Recent donations to the Kellenberger Room
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| Photograph, 300 block of Pollock Street, looking west, ca.1900. Photographer unknown. |
The Kellenberger Room is both a local history room and a family-history research center. We are always on the lookout for appropriate materials to add to our collections and are always delighted when such items walk in the door in the hands of generous donors. Here is a selection of recent donations.
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| "An act for granting further aid to his Majesty, to repel the French, and Indians in their alliance, from their encroachment on his Majesty's territories in America and other purposes." North Carolina Assembly, Session of November 1754, New Bern, NC. |
We start with the oldest item: nine dis-bound leaves, pages 113-132, of the Acts of the North Carolina Assembly that cover the years 1754 to 1760. There were several collections of the laws of North Carolina published in the 18th and early 19th centuries. These pages are possibly from one of the collections of the laws compiled in the first decade of the 19th century and published in New Bern by Francois Xavier Martin. Martin, a native of Marseille, France, and later a resident of Martinique, moved to New Bern in the 1780s. He taught French and learned the printing trade before studying law. He later moved to Louisiana where he served as that state's first Attorney General. The page shown contains a 1754 act to provide money to help fight the French and Indian War.
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| Engraved portrait of William H. Washington, ca.1855. |
The next item is a pamphlet made by binding, in plain paper, six dis-bound pages of a biographical sketch of William H. Washington (1813-1860), New Bern attorney and member of Congress. Shown here is the engraved portrait of Washington, which serves as a frontispiece for the article. The article may have been removed from one of the biographical works compiled by John Livingston and published in New York in the 1850s.
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| Photograph of the 200 block of Middle Street, looking south, ca. 1900. Photographer unknown. |
The third donation consists of two photographs. The first, seen at the beginning of this post, is of the 300 block of Pollock Street, looking west, ca. 1900. The second, seen here, is a photograph of the 200 block of Middle Street, looking south, ca. 1900. The photographer, in both instances, is unknown.
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| New Bern, North Carolina, Founded by De Graffenried in 1710, Colonial New Bern, New Bern of Today, by Emma H. Powell, 1905. |
The fourth item is a booklet entitled New Bern, North Carolina, Founded by De Graffenried in 1710, Colonial New Bern, New Bern of Today, by Emma H. Powell and published in 1905. The booklet is both a history of the town as well as a promotional item displaying the modern amenities of New Bern. Seen here is a page from the historical section. The top photograph shows a table, clock, and teapot which survived in New Bern and had traditions of having been part of the original furnishings of Tryon Palace. The bottom photograph shows the 18th century communion silver of Christ Episcopal Church.
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| The Athenian, November 1911. |
The last item is the November 1911 edition of The Athenian, the student literary publication of New Bern High School. The lead article is by future New Bern historian, Gertrude S. Carraway, entitled "Some Unmarked Historic Spots in New Bern and Vicinity," and is probably the first published article by Miss Carraway.
