Record Series and Collections

1920 - 1941

Many of the subject files were apparently kept for use as background and informational material for articles which London published in the . The files contain related correspondence, notes, ...

1769 - 1964

Among the miscellaneous items in the collection are biographical sketches of London and his father; an article by Kemp P. Battle, in manuscript form, entitled ; articles by London on various old ...

1936 - 1951

Isaac London collected some materials in his capacity as chairman of the Richmond County Board of Elections. These include a number of original returns and abstracts of votes from various Richmond County precincts for the 1938 primary election. There ...

1950 - 1964

Isaac London was interested in genealogy and compiled information of this kind relating to many of the families of Richmond County. Much of this material was published in the . This ...

The collection contains a large number of pamphlets and booklets. Included are: F, by Rev. Jos. Blount Cheshire; , by Capt. S. ...

1835 - 1964

The correspondence covers a wide variety of topics related to his personal, civic, political,and business affairs. Some correspondence deals with those topics of material in London's subject files, such as the files, on churches, mills, racial ...

1905 - 1939

The Isaac London Collection also includes account books and subscription books of the . There is an account subscription book for the , the Rockingham newspaper.

1931 - 1964

1939 - 1947

Isaac London, Jr. served in World War II, but was granted a medical discharge when he contracted a kidney infection. This infection recurred shortly after he entered the University of North Carolina in 1947, causing his death. The collection includes a ...