Daphne Carraway (1881-1933) Papers, PC.205

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Daphne Carraway (1881-1933) Papers, PC.205

Descriptive Summary

Title
Daphne Carraway (1881-1933) Papers
Call Number
PC.205
Creator
Carraway, Daphne
Date
1902-1934, 1936
Extent
0.21 cubic feet
Repository
State Archives of North Carolina

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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], PC.205, Daphne Carroway Papers, Private Collections, State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh, NC, U.S.A.

Collection Overview

Papers of Miss Carraway of Wilson, schoolteacher and supervisor, and "Dixie Story Lady" and organizer with the Radcliffe Chautauqua and United Chautauquas. Correspondence (1913-1933) concerns Story-Tellers' Leagues and National Story League of which she was president in 1930; her radio stories (1924) and magazine articles; her Chautauqua work, especially booking towns; jobs and possible jobs with schools of speech in Washington, D.C., the Presbyterian church, Wilson Co. Health Department (1926), and Buncombe Co. schools' literacy program; recommendations from Cameron Morrison, Julius I. Foust, Arch T. Allen, Josephus Daniels, William L. Radcliffe, and others in educational and library work (1931-1933); and Junior Red Cross work in North Carolina. Also in the collection are materials from conventions and conferences; newsletters and bulletins; job applications; clippings; photographs; program of "North Carolina Radio School" (n.d.); notice of storytelling classes, Washington, D.C.; adaptations of stories; memorials, biographical sketches, and letters written after her death; and A Teacher's Book of Stories by Carraway (Raleigh, 1946).

Contents of the Collection

➤ Container Count 1 Box, 1 Folder
  • •  Daphne Carroway Papers
    PC.205
  • •  Daphne Carroway Papers, oversize folder of diplomas, certificates
    PC.205.OS

Subject Headings

  • Carraway, Daphne
  • Morrison, Cameron
  • Foust, Julius I.
  • Allen, Arch T.
  • Daniels, Josephus
  • Radcliffe, William L.
  • Radcliffe Chautauqua
  • National Story League
  • Wilson County Health Department
  • Junior Red Cross
  • Story Tellers' League
  • Buncombe County Schools
  • North Carolina Radio School
  • United Chautauquas
  • Presbyterian church
  • Public Service Radio Programs
  • Schools
  • Education
  • Literacy
  • Chautauquas
  • Public schools
  • Congresses and conventions
  • Libraries
  • Public libraries
  • Health education
  • Community Service
  • Job Hunting
  • A TEACHER'S BOOK OF STORIES
  • Teachers
  • Storytellers
  • Storytelling
  • Speech
  • Women
  • "Dixie Story Lady"
  • Curricula (Courses of Study)
  • Buncombe County (N.C.)
  • Wilson County (N.C.)
  • Washington (D.C.)

    • Processing Information

    Collection re-boxed and re-foldered and folder titles devised by Elizabeth Bates and Dominique Romero, October 27, 2025.