New Bern Historical Society Digital History Collection
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Title
New Bern Historical Society Digital History Collection
Description
Photographs, booklets, and ephemera from the New Bern Historical Society contributed to the Craven County Digital History site. See also the Herbert Woodley Simpson Portfolio and the Albert D. Brooks Photograph Collection.
Source
New Bern Historical Society
Contributor
New Bern Historical Society
Rights
Permission to use items in this collection must be obtained from the New Bern Historical Society, 512 Pollock Street, New Bern, NC 28560.
Relation
Herbert Woodley Simpson Portfolio
Albert D. Brooks Photograph Collection
Collection Items
Bradham and Smith, Billhead
Billhead for Bradham and Smith, Brokers and Commission Merchants, on Craven Street in New Bern. The principal owners were Caleb D. Bradham, inventor of Pepsi-Cola, and William J. Smith.
Bradham and Smith, Letterhead
A letterhead from the 1890s of the partnership Bradham and Smith. Caleb D. Bradham, one of the principal partners, invented Pepsi-Cola in 1898.
BY-LAWS of the "Elm City Riflemen" Co. "C," 1st Reg. N.C.S.G. Adopted January 31, 1879.
![BY-LAWS of the "Elm City Riflemen" Co. "C," 1st Reg. N.C.S.G. Adopted January 31, 1879.](https://kellenberger.mycprl.org/digital/files/square_thumbnails/770326a793a24c8384ba7267f5e5ed44.jpg "BY-LAWS of the "Elm City Riflemen" Co. "C," 1st Reg. N.C.S.G. Adopted January 31, 1879.")
A booklet describing the bylaws and order of business for the Elm City Riflemen, a militia unit based in New Bern, N.C. Also included is a list of the officers for 1879.
Dance Card for the First Annual Ball (Masquerade) of the New Berne Brass Band, January 29, 1873, at Lowthrop Hall.
A dance card used by ladies at a masquerade ball. The card was slipped over the lady's wrist using the ribbon, and her dances for the evening were penned in the section marked "Engagements"
The Great Epidemic in New Berne and Vicinity
An account of the yellow fever epidemic that struck New Bern in September and October 1864. Included in the book is a list of those who died from the epidemic.
Historical Incidents : What "Our Women in the War" Did and Suffered
![Historical Incidents : What "Our Women in the War" Did and Suffered](https://kellenberger.mycprl.org/digital/files/square_thumbnails/a319a541fa83f770ce61f2b016778ae4.jpg "Historical Incidents : What "Our Women in the War" Did and Suffered")
Personal narrative of the life of Lavinia Ellis Cole Roberts during the Civil War describing the daily life and hardships she faced.
Ladies Memorial Association of Newbern
Pamphlet describing the Confederate Monument at Cedar Grove Cemetery in New Bern, N.C.
Memorial Ceremonies on the Death of Robert E. Lee
Broadside advertising memorial ceremonies on the death of Robert E. Lee held at First Baptist Church on November 3, 1870.
Vance Academy, broadside
A broadside (ca. 1880s) advertising the rates and services of Vance Academy, a private school in New Bern, located in the Simpson-Oakesmith Home at the south-eastern corner of Pollock and East Front Streets.