John Edgar Elam Commencement Invitation 1941

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MSS 00384

The 1941 North Carolina College Commencement invitation and mailing envelope of John Edgar Elam.

John Edgar Elam was a student at North Carolina State College (later North Carolina State University) who graduated graduating in 1941. He married Annie Merle White on February 11, 1943. He was the owner of Bladen Milling Co. He passed away in 1981.

Biographical/historical note

John Edgar Elam was a student at North Carolina State College (later North Carolina State University) who graduated in 1941. He married Annie Merle White on February 11, 1943. He was the owner of Bladen Milling Co. He passed away in 1981.

Scope/content

This collection includes a bound invitation and program for the North Carolina State College commencement of 1941. Enclosed within the invitation is the calling card of John Edgar Elam. The collection also includes the enveloped used to mail the invitation to Miss Lucile Roberts at the Women's College in Greensboro, North Carolina.

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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], John Edgar Elam Commencement Invitation, MSS 00384, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC

Source of acquisition

Gift of Cecelia Ward, 2011 (Accession no. 2011.0225).

Processing information

Finding aid completed by Judy Allen Dodson, 2011 September

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Invitation and Program 1941
MSS legalbox 8, Folder 00384-1
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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], John Edgar Elam Commencement Invitation, MSS 00384, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC

Use of these materials

The nature of the NC State University Libraries' Special Collections means that copyright or other information about restrictions may be difficult or even impossible to determine despite reasonable efforts. The NC State University Libraries claims only physical ownership of most Special Collections materials.

The materials from our collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used for academic research or otherwise should be fully credited with the source.

This collection may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations. Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which North Carolina State University assumes no responsibility.