Halifax County Historical Association papers.

Abstract Papers (1961-2007) of the Halifax County Historical Association (N.C.) including correspondence of general nature concerned with group tours, bibliography sketch, financial records, membership rolls, itineraries etc. Various historical documents, photographs, ephemera and clippings relate to the history of Halifax County including Rosenwald schools and Brick School among many other topics (1816-2011). Other items (1972-2011) such as manuscripts, printed materials, digital materials, and a video recording concern the work of Maxville Burt Williams, a social studies teacher, principal, author and playwright and his works relating to the history of Halifax County, North Carolina, including First For Freedom a play about the Halifax Resolves of 1776; The Struggle, a play about Halifax County during the American Revolution; and The Schroonchers, a play about Eastern North Carolina in the summer of 1948.
Access restrictionJoyner- Original audiovisual media and digital files are unavailable for use. Please contact Special Collections for access copies.
Cite as Halifax County Historical Association Papers (#115), East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA.
Terms of useJoyner- See collection guide for copyright restrictions.
Acquisitions source Joyner- Gift of Dr. Ralph Hardee Rives.
Acquisitions source Joyner- Gift of Ruth Sykes Bowden.
Acquisitions source Joyner- Gift of Maxville Burt Williams.
Biographical noteThe Halifax County Historical Association was organized during the months of July and August of 1966 in Halifax County, North Carolina, by Dr. Ralph Hardee Rives.
Genre/formHistory.