J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections, UNC Charlotte
Papers of Adelaide L. Fries PAPERS, 1907, 1916, 1939
MS0244
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections, UNC Charlotte
- Creator
- Fries, Adelaide L., (Adelaide Lisetta), 1871-1949
- Title
- Adelaide L. Fries papers
- ID
- MS0244
- Date [inclusive]
- 1907-1939
- Extent
- 4.0 Items
- Language
- English
- Mixed materials [Box]
- SFC3
- Container
- 244
- Abstract
- Material relating to the authenticity of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence, including a letter (1916) from Fries, an archivist and editor, to Stephen B. Weeks, North Carolina collector and historian, concerning Traugott Bagge's report that "the County of Mecklenburg declared itself free and independent of England" in 1775.
Preferred Citation note
Adelaide L. Fries Papers. J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections, University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
Scope and Contents note
Includes a copy of a 4-page pamphlet by S. A. Ashe and Stephen B. Weeks, "An Important Document, The Original First Draught of the Mecklenburg Declaration, Recently Brought to Light" (1907) in which the authors contend that John McKnight Alexander confused names and dates in 1800 while trying to recollect documented events of May 31, 1775 (Mecklenburg Resolves); photocopy of the autographed inscription and title page of Fries's copy of William H. Hoyt's The Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence: A Study of Evidence Showing that the Alleged Early Declaration of Independence by Mecklenburg County, on May 20th, 1775 is Spurious (New York and London: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1907) [a copy of this book is available in the library's Rare Book Collection]; letter (typewritten copy, initialed, 1916) from Fries to Stephen B. Weeks concerning comments by Traugott Bagge in which he provides limited support for the authenticity of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence; and a reprint from The Alumni Review, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (1939) of the "Friends of The Library" page containing Archibald Henderson's essay on the so-called "Davie Copy" of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence held by the Southern Historical Collection. [For additional biographical information about Bagge, Fries, Henderson, and Weeks, consult William S. Powell, ed., Dictionary of North Carolina Biography (1979).]
Administrative Information
Publication Information
J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections, UNC Charlotte 1997
9201 University City Blvd.Charlotte, NC, 28223
704-687-1170
spec-coll@uncc.edu
Conditions Governing Access note
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use note
Some material may be copyrighted or restricted. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright or other case restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in the collections.
Immediate Source of Acquisition note
Gift of Ms. Joe Brickey, 1997.
Processing Information note
Processed by Randy Penninger, October, 1997.
Related Materials
Related Archival Materials note
UNC Charlotte Rare Book Collection: Fries’s pamphlet about Bagge, The Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence as Mentioned in Records of Wachovia (1907) [E215.9 F91 1907]. UNC Charlotte Manuscript Collection: Richard Casanova Papers (Mss 153). Daughters of the American Revolution, Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence Chapter (Charlotte, N.C.) Records (Mss 146). Davidson Family Papers (Mss 188). Mecklenburg Historical Association Records (Mss 158). Spratt Family Papers (Mss 140).
Controlled Access Headings
Personal Name(s)
- Ashe, Samuel A., (Samuel A'Court), 1840-1938
- Fries, Adelaide L., (Adelaide Lisetta), 1871-1949
- Weeks, Stephen B., (Stephen Beauregard), 1865-1918
