Julia McNinch Camp Greene Scrapbook, 1918
Content Description
The Julia McNinch Camp Greene Scrapbook contains one scrapbook of items kept by Julia McNinch while Camp Greene was in operation during World War I. Some items include cards and letters from soldiers she knew, postcards, songs, stamps, and textiles. An additional item added later is a 1911 letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Julia’s father, Samuel Sylvanus McNinch, who was mayor of Charlotte 1905-1907. The scrapbook is dated 1918 and in good condition.
Dates
- 1918
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open to the public without restriction. The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material.
Conditions Governing Use
Permission to duplicate or publish material from this collection must be obtained from the Robinson-Spangler Carolina Room, Charlotte Mecklenburg Library.
Extent
1.29 Linear Feet
0.28 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Julia McNinch (1891-1975) was born in 1891 in Charlotte, North Carolina to Samuel Sylvanus McNinch and Julia Magill McNinch. Julia was a schoolteacher and married John Klump Slear of Pennsylvania, who had been a soldier training at Camp Greene. This collection includes one scrapbook with documents, photographs, postcards, songs, stamps, and textiles relating to Camp Greene. The scrapbook is dated 1918 and in good condition.
Arrangement
The materials in the scrapbook are arranged in the original order determined by its creator, Julia McNinch Slear, in 1918.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was donated to the Robinson-Spangler Carolina Room by Ms. Ann C. McNinch, November 2014.
Bibliography
Find a Grave. “Julia McNinch Slear,” 2009. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=38966650
Condition Description
Materials are in good condition.
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of this collection was completed by Sydney Carroll, February 2021.
- Camp Greene (N.C.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Military Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Scrapbooks Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War, 1914-1918 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Julia McNinch Camp Greene Scrapbook, 1918
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Sydney Carroll
- Date
- 2021-02-08
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Robinson-Spangler Carolina Room, Charlotte Mecklenburg Library Repository
Charlotte Mecklenburg Library-Main
310 N. Tryon Street
Charlotte NC 28202 USA
carolinaroom@cmlibrary.org
