Sara Shriner Papers, PC.5075
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 drama. Throughout her life, Shriner had an affinity for the Outer Banks and collected materials about the area's history. The Sara Shriner Papers, 1930-1993, is arranged into three 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, 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 with Captain Scarborough, a ferry boat captain.
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- Sara Shriner Papers
- Call Number
- PC.5075
- Creator
- Shriner, Sara Greene, 1904-2003
- Date
- 1930-1993
- Extent
- 0.800 cubic feet
- Language
- English
- Repository
- Outer Banks History Center
Restrictions on Access & Use
Access Restrictions
Available for research.
Use Restrictions
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.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], PC.5075, Sara Shriner Papers, Outer Banks History Center, Manteo, N.C., U.S.A.
Collection Overview
The Sara Shriner Papers, 1930-1997, is arranged into three 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, 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 with Captain Scarborough, a ferry boat captain.
Arrangement Note
This collection is arranged into three main series: Correspondence; Newspaper Clippings, Ephemera, and Research Notes; and North Carolina Ferries.
Biographical Note
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 drama. 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 newspaper.
Contents of the Collection
1. Correspondence, largely to and from the Roanoke Island Historical Association
2. Newspaper Clippings, Ephemera, & Research Notes
The Lost Colony Drama
3. North Carolina Ferries
Subject Headings
Acquisitions Information
Donated by Mary Meehan in 2004.