| Physical medium | paper handwritten printed typed. |
| Organization of material | Organized by type of material. |
| Abstract |
Correspondence, legal papers, speeches, certificates, a diary, miscellaneous papers of the McClammy family. Correspondence in the collection relates largely to political activities. An 1894 letter from U.S. Senator Matt W. Ransom urges Charles McClammy to run for the state legislature. Correspondence of Herbert McClammy includes unsigned drafts of letters to newspapers supporting the Wilson administration and reform in the New Hanover County courts, as well as criticizing World War I rent controls. Other letters contain a biographical sketch of Charles W. McClammy, a promotional map of the Wilmington, N. C., area, and condolences from U.S. Senator Clyde R. Hoey to Mrs. Herbert McClammy upon her husband's death in 1945. Also included is a letter (1862) from Luke L. McClammy to the president of Randolph-Macon College concerning a scholarship. A certificate attesting to this scholarship is included in the collection. Legal papers include Charles W. McClammy's credentials as Democratic elector in the election of 1884, Herbert McClammy's law license, a copy dated 1859 of a 1736 grant from George II to Henry Bishop, and deeds. Speeches in the collection are by Herbert McClammy and include eulogies, a prohibition speech introducing former Indiana governor J. Frank Hanly, a Confederate Memorial Day address, and a pro-white campaign speech contesting the 15th amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Collection also contains diaries by Mary Louise McClammy and Margaret Fennell McClammy that describe rural life in coastal North Carolina during the late nineteenth century. Other miscellaneous material includes a farm account ledger; a poem by Herbert McClammy; a card to a reception for the President in Wilmington, N.C., in 1909; a complimentary ticket to the N.C. State Fair in 1877; and a pair of campaign badges for Grover Cleveland and Thomas A. Hendricks. |
| Cite as |
Celeste McClammy Logan Collection, #60, East Carolina Manuscript Collection, East Carolina University. |
| Acquisitions source |
Joyner- 26 items; Mrs. Celeste M. Logan; Salem, Va.; deposit; Aug. 14, 1968. |
| Biographical note | The papers primarily relate to Charles W. McClammy (1839-1896) and his son Herbert McClammy, both lawyers in Pender County, N.C., and New Hanover County, N.C. Charles W. McClammy served in both houses of the North Carolina state legislature as Democratic elector in 1884 for the Third Congressional District and as Congressman from that district (1887-1891). |
