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Sara Shriner Papers


Sara Greene Shriner (1904-2003) was born in New Bern, North Carolina. She moved to the Washington, D. C. area in 1929 to attend the nursing program at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. After graduating in the early 1930s, she spent a decade working at Walter Reed as well as taking private-duty jobs, among them one withThe Lost Colonydrama. Throughout her life, Shriner had an affinity for the Outer Banks and collected materials about the area's history.The Sara Shriner Papers are arranged in 3 series: (1) correspondence; (2) newspaper clippings, ephemera, and research notes on a broad range of topics including the Cape Hatteras National Seashore, ferries, Portsmouth Island,The Lost Colony dram ... (more below)

Title

Sara Shriner Papers

Collection Number

33MSS-75

Date(s)

1947 - 1993

Language

English

Physical Description
Cubic feet
.74
Physical Description
Boxes
2.00
Folders
38.00
Abstract

Sara Greene Shriner (1904-2003) was born in New Bern, North Carolina. She moved to the Washington, D. C. area in 1929 to attend the nursing program at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. After graduating in the early 1930s, she spent a decade working at Walter Reed as well as taking private-duty jobs, among them one with  The Lost Colonydrama. Throughout her life, Shriner had an affinity for the Outer Banks and collected materials about the area's history.

The Sara Shriner Papers are arranged in 3 series: (1) correspondence; (2) newspaper clippings, ephemera, and research notes on a broad range of topics including the Cape Hatteras National Seashore, ferries, Portsmouth Island,  The Lost Colony drama, and the Roanoke Island Historical Association; and, (3) information about North Carolina ferries that includes a lengthy transcript of an interview conducted in 1981 by Sara Shriner of Captain Scarborough, a ferry boat captain.

Physical Location

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

Creator

Shriner, Sara

Repository

Outer Banks History Center


This collection is divided into three main series: correspondence; newspaper clippings, ephemera, and research notes; and, information about North Carolina ferries including an oral history interview (audio tapes and transcript).


Available for research.


Copyright is retained by the authors of these materials, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law (Title 17 US 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 Kelly R. Grimm, December, 2009

Encoded by Kelly R. Grimm, January, 2010


An oral history interview in 2 audio-cassettes with Captain Scarborough, a ferry boat captain, conducted by Sara Shriner in 1981, has been separated and placed among audio-visual holdings.


Sara Greene Shriner (1904-2003) was born in New Bern, North Carolina. She moved to the Washington, D. C. area in 1929 to attend the nursing program at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. After graduating in the early 1930s, she spent a decade working at Walter Reed as well as taking private-duty jobs, among them, one with  The Lost Colonydrama. Throughout her life, Shriner had an affinity for the Outer Banks and collected materials about the area's history.

During the 1940s and 1950s Shriner did secretarial work for Congressman Michael J. Kirwan (D-Ohio) and Sen. John Sherman Cooper (R-Kentucky). In the 1950s, she was a secretary for Alice Paul's National Women's Party. In the 1960s, she became a volunteer nurse for the American Red Cross, often working at civil rights demonstrations and war protests. She also became a feature writer for the  Capitol Hill Spectator newspaper.


Sara Greene Shriner (1904-2003) was born in New Bern, North Carolina. She moved to the Washington, D. C. area in 1929 to attend the nursing program at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. After graduating in the early 1930s, she spent a decade working at Walter Reed as well as taking private-duty jobs, among them, one with  The Lost Colonydrama. Throughout her life, Shriner had an affinity for the Outer Banks and collected materials about the area's history.

During the 1940s and 1950s Shriner did secretarial work for Congressman Michael J. Kirwan (D-Ohio) and Sen. John Sherman Cooper (R-Kentucky). In the 1950s, she was a secretary for Alice Paul's National Women's Party. In the 1960s, she became a volunteer nurse for the American Red Cross, often working at civil rights demonstrations and war protests. She also became a feature writer for the  Capitol Hill Spectator newspaper.


[Identification of item], 33MSS-75, Sara Shriner Papers, Outer Banks History Center, Manteo, N.C., U.S.A.


Donated by Mary Meehan in 2004.


Additional information on topics found in this collection may be found in the Manuscript and Archives Reference System (MARS)  http://mars.archives.ncdcr.gov/BasicSearch.aspx.


The Sara Shriner Papers are arranged in 3 series: (1) correspondence; (2) newspaper clippings, ephemera, and research notes on a broad range of topics including the Cape Hatteras National Seashore, ferries, Portsmouth Island,  The Lost Colony drama, and the Roanoke Island Historical Association; and, (3) information about North Carolina ferries that includes a lengthy transcript of an interview conducted in 1981 by Sara Shriner of Captain Scarborough, a ferry boat captain.

This collection is divided into three main series: correspondence; newspaper clippings, ephemera, and research notes; and, information about North Carolina ferries including an oral history interview (audio tapes and transcript).


The Sara Shriner Papers are arranged in 3 series: (1) correspondence; (2) newspaper clippings, ephemera, and research notes on a broad range of topics including the Cape Hatteras National Seashore, ferries, Portsmouth Island,  The Lost Colony drama, and the Roanoke Island Historical Association; and, (3) information about North Carolina ferries that includes a lengthy transcript of an interview conducted in 1981 by Sara Shriner of Captain Scarborough, a ferry boat captain.


  • Cape Hatteras National Seashore (N.C.)
  • Ferries--North Carolina--Outer Banks
  • Outer Banks (N.C.)--Description and travel
  • Outer Banks (N.C.)--History
  • Roanoke Colony--Drama
  • Outer Banks (N.C.)

Physical Description
2 boxes, 38 folders
Physical Description
Boxes
2.00
Folders
38.00

Folder: 1:1.1  
Finding Aid

Folder: 1:2.1  
Correspondence, largely to and from the Roanoke Island Historical Association

7784
Newspaper Clippings, Ephemera, & Research Notes

Folder: 1:3.1  
National Geographic Articles
Folder: 1:3.2  
1587 Lost Colony
Folder: 1:3.3  
Andy Griffith
Folder: 1:3.4  
Ferries
Folder: 1:3.5  
Lighthouses
Folder: 1:3.6  
Shipwrecks
Folder: 1:3.7  
Outer Banks
Folder: 1:3.8  
Cape Lookout National Seashore
Folder: 1:3.9  
Hatteras
Folder: 1:3.10  
Ocracoke Island
Folder: 1:3.11  
Portsmouth Island
Folder: 1:3.12  
Roanoke Island
Folder: 1:3.13  
Salvo Post Office
Folder: 1:3.14  
Other North Carolina Places
The Lost Colony Drama
Folder: 1:3.15  
First Aid Station Supplies Inventory
1975
Folder: 1:3.16  
Summary of Operations
1982
Folder: 1:3.17  
Actors in the Lost Colony, 16th Century, by Albert Q. Bell
1946
Folder: 1:3.18  
A Short Summary of Outer Banks History
Folder: 1:3.19  
Outer Banks Lighthouses
Folder: 1:3.20  
The Natural History of the Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Folder: 1:3.21  
A Checklist of Birds for the Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Folder: 1:3.22  
Cape Hatteras National Seashore, General Information
Folder: 1:3.23  
Directions to Visible Shipwrecks
1973
Folder: 1:3.24  
A Brief History of Ocracoke
Folder: 1:3.25  
Blackbeard
Folder: 1:3.26  
Notes on Salter Path
Folder: 1:3.27  
Notes on the Outer Banks
Folder: 1:3.28  
Notes on Portsmouth Island
Folder: 1:3.29  
The Star of Waterside Theatre Newsletter
1993
Folder: 1:3.30  
Outer Banks Morris Camp, Near Drum Inlet
1971

7816
North Carolina Ferries

Folder: 2:4.1  
North Carolina Ferry System Ephemera
Folder: 2:4.2  
Research Notes on Ferries
Folder: 2:4.3  
Summary of Ferries Traffic
1974-1982
Folder: 2:4.4  
North Carolina Ferry Operations
Folder: 2:4.5  
U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Map, Cape May to Cape Hatteras
1930
Folder: 2:4.6  
Transcript, Oral History Interview with Captain Scarborough, , conducted by Sara Shriner, and one post card of the Atlantic-Ocracoke Toll Ferry.
1981
Folder: 2:4.7  
Audio cassettes (2) of an Oral History Interview with Captain Scarborough, 1981, conducted by Sara Shriner, separated to the audio-visual cabinet.