Finding Aid of the Historic Burke Foundation Collection, PC.7045

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Finding Aid of the Historic Burke Foundation Collection, PC.7045

Abstract

The Historic Burke Foundation, Inc. was created in response to a drive to preserve the Historic Burke County Courthouse that dates to the 1830s.
Because the formation of HBF preceded the establishment of the History Museum of Burke County in 2003, many documents and artifacts were donated to HBF and were stored in the courthouse. In 2021, HBF representatives reached out the Western Regional Archives for guidance on the disposition of these items.

The Historic Burke Foundation, Inc. Collection consists of 3.75 feet of documents, chiefly from the Ervin, Pearson, Ray, and Tate families, including correspondence, financial records, business records, genealogical material, and invitations, dating from the 19th and 20th centuries.

Descriptive Summary

Title
Historic Burke Foundation Collection
Call Number
PC.7045
Creator
Historic Burke Foundation
Date
1850 - 1960
Extent
3.200 cubic feet
Repository
Western Regional Archives, State Archives of North Carolina

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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.7045, Historic Burke Foundation Collection, State Archives of North Carolina, Western Regional Archives, Asheville, NC, USA.

Biographical/Historical

The Historic Burke Foundation, Inc. was created in response to a drive to preserve the Historic Burke County Courthouse that dates to the 1830s. The Historical Buildings Committee of the Morganton Service League initiated the effort in 1978. As the committee grew in numbers, the non-profit Historic Burke Foundation, Inc. (HBF) was created in 1982. Additional properties under the care of HBF are the 1812 Captain Charles McDowell, Jr. House (acquired in 1986), the Quaker Meadows Cemetery (acquired in 1992).

Because the creation of HBF preceded the establishment of the History Museum of Burke County in 2003, many documents and artifacts were donated to HBF and were stored in the courthouse. In 2021, HBF representatives reached out the Western Regional Archives for guidance on the disposition of these items.

Contents of the Collection

1. Family documents

2. Legal documents

3. General files

4. Miscellaneous

5. Photographs

6. Patton Law Office

Subject Headings

  • Ervin Family
  • Galloway Family
  • Butler Family
  • Avery Family
  • Beck Family
  • Dale Family
  • Ray Family
  • Tate family
  • Burke County (N.C.)
  • Legal correspondence
  • Letters (correspondence)

    • Acquisitions Information

    The Historic Burke Foundation, Inc. Collection was donated to Western Regional Archives in 2021.