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R. Oscar Frost Papers


R. Oscar Frost (1883-1980) was an African-American citizen of prominence in Currituck County. Mr. Frost was employed as a school teacher in Currituck County in the early part of the 20th Century and lobbied for improvements to schools for blacks.The Robert Oscar Frost papers consist of documents related to Currituck County's early black schools, personal financial records such as cancelled checks and receipts, insurance papers and correspondence. There are also items relating to the Knights of Pythias, Grand United Order of Odd Fellows, Frost's work at the Hampton Institute (Hampton, Virginia) and personal papers from the Frost and Wilson (Mrs. Frost's maiden name) families (Currituck County ... (more below)

Title

R. Oscar Frost Papers

Collection Number

33MSS-23

Date(s)

1914-1917

Language

English

Physical Description
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Abstract

R. Oscar Frost (1883-1980) was an African-American citizen of prominence in Currituck County. Mr. Frost was employed as a school teacher in Currituck County in the early part of the 20th Century and lobbied for improvements to schools for blacks.

The Robert Oscar Frost papers consist of documents related to Currituck County's early black schools, personal financial records such as cancelled checks and receipts, insurance papers and correspondence. There are also items relating to the Knights of Pythias, Grand United Order of Odd Fellows, Frost's work at the Hampton Institute (Hampton, Virginia) and personal papers from the Frost and Wilson (Mrs. Frost's maiden name) families (Currituck County, N.C.).

Physical Location

For current information on the location ofthese materials, please consult the Outer Banks History Center.

Creator

Frost, Robert Oscar

Repository

Outer Banks History Center


The R. Oscar Frost papers are arranged by subject.


Available for research.


Copyright is retained by the authors of these materials, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law (Title 17 U.S. Code). Individual researchers are responsible for using these materials in conformance with copyright law as well as any donor restrictions accompanying the materials.


Processed by Sarah S. Downing, 1997.

Encoded by Christine A. Dumoulin, December 2007.


R. Oscar Frost (1883-1980) was an African-American citizen of prominence in Currituck County. Mr. Frost was employed as a school teacher in Currituck County in the early part of the 20th Century and lobbied for improvements to schools for blacks.


[Identification of item], 33MSS-23, R. Oscar Frost Papers, Outer Banks History Center, Manteo, N.C., U.S.A.


Donated by Larry Sanderlin, Currituck County, N.C., October, 2006.


Additional information on topics found in this collection may be found in the Manuscript and Archives Reference System (MARS)  http://www.ncarchives.dcr.state.nc.us.


The Robert Oscar Frost papers consist of documents related to Currituck County's early black schools, personal financial records such as cancelled checks and receipts, insurance papers and correspondence. There are also items relating to the Knights of Pythias, Grand United Order of Odd Fellows, Frost's work at the Hampton Institute (Hampton, Virginia) and personal papers from the Frost and Wilson (Mrs. Frost's maiden name) families (Currituck County, N.C.).

The R. Oscar Frost papers are arranged by subject.


The Robert Oscar Frost papers consist of documents related to Currituck County's early black schools, personal financial records such as cancelled checks and receipts, insurance papers and correspondence. There are also items relating to the Knights of Pythias, Grand United Order of Odd Fellows, Frost's work at the Hampton Institute (Hampton, Virginia) and personal papers from the Frost and Wilson (Mrs. Frost's maiden name) families (Currituck County, N.C.).


  • Frost, Emma Wilson
  • Frost, Harriet
  • Frost, Robert Oscar
  • Wescott, Maggie
  • Wilson, Clara
  • Wilson, Florence
  • Wilson, Jerome
  • Frost family
  • Wilson family
  • Grand United Order of Odd Fellows
  • Hampton Institute
  • Knights of Pythias
  • African Americans--Education--North Carolina
  • Teachers--North Carolina
  • Currituck County (N.C.)

Folder: 1  
Charlie Wilson Correspondence

Folder: 2  
R.O. Frost Correspondence
1941

Folder: 3  
Robert Frost, Sr.

Folder: 4  
R.O. Frost, Hampton Institute
1914

Folder: 5  
R.O. Frost Correspondence Prior to 1914

Folder: 6  
Harriet Frost, Emma Wilson Frost

Folder: 7  
Currituck County Schools

Folder: 8  
Doctor and Hospital Bills to Jerome Wilson in reference to his daughter, Florence Wilson, chiefly
1917

Folder: 9  
Clara Wilson Correspondence, chiefly
1916

Folder: 10  
R.O. Frost Family Finances, Receipts, Debts, Canceled Checks
1915-1960

Folder: 11  
Frost Family, Insurance

Folder: 12  
Florence Wilson Correspondence, chiefly
1924

Folder: 13  
Grand United Order of Odd Fellows, Eastern Star

Folder: 14  
Knights of Pythias
1917-1924

Folder: 15  
Robert O. Frost Astrology

Folder: 16  
Wilson and Simmons Families, Correspondence and Financial Papers

Folder: 17  
Photographs

Folder: 18  
8th grade exam (Maggie Wescott), Farm Machinery Repair Lists, Correspondence, Clippings, Receipts, Ephemera