Victoria Louise Pendleton memoir, 1852-1924

Victoria Louise Pendleton memoir, 1852-1924.

Author/creator	Pendleton, Victoria Louise
Format	Archival & Manuscript Material
Description	0.1 cubic ft. (3 items)
Supplemental Content	Finding aid
Subject(s)	Pendleton, Victoria Louise. Aycock, Charles B. (Charles Brantley), 1859-1912. Greenhow, Rose O'Neal, 1814-1864. Johnston, Joseph E. (Joseph Eggleston), 1807-1891. Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward), 1807-1870. McIver, Charles Duncan, 1860-1906. Vance, Zebulon Baird, 1830-1894. Plummer, William. Plummer, Mary Hayes. Hotels--North Carolina --Warrenton. Educators--North Carolina --Warrenton. Private schools--North Carolina --Warrenton. Church buildings--North Carolina --Warrenton. Warrenton (N.C.)--History. Warrenton (N.C.)--Buildings, structures, etc. North Carolina--Social life and customs --19th century. North Carolina--History --Civil War, 1861-1865 --Officers. Warren County (N.C.)--Genealogy. Gloucester County (Va.)--Genealogy.

Physical medium	Paper handwritten printed.
Abstract	The bulk of this collection consists of a memoir (1852-1924) of Victoria Louise Pendleton. The memoir deals almost exclusively with descriptions of and incidents involving Confederate Civil War generals; North Carolina educators and governors; and the schools, churches, and famous homes in Warrenton. Subjects of particular interest include Generals Robert E. Lee and Joseph Johnston, Governors Zebulon B. Vance and Charles B. Aycock, Charles McIver, and Rose O'Neal Greenhow. Also included in this collection is a program of the play "Ester, the Beautiful Queen," presented in Warrenton, N.C., in 1894, and genealogical notes on the descendants of William and Mary Hayes Plummer of Gloucester Co., Va., and Warren Co., N.C.
Cite as	Victoria Louise Pendleton Memoir, #17, East Carolina Manuscript Collection, East Carolina University.
Acquisitions source	Joyner- 2 items Warren County Memorial Library; Warrenton, N.C.; loaned for copying; Sept. 27, 1967.
Biographical note	Victoria Louise Pendleton, prominent Warrenton, N.C., citizen and the daughter of Pitt County, N.C., farmer James Clark, opened a school for girls in Warrenton, N.C., in 1869.

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	Manuscript Collection	#17 - DOES NOT CIRCULATE.	✔ Available	Request Material