Bill Harris Papers, PC.5007

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Bill Harris Papers, PC.5007

Abstract

William Aubrey "Bill" Harris (1937-2017) was a local Outer Banks historian and genealogist particularly interested in the history of Kitty Hawk, the Wright Brothers' first flight, and oral history. The Bill Harris papers, circa 1870s-2016 and undated, contains administrative records, correspondence, oral histories, annual reports, programs, newspaper clippings, brochures, maps, newsletters, minutes, and photographs. Included in the collection are materials relating to Dare County, the Wright Brothers, the First Flight Society, local genealogy, local church history, and the United States Life-Saving and Coast Guard services.

Descriptive Summary

Title
Bill Harris Papers
Call Number
PC.5007
Creator
Harris, William Aubrey, 1937-2017
Date
ca. 1870s-2016 and undated
Extent
18.000 cubic feet, 16.520 cubic feet
Language
English
Repository
Outer Banks History Center

Restrictions on Access & Use

Access Restrictions

Available for research. Audiovisual materials may be inaccessible pending reformatting. Contact the Outer Banks History Center for more information.

Use Restrictions

Copyright is retained by the authors of these materials, or their descendants, as stipulated by the 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 these materials.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], PC.5007, Bill Harris Papers, Outer Banks History Center, Manteo, NC, U.S.A.

Collection Overview

The Bill Harris papers, circa 1870s-2016 and undated, contains administrative records, correspondence, oral histories, annual reports, programs, newspaper clippings, brochures, maps, newsletters, minutes, and photographs. Included in the collection are materials relating to Dare County, the Wright Brothers, the First Flight Society, local genealogy, local church history, and the United States Life-Saving and Coast Guard services. The collection is arranged into six series: Dare County, 1936-2014 and undated; Wright Brothers' First Flight, 1905-2016 and undated; Local Genealogy, 1882-2016 and undated; Lifesaving and Coast Guard Stations, 1873-2010s and undated; Bill Harris's Oral History Project and Audiovisual Materials, 1960-2012 and undated; and Photographs, circa 1870s-2003.

Arrangement Note

The first three series are arranged chronologically, with undated folders arranged alphabetically at the end of the series. The Lifesaving and Coast Guard Stations series is arranged alphabetically. Original order has been retained for the final two series. Original folder titles and organization have been retained when possible.

Biographical/Historical

William Aubrey "Bill" Harris (1937-2017), was born in 1937 in Kitty Hawk Village, North Carolina. He was the son of Aubrey Alonzo Harris (1913-1975) and Edna Baum Harris (1911-1996), and the grandson of Elijah Baum (1885-1965). After graduating from Guilford College in 1958 with a degree in history, he dedicated himself to documenting Outer Banks history and recording oral histories. He worked for the Wright Brothers National Memorial in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina as a historian before serving the National Park Service for over 38 years. As superintendent of Cape Hatteras National Seashore from 1975 to 1981, he implemented various environmental protections along the coast of the Outer Banks.

As a local historian and genealogical researcher, he was an active member of numerous organizations such as the First Flight Society, The Albemarle Genealogical Society, and the Austin Cemetery Association. Additionally, he was a board member for the Outer Banks Community Foundation and Outer Banks History Center Advisory Committee, and he served as the mayor of Kitty Hawk from 2001 to 2005. He continued researching local history and recording oral histories until his death in March 2017.

Contents of the Collection

1. Dare County, 1936-2014 and undated

Scope and Content:

The Dare County Series, 1936-2014 and undated, contains papers related to the history of Dare County, North Carolina. The series includes subject files, brochures, yearbooks, newspapers and news clippings, maps, and other documents comprising Harris's research on various topics in Dare County's history. Harris was especially interested in the history of the town of Kitty Hawk, and this series includes several school yearbooks, newsletters, publications, photographs, maps, and historical sketches focusing on Kitty Hawk and its residents. Also included is significant documentation of the Outer Banks History Center and its Advisory Committee, with which Harris was involved for many years.

Newspapers and News Clippings, 1936-2014
Oversize Box 1
English Settlements in America Anniversary Celebration Programs and Brochure, 1937-1938
Box 1
Prospectus of Cape Hatteras National Seashore, March 1938
Box 1
The Indians of Northeastern North Carolina, 1940s
Box 1
World War II Military Accounts, 1942-2000s
Box 1
Kitty Hawk School Yearbook, 1944-1945
Box 1
The Coastland Times, 1950s
Box 1
The Kitty Hawk Beacon Newsletter, 1950
Box 1
Kitty Hawk Buildings, Bridges, and Roads, 1950-2003 and undated
Box 1
Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area Project Booklet, 1952
Box 1
Dare County Maps, 1953-2007 and undated
Folder Oversize Folder 1
Kitty Hawk Lifesaving Station No. 12, undated
Down-the-Road Track Map, undated
Map of Kitty Hawk Village in 1929, 1992
Circa 1900 Map of Kitty Hawk Village Created by Bill Harris, 2001
Dare County, 1990
Town of Kitty Hawk Zoning Map, 2007
USGS Contour Map of Kitty Hawk, 1982
Dare County Maps 9865(06), 9865(07), 9865(08), 9865(10), 9865(12), 9865(15), 9875(06), 9875(09), and 9875(11), circa 1950s
Austin Cemetery, circa 2000s
Aerial Photograph of Kitty Hawk, 20-Feb-63
Plat Showing Property Owners Adjoining U.S. Navy Property, Duck Target Field (1928), 1953
Town of Kitty Hawk Zoning Map, 1996
Colington Harbour, circa 1980
Hand-Annotated Map of Kitty Hawk, circa 1960s
Powell Bill Map: Town of Kitty Hawk, 1991
Kitty Hawk, N.C., circa 1990s
Edgerton Court (formerly Magnolia Court) Preliminary Plat, 2000
Norah Baum, E.W. Baum, and Others, 1961
Sucro v. Worthington et. al. Land Dispute (1938), undated
Clifford A. and Margaret Neal Parcel A Site Plan, 2003
Hand-Drawn Map of Kitty Hawk 1900-1917, A.C. Harris, 1961
Powell Bill Map: Town of Kitty Hawk, 1990
Pedestrian Pathways, Town of Kitty Hawk: Moor Shore, 2003
Town of Kitty Hawk Zoning Map, undated
NCDOT Map of Dare County, circa 1978
Topographic Map of Kitty Hawk, undated
First Flight Ridge, 2003
Hoffman-Wade Division, 2003
Perry Subdivision, 2003
Norah Baum, E.W. Baum, and Others, 2003
Hand-Annotated Plat Map of Kitty Hawk, undated
Map of the Kitty Hawk Beach, Inc. Realty Company (photostatic copy of 1947 document), undated
Kitty Hawk Elementary School Students, 1954-1955
Box 1
Storm Rehabilitation Committee, 1956-1957
Box 1
Plan of Organization: Democratic Party of North Carolina, 1958
Box 1
Cape Hatteras National Seashore Brochures, 1958-1960
Box 1
Lost Colony Merged with Settlers, 3 July 1960
Box 1
The Southeast in Early Maps, 1962
Box 1
Travel Guide, 1964
Box 1
Feasibility of Improvements Study of Oregon Inlet, 29 April 1964
Box 4
Mirlo Rescue Resource Studies Project, 1965
Box 1
Other Maps (originals dated 1590-1990), 1966-2000
Edward Moseley Map of North Carolina (1733), 1966
Ogilby (1732, 1966
The South Part of Virginia now North Carolina, Comberford (1657), 1967
White-De Bry (1590, 1966
Price-Strother (1808), 1966
Edward Moseley Map of North Carolina (1733), 2000
Collet (1770), 1966
North and South Carolina, Topographical, Colton (1861), 1966
Currituck County, 1990
Blaeu: Carolina Coast (1640), 1968
New Map of North Carolina No. 18 by Thomas, Cowperthwait & Co. (1851), 1967
Colton's Map of North Carolina No. 26 (1856), 1967
Two First Lords Proprietors' Map of Carolina (1672), 1967
Carey and Lea (1822), 1967
North and South Carolina (1825), 1967
Mouzon Map of 1775, 1967
U.S. Coast Survey (1865), 1966
Cape Hatteras Lighthouse Construction, 1970s
Box 1
New Dress Code at Cape Hatteras National Seashore, 1970s
Box 1
Architectural Study of the Outer Banks, circa 1970s
Box 1
Cape Hatteras Beach Traffic Workshop, 1970s
Box 1
Regional Water System, 1972-1993
Box 1
The Coastland Times, 1973
Box 1
Community Meetings at Cape Hatteras National Seashore, 1976-1980
Box 1
Beach Cottages of Old Nags Head, 1977
Box 1
Kitty Hawk Schools, 1977-2006
Box 1
Outer Banks History Center Correspondence, 1978-1984
Box 1
Hattie Creef Vessel, 1978-1979 and undated
Box 1
David Stick's Notes for the Southern Shores Town Council, 4 December 1979
Box 1
Animal Brand Markings, 1979-1996 and undated
Box 1
Windmills on the Coast, 1980-1982
Box 1
Outer Banks Community Foundation Articles of Incorporation, 1982
Box 1
Outer Banks Community Foundation Donor Guide, 1982
Box 1
Outer Banks Community Foundation Program and Newsletter, 1982-2007
Box 1
Kitty Hawk Town Council Meeting, 1985
Box 1
Outer Banks Community Foundation Funds, 1985-1990
Box 4
Postal History of Dare County: 1600s-2000s, 1985-2003
Box 1
David Stick and the Outer Banks History Center, 1986-2009
Box 4
Area Development Coordination Agency Mission Statement and Recommendations, 1987-1988
Box 1
Area Development Coordination Agency Findings Report, 1987
Box 1
Area Development Coordination Agency Funding Report and Correspondence, 1987-2001
Box 1
Education Facilities Final Report, 25 November 1987
Box 1
Recreation Committee Report, 1987
Box 1
The Journal of the Association for Preservation Technology, 1987
Box 1
County Government in North Carolina, 1988
Box 1
School Bond Fact Sheet and Correspondence, 1988-1992
Box 2
The Frank Stick Memorial Fund and the Outer Banks History Center, 1988-2005
Box 2
Affordable Housing Community Report and Recommendations, November 1989
Box 2
Water's Edge: Local Stories, 1989-1990
Box 2
Outer Banks History Center Advisory Committee Administrative Records, 1989-2000
Box 2
Oregon Inlet and Waterways Commission Water Access Inventory [2 folders], August 1990
Box 2
Evaluation of the Effects of Tourism on Governmental Expenses and Revenue, 1990
Box 2
North Carolina Coastal Resources Commission Minutes, March 1991
Box 2
Carolina Comments Newsletter, November 1991
Box 2
Outer Banks History Center Background Notes, 1992
Box 2
Dare Airport History, 1992
Box 2
Run Hill: An Environmental and Historical Assessment by David Stick, 1992
Box 2
Virginia Company Foundation's Excavation at Fort Raleigh Report, 1992
Box 2
Outer Banks History Center Newsletter, 1992-2007
Box 2
National Maritime Initiative Preliminary Inventory of Aids of Navigation, 1993
Box 2
Outer Banks Community Foundation Directors List, 1993
Box 2
Bodie Island Lighthouse Anniversary, 1993
Box 2
Ocracoke Lighthouse, 1993
Box 2
Steamer Estelle Randall Shipwreck, 1993
Box 2
North Carolina Civil War History, 1993-1996
Box 2
Board of Commissioners Minutes and History, 1993-2006 and undated
Box 2
Roanoke Island Black History, 1994
Box 2
Roanoke River Lighthouse, 1995
Box 2
Tar Heel Maps: Colony and State 1590-1995, 1996
Box 2
The Cape Hatteras National Seashore by David Stick, 1996
Box 2
Outer Banks History Center General History, 1998-1999
Box 2
Kitty Hawk Woods Management and History, 1998-2003 and undated
Box 2
Centennial Steering Committee Members, 15 August 2000
Box 2
Roanoke Island Infrastructure, 1 September 2000
Box 2
Kill Devil Hills Miscellaneous News, 2000-2010
Box 2
Kitty Hawk Maps, 2000s and undated

Scope and Content:

Includes numerous hand-drawn and computer-generated maps of early Kitty Hawk created by Harris, such as List of Ridges Compiled by A.C. Harris, 11 September 1960; Landmarks in 1900; County Roads on Kitty Hawk in 1905; and Kitty Hawk, circa 1900. Both original hand-drawn maps and photocopies of maps are included. Also included are road maps, topographical maps, and zoning maps.

Box 2
Dave Driskill and the National Park Service, 2001 and undated
Box 2
Outer Banks Architecture, 4 January 2001
Box 2
North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources New Secretary, 2001
Box 2
Public Education in Outer Banks, 31 August 2001
Box 2
USS Kitty Hawk, 2002-2003
Box 2
Outer Banks History Center Associates, 2002-2006
Box 2
The History of Buffalo City, 2003-2014
Box 3
Mid-Currituck Bridge Vote, 20 June 2005
Box 3
Oyster Mapping, 13 May 2007
Box 3
Kitty Hawk Major Cliff Penny, 2007
Box 3
Bill Harris and the Outer Banks History Center, 2008
Box 3
World War II Military Sites Correspondence, 21 November 2008
Box 3
Outer Banks History Center Booklet, 2009
Box 3
The Candy Bomber Crew Visits Dare County, 2010-2011
Box 3
Annie L. Vansciver History, undated
Box 3
Cape Hatteras Lighthouse Erosion and Damage, undated
Box 3
Energy Conservation Work Correspondence, undated
Box 3
The Hawk Eye Newsletter: 1940-1941, undated
Box 3
Kill Devil Hills Miscellaneous News: 1927-1928, undated
Box 3
Kitty Hawk Basketball: 1928-1956, undated
Box 3
Kitty Hawk High School Graduates: 1927-1959, undated
Box 3
Kitty Hawk Miscellaneous News: 1927-1928, undated
Box 3
Kitty Hawk Place Names, undated
Box 3
Kitty Hawk School Activities: 1928-1956, undated
Box 3
Kitty Hawk School Class Photographs: 1936-1937, undated
Box 3
Kitty Hawk School Faculty, undated
Box 3
Kitty Hawk and Surrounding Area Maps, undated
Box 4
Kitty Hawk School Yearbook: 1953, undated
Box 3
Kitty Hawk School Yearbook: 1954, undated
Box 3
Kitty Hawk School Yearbook: 1955, undated
Box 3
Nags Head Hotels, undated
Box 3
Nags Head Woods Newspaper Article, undated
Box 3
The Nags Tale: 1938, undated
Box 3
North Carolina Public Education Highlights, undated
Box 3
The "Otherness" of the Outer Banks Essays, undated
Box 3
Outer Banks History Center Chronology: 1978-1989, undated
Box 3
Recovered Shipwreck at Cape Hatteras in 1905, undated
Box 3
Roanoke Island Bridge: 1927-1928, undated
Box 3
Social History of Kitty Hawk: 1895-1920, undated
Box 3

2. Wright Brothers' First Flight, 1905-2016 and undated

Scope and Content:

The Wright Brothers' First Flight Series, 1905-2016 and undated, contains materials related to the first successful heavier-than-air powered flight made by Orville and Wilbur Wright in 1903, including documentation of various anniversaries and commemorations of the event. The series includes historical publications, programs, photographs, invitations, correspondence, and clippings related to the Wright Brothers and their historic flight, as well as papers related to the Wright Brothers National Memorial in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, and material on aviation history. Included in this series are a number of records and papers related to the First Flight Society, of which Harris was a member for many years.

The First Published Account of the Wright Brothers First Flight, 1905
Box 3
Wright Brothers Memorial Dedication News, Correspondence, and Program, 1932-1955 and undated
Box 3
The Tarheel Postmaster, 1949 and undated
Box 3
Anniversary Celebration Programs, 1945-1956
Box 3
Wright Memorial Suggested Action and Construction, 1953 and undated
Box 3
History of the First Flight, 1953 and undated
Box 3
Anniversary Celebration Programs, 1957-1963
Box 3
National Memorial Administrative History, 1960s
Box 3
Bill Harris at Barnaby Plaque Dedication Ceremony Photograph, 1963
Box 3
National Weather Service and Aviation, 1968-1999
Box 3
National Register of Historic Places Form, 1972-1986
Box 3
First Flight Society Officers, Committees, and Board of Directors, 1976-2014
Box 3
Anniversary Celebration Newspaper Articles, 1978-1998
Box 3
The Flyer Newsletter, 1978-2000
Box 3
Anniversary Celebration Programs, 1964-1979
Box 5
First Flight Society Members, 1979-1981
Box 5
Analysis of Wright Brothers National Memorial Land Mandate, 1980s
Box 5
Anniversary Celebration Programs, 1980-1990
Box 5
First Flight Society Board of Directors Minutes, 1981-1998
Box 5
First Flight Society Silent Auction Program, 1983
Box 5
New Wright Brothers Memorial Marker at Kitty Hawk, 1983-1986
Box 8
First Flight Society Briefing Statement, 1983-2000
Box 5
First Flight Society Bylaws, 1985-2004
Box 5
National Advisory Committee First Flight Shrine Nominees, 1990-1994
Box 5
Anniversary Celebration Programs, 1991-2002
Box 5
First Flight Society Membership Roster, 1991-2012
Box 5
First Flight Society History, 1992-2007 and undated
Box 5
Women in Aviation, 1992-2015
Box 5
Coast Guard Helicopter Aviation, 1993-1995
Box 5
North Carolina Aviation Heritage, 1992
Box 5
Anniversary Celebration Invitations, 1993-1996
Box 5
First Flight Society Financial Records, 1993-2014
Box 5
National Advisory Committee Minutes, 1994
Box 5
First in Flight License Plate Designer, 1994
Box 5
Experimental Aircraft Association Race, 1994
Box 5
National Advisory Committee Bylaws, 1994-2014
Box 5
First Flight Shrine Inductees Biography: 1966-1997, 1995 and undated
Box 5
Wright Brothers Memorial Aviation Day, 1995-2015
Box 5
First in Flight: Ohio or North Carolina, 1996-1998
Box 5
First Flight Society Inventory, 1997
Box 5
B-2 Bomber Named Spirit of Kitty Hawk, 1997
Box 5
First Flight Society Program Committee Agenda, 1997
Box 5
Anniversary Celebration Incident Action Plan, 1997
Box 5
Centennial of Flight Commission Bill, 1997
Box 5
Stamp Unveiling Ceremony Program, 1998
Box 5
First Flight Airplane Replica, 1998
Box 5
Wright Monument Rededication Ceremony, 1998
Box 5
First Flight Shrine Inductees Biography, 1998-2012
Box 5
Wright Brothers National Memorial Restoration, 1998-2000
Box 5
The History of a Building Type Dissertation, 1999
Box 6
Reservations for First Flight Society Luncheon, 13 December 1999
Box 6
Wilkinson Wright Newspaper Articles, 1999
Box 6
Anniversary Celebration Newspaper Articles, 1999-2013
Box 6
Wright Anniversary Ball Invitations and Programs, 2000s
Box 6
Alexander Graham Bell and the Wright Brothers, 2000
Box 6
Flight Newsletter, February 2000
Box 6
Wright Brothers National Memorial Visitors Center Expansion Plans Correspondence, 8 March 2000
Box 6
Wright Brothers National Memorial Historic Features Inventory, 20 April 2000
Box 6
Wright Flight School Program, 2000
Box 6
The Wright Flier, 2001
Box 6
Wright Brothers Photos Preserved and Featured, 2000-2008
Box 6
First Flight Society Board of Directors Minutes and Agenda, 2000-2010
Box 6
First Flight Shrine Possible Nominees Biography, 2000-2012
Box 6
Wright Brothers Distinguished Flying Cross Correspondence, 2001
Box 6
Icarus International Monument Resolution, 2001
Box 6
The Flyer Newsletter, 2001-2006
Box 6
First Flight Shrine Nominee Recommendations Correspondence, 2001-2012
Box 6
First Flight Shrine Honorees: 1966-2012, 2002-2012 and undated
Box 6
First Flight Shrine Inductee Selection Correspondence, 2002
Box 6
Outer Banks History Center Associates Newsletter, 2002
Box 6
Wright Family History, 2002-2005
Box 6
Wright Brothers Trademark and Licensing, 2002
Box 6
Transcontinental Glider Race Correspondence, 2002
Box 6
First Flight Society Membership Categories, 2002
Box 6
First Flight Witnesses Correspondence and Photographs, 2002
Box 6
25th Anniversary of the First Airplane Flight, 2002 and undated
Box 6
A Century of Aviation History, 2003
Box 6
First Flight Centennial Guide, 2003
Box 6
Pioneers of Flight Homecoming, 2003
Box 6
President George H.W. Bush Photograph, 2003
Box 6
Selected Anniversary Celebrations: 1928-1978, 2003
Box 6
National Aviation Hall of Fame Magazine, 2003-2007
Box 6
Anniversary Celebration Programs, 2003-2015
Box 6
First Flight Society Member Correspondence, 2003-2014
Box 6
John T. Daniels Scholarship Fund, 12 December 2004
Box 6
First Flight Society James "Red" Smith Award, 2004
Box 6
National Park Service and First Flight Society Memorandum, 2004
Box 6
Brewer Trophy for Aerospace Education, 2004-2008
Box 6
Kitty Hawk-Coulaines Sister City Program, 2005
Box 6
Kitty Hawk Delegation to Le Mans, 2005
Box 6
Le Mans Delegation to Kitty Hawk, 2006
Box 6
National Aviation Hall of Fame, 2006
Box 6
First Flight Society Fine Art Raffle, 2006
Box 6
Bill Harris at First Flight Anniversary Celebration Photographs, 2006
Box 6
Le Mans Sarthe Wright Centennial Committee, 2006-2008
Box 7
The Flyer Newsletter, 2006-2014
Box 7
First Flight Shrine Inductees Newspaper Articles, 2006-2015
Box 7
Kitty Hawk Aircraft Carrier, 27 August 2007
Box 7
Wright Brothers Birthday Celebrations, 2007-2012
Box 7
Virginia Aeronautical Historical Society Newsletter, 2007-2011
Box 7
Kitty Hawk Monument Brochure, 2007
Box 7
Gregory P. Kavalec Works of Art, 2008
Box 7
First Flight Inductee Herbert Kelleher Portrait, 2008
Box 7
Le Mans Sarthe Wright Centennial Committee Posters, 2008
Box 8
First Flight Society Donor Correspondence, 2009
Box 7
Kitty Hawk During the Time of the Wright Brothers, 2010
Box 7
First Flight Society Annual Meeting Minutes, 2012
Box 7
First Flight Society Member Roster, 2012-2013
Box 8
First Flight Society Board of Directors Minutes and Agenda, 2013-2016
Box 7
America's First Airplane Casualty in 1927, undated
Box 7
Anniversary Celebration Newspaper Articles and Correspondence: 1933-1946, undated
Box 7
Anniversary Celebration Newspaper Articles: 1947-1955, undated
Box 7
Anniversary Celebration Newspaper Articles: 1957-1963, undated
Box 7
David Stick's Wright Brothers Museum History, undated
Box 7
First Flight Shrine Description, undated
Box 7
First Flight Monument Photographs, undated
Box 7
Golden Anniversary Observance of Man's First Successful Powered Flight, undated
Box 7
International Civil Aeronautics Conference Commemoration, undated
Box 7
John T. Daniels' Account of the First Flight, undated
Box 7
Kill Devil Hills Memorial Association Formation: 1927-1928, undated
Box 7
Kill Devil Hills Memorial Association Articles of Amendment: 1943-1974, undated
Box 7
Kill Devil Hills National Memorial Monthly Report: 1952-1953, undated
Box 7
Orville Wright's Account of the First Flight, undated
Box 7
Plans for Wright Brothers Memorial at Kill Devil Hills: 1927-1928, undated
Box 7
Tate and Baum at Site of First Flight Photographs, undated
Box 7
The Wild Blue: An Entertaining Air Power Book, undated
Box 7
Wright Brothers National Memorial Postcards, undated
Box 7
Wright Brothers History: 1893-1904, undated
Box 7
Wright Brothers Memorial at Kitty Hawk: 1927-1928, undated
Box 7
Wright Brothers Memorial Groundbreaking Ceremony Photograph, undated
Box 7
Wright Brothers Memorial Photograph Reproductions, undated
Box 7
25th Anniversary Celebration Newspaper Articles: 1927-1928, undated
Box 7
The 1903 Wright Flyer Engine: A Summary of Research, undated
Box 7

3. Local Genealogy, 1882-2016 and undated

Scope and Content:

The Local Genealogy Series, 1882-2016 and undated, contains family histories, genealogical data, family trees, clippings, and correspondence related to various families inhabiting the Kitty Hawk and greater Outer Banks area. Many materials relate to members of Harris's own family, as well as the Baum, Wescott, Midgett, and other local families. Also included are a number of files relate to local churches and cemeteries, as well as extensive genealogical correspondence with Annie Lee Wightman.

Golden Thoughts on Mother, Home, and Heaven owned by Polly D. Baum, 1882
Box 9
The Long Island Traveler Genealogical Scrapbook, 1901-1902
Box 24
Elijah William Baum, 1909-1957
Box 9
George Baum and Mathilda Etheridge Baum Correspondence, 1915-1958
Box 9
Aubrey C. Harris Military Service Records [5 folders], 1919-1975
Box 9
Aubrey C. Harris Military Service Records, 1919-1975
Box 24
Descendants of Wellington and Sarah Ward, 1929-1988
Box 9
Anthony Carson and Velora Meekins, 1936-1944
Box 9
David Stick Publications, 1936-1958
Box 9
Aubrey A. Harris Military Service Records, 1938-1988
Box 9
Kitty Hawk Methodist Church Service Programs, 1938-2008
Box 9
Harris Family General History [2 folders], 1945-2010 and undated
Box 9
Harris Family General History, 1945-2010 and undated
Box 24
Maude M. Baum, 1948-1974
Box 9
John P. Harris Military Service, 1950-1962
Box 9
Robert Paine Methodist Bishop Pamphlet, 1950s
Box 9
Baum Family General History, 1957-2000s
Box 9
Bill Harris Military Correspondence, 1958
Box 9
Kitty Hawk Methodist Church Records and History [2 folders], 1958-2008
Box 10
Hildegard Perry, 1959
Box 24
Last Will and Testament of Gaston F. Baum, 1959
Box 24
Mary Meekins Best, 1959 and undated
Box 24
Harris Family Land, 1960-1975 and undated
Box 24
Bill Harris with the National Park Service [2 folders], 1962-1997 and undated
Box 10
Bill Harris with the National Park Service, 1962-1997 and undated
Box 24
History of Primitive Baptist Church at Kitty Hawk, 1963-2000s and undated
Box 10
Captain James R. Hobbs, 1966-1999 and undated
Box 10
Daniel Edward Williams, 1968 and undated
Box 10
My Birthplace and My Home by Enda Evans Bell, 1968
Box 10
Perry Family, 1970s-2015
Box 10
History of the Kehukee Primitive Baptist Association, 1973
Box 10
Tillett Family, 1974-2009 and undated
Box 10
Descendants of John "Jackie" Baum, 1974-1978
Box 10
Gibbons Family Group Chart, 1976
Box 24
Colington United Methodist Church Deed, 1977
Box 24
Colington, NC Cemeteries, 1978-1996 and undated
Box 10
Dare County, North Carolina Miscellaneous Land Records, 1978 and undated
Box 24
Midgett Family, 1978 and undated
Box 10
Descendants of William James Baum, 1979
Box 10
Genealogical Correspondence with Annie Lee Wightman [10 folders], 1979-1998
Box 11
Genealogical Correspondence with Annie Lee Wightman [10 folders], 1979-1998
Box 12
Genealogical Correspondence with Annie Lee Wightman [6 folders], 1979-1998
Box 13
Gibbon-Baum Family, 1979-2002
Box 13
Hyde County Historical Society Correspondence and Newsletter, 1979
Box 13
Sanderlin Family, 1979-2016 and undated
Box 13
William Tate and the Wright Brothers, 1979-2001 and undated
Box 13
Wescott Family, 1980-1983
Box 13
John Wendell Austin of Corolla, NC, 1981
Box 13
Hayman Family Line, 1982-1983
Box 24
Dare County, North Carolina Cemeteries, 1983-2001
Box 14
History of Methodism in North Carolina, 1984 and undated
Box 14
Whidbee Family, 1984
Box 14
Elijah Tate at the Kitty Hawk Council Meeting Transcription, 1985-1986
Box 24
Baum Cemetery, 1990s
Box 14
Baum Family Group Chart: 1700s-1900s, 1990s
Box 14
Beacham Family Group Chart: 1700s-1900s, 1990s
Box 14
Beals Family Group Chart: 1800s-1900s, 1990s
Box 14
Beasley Family Group Chart: 1700s-1900s, 1990s
Box 14
Best Family Group Chart: 1700s-1900s, 1990s
Box 14
Corbell Family Group Chart: 1700s-1900s, 1990s
Box 14
Crank Family Group Chart: 1700s-1900s, 1990s
Box 14
Curles Family Group Chart: 1700s-1900s, 1990s
Box 14
Davis Family Group Chart, 1700s-1900s, 1990s
Box 14
Dough Family Group Chart: 1700s-1900s, 1990s
Box 14
Dowdy Family Group Chart: 1800s-1900s, 1990s and undated
Box 14
Etheridge Family Group Chart: 1700s-1900s, 1990s and undated
Box 14
Family Group Charts A-C: 1700s-1900s, 1990s
Box 14
Family Group Charts D-I: 1700s-1900s, 1990s
Box 14
Family Group Charts J-N: 1700s-1900s, 1990s
Box 14
Family Group Charts O-S: 1700s-1900s, 1990s
Box 14
Family Group Charts T-Z: 1700s-1900s, 1990s
Box 14
Gamiel Family Group Chart: 1700s-1900s, 1990s
Box 15
Gard Family Group Chart: 1700s-1900s, 1990s
Box 15
Guard Family Group Chart: 1700s-1900s, 1990s
Box 15
Harris Family Group Chart: 1700s-1900s, 1990s
Box 15
Hayman Family Group Chart: 1700s-1900s, 1990s
Box 15
Haywood Family Group Chart: 1800s-1900s, 1990s
Box 15
Henley Family Group Chart: 1800s-1900s, 1990s
Box 15
Hines Family Group Chart: 1800s-1900s, 1990s
Box 15
Jesse Etheridge Ward, 1990-2013
Box 15
Meekins Family Group Chart: 1800s-1900s, 1990s
Box 15
The Methodist Episcopal Church in North Carolina: 1865-1939, 1990
Box 15
Midgett Family Group Chart: 1800s-1900s, 1990s
Box 15
Owens Family Group Chart: 1700s-1900s, 1990s
Box 15
Parker Family Group Chart: 1800s-1900s, 1990s
Box 15
Partridge Family Group Chart: 1800s-1900s, 1990s
Box 15
Perry Family Group Chart: 1700s-1900s, 1990s
Box 15
Pugh Family Group Chart: 1700s-1900s, 1990s
Box 15
Rodgers Family Group Chart: 1700s-1900s, 1990s
Box 15
Rogers Family Group Chart: 1800s-1900s, 1990s
Box 15
Scarborough Family Group Chart: 1800s-1900s, 1990s
Box 15
Shannon Family Group Chart: 1800s-1900s, 1990s
Box 15
Sibbern Family Group Chart: 1700s-1900s, 1990s
Box 15
Smith Family Group Chart: 1800s-1900s, 1990s
Box 15
Stetson Family Group Chart: 1800s-1900s, 1990s
Box 15
Tillett Family Group Chart: 1700s-1900s, 1990s and undated
Box 15
Toler Family Group Chart: 1800s-1900s, 1990s
Box 15
Twiford Family Group Chart: 1700s-1900s, 1990s
Box 15
Wicker Family Group Chart: 1700s-1900s, 1990s
Box 15
Kitty Hawk Land: Seascape Community, 1991
Box 24
Survey of Cudworth Cemetery Wanchese, NC, 1991
Box 15
Reverend Edward Hardy, 1992-2001
Box 15
Currituck County, North Carolina Marriage Records: 1851-1916, 1994-1998
Box 15
Genealogical Correspondence with Annie Lee Wightman, 1994-2000 [9 folders], 1994-2000
Box 16
Genealogical Correspondence with Annie Lee Wightman, 1994-2000 [4 folders], 1994-2001
Box 17
Notes on the Currituck County, North Carolina Marriage Records: 1851-1916, 1994-1998
Box 18
Norfolk, Virginia Marriage Records: 1700s-1800s, 1994
Box 18
Tyrell County, North Carolina Marriage Records: 1700s-1800s, 1994
Box 18
Albemarle Genealogical Society Newsletter, 1995-1999
Box 18
Bill Harris and the Triumph at Kitty Hawk Correspondence, 1995
Box 18
O'Neals of Ocracoke Island, 1995
Box 18
Survey of Austin Cemetery Kitty Hawk, NC, 1995
Box 18
Combs and Keziah Best Tract, 1996
Box 18
Community Road Workers, 1996-1997
Box 18
Dare County, North Carolina Birth and Death Certificates: 1800s-1900s, 1996 and undated
Box 18
Gallop, Bean, and Beasley Family History [3 folders], 1996-2005
Box 18
Partridge Family History and Correspondence, 1996-2001 and undated
Box 18
Albemarle Genealogical Society Bylaws, 1997-2008
Box 18
Currituck County Appointment of Administrators, Executors, Guardians, and Masters: 1868-1919, 1997
Box 18
Currituck County Court of Pleas and Quarters: 1800-1868, 1997
Box 18
Baums of Kitty Hawk, Aug-97
Box 18
Elijah Sibbern Kitty Hawk Land, 1997
Box 18
Genealogical Correspondence with Jean F. Schroeder, 1997
Box 18
Toler Land: 1769-1849, 1997
Box 18
Austin Cemetery Association Bylaws, 1998
Box 18
Austin Cemetery Association Membership and Dues, 1998
Box 18
Austin Cemetery Notes on Maintenance, 1998
Box 18
Baum Family Newsletter, 1998-2010
Box 24
Mercer Family of Currituck County, North Carolina, 1998
Box 18
Albemarle Genealogical Society Meeting Reports and Minutes, 1999-2012
Box 18
Albemarle Genealogical Society Research Materials, 1999-2012
Box 19
Austin Cemetery Association Member Correspondence, 1999-2009
Box 19
Austin Cemetery Association Rules, 1999-2002
Box 19
Bradshaw Family of Virginia [2 folders], 1999
Box 19
Providence Baptist Church Book Two Transcription, Mar-99
Box 19
Providence Baptist Church Book Three Transcription, Mar-99
Box 19
Albemarle Genealogical Society Newsletter, 2000-2012
Box 19
Alton Baum Master's Thesis [2 folders], 2000s
Box 19
Currituck County, North Carolina Muster Roll: 1750s, 2000
Box 19
Daniel Golia's "Wright Brothers" Short Story, 2000
Box 19
Descendants of Arthur Curtis Baum, 2000s
Box 19
Descendants of William Ward, 2000s
Box 19
Etheridge Family of Virginia, 2000s
Box 24
Gallop Family, 2000-2002
Box 24
John Peterson Family, 2000
Box 19
Lewark Family, 2000
Box 19
The Life and Art of Frank Stick, 2000s
Box 19
North Carolina Civil War Troops, 2000 and undated
Box 19
Wesley Baum Albemarle Genealogical Society Correspondence, 2000-2001
Box 19
Woodhouse Family, 2000 and undated
Box 19
Avery B. Love Tillett Land, 2001 and undated
Box 24
Jarvis Family [1 of 2], 2001 and undated
Box 19
Jarvis Family [2 of 2], 2001 and undated
Box 20
Kitty Hawk Deeds: 1700-1824, 2001
Box 20
Kitty Hawk Deeds: 1825-1944, 2001
Box 20
Scarborough Family, 2001
Box 20
Avery B. Love Tillett, 2002
Box 20
Family Research Society of Northeastern North Carolina Publications, 2002-2007
Box 20
Jesse Etheridge Baum Jr. Interview, 2002
Box 20
Russell Twiford Biography and Correspondence, 2002-2004
Box 20
Truxton Twiford Land, 2002 and undated
Box 20
Beacham Family, 2003
Box 20
Chataigne's North Carolina State Directory and Gazetteer: 1883-1884, 2003
Box 20
Outer Banks Genealogical Abstracts from Newspaper Articles: 1876-1983 [2 folders], 2003-2004
Box 20
Descendants of Isaac O'Neal, 2003
Box 20
Leary Family, 2003
Box 20
Mt. Zion Methodist-Episcopal Church Book, 2003
Box 20
Regular Baptist at Powells Point Church Book Transcription, 2003
Box 20
Summary of Regular Baptist at Powells Point Church Book, 2003
Box 20
Smith Family, 2003 and undated
Box 20
Crank Family, 2004
Box 20
Descendants of John T. Daniels, 2004 and undated
Box 20
Forbes Family, 2004
Box 20
History of Christ's Sanctified Holy Church, 2004-2013 and undated
Box 21
Neal Kindervater Correspondence, 2004-2005
Box 21
Bill Harris Vital Records, 2005
Box 21
Hurdle Family [4 folders], 2005
Box 21
North Carolina Archaeological Society Newsletter, 2006
Box 21
Albemarle Genealogical Society Members, 2007-2008
Box 21
History of North Carolina Baptists, 2007
Box 21
Kehukee Primitive Baptist Association Meetings: 1769-1989, 2007 and undated
Box 24
Reverends of the Early Methodist Church, 2007 and undated
Box 21
Centennial of Methodism in North Carolina [2 folders], 2008
Box 21
Celebration of a Life: David Stick, 15-Jun-09
Box 21
Ferebee Family, 2009
Box 21
Kitty Hawk Method Church Family Directory, 2009-2013
Box 21
Beacham Family, 2013 and undated
Box 21
Mount Olivet United Methodist Church Family Directory, 2013
Box 21
Bethlehem Primitive Baptist Church Book Two Transcription: 1856-1925, 2014
Box 21
Carl Ross Jennette Sr. Blog Post, 2014
Box 21
Knight Family, 2015
Box 21
Abstract of Deed: Currituck Sound to Atlantic Division Line, undated
Box 24
Austin Cemetery Plot Records, undated
Box 24
Baum Family Bible Records: 1831-1946, undated
Box 22
Baum Family Land, undated
Box 22
Baum Family in Hyde County, undated
Box 22
Bean Family, undated
Box 22
Bicentennial Celebration of Methodism in North Carolina: 1782-1982, undated
Box 22
Camden County, North Carolina Marriage Bonds: 1848-1867, undated
Box 22
Circus Tent Ministry Records: 1966-1970s, undated
Box 22
Colington Cemetery Association Bylaws, undated
Box 22
Currituck County, North Carolina Census: 1830-1870, undated
Box 22
Currituck County Wreck Commissioners: 1805-1866, undated
Box 22
Dare County Death Records Abstracts: 1914-1943, undated
Box 22
Dare County, North Carolina Marriage Records: 1820-1965, undated
Box 22
David Stick at Boot Camp in Parris Island, South Carolina: 1942, undated
Box 24
David Stick's Notes on the History of Colington Harbor, undated
Box 22
Descendants of Abraham Baum, undated
Box 22
Descendants of George Durant: 1600s-1800s, undated
Box 24
Descendants of Jesse Etheridge, undated
Box 22
Descendants of John Jackie Wescott, undated
Box 22
Descendants of Thomas Etheridge, undated
Box 22
Descendants of Will St. Claire Dough, undated
Box 22
Etheridge Family Land, 1822-1926, undated
Box 25
George Washington Creef: Roanoke Island Boatbuilder, undated
Box 22
Hallowood Family of Elizabeth City, North Carolina: 1800s-1900s, undated
Box 22
Harrison Family, undated
Box 22
Jennette Family Records, undated
Box 25
Jesse Partridge Will and Family Photograph, undated
Box 25
John Franklin Fulcher, undated
Box 22
Kitty Hawk and Duck, North Carolina Cemeteries: 1800s-1900s, undated
Box 22
Kitty Hawk Homes and Roads, undated
Box 22
Kitty Hawk Locals and Wright Family Correspondence Reproductions: 1901-1912, undated
Box 22
Kitty Hawk Methodist Church Centennial Celebration in 1958, undated
Box 22
Kitty Hawk Methodist Church Financial Records: 1948-1957 [2 folders], undated
Box 22
Kitty Hawk Methodist Church Women's Society of Christian Service: 1943-1958, undated
Box 22
Kitty Hawk School Photographs and Possible Identifications, undated
Box 22
Lamb Family, undated
Box 23
Local Family Group Charts Notes, undated
Box 23
Mann Family Group Chart: 1800s-1900s, undated
Box 23
Martha Winfred Harris Perry Family Bible Records: 1863-1960, undated
Box 23
Mathias Toler, undated
Box 23
Methodist Church Deeds: 1869-1976, undated
Box 23
Midgett Family Ancestors [3 folders], undated
Box 23
Midgett Family, undated
Box 23
Miller Family, undated
Box 23
Miscellaneous Family Land, undated
Box 23
Nags Head Woods Cemetery, undated
Box 23
Newbern Family Group Chart: 1800s-1900s, undated
Box 23
Noah and Nancy Hurdle, undated
Box 23
North Carolina Muster Roll: 1812-1814, undated
Box 23
North Carolina Record of Deeds: 1798-1816, undated
Box 25
North Carolina Record of Deeds: 1843-1979, undated
Box 25
Notes on the Dare County Death Records Abstracts: 1914-1943, undated
Box 23
Outer Banks Marriage Records: 1975-1988, undated
Box 23
Patrols and Constables: 1799-1861, undated
Box 23
Population of the North Carolina Conference Area of the Methodist Church: 1940-1950, undated
Box 23
Providence Baptist Church Book Two [3 folders], undated
Box 25
Providence Baptist Church Book Three [2 folders], undated
Box 25
Providence Baptist Church Book Four [2 folders], undated
Box 25
Regular Baptists at Powells Point Church Book, undated
Box 25
Regular Baptists at Powells Point Church Book [3 folders], undated
Box 26
Rodgers Family, undated
Box 23
Sikes Family Land, undated
Box 23
Stokes Family Group Chart: 1700s-1900s, undated
Box 23
Stumpy Point Methodist Church Anniversary and Homecoming Celebration: 1944, undated
Box 23
Thomas Perry Family of Kitty Hawk, undated
Box 26
United Methodist Church Outer Banks Parish Family Directory, undated
Box 26
Wescott Family Group Chart: 1800s-1900s, undated
Box 23

4. Lifesaving and Coast Guard Stations, 1862-2010s and undated

Scope and Content:

The Lifesaving and Coast Guard Stations Series, 1862-2010s and undated, contains reproductions of wreck reports and other official records, clippings, correspondence, historical sketches, and photographs related to the U.S. Lifesaving Service, U.S. Lighthouse Service, and U.S. Coast Guard, primarily in the Outer Banks area. Nearly all the materials in this series are photocopies of original documents held at other repositories, and in most cases, the date range of the folder indicates the creation dates of the original document(s). No original station records are included. Rarely, original photographs of the various stations described in this series are included.

Bodie Island Lifesaving Station, 1874-2002
Box 28
Caffey's Inlet Lifesaving Station, 1873-2002
Box 28
Caffey's Inlet Lifesaving Station Register of Deeds, 1876
Box 27
Cape Hatteras and Cape Lookout Light Stations, 1912-1938
Box 28
Cape Henry Lifesaving Station, undated
Box 28
Cape Lookout Lifesaving Station, undated
Box 28
Cape Lookout Shipwreck List (1666-1985), 1985
Box 28
Chicamacomico Lifesaving Station, 1873-2002
Box 28
Commodore Frank Hamilton Newcomb of the United States Revenue Cutter Service, 2010
Box 28
Currituck Beach Lighthouse, 1800s
Box 28
Currituck Inlet Lifesaving Station, 1999-2002
Box 28
Elizabeth City Coast Guard Air Station, 2008
Box 28
Emerald Isle Coast Guard Station, 1997
Box 28
Fort Macon Coast Guard Station, 1956
Box 28
Hatteras Lifesaving Station, 1982 and undated
Box 28
The Historical District of Portsmouth Village, 1991
Box 28
Jones Hill/Whale's Head Lifesaving Station, 1999-2002
Box 28
Kill Devil Hills Lifesaving Station, 1901-2002
Box 28
Kitty Hawk Lifesaving Station, 1873-2005
Box 28
Lifesaving and Coast Guard Station Listing, 1875-2003
Box 28
Lifesaving Keepers of the 7th District, 1903
Box 28
Lifesaving Service Grade of Surfmen, 1898
Box 28
Lifesaving Service Logbooks (1874-1942), undated
Box 28
Lifesaving Service Watch and Patrol Duty, 1904
Box 28
Lifesaving Station Correspondence and Reports, 1871-1911
Box 27
Lifesaving Station History, 1862-1959
Box 28
Lifesaving Station Inspection Reports, 1900-1911
Box 27
Lifesaving Station Names and Correspondence, 1882-1901
Box 28
The Lighthouse Service History, 1978
Box 29
Lightships of North Carolina, 2001
Box 29
Nags Head Lifesaving Station, 1873-2002
Box 29
New Inlet Lifesaving Station, 1904-2002
Box 29
North Carolina's First Hospital on Portsmouth Island, 1991
Box 29
Ocracoke and Portsmouth Islands in the Civil War Thesis [2 folders], 1994
Box 29
Ocracoke Lifesaving Station, 1994
Box 29
Oregon Inlet Lifesaving Station, 1907-2002
Box 29
Paul Gamiel's Hill Lifesaving Station, 1875-1960s
Box 29
Pea Island Lifesaving Station, 1904-1995
Box 29
Port Isabel Lifeboat Station, 1945
Box 29
Portsmouth Lifesaving Station, 1904-1960
Box 29
Poyners Hill Lifesaving Station, 1994-2002
Box 29
Requirements to Complete a Lifesaving Station, 1885
Box 27
Rescuing Lifesaving Stations, 1977-1994
Box 27
Rocky Point Lifesaving Station, 1926
Box 29
Shipwreck Reports (1875-1935), 1967
Box 29
Sullivan's Island Coast Guard Station, 1940
Box 29
Transcript of Interview with Captain Fred Gillikin Regarding Cape Lookout Lifesaving Station, 1977
Box 29
United States Coast Guard Anniversary Celebration Programs, 1939-1940
Box 29
United States Coast Guard Beach Apparatus Drill, 1918
Box 29
The United States Lighthouse Personnel (1821-1902), 1984
Box 29
Wash Woods Lifesaving Station, 1999-2002
Box 29

5. Bill Harris's Oral History Project and Audiovisual Materials, 1960-2012 and undated

Scope and Content:

The materials in this series primarily relate to Bill Harris's oral history project, completed over the course of several decades (1960s-2000s). This series includes recordings of oral history interviews conducted by Harris with local residents of Kitty Hawk and the Outer Banks, as well as Harris's notes on the interviews and an index created by Harris indicating major topics covered by the project. Also included are three 3.5" floppy disks containing National Park Service photographs (1999), a DVD entitled "Hyde County and the Baum 45th Reunion" (2012), and a VHS tape entitled "Cape Lookout: A Diamond in the Rough with Gary Dean."

Interview Index Cards, A-F, circa 1980
Box 30
Interview Index Cards, G-L, circa 1980
Box 30
Interview Index Cards, M-S, circa 1980
Box 30
Interview Index Cards, T-Z, circa 1980
Box 30
Interview Notes [3 folders], 1995-2005
Box 30
PC.5007.1 George O'Neal, 22 March 1961
AV Box 1
PC.5007.2 Anne Elizabeth Perry Beacham "Aunt Doll, 23 March 1961
AV Box 1
PC.5007.3 Hildegard & Charlie Perry, August 1960
AV Box 1
PC.5007.4 Zenith & Beulah Hurdle Perry, 22 March 1961
AV Box 1
PC.5007.5 William Dowdy Ivey, 22 December 1960
AV Box 1
PC.5007.6 William Dowdy Ivey, 23 March 1960
AV Box 1
PC.5007.7 Mary Etheridge Midgett & others, August 1960
AV Box 1
PC.5007.8 Elijah & Hattie Baum, 17 August 1961
AV Box 1
PC.5007.9 Aubrey & Almedia Harris, August 1960
AV Box 1
PC.5007.10 Aubrey & Almedia Harris, 25 August 1961
AV Box 1
PC.5007.11 John & Aubrey Harris, 17 August 1973
AV Box 1
PC.5007.12 Truxton Midgett, 18 August 1960
AV Box 1
PC.5007.13 Truxton Midgett, 17 January 1977
AV Box 1
PC.5007.14 Aubrey Harris, 17 January 1977
AV Box 1
PC.5007.15 Truxton Midgett, 27 January 1977
AV Box 1
PC.5007.16 Truxton Midgett, 20 March 1960
AV Box 1
PC.5007.17 Truxton Midgett, 30 November 1977
AV Box 1
PC.5007.18 Truxton Midgett, February 1977
AV Box 1
PC.5007.19 [Truxton?] Midgett, 15 June 1977
AV Box 1
PC.5007.20 Mattie Wescott, 19 July 1961
AV Box 1
PC.5007.21 Mattie Wescott, 1 February 1977
AV Box 1
PC.5007.22 Mattie Wescott, June 1977
AV Box 1
PC.5007.23 Mattie Wescott, June 1977
AV Box 1
PC.5007.24 Mattie Wescott, 26 December 1979
AV Box 1
PC.5007.25 Aubrey & Almedia Harris, 1968
AV Box 1
PC.5007.26 Aubrey & Almedia Harris, 1960
AV Box 2
PC.5007.27 Stella Baum Staples, 1978
AV Box 2
PC.5007.28 Howard Harris, July 1977
AV Box 2
PC.5007.29 Howard & Lou Harris, 30 June 1977
AV Box 2
PC.5007.30 Thomas J. "Jep" Harris, 4 July 1977
AV Box 2
PC.5007.31 Carlos C. & Mary Ellen Midgett Dowdy, 27 December 1979
AV Box 2
PC.5007.32 Mary Midgett, 27 December 1979
AV Box 2
PC.5007.33 Mattie Twiford, 3 January 1980
AV Box 2
PC.5007.34 Tom and Irma Beacham, 31 December 1979
AV Box 2
PC.5007.35 Mary & Spence Midgett, Carlos Dowdy & Mary Dowdy, undated
AV Box 2
PC.5007.36 David Stick, 2006
AV Box 2
PC.5007.37 Fanny Brothers Perry Baum, 6 August 2002
AV Box 2
PC.5007.38 Fanny Brothers Perry Baum, February 2004
AV Box 2
PC.5007.39 Fanny Brothers Perry Baum, July 2001
AV Box 2
PC.5007.40 "Spark" Baum, 25 April 2004
AV Box 2
PC.5007.41 Sam Beacham, 1 March 2006
AV Box 2
PC.5007.42 William Thomas Beacham, 4 April 1992
AV Box 2
PC.5007.43 Grace Hamilton Beisner, 10 November 1995
AV Box 2
PC.5007.44 Cathy and Mike [?], 2 August 1993
AV Box 2
PC.5007.45 Jack and Alma Finn, October 1995
AV Box 3
PC.5007.46 Mildred Perry Foreman, Shirley Toler, 1999
AV Box 3
PC.5007.47 Mildred Perry Foreman, March 2001
AV Box 3
PC.5007.48 Mildred Perry Foreman, 2003
AV Box 3
PC.5007.49 Mildred Perry Foreman, 9 May 2006
AV Box 3
PC.5007.50 Fort Moultrie Slide Program, undated
AV Box 3
PC.5007.51 AGS Meeting/Harris talk on Wright Brothers and Kitty Hawk, undated
AV Box 3
PC.5007.52 John P. Harris, September-October 1995
AV Box 3
PC.5007.53 John Harris, undated
AV Box 3
PC.5007.54 Jay Hickman, Duke of Dirt, undated
AV Box 3
PC.5007.55 Pearl Perry Himes, 16 March 2001
AV Box 3
PC.5007.56 Linda Keller, Buster Lewis, and David Lawrence, 1987
AV Box 3
PC.5007.57 Mary Cindy Kindervater, July 2001
AV Box 3
PC.5007.58 Annie Lee Midgett, 11 October 2005
AV Box 3
PC.5007.59 Irene Baum Midgett, 25 November 1995
AV Box 3
PC.5007.60 Irene Baum Midgett, 19 May 1998
AV Box 3
PC.5007.61 Mollie and Friends, undated
AV Box 3
PC.5007.62 Mrs. Mims, undated
AV Box 3
PC.5007.63 Shelton O'Neal, 4 September 1992
AV Box 3
PC.5007.64 Mary Stetson Perry, 20 February 1996
AV Box 3
PC.5007.65 Mattie Reichle, 4 April 1992
AV Box 3
PC.5007.66 Mary Twiford Rogers, 25 November 1995
AV Box 3
PC.5007.67 Tom Sanderlin, August 2000
AV Box 3
PC.5007.68 Levin Scarborough, 24 January 1995
AV Box 3
PC.5007.69 Jesse Penneh Tillett, 26 January 1995
AV Box 3
PC.5007.70 Zora Parker Tillett, September 2000
AV Box 3
PC. 5007.71 Jesse Penneh Tillett, 18 January 1996
AV Box 3
PC.5007.72 Russell Twiford, undated
AV Box 4
PC.5007.73 Bill and Shirley Dowdy Toler, 27 April 2003
AV Box 4
PC.5007.74 Bill and Shirley Toler, 15 November 1995
AV Box 4
PC.5007.75 Mary Blanch Scarborough, 2002
AV Box 4
PC.5007.76 Bob Lee Wescott, 3 April 1992
AV Box 4
PC.5007.77 Bill Harris (interviewed by Sarah Downing), 9 May 2012

Scope and Content:

Run time 1:28:33
Interview conducted at the home of Mr. Harris and covers his career with the Park Service, Kitty Hawk History, and Harris's work interviewing older residents of Kitty Hawk, both as a college student and then years later.

National Park Service Photographs (three 3.5" floppy disks), 1999
AV Box 4
Hyde County and the Baum 45th Reunion (DVD), 2012
AV Box 4
Cape Lookout: A Diamond in the Rough with Gary Dean (VHS), undated
AV Box 4

6. Photographs, circa 1870s-2003

Scope and Content:

The Photographs series, circa 1870s-2003, contains photographic prints, slides, film negatives, tintypes, cabinet cards, and cartes de visite collected by Bill from various local families. Many of the photographs are originals, but some are reproductions printed on photo paper or copy paper. Photographs primarily consist of candid and posed portraits of various family members and groups, as well as images of automobiles, houses, and a few local events. Most of the people in the portraits are identified, but many individuals in candid shots are unidentified. The photographs primarily relate to the Baum, Harris, Sawyer, Tillett, and Wescott families.

Early Kitty Hawk People, circa 1870s-2002
Image Box 1
Early Kitty Hawk Automobiles, circa 1910s-1964
Image Box 1
Kitty Hawk Homes, circa 1909-1996
Image Box 1
Baum Family Photographs, circa 1900s-1960s
Image Box 2
Edna Baum Harris Negatives, circa 1920s-1953
Image Box 2
Bill Harris Photographs, 1963-2000s
Image Box 2
Sawyer Family Photographs, circa 1900s-1998
Image Box 2
Tillett Family Photographs, circa 1910s-1940s
Image Box 2
Tillett Family Photographs, circa 1910s-1940s
Image Box 3
Harris Family Photographs, circa 1890s-1960s
Image Box 3
Mattie Wescott Photographs, circa 1890s-1910s
Image Box 3
Miscellaneous Negatives, Slides, and Contact Sheets, circa 1903-2003
Image Box 4
Tintypes (including CD of scanned images), circa 1870s-1900s
Image Box 5
Alton Baum Photograph Album, circa 1927-1929
Image Box 6
"Lucky 13" Event, 1927
Image Box 6
Virginia Dare Shores, 1928-1962
Image Box 6
Loose/unidentified Photographs, circa 1950s-1980
Image Box 6

Subject Headings

  • Baum, Elijah William, 1885-1965
  • Baum family
  • Harris, Aubrey Alonzo (1913-1975)
  • Harris, Edna Baum (1911-1996)
  • Harris Family
  • Midgett family
  • Tillett Family
  • Wescott Family
  • First Flight Society
  • Outer Banks History Center (Manteo, N.C.)
  • United States--Coast Guard--History
  • United States. Life-Saving Service--History
  • Aeronautics--United States--History--20th century
  • Flight--Centennial celebrations, etc.
  • Lighthouses--North Carolina--History
  • Cape Hatteras National Seashore (N.C.)
  • Dare County (N.C.)--Genealogy
  • Dare County (N.C.)--History
  • Kitty Hawk (N.C.)--Genealogy
  • Kitty Hawk (N.C.)--History
  • Kitty Hawk (N.C.)--Maps
  • Virginia Dare Shores (N.C.)
  • Acquisitions Information

    Received from Bill Harris, September 1990, June 2001, May 2006, March 2010, and July 2016; and Judith Fearing, November 2017 and February 2018.

    Processing Information

  • Processed by Taylor Wolford, OBHC intern, July 2018.