with the American Red Cross during World War II.
Shop Drawing 22 for US Post Office in Kings Mountain, NC
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Transcription: Virginia Steel Company. Richmond, VA. Birmingham, Ala. First Floor Framing, U.S. Post Office, Kings Mountain, N.C. L.B. Gallimore Contr. Federal Works Agency Archt. Drawn L, Checked C.W.R. Date 11-24-39. Drawing 2147-3. BACK: R. T. Sunday Co. Blue Printers. No. 606 E. Main St., Richmond, VA. Phone 3-4008.
The Kings Mountain Herald: Thursday, July 9, 1914
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W.A. Mauney Civil War Diary
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Leather bound. Approximately 234 pages, condition is poor, binding very delicate. It is a hand written diary with some ink fading, some entries in pencil. A letter written to his father and a receipt for money received from the Sellers estate were included in the diary at the time it was donated. W.A. Mauney enlisted in the army and the diary has daily entries from 1861-1865 about the events, activities, and battles fought by Company B, 28th N. C. Regiment (South Fork Farmers or also known as Gaston Invincibles) in North Carolina and Virginia. Also included in the information was a set of camp song lyrics and a list of names of the people in the regiment with deaths noted. The letter that was in the diary was sent from Madison County Virginia, May 17th, 1862. The receipt was dated 1871. W. A. Mauney was one of the founding fathers of Kings Mountain. A 45 page transcript of the diary and the record of Company B volunteers was made in the 1930s and was notarized August 26, 1938.
Land Grant to John Carruth
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State of North Carolina, No 98 To all whom these presents shall come, Greeting. Know Ye That We, for and in consideration of the sum of Fifty shillings for every Hundred Acres hereby Granted, paid into our Treasury by John Carruth have Given and Granted, and by these presents do Give and Grant unto the said John Carruth a Tract of Land containing Two hundred Acres, lying and being in our County of Lincoln On the waters of the such fork of Baffalow joining Andrew Hezliss land Beginning at a black Oak Hezliss corner and running with his line South fifty eight West Two hundred poles to a black oak thence South thirty two East one hundred sixty poles to a post oak thence North fifty eight East two hundred poles to a stake thence North thirty two West one hundred sixty poles to the Beginning As by the Plat hereunto annexed doth appear: together will all woods, water, mines, minerals, hereditaments, and appurtenances, to the said Land belonging or Appertaining: To HOLD to the Said John Carruth his heirs and assigns for ever: Yielding and paying to Us such sums of money, yearly, or otherwise, as our General Assembly from time to time may direct. Provided always, That the said John Carruth shall cause this Grant to be registered to the Register’s Office of our said county of Lincoln within twelve months from the date hereof, otherwise the same shall be void and of no effect.
“I’ll Take Care of Mummy”
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Color postcard showing a delightful image of a mother embracing her child. Text on the card reads “I’ll take care of mummy”