| Scope and content |
This collection contains material (1831, circa 1910-2010) related to the Edgerton, Cox, and Pearson families who were Quaker families in the Nahunta Community in Wayne County, N.C.; Dow and Brownell families of Clovis, New Mexico, and Massachusetts; Civilian Public Service work during World War II; and the Massey family of Dudley, Wayne County, N.C., including correspondence, photographs, land deeds and publications. |
| Access restriction | Joyner- No access restrictions. |
| Cite as |
Edgerton-Dow Family Papers (#1213), East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J.Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA. |
| Terms of use | Joyner- Literary rights to specific documents are retained by the authors or their descendants in accordance with U.S. copyright law. |
| Acquisitions source |
Joyner- Gift of Elizabeth Edgerton Albright. |
| Biographical note | Jesse Wilbert Edgerton, 1918-2012, graduated from Guilford College in 1940 and taught high school until entering Civilian Public Service for his World War II service from 1942 to 1945. He received a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Duke University. He served in many organizations involved in mental health and as a lobbyist at the N.C. Legislature for mental health issues. He married Marianna Dow in 1943. |
