LEADER 04005cpc 2200541Ia 4500001 ocn310981363 003 OCoLC 005 20141212171543.0 008 090226i17051928ncu eng d 035 (Sirsi) o310981363 035 (Sirsi) o310981363 035 (OCoLC)310981363 040 ERE |cERE |dUtOrBLW 049 EREE 099 #170 100 1 Spoon, William L. |q(William Luther), |d1862-1942. |=^A1041479 245 10 William L. Spoon papers, |f1705-1928. 300 0.650 |fcubic ft.(400 items) 506 |3Joyner-No access restrictions. 520 The bulk of the collection consists of correspondence. Letters concern Spoon's interest in establishing an ice-making plant in Burlington, N.C.; his employment by the North Carolina Geological Survey; his term as supervisor of roads in Alamance County; his life in Texas where he taught school and worked on an invention for the cotton industry; his travels to Baltimore, Md.; the measles and influenza epidemics in North Carolina; corn prices in Texas; crop prospects; and a flood of the Arkansas River. Correspondence between Addie Spoon and her sister concerns family affairs and daily life. A notebook entitled "The Methodist Recorder" describes Methodist Christian Endeavor Rallies held in Cleveland, Ohio. Spoon's diary recounts the building of a house in Burlington, his travels to Virginia and North Dakota, his work on Alamance County roads, scenery in the Midwest, and rail travel. Collection also contains farmers' almanacs; a North Carolina Geological and Economic Survey; maps of Alamance County; promissory notes and other financial papers from the estate of Eli Moser of Orange County; deeds and indentures from Person, Guilford, and Orange Counties; and newspapers from the 1800s and early 1900s. 524 William L. Spoon Papers (#170), Special Collections Department, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA. 540 |3Joyner-Literary rights to specific documents are retained by the authors or their descendants in accordance with U.S. copyright law. 541 |3Joyner- |cGift ofMrs. T. Collins Cooper. 545 William Luther Spoon (1862-1942), a native of Alamance County, N.C., attended the University of North Carolina where he was a member of the Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society. After graduating he worked as a surveyor, teacher, inventor, map maker, and traveling salesman. After marrying Addie Vernon Neville, he was appointed supervisor of public roads in Alamance County and worked as an agent of the United States Department of Agriculture. 600 10 Spoon, William L. |q(William Luther), |d1862-1942. |=^A1041479 600 10 Spoon, Addie Neville. |?UNAUTHORIZED 610 20 North Carolina Geological Survey (1883-1905) |=^A318733 650 0 Ice |xManufacture. |=^A652056 650 0 Deeds |zNorth Carolina. |=^A650326 650 0 Roads |zNorth Carolina |zAlamance County. |=^A20198 650 0 Corn |xPrices |zTexas |xHistory |y19th century. |=^A848884 650 0 Influenza |zNorth Carolina. |=^A4722 650 0 Measles |zNorth Carolina. |=^A478900 650 0 Methodists |zOhio |zCleveland. |=^A651709 650 0 Agriculture |zTexas. |=^A1000659 650 0 Soil surveys |zNorth Carolina. |=^A209491 651 0 Baltimore (Md.) |xDescription and travel. |=^A253442 651 0 Virginia |xDescription and travel. |=^A23296 651 0 North Dakota |xDescription and travel. |=^A795796 651 0 Middle West |xDescription and travel. |=^A151625 651 0 Burlington (N.C.) |xSocial life and customs |y19th century. |=^A95185 651 0 Alamance County (N.C.) |vMaps. |=^A93906 856 42 |3Finding aid: |uhttp://digital.lib.ecu.edu/special/ead/findingaids/0170/ 994 C0 |bERE 945 1501139 596 1 998 917487